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.

ED’S DESK • GREG BARTON

Australian Motorcycle News

WHY RIDERS LOVE THE OPEN ROAD • Hundreds of AMCN readers responded to a very simple question, and revealed just how profound motorcycling can be

Tickets to the Oz GP + the GP25 video game

SUZI’S BIG GIXXER REVAMPED FOR 2026 • Anniversary model celebrates 40 years of the road and race legend amid hints of a racetrack return

BABY GS RANGE NEARS SHOWROOM • BMW’s concept becomes 2026 launch model

BSA brings back the Bantam • …but this time it’s a four-stroke

CFMOTO’S FIRST BIG BANGER SPORTSBIKE • 750SR-S looks hot to trot and cements the company’s massive model expansion

Budget models target MV + CFMoto • China’s QJMotor is taking on two well-known brands with low-cost versions of their heroes

GOLF HOTSHOT TEES OFF FOR HARLEY • Transformational CEO is given key role

“We will have to see what the new rules and regulations are to see if it makes sense to continue’’ • KTM’s new CEO Gottfried Neumeister attempts to placate the elephant in the room, especially with Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 outfit, under contract until the end of next year to run KTM’s MotoGP team, the subject of takeover talks. Read our exclusive interview on Page 92

ACCESS • YOUR SAY

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE • Feel the tension! Honda’s man of the moment Johann Zarco walks towards his RC213V as his crew fires it up for the Le Mans round of MotoGP. He has work to do. Zarco qualifies 11th, finishes sixth in the Sprint, then sensationally wins the main race. Spot the five changes Fred’s made to this image, email answers (and postal address!) and you could win a coveted AMCN neck sock.

1000 UP FOR TOPRAK • Hungary’s return delivers history, heartbreak and one unstoppable champion

AUSSIE GRIT

NEWS

MANZI’S HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY OF WINS

SWAP SHOP FOR TITLE LEADERS

WATERS HOODOO GURU • Josh and Mike Jones put on a Superbike masterclass in front of 50,000 Supercars fans

Marcus Hamod

ROUND WINNER’S WORDS

TOPARIS SEES RED • Ducati Panigale V2 project has a 2026 international target

PADDOCK PASS

KENT’S DOUBLE RAY’S TROUBLE • On track and off, the BSB battles at Brands Hatch and Thruxton left scars aplenty

ARMSTRONG DELIVERS A SHOWSTOPPER • After 13 years off the bike, the former champ went from dad-mode to dominant, winning half the races in a jaw-dropping season opener

AFTN’s debut in Maryborough a success

MILLER’S SUZUKA THRILLER • Zarco wins duel of the MotoGP stars

TT heroes go classic • Senior and Formula One races boast a star-studded grid on historic bikes

YOUNG GUNS FIRE AT CHINA SUPERCUP • The rising stars of Aussie road racing stepped up at Guangzhou’s proving ground

The best of the Aussies

WHAT IS THE GHUANGZHOU SUPERCUP?

KURTZ CLOSING IN • With just two rounds to go, Brady’s Riga heroics have put him within striking distance of Zmarzlik’s crown

IN THE HOT SEAT • A day to remember as we are handed the key* to Toprak’s priceless, 250hp BMW M 1000 RR World Superbike

BEHIND THE BARS • With the help of Jack Miller and Lorenzo Savadori, expert MotoGP analyst Peter Bom breaks down the high-stakes, button-pressing ballet that riders perform while tearing around circuits at terrifying speeds

THE BUTTONS DECODED:

NEXT INLINE • The first Chinesebuilt inline four to hit the Australian market ushers in a new era of affordable performance

SHARP as a KNIFE • They’re not called ‘the Rolls-Royce...