Articles by Mike Ryan

The revamped 2012 Australian Supercross Championship wrapped up in Newcastle, NSW on the weekend, with Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jay Marmont securing the Pro Open championship.

At the Australian Motorcycle Expo in Melbourne on November 23-25, Honda will be revealing a swag of new models, including the all-new, learner approved CBR500R and CB500F along with the 2013 CBR600RR and three Special Edition CBR250Rs, a Repsol, Moriwaki and Mugen Edition.

Visit the Australian Motorcycle Expo in Melbourne next week and you'll be among the first to see the 'Christini' range of All-Wheel-Drive motorcycles, which will be making their official Aussie debut at the Expo.

Aussie racing fans have known it for years, and now it's official; Casey Stoney is a legend. The 2007 and 2011 MotoGP World Champion was declared a 'MotoGP Legend' following the conclusion of his racing career at Valencia on Sunday.

In two short years since it started, Bonhams annual Las Vegas motorcycle auction has managed to draw some rare and interesting bikes. 2013 will be no exception, with the January running of this event set to feature a quartet of desirable BMW racing motorcycles.

Retyred Furniture, an Australian company that makes outdoor furniture out of old tyres, will be one of the more unusual exhibitors at this November's Australian Motorcycle Expo, Melbourne.

Ahead of the 2012 MotoGP championship finale at Valencia this weekend, Casey Stoner confirmed in the pre-race press conference that while he has some mixed feelings going into the last race, he has no regrets about his decision to leave the sport.

After winning this year's World Superbike Championship in the closest and most dramatic season finish in Superbike history, Max Biaggi announced this week that he will be retiring from the sport.

After being previewed at the recent Sydney Scooter Show, the 'MaxSYM400i' maxi scooter is set for a release within the coming months.

When it comes to pioneering American motorcycles, everyone thinks of Indian and Harley-Davidson, but there was another manufacturer that debuted inbetween these two icons.

In a press release issued on October 31, Phillip Island Circuit management announced that the Phillip Island 8 Hour Australian Endurance Championship scheduled for December 1 - 2 has been cancelled.

At this year's annual EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, BMW Motorrad presented a 'Special K' in the form of the "30 Jahre K-Modelle". This special edition K 1300 S was released to celebrate 30 years of BMW's K Series of liquid-cooled sports tourers.