Articles by Mike Ryan

Ant West has proven his skills in wet weather riding in the past, and at last weekend's Malaysian round of the Moto2 World Championship at Sepang, the Aussie once again proved he's a master in the rain, scoring his best result in the class to date.

It was a special, and sad, occasion this past week when Andy Caldecott's widow, Tracey, presented a pair of the South Australian off-road racer's competition motorcycles to the National Motor Museum for display.

The provisional 2013 World Superbike calendar released by the FIM features 15 rounds; with one of these still subject to contract and one still to be announced.

Racing has never been cheap, but thanks to a new kit from Yamaha Racing Developments (YRD), it's now a lot more affordable. YRD have released a kit that converts a YZ450F motocross bike into a road racer eligible for the new 450GP class - the 'YZ450GP'.

The 2012 World Supersport championship was concluded at a wet Magny Cours circuit on Sunday, October 7.

After 13 rounds, the 2012 World Superbike championship came to Magny Cours for the season finale, with the final round nail-biter delivering a second championship for Max Biaggi in what was the closest finish in Superbike history.

Something you thought you'd never see mentioned in the same sentence is 'Pope Benedict XVI' and 'Harley-Davidson motorcycles'. Well, believe it or not, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the American motorcycle manufacturer did get together on October 3rd, with the Pope giving his blessing to a pair of special Harley-Davidson fuel tanks.

Honda unveiled its new 'CRF450 Rally' Dakar racer at the 2012 'Intermot' (International Motorcycle, Scooter and Bike Fair) in Cologne, Germany.

Suzuki's DL 1000 V-Strom has been on the scene for a decade now, and while it's had some restyling done, the basic concept has remained unchanged - until now. Suzuki recently took the wraps off a fresh take on their dual sports tourer - the V-Strom 1000 Concept adventure tourer.

The 'Circuit of The Americas', the all-new circuit for four and two wheel motorsport in Texas, announced today that the MotoGP World Championship will join its roster of racing events for 2013.

Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner announced today that he will return to the MotoGP Championship at the upcoming Motegi round in Japan on October 14.

Suzuki recently produced its one millionth GSX-R motorcycle and is celebrating this milestone with a commemorative edition of its flagship sportsbike, the GSX-R1000.