Motorcycles

ASBK 2026 Round One – Phillip Island – Day One SW-Motech Superbike Many ASBK riders failed to improve in the markedly warmer afternoon conditions at Phillip Island as track temperatures climbed beyond 40-degrees. Anthony West’s final lap from FP1 remained the benchmark across the opening day. His 1m31.492 stood unchallenged through FP2 as the DesmoSport […] The post ASBK Friday: West fastest, Voight closing as heat tempers improvements appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Jake Dixon Undergoes Successful Surgery in Melbourne Honda HRC rider Jake Dixon has successfully undergone surgery at The Avenue Hospital to address multiple fractures to his left wrist and hand, injuries sustained in a crash during the second day of official WorldSBK testing at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit last Tuesday. Following an initial medical […] The post Jake Dixon recovering from wrist-hand surgery in Melbourne appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Motorcycles are a tiny fraction of the vehicles on American roads, yet motorcyclists make up a gruesome high share of traffic fatalities every single year. Thousands of riders lose their lives on the roads and tens of thousands more suffer serious injuries that can turn their lives upside down. Most motorcycle accident causes fall into three broad categories: rider mistakes, mistakes made by other drivers, and issues with the road or the bike itself. Figuring out the most common causes […] The

ASBK 2026   Harrison Voight was quickest out of the blocks this morning as the 2026 ASBK season opener began under clear skies at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.  Voight was immediately into the 1m31s and then began stringing them together with impressive regularity, the Queenslander setting the early benchmark while others worked through their […] The post Westy starts DesmoSport Ducati partnership with P1 in FP1 appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

‘No Easy Way’ Illustrated Stephen Gall Autobiography Stephen Gall, Australia’s ‘Mr Motocross’, is gearing up for the launch of his forthcoming illustrated autobiography book, ‘No Easy Way’ – The Stephen Gall Story, which is available for presale now. The coffee-table book is written and designed, and will be rolling down the print presses in a […] The post Stephen Gall’s ‘No Easy Way’ Autobiography pre-sales open appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Husqvarna Trek 2026 The seventh annual Husqvarna Trek will head into the untamed South Australian outback this September, exploring the Flinders Ranges, with strictly limited numbers making this a hot ticket item on the calendar. Running from Tuesday, 8 September to Monday, 14 September 2026, the Husqvarna Trek: Flinders Ranges is a fully supported, six-day […] The post Husqvarna Trek to take on the Flinders Ranges this September appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Widely considered the world's first superbike, the Honda CB750 changed the game when it hit the scene in 1969. 57 years later, it has another claim to fame—its immense popularity as a donor for custom motorcycle projects.The CB750 breathes the same rarefied air as bikes like the Harley Sportster and... View the full article

Beta’s 2026 Evo 300 4T keeps the four-stroke trials formula alive while making the sport more accessible to new riders.View the full article

Kiska Design was, theoretically, part of KTM Group. But through Bajaj's cost-cutting ways, the two have parted ways. View the full article

It's both an expansion and a replacement of a previous Sportster S recall from 2025, and your bike may still be affected even if you already had it serviced.View the full article

Launched only a few months ago, Kawasaki's new Teryx H2 side-by-side has been recalled, and the UTV's owners are being told to stop driving them altogether. View the full article

Wunderlich transforms the BMW R1300 GS with a flatter rally seat, high-mounted exhaust, and slimmer tail for a sharper adventure stance.View the full article

A bill introduced in the US House of Representatives could leave Slingshots out in the cold, which the Motorcycle Industry Council doesn't like. View the full article

The newest addition to Can-Am’s Maverick R family, the rock crawling x RC, was designed to conquer the trails at King of the Hammers. And it sure as hell does. View the full article

Is Hunter Lawrence the Enforcer or the Accumulator Back in 2005, I was freelancing for 3AW and ended up at the final round of the V8 Supercars season at Phillip Island. That weekend, I watched Russell Ingall win his first and – as history would have it – only championship. For those around back then, […] The post Hunter Lawrence: Enforcer or The Accumulator? appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

MotoGP to race on Adelaide streets And now it’s official… MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, the South Australian Government and the City of Adelaide announced today that the Australian Grand Prix will be hosted on a city centre circuit in Adelaide from 2027. We published this background on how events led to this here yesterday.  The […] The post MotoGP to roar into the city streets of Adelaide from 2027 appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

2026 Triumph Trident 800 Review Sometimes you really can have too much of a good thing, and Triumph’s mid-capacity Street Triple range in recent years is a case in point. Prior to the arrival of today’s test bike, the Trident 800, the Street Triple 765 family had swollen to four variants: the base 765 R, […] The post 2026 Triumph Trident 800 Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

2025/2026 St. George MCC Summer Series Round Three – SMP With Nick Edards – Images by Half Light Coming into Round Three of St George MCC Summer Nights Series 25/26 (SNS06 for short), we’d already seen two rounds of excellent racing, even if Round Two, which had been an afternoon/evening event rather than evening-only, was […] The post Recapping a huge St. George Summer Series double-header under lights at SMP appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Honda Red Sale 2026 There’s something intoxicating about the idea of a brand-spanking-new bike. The very latest tech, fresh rubber, that unmistakable new-bike smell… It all makes for something pretty hard to resist. But if you’re like most riders, there’s another voice in your head asking whether those front-page new features really justify the premium […] The post Big savings across the Honda range – 2026 Red Sale appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

MotoGP Sports Entertainment, formally Dorna Sports, tried to switch the Phillip Island MotoGP event to Albert Park, but the Victorian government is blocking the move.View the full article

A brand-new nuclear reactor is set to undergo testing at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab in Orangeville, Utah. That's about two hours away from Moab, and only 30 minutes from where the author elk hunted last season.View the full article

Between motorcycle-specific navigation and performance analytics, no other model can compete with Garmin's latest Zūmo XT3 navigation system.View the full article

French engineering firm Furion just turned Yamaha’s hooligan twin into a two-wheel-drive hybrid with a hub-mounted front motor.View the full article

Built in China, branded in Spain, and priced under 4,000 euros, the Leonart Racer 300 dares you to take the gamble.View the full article

Choose from a regular-degular Aprilia track day experience at COTA, or a VIP experience with Aprilia's MotoGP and Trackhouse racing teams.View the full article