Australian Motorcycle News

Ducati’s reigning champ moves to second in the championship as Jack Miller finishes top Yamaha MotorLand delivered another turn in the title fight as Marc Marquez delivered a crucial win for Ducati Lenovo Team, moving himself up to second in the standings.

Adelaide’s new 15 turn MotoGP street circuit has been unveiled, with the 4.13km layout set to blast riders down Brabham Straight at speeds of up to 343km/h The new Adelaide street circuit that will host MotoGP from 2027 has been officially unveiled, with organisers outlining a 4.13km, 15 turn layout designed for both the Australian Grand Prix and the city’s Supercars event.

Iwata factory’s latest baby sports machine sits between the R15 and R3, with the range-topping R2 M adding extra kit As promised, Yamaha has unveiled a new YZF-R2 baby sports bike in India, packing a 204cc single-cylinder engine with 19.5kW in a new chassis. The engine isn’t simply an enlarged version of the motor used in the R125 and India’s existing 155cc R15, though.

Small circles painted on winding Victorian roads are part of a new trial designed to help motorcyclists hold a safer line through corners and stay clear of oncoming traffic Odd little circles are being painted beside the centre line on curving roads in Victoria as part of a low-profile safety program that is expected to expand interstate.

Jack Miller and Yamaha announce their MotoGP partnership will come to an end at the close of the 2026 season Jack Miller and Yamaha have confirmed they will end their MotoGP partnership at the conclusion of the 2026 world championship, closing out the Australian’s time with the Prima Pramac Yamaha squad. In a statement, Yamaha said Miller had brought valuable experience and technical expertise to its MotoGP development program during an important period of growth and transformation.

Features include built-in camera and rear-facing microphones to monitor blind spots GoPro might already dominate the market for action cameras but it’s got an eye on motorcycle helmets as well – buying Australian smart helmet brand Forcite in 2024 and teaming up with AGV on lid development last year. Now it’s filed patents showing what to expect from a GoPro helmet and looks like the company’s ambitions go well beyond simply adding a camera.

Here’s what AU$70,000-worth of Fireblade looks like It seems like bike manufacturers have latched on to a surprisingly deep well of wealthy customers prepared to pay big money for limited-edition machines and Honda is the latest to jump on the bandwagon with its new John McGuinness 30th Anniversary Replica CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP.

Forget following the crowd – Norton’s first ADV bike carves out its own niche. But can its unconventional approach win over riders in one of motorcycling’s toughest segments? On the back of the success of the Manx R superbike, ‘new’ Norton, now owned by Indian giant TVS Motor, enters the highly competitive adventure market for the first time with the innovative new Atlas.

The 2026 Speedway season opened with a debut win shaped by family history. This bike comes from a different lineage – built in a workshop, not passed down, but no less connected to the past Purpose Built Moto founder Tom Gilroy remembers the initial conversation clearly. A customer, Jake Tobin, was a huge speedway fan and had a vision of owning a vintage speedway bike he could ride on the road.

Peter Bom tackles the issue many riders, both on the track and the road, don’t want to confront It’s only when it rains that you really see the best riders on top and in control. Simply because in wet conditions, skills are more important than the bike. We have seen it so many times. As soon as the asphalt is wet and the rain tyres are on the rims, the balance of power changes between the riders. For while favourites sometimes disappoint, it is often the underdogs who rise to the top.