Articles by Mike Ryan

Yamaha Motor Australia’s off-road, agricultural and utility range are now available with a 4.99 per cent comparison finance rate as part of a special end of financial year sale.

Suzuki Australia has announced a special offer on the GSX-R1000 ABS model, with rideaway pricing and extra standard equipment added to the championship-winning sportsbike.

On the eve of the Circuit of the Americas (CotA) round of this year’s MotoGP World Championship, the FIM and Dorna announced that Nicky Hayden’s racing number - 69 - will be permanently retired from premier class grand prix competition.

Benelli Australia has announced an End of Financial Year Sale, with special pricing on the Leoncino, Leoncino Trail, TRK 502 and TRK 502X.

Next model in limited-edition TFC series features more power, more tech and less weight than Rocket 3 it’s based on.

The Perfect Pew. Numb bum ain’t no fun… but there are several ways to improve your bike’s seat so you can ride for longer in complete comfort.

International Mail. With a postie bike and a home-made sidecar, Bob Dibble rode the world. . . and presented a giant middle finger to cancer.

Yamaha has made all the right changes to its YZF-R3 for 2019

After a stellar event in 2017, vintage motorcycle racing returned to Sellicks Beach this year.

The one shining light in the 2018 sales data was the growth – after years of decline – in the scooter market.

Of the four main motorcycle categories, ATV/SSV took the biggest hit in 2018 with sales down 13.7 per cent. That’s more notable when you consider this segment improved 57.7 per cent in 2017.

Accounting for 36.6 per cent of the total market in 2018, the off road bike segment fell by 6.8 per cent in 2018, with losses fairly consistent across the board and no obvious plummets from either subcategories or individual models that couldn’t be explained by existing models being superseded by new arrivals.