Australian Road Rider

THE NO.1 MAGAZINE FOR TOURING Australian Road Rider is the only Australian magazine to address the technical aspects of riding and celebrate the pure enjoyment of touring. At Australian Road Rider we know that there’s nothing like the pleasure of hitting the open road and exploring our glorious country. Purchase includes the Digital Edition and News Service. Please stay in touch via our Facebook Page.

Australian Road Rider

SOMETHING FOR EVERY RIDER • Let’s all celebrate the many bikes, roads and riders that make motorcycling great

YAMAHA YZF-R7 ON ROAD AND TRACK • The 2026 Yamaha YZF-R7 lands with new electronics, revised chassis hardware, sharper styling and Australian pricing from $16,549 ride away.

CLASSIC ACT • 2026 Triumph Modern Classics first-ride review – more tech, same soul

ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 650 ON SALE IN AUSTRALIA • Royal Enfield’s long-running Bullet nameplate returns with 650 twin-cylinder power and introductory ride-away pricing from $10,990

ZXMOTO LANDS IN AUSTRALIA • Urban Moto Imports has been appointed official distributor for ZXMOTO in Australia and New Zealand, with the performance-focused Chinese brand boasting road, racing and off-road ambitions.

SEMI-ACTIVE 800MT LANDS • CFMOTO has added semi-active suspension to its middleweight adventure range.

MY26 HAYABUSA LANDS • Suzuki’s MY26 Hayabusa range has arrived in Australia.

EVEL RETURNS TO VEGAS • A new interactive Evel Knievel museum has opened in the Las Vegas Arts District.

HONDA UPS WARRANTY • Honda Australia has extended warranty coverage on its eligible on-road motorcycle range to up to six years.

DUCATI’S 247HP CENTENARIO • Ducati has unveiled the Superleggera V4 Centenario to mark the brand’s 100th anniversary.

RIEJU RALLY 307 LANDS • The Rieju Aventura Rally 307 is on sale now in Australia priced from $8990 ride away.

MIDWEIGHT MASTERCLASS • Light, agile and properly sorted, Yamaha’s updated Tracer 7 blends a punchy CP2 engine with a revised chassis and modern electronics package to deliver a middleweight tourer that’s just as happy slicing through traffic as it is stretching its legs on the open road.

GLIDE TIME • On a big trip through country NSW, the MY26 Harley-Davidson Road Glide proves what a true tourer should be

FOR THE LONG RUN • Moto Guzzi’s Stelvio blends long-distance comfort, old-school character and radar-enabled rider aids into one seriously capable adventure tourer

TRIPPIN’ WITH STYLE • Royal Enfield’s Goan Classic 350 takes the laid-back charm of the standard Classic and dials up the attitude with bobber-inspired styling, tubeless spoke wheels and a more relaxed riding position but does it add anything beyond the look?

TASSIE ON VINCENTS • A rare chance to ride vintage Vincents around Tasmania turns into a wild, wet and unforgettable adventure with Superbike World Champion Tom Sykes along for the ride

BRITTEN REMEMBERED • A new Christchurch museum honours the genius of John Britten, preserving the motorcycles, memories and remarkable story behind one of motorcycling’s most extraordinary innovators

YOUR BIKE IN EUROPE • For riders who want to explore Europe on their own machine, a small logistics company in Germany has been quietly solving the hard problems for three decades.

PATAGONIA PATROL • A testing ride through Argentinean and Chilean Patagonia on Royal Enfield Himalayans proves adventure begins where the sealed road ends

TAKING A PUNT • Six free ferry crossings around Sydney deliver a scenic ride through riverside villages, historic roads and some fabulous back-road touring

SW-MOTECH KAWASAKI Z900RS

BLADE RUNNER • Modern Pirelli rubber gives an old Honda FireBlade a welcome lift in front-end feel, rear grip...