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Australian Motorcycle News

Ducati’s new adventure • Ducati ditch Desmo in new off-roader

ON THE RADAR

YAMAHA’S 850 TURBO?!

CFMOTO’S SILENT BADDY CATCHER

Covers come off for 2021 • Favourites updated for Euro5

BIAGGI HITS 408KM/H

PREZZIE PICKER

FREE REGO?

Mental Twisties

Did you know?

Hot & Not • AMCN’S THERMOMETER

2021 Triumph Tiger 850 Sport revealed • Out with the 900, in with the 850

Recall Roster • Contact your dealer if you’re affected by these recalls

The year was ... 002011

He said that?

The League of Wheelmen • Starting a motorcycle club in the world’s most isolated city wasn’t all beer and skittles

RJAYS gloves! • Win a pair of Cobra II Long gloves valued at $99.95!

access • AIR YOUR THOUGHTS OR VENT YOUR SPLEEN

socials

mental twisties • SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

First things first • Don’t ride your new bike, prep it first. It will thank you for it

This one’s for Kim • We blag a ride on Aussie engineering legend Rod Tingate’s tribute to Kiwi

THE BUILD

SPECS

SUPER MODEL • Hugely powerful, ultra rare and just exquisite, MV Agusta’s limited-edition Brutale 1000 Rush is all that

SPECS

STEALING THUNDER • Here’s a relatively basic and rather expensive motorcycle that has wiped its rivals clean in terms of showroom performance. It’s time we find out why

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING? • It sounds like H-D is pulling the Breakout pin

SPECS

WHOLE SHOT

“MAYBE MY MIND WORKS DIFFERENTLY” • The Jonathan Rea steamroller keeps on rolling – six consecutive World Superbike titles and 99 race wins. How the hell does he do it?

JONNY REA CV

LICENCE TO THRILL • In some of the world’s best-known films, the late Sean Connery rode, chased, drowned and launched rockets from all sort of motorcycles. These are the most memorable

ELSPETH THE BRAVE • The first British woman to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle, Elspeth Beard’s epic 56,000km ride in 1982 is the stuff of legends. No modern-day technology or support, she did it solo aged only 23-years old

Shooting the journey • Lucky for us, Elspeth documented the whole thing

New stuff

Going Commando

How I beat the Brits

How to cheat without even trying

Joan of Spark • Not only did Joan Mir finally celebrate his maiden premier-class win, he did it with champion style

AUSSIE, AUSSIE, ER, AUSSIE!

MotoGP • Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain

In brief

Lowes’ low • Marco Bezzechi’s winning form returns while Gardner nabs his third podium of the season

Black and blue • With a handful of title contenders on the deck or disqualified, Raul Fernandez breaks through for his maiden GP victory

Miraculous • Morbidelli celebrates third win of the season as Joan Mir is crowned world champion!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

Track Attack • MotoGP Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain

Talk of the town

Agent orange • Jorge Martin is the cat among the Moto2 title-fighting pigeons

Tony on top • Tony Arbolino reignites his title hopes with a win in Valencia

Joan Mir racks up records • And why there’s so much more to come form the 23-year-old Mallorcan

BEAMING BRIVIO

DAMNING REPORT REVEALS IANNONE’S CARELESSNESS

CAL’S YAMAHA RETURN

briefs

Covid-19 already claiming 2021...