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TRIUMPH’S MOTO2 Edition, the hero of the new Street Triple range, follows the recent release of Ducati’s MotoGP-liveried Monster and KTM’s quick sellout of its new track-only RC 8C twin. So what’s going on here? It doesn’t seem that long ago when gla

This ultra-cool Tech Kamo colour is one of three new liveries available on Yamaha’s 2023 Tenere 700. Upgrades included in the European 2023 model (TFT screen and smartphone connectivity) won’t be available as standard on the local version with Yamaha

AMCN IS SADDENED by the news that two local legends have left us in the past week. Heath Buckley, an enormous supporter of AMCN, was killed in a motorcycle accident, while Ken Phelps, whose 400,000km-old Norvin we featured in March (AMCN Vol 71 No 10

→ MODEL 2022 BMW S 1000 R, S 1000 RR, S 1000 XR, M 1000 RR → NUMBER AFFECTED 211 → ISSUE Due to a manufacturing issue, the clutch cover screws may become loose. If this occurs, engine oil may leak onto the road and come in contact with the right side

The year was… We created this image of the yet to be released Yamaha Super Ténéréand, we must admit, we were pretty bloody close. Details were limited at the time, but we did know that it would be a shaft-driven 1200 with a parallel-twin donk, 270-de

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THE LEONCINO 800 Trail has a few differences that actually make it capable off-road, rather than a pretender. And to my mind, those features also make the Trail variant a far more appealing proposition – especially when there’s only 500 bucks in it.

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YOU MAY HAVE expected Troy to be at every single round of Oli’s debut season, but for lots of reasons he has only been to a smattering. “My role now is to just be his dad,” said Troy inside the back of the Barni Spark truck. “I came over in February

IN ANSWER TO the simple question of whether he is more stressed watching Oli than when he was racing, Troy said: “Oh, my god… It is so difficult, really. This morning was looking so good (at Catalunya) and then of course he’s frustrated. I’m like, da

Videopass, Kayo, Foxsports Check local guides The series looks like going down to the wire between Razgatlioglu and Bautista. It could be decided in Indonesia – although we’d prefer Phillip Island did that the week after! SBS, ASBK Check local guides

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I’VE BEEN RUNNING Cardo’s new Packtalk Edge for a few months now and it’s been fantastic. Coming from the Packtalk Bold, there’s not a whole heap of extra functionality that I’ve had call to use, but it’s slimmer, has a new magnetic attachment system

NEW PRICE $12,990 SECONDHAND $3990-$5990 THE TRANSALP IS a trouble-free bike with no pattern of problems. Rusting fuel tanks in some early models will have been replaced long ago under warranty. If there’s more than 65,000km on the clock and the norm

A CLIFF-HANGER. A title going to the last race. Not that usual – in more than 70 years of GP racing there have been just 19 occasions when the premier-class championship was decided only at the last race. And one occasion when two rivals ended the se

TITLE CONTENDERS AUGUSTO Fernandez (Ajo Kalex) and Ai Ogura (HTA Kalex) had each slipped up in the two previous encounters. With the former arriving here 9.5 points clear, there was every reason to suspect another twist in the title race lay in wait.

IZAN GUEVARA (Aspar GASGAS) demonstrated exactly why he wrapped up this championship with two races to spare to expertly keep his cool in a tight last-lap fight with Deniz Oncu (Tech3 KTM) to claim a seventh win of the year. Like many of his other tr

AFTER SCORING DUCATI’S first MotoGP title for 15 years, Pecco Bagnaia pointed to the defining moment of his season: the moments after his crash at the Sachsenring, when he fell 91 points behind then leader Fabio Quartararo. “I remember that I just lo

SUNDAY WAS further proof Suzuki’s decision to leave MotoGP at the close of the year was daft. Alex Rins’ final performance for the Hamamatsu factory was impressive when taken all alone, never mind that he had an emotional moment with mechanics on the

HOT ON the heels of losing WithU as a title sponsor, RNF Racing, Razlan Razali’s beleaguered satellite outfit, announced it has a new majority shareholder: CryptoDATA Tech. The company, described in an official release as a blockchain-applied technol

MOTOGP WILL have a new FIM Safety Officer from 2023 after Franco Uncini confirmed his retirement from the role he has held since 2013. His replacement raised a few eyebrows. Tome Alfonso Ezpeleta has experience as a track marshal at Jarama, timekeepi

HARRISON WATTS and Teerin Fleming made their international debuts representing Australia in the FIM MiniGP World Series at Valencia alongside the final MotoGP round of the season. The top 32 MiniGP riders from 16 countries around the world took part,

TASMANIA’S POPULAR two-hour endurance race is bouncing back from Covid-19 lockdowns on 2 December with the return of mainland co-riders to Baskerville. Renamed the Horizon Motorcycles/Michelin 2-Hour, it sees Tasmania’s recently crowned Superbike cha

JOEL KELSO and Senna Agius are the latest big names to be announced as wildcards for the ASBK final round at The Bend Motorsport park over 25-27 November. Both will ride in the Superbike class, with Kelso expected to line up alongside Glenn Allerton

THERE WAS some joy for Australian riders as the UK speedway season finally wrapped up in the first week of November after dispensation was granted to race beyond the usual 31 October deadline because of a spate of washed-out meetings. In the top-tier

THE VICTORIAN Speedway Solo Championship kicked off the summer of title meetings at Mildura’s Olympic Park Speedway on 5 November. Former World Under 21 champion Jaimon Lidsey won the Victorian crown after being unbeaten in his heats and then beating