Australian Motorcyclist

"The brainchild of two of Australia’s best known motorcycle journalists – Peter “The Bear” Thoeming and Stuart Woodbury. Together The Bear and Stuart provide you with all of the latest and greatest motorcycles and especially all of the best places to travel on your motorcycle. Each month you get our regular Pub of the Month column, along with our two free pullout maps – the only motorcycle magazine in Australia to provide such a unique feature. On sale around the middle of each month and of course you can guarantee your copy each month by subscribing! Make sure you are part of the AMM motorcycling community and enjoy your motorcycle even more."

GUEST EDITOR

Australian Motorcyclist

SCORPION HELMETS DOWN UNDER

CHANGES FOR 2025 SBK SEASON

2024 EICMA

YAMAHA R9

YAMAHA TRACER 9

HONDA FORZA 125 AND 350

HONDA CB1000 HORNET

HONDA REBEL 1100

HONDA CMX 500

HONDA NC750X

TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 800

TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 900

TRIUMPH TRIDENT 660

KAWASAKI NINJA 1100 SX

KAWASAKI VERSYS 1100

KAWASAKI Z900

MV AGUSTA F3 COMPETIZONA

APRILIA TUONO 660 FACTORY

BMW S1000R AND M1000R

BMW S1000RR AND M1000RR

BMW R12 S

DUCATI PANIGALE V4 AND V4S

DUCATI V4 MULTISTRADA

DUCATI V2 MULTISTRADA

DUCATI 890CC V2 ENGINE

KTM 1390 SUPER ADVENTURE S

KTM 990 DUKE R

HOW HARD ARSED ARE YOU? • Taking on an All Aussie Riders Hard Arse Riders Challenge

AUTOMATED FUN MACHINE • We ride the Yamaha MT-09 Y-AMT in Australia, the latest and perhaps the most fun motorcycle equipped with automatic transmission!

BUYING A BIKE? I KNOW A GUY! • Thinking about buying a bike and need some hints? Well who better to talk to than someone who has 30 of them?

GASSIT MOTORCYCLES • GASSIT MOTORCYCLES HAS BEEN A FEATURE OF FAIRFIELD FOR NEARLY THIRTY YEARS.

“LIBERATOR 2.0”… • CAPTAIN AMERICA’S BIKE

AN OLD-SCHOOL BIKER EVENT: GERZURGAN BIKE WEEKEND

THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TO CAPE CONRAN • AN ADVENTURE TO THE AUSTRALIAN SOUTHEAST COAST IN VICTORIA

2024 – WALCHA MOTORCYCLE RALLY

THE WIND IN OUR EARS • THE HIGH FREQUENCY WIND HOWL FROM riding a motorcycle can cause irreversible hearing loss, but experts say wearing earplugs not only protects our hearing but can also help reduce rider fatigue.

EARPLUGS VS HELMET QUALITY

TWIN PEAKS • THERE’S NOW TWO TÉNÉRÉ 700S TO CHOOSE FROM, WHICH ONE YOU SHOULD CHOOSE IS THE BIG QUESTION

CAFFEINE ‘N’ MACHINE

CHOICES OR TIME POOR

HIGH COUNTRY HEAVEN

650 CX E CUS’TOM MOTORCYCLE

WHERE ARE ALL THE COMMUTING MOTORCYCLISTS?

PHOTOGRAPHY “BASIC”

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