Articles by Mike Ryan

Ahead of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix round of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, Yamaha Factory Racing's Ben Spies confirmed he will leave the team at the end of the 2012 season.

Race replicas have featured prominently in Anthony Wight's bike history. From Mike Hailwood replica Ducatis to Eddie Lawson Kawasakis, Anthony's owned most of them. But the Queenslander only recently filled a blank in his collection in the form of a 1979 Suzuki GS 1000S - the classic 'Wes Cooley replica'.

After notching up his first win at the Aragon round of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, Australia's Bryan Staring has done it again at a wet Brno race.

Round 9 of the 2012 Eni World Superbike Championship belonged to BMW, more specifically Marco Melandri, who won both races in impressive style.

Husqvarna re-entered the road bike segment in 2011 with the release of the Nuda 900 and Nuda 900 R. Now, two new models, the Husqvarna TR 650 Strada and TR 650 Terra, have been announced as the latest Husky road bikes. The two new models are set to arrive locally later this year.

"Ducati remains Ducati". That was the guarantee delivered by Audi AG's CEO, Rupert Stadler, to Ducati staff at the Borgo Panigale factory on July 12.

Kawasaki have announced the Australian release of the 2013-spec Kawasaki KX450F. The new-spec KX450F boasts a number of upgrades, but at the same price as the 2012 model.

Looking for a new PWC for this Summer? Mark down September 21 - 23 in your calendar, because that's when an all-new expo dedicated to sports boats and PWCs is scheduled to take place in Melbourne.

At Mugello's Gran Premio d'Italia TIM, round 9 of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo stamped his authority on this year's championship with another strong victory.

Ahead of this year's Meguiar's MotorEx, staged over the July 21-22 weekend at Sydney's Olympic Park, Shannons have announced details of a small, but diverse collection of motorcycles for their auction held in conjunction with the event.

Horsham, Victoria hosted the seventh round of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship. The Horsham track provided challenges for the Motul MX2 and MXD riders, with a mixture of deep ruts and tight turns, as well as energy-sapping sticky clay sections taking their toll.

Round 7 of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, was held at Horsham on Sunday, July 15. This marked the first time the country Victorian track had hosted a round of the MX Nationals since 2010.