Articles by Mike Ryan

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.

Harley-Davidson Australia will unleash the stripped down style of the bobber back into Australia with the release of the Softail Slim on September 1st.

Honda Racing Corporation announced on July 12 that Marc Marquez will fill the role to be vacated by Casey Stoner in the Repsol Honda factory MotoGP for 2013 and 2014. The signing of Marquez follows the announcement that Dani Pedrosa has re-signed with Repsol Honda for the next two years.

Toby Price claimed his third consecutive KTM Hattah Desert Race victory for Motorex KTM Off Road Racing at Mildura in Victoria on 7-8 July.

The State Motorcycle Sports Complex at Broadford hosted round 2 of the 2012 Motul Victorian Road Racing Championship (VRRC) over the weekend of July 7 - 8, with some familiar names featuring amongst the winners and placegetters.

After a qualifying session marked by rain and slow lap times, race day for the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring, round 8 of the 2012 championship, started under clear skies, but with the threat of rain.

Triumph Australia are kicking off the new financial year with not one but two fantastic offers, and you can have them BOTH! The Street Triple has 675cc's of power, and now Triumph Australia are offering you a couple of other forms of '675' power.

Honda has announced its intention to participate as a works team in the motorcycle class in the 2013 Dakar Rally to be held in South America, the first time the manufacturer has fielded a factory-backed team in 24 years.

Two-time world motorcycle grand prix champion Casey Stoner has signed a deal with Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA), confirming he'll be the face of Toyota's Huski skid steer loader range until March, 2014.

As a replacement for the long-lasting, but outdated CB 900F (Hornet), the CB 1000R that debuted at Milan's EICMA motorcycle show in 2007 was also Honda's challenger to the popular Kawasaki Z1000, offering a high-performance Fireblade-spec engine, sportsbike handling and an all-new, very modern appearance.

The Norton Atlas was primarily created to satisfy the American demand for "more cubic inches". A development of the 650cc Dominator twin, the Atlas made its debut in 1962.\n

Roy Luck is no stranger to bike restorations, having previously applied his skills to a number of classic Hondas, Yamahas and Kawasakis from the 1970s and 80s. While most of these have been stock restos, Roy has chosen a different path with this recent project, a GTR 1000-based streetfighter.