Australian Motorcycle News

Australian Motorcycle News covers all things motorcycling from around the world, featuring new-model releases as well as comprehensive bike comparisons and race reports in every issue.

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Australian Motorcycle News

COUNCIL OF WAR • Lord Mayor stands against MotoGP as city awaits vital consultation process

DUCATI’S DESMO BUSHBASHER • Tricked-up enduro is priced to compete

Kawasaki two-stroke comeback • Customers demanded a KX327. They’ve got it!

“I don't know what happened… I saw some space and suddenly I was in front” • Humble hero Brady Kurtz makes his heroic victory over speedway legend Bartosz Zmarzlik sound easy

LETTER OF THE ISSUE

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • JJ Nahlous has this mantra he lives by: ‘Life goes too quick to waste the fun we can have!’ Dedicated to his sport, he balances a career in ASBK with racing in Europe. Here he tests his Yamaha at Morgan Park this past May. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email answers (and postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

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HOME DEFEAT • Ducati gets a brutal reality check as Aprilia wins a duel of the Italian mega-brands

TON-UP TIME FOR MARC • Hungarian dance king sets his own pace to survive race chaos and reach another mighty milestone

MILLER LEADS YAMAHA CHARGE • Jack delivers his best ride of the season while Marc Marquez hits the ton

BALATON BOILOVER • Peter Bom tackles the big issues of racing exclusively for AMCN. Here he analyses MotoGP’s launch devices

PUNCHING OUT NUMBERS • The stats just keep coming in a horror scenario for anybody not on a Ducati

AUSSIE GRIT

EMOTION AND PROMOTION

CARTER CONQUERS

NEWS BRIEFS

BEACH BOYS & SUPERSTAR DJS • Bulega scorches the field in a sweltering Ducati street party

AUSSIE GRIT

ARENAS STRETCHES LEAD

FIRST FOR TRIUMPH

DOUBLE FOR HERRERA

NEWS BRIEFS

VOIGHT IS VICTORIOUS • McMartin Racing star stamps his authority at the business end of the season

DUNLOP DAZZLES • TT record book gets rewritten again as a new pretender steps forward

AUSSIE INVASION • An historic podium lockout set the scene for a round final unlike any we’ve seen in recent memory

SANDERS SUPREME • Five stages, four wins and one more slice of history as the Wizard of Oz worked his magic in Argentina

HOMETOWN HEROES • David Walsh leads a trifecta of Territorians to victory in the 50th Finke Desert Race

TICKET TO RIDE • Australia punches well above its weight on the global racing stage, but the path from promise to podium has never been tougher

TRIUMPHANT TRIO • Subtle changes bring popular British retros bang up to date

20 YEARS SIDEWAYS • Two decades after the original rewrote the supermoto rulebook, the latest Hypermotard proves the wild child hasn’t grown up one bit

TALK THE TORQUE! • The inside story of what makes a gamechanger

URBAN IMPACT! • The Streetdog XR turns heads for its looks. But it’s the ride experience that leaves the bigger impression

BRUSH with FAME • From Mount Panorama to MotoGP pit lanes, Garry Dolan captures motorcycle racing with a paintbrush. The Australian artist explains why atmosphere, anticipation and a sense of place are as important to his work as the motorcycles themselves

LEGENDS OF BERRY • Rare machinery, colourful owners and a worthy cause make Berry’s Charity Bike Show another classic in its own right

SIX appeal • A revived interest in exotic engines means six-cylinder bikes are in for a resurgence

TEST OF TIME • On a special Saturday night in 1967, the Sydney...