Articles by Mike Ryan

Australia's first-time hosting of a round of the FIM World Trials Championship (WTC) has been declared a huge success, with competitors praising the challenge of the Mt. Tarrengower course, and organisers rapt with the response to the event from both spectators and competitors.

Chris Vermeulen's return to the MotoGP field at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France proved to be a difficult one, the Aussie struggling in the wet conditions.

The weekend's rain-affected Monster Energy Grand Prix de France allowed Australia's Ant West to once again show his wet weather riding skills, securing the QMMF team's best result so far of seventh.

In treacherously wet conditions at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo triumphed, while Ducati's Valentino Rossi recorded his best result with Ducati to finish second ahead of Casey Stoner. Lorenzo's result means he also regains the championship lead from Stoner.

This year's RACV Motorclassica will feature up to fifty vintage, veteran and classic motorcycles in what is set to be the biggest Australian International Concours d'Elegance in the event's 3-year history.

Following Casey Stoner's shock announcement that he will be withdrawing from the MotoGP world championship at the end of the 2012 season, his rivals have responded.

Current MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner dropped a bombshell ahead of the French Motorcycle Grand Prix, announcing that the 2012 season would be his last in the premier league of motorcycle sport.

TGB's classically-styled scooter, the Bellavita, will be available in dealerships from July.

Casey Stoner's been beating Valentino Rossi on the racetrack for the past couple of seasons, and he did it again in the auction rooms over the weekend of May 11 - 12.

Harley-Davidson's W model turns 75 this this year, and to mark the occasion, Australian W model Harley owners are inviting fellow owners and enthusiasts to join them for a 75th Anniversary celebration of the W model this October.

The revolving door of World Supersport race winners continued at Donington, round 5 of the 2012 World Supersport Championship, with the UK's Sam Lowes becoming the fifth different race winner in five rounds.

Round 5 of the 2012 World Superbike Championship was marked by BMW's first ever World Superbike win. In a round of ups and downs for the Bavarian marque, Marco Melandri and Leon Haslam made it a 1-2 finish in the first race at Donington, then both BMW riders crashed in race 2.