Articles by Mike Ryan

Tyler Malinky of Lowbrow Customs in Medina, Ohio, has a stellar reputation for building stylish old-school Triumph customs. He's also one of the few people in the US bobber and custom arena who can virtually engineer and build a bike from scratch.

Honda Australia have announced a Summer scooter promotion with savings on two of their popular compact scooters. The "Let's Scoot" promotion covers the PCX125 and Today 50, and runs to March 31, 2013.

The latest update to the 2013 World Superbike Championship provisional calendar has been released, with the only change of note being a new date for round 3.

Ahead of their full incorporation into Polaris Industries, Indian Motorcycle marked the end of an era with the release a special limited edition model - the 2013 Indian Chief Vintage 'Final Edition'.

In a recent interview with motogp.com, the official MotoGP World Championship website, Australia's Bryan Staring spoke about his upcoming debut with the Go & Fun Honda Gresini team.

The 'star power' of Steve McQueen will be put to the test once again when a Husqvarna owned by the deceased movie star goes to auction in Las Vegas.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, there will be a new challenger to 2012's dominant Minis in the form of a Red Bull-backed pair of buggys driven by Dakar veterans Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah.

The provisional entry list for the 2013 World Superbike Championship features several rider, team and bike changes. Following the retirement of 2012 champion Max Biaggi, and a number of riders on new or unfamiliar machinery, the field is well and truly open for a new champion in 2013.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, there will be a new challenger in the motorcycle class, with the return of a Honda factory team.

The Victorian Transport Association have released details on the 'Sandown Drive Days' event, which will take place at Sandown Raceway, Springvale, on March 7 and 8, 2013.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

Since 2005, the motorcycle category at the Dakar has been a two-way fight between France's Cyril Despres and Spain's Marc Coma. This year, the withdrawal of Coma from the event due to injury has opened the door for the Frenchman to claim his fifth Dakar victory.