Articles by Mike Ryan

The provisional 2014 FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix calendar has been released, with two notable additions to next year's 19-round championship.

The 2013 running of the Australasian Safari was marked by triumph and tragedy: triumph for Yamaha rider, Rod Faggotter, who won his first ever Safari; and tragedy in the death of Ivan Erceg, who was killed partway through the week-long event.

Australian 250 Production class racer, Brandon Demmery, has been invited to race in the SIC support category at this month's Malaysian MotoGP round. Demmery will be flying the flag for the Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show at Sepang, with his Kawasaki Ninja carrying signage for the event.

Australia's premier exhibition of unique, collectable and historically significant cars, RACV Motorclassica, is set to celebrate its biggest year yet in 2013.

Casey Stoner will be back in the saddle for this month's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island, but unfortunately not in the way fans would want.

Following a successful introduction in Melbourne, the Enduro-X event that was the brainchild of Col and Dave Robbins has evolved into a tri-state series, with Queensland and New South Wales joining Victoria in hosting an event in early 2014.

Australia recorded one of its best ever finishes at the annual Motocross of Nations (MxoN) event in recent years, finishing in fourth at this year's event. While just shy of the best-ever third place Team Australia achieved in 2011, the results achieved by the trio of Australian riders - against the world's best - was still very impressive.

The up-and-down history of Bimota looks set to go through another "up" phase, following an announcement that the Italian motorcycle marque has been purchased by Italian-based Swiss investors, Daniele Longoni and Marco Chiacianesi.

A Honda 'hybrid' usually conjures up images of some fuel-sipping econocar, but in this case, hybrid means something altogether different!

In an interview with motogp.com, Australia's Damian Cudlin spoke of his enthusiasm for a return to top flight competition, especially as the two-ride deal will include a start at Phillip Island next month.

John Sample Automotive (JSA) has announced details of a series of Aprilia and Moto Guzzi test ride events at selected dealerships, as well as their presence at a number of major upcoming motorcycle events.

Suzuki's return to MotoGP is on track, says the manufacturer after the conclusion of a two-day test at the Mugello circuit in Italy.