The Rally is truly a DesertX on steroids, a road-legal, ready-to-race Ducati with beefed-up, long-travel KYB suspension and little in terms of componentry and intent to separate it from the machine that won the twin-cylinder class of the 2024 Iron Ro

2024 WAS always going to be a topsy-turvy year in Moto2. As Pirelli came in to replace Dunlop as the class’s sole tyre supplier, a host of unexpected names rose to the top. There was almost unprecedented variety, as nine different riders claimed wins

I recently read a little tidbitabout the 2024 Paris Motor Show. Putting aside the fact that it’s all about cars and – cop this – you’re reading a bike mag, the gist of the article was pretty jaw dropping. Allthe “classic”European and Japanese manufac

Call me old fashioned, but I’m not convinced by all the EVs out on the road these days. I mean, they can be useful to some people but they still don’t seem to solve the problem of travelling distances or touring. So my emotions are mixed at this poin

THE ASBK season was as much about redemption for Josh Waters and McMartin Racing as it was about claiming a record-breaking fourth title in 2024. Mistakes were made last year, minor mistakes – and this season was about fixing them. Waters began the y

POLISH RIDER Bartosz Zmarzlik claimed his fifth World Speedway Championship before turning 30, winning three of 11 rounds. Eight riders, including Slovakian Martin Vaculik, won rounds, but Australian hopes faltered. Jack Holder and Jason Doyle starte

THE PENULTIMATE season of WSSP300 racing (so they say) was either high-speed all-in wrestling, or reckless games of pure chance. The too-heavy and not-quite-fast-enough formula of this class provides truly, madly, deeply entertainingly levels of raci

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After one of the biggest overhauls to date, we tested the R 1300 GS Triple Black the way BMW intended: on the road and off it. The Triple Black is one of six R 1300 GS versions available. It is up the pointy end of the bunch and is aimed more at tour

“Every championship is special, but this one is extra-special, these last few years have been tough.” It’s been seven years between titles – but the story of the first rider to be crowned a four-time Australian Superbike Champion is as much about the

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When a 16-year-old Eddie Mulder won the annual Big Bear desert race in remarkable circumstances 64 years ago, no one could have predicted that it would one day inspire Royal Enfield’s best-handling motorcycle to date. While the Indian brand didn’t ex

Since stunning the motorcycling world with a record-breaking 2300cc engine back in 2004, the Triumph Rocket 3 has been the embodiment of motorcycling brawn, with more testosterone than a Mr Olympia line-up. In this era of political correctness and ti

10 BIKES 1 WINNER Welcome to AMCN’s Motorcycle of the Year for 2024, presented by National Motorcycle Insurance – the most anticipated test for readers, staff and the industry alike! This year AMCN has called upon the expertise of its dedicated fleet

The modern motorcyclist could be forgiven for feeling a tad confused about recent developments in market segmentation. No longer are we asked to choose between pure sport, touring and adventure bikes because so many do a bit of everything, and often

Take a bow, Troy Herfoss. Because when he was laying in a hospital bed in 2021 after crashing into a concrete barrier, he and many others believed it might spell the end of his racing career. Not only did he bounce back to race-winning form by the en

At the start of the calendar year, there were plenty of reasons to think Jorge Martin wouldn’t win the MotoGP World Championship. For a start, he remained in a satellite team. Satellite riders don’t win titles in the MotoGP era. There was the feeling

There’s a small primal thrill that comes with the simple act of shifting gears on a motorcycle – an ancient connection between machine and rider. Yamaha’s latest technical release aims to offer riders the option of continuing that experience, or disc

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At 120km/h-– just over the legal limit-– Western Australia’s Australia’s wheatbelt roads move under the R 18 Roctane like seamless CWR rails. Travelling fast enough for pleasure and slow enough to avoid the occasional squeezed-out dips in the tar mad

Here are some highlights of the past 12 months. THE GO-SHOW In one of our most emotional issues, we farewelled the troubled genius that was Anthony Gobert, who left us aged just 48 years. The overwhelming reader reaction resulted in demands for a pos

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TEAM CAPTAINS Mike Jones and Archie McDonald have led Team Oceania to third overall in the inaugural FIM Intercontinental Games held at Jerez, Spain, over 29 November – December 1. It was an impressive outcome considering one member was out injured a

Don’t be tricked. The MY2025 Ducati Multistrada V4 S might look like the current model, but beneath that distinctive and largely unchanged silhouette lies a host of developments that make the Bologna factory’s best-selling adventure-tourer even more