Articles by Mike Ryan

Yamaha have released updates to their XV tourers. The XV1900 and XVS1300 'Star' tourers are now available in 'AT' spec, meaning hard leather panniers, pillion backrest and touring windscreen are available on both models.

The dates for the 2013 Australian round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship have been released. Australia will once again host the Superbike season opener, on February 22 to 24, 2013.

On the back of International Entertainment Group (IEG)'s announcement that they will take on promotion of the Australian Supercross Championship comes an initial calendar for the 2012 championship.

The Paul Feeney Group has launched a new retail promotion covering the majority of the Husqvarna 2012 off-road model range.

The Australasian Safari 2012 is attracting entries from around the globe as its reputation as Australia's toughest offroad event grows. Amongst the entries already confirmed are a Thai celebrity, Californian off road star, an entourage of Dutch riders, an experienced female rider and a squad of hardened South Africans.

Organisers of this year's Watagan Trail Bike Rally have made the frustrating decision to postpone the event due to rain.

Yamaha Factory Racing's hospitality provided the setting for a unique gathering on June 16, as racing legend and fifteen time Grand Prix title winner Giacomo Agostini celebrated his 70th birthday in style.

At this year's Junior Motocross World Championship in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, the Aussie team will have a distinctly "orange" tinge to it, with all six of the Australian squad riding KTM two-stroke models.

When Claude Camelin teamed up with Ben Shaw to create a Ducati-based custom motorcycle with a difference, it was a real "meeting of the minds". Claude has created a succession of custom bikes in the past, while Ben Shaw is well known as the man behind Extreme Creations in NSW - creators of multiple trophy-winning streetfighters and customs like the "Judge" ZX9R and "Venom" TL 1000R.

Following on from the recent auction of the Saltarelli Ducati collection in Monaco, a similarly mammoth one-make collection is set to be auctioned at Monterey, California this coming August.

HSE Motorex KTM Desert Racing rider Toby Price has taken out the 2012 Tatts Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs, clinching his second victory in three years at the prestigious event.

South Australia's Mac Park hosted round 2 of the 2012 Pirelli Road Race Series, held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend on June 9 & 10. For South Aussies, the long weekend is also known as 'Volunteer's Day', and the volunteers at Mac Park ensured round 2 of the Pirelli series was a hit for competitors and spectators alike.