Articles by Mike Ryan

When it comes to off-road bikes Yamaha has a massive portfolio that includes MX competition models, enduro and trail bikes, fun bikes, adventure and agricultural models. All up there are some 23 models to chose from, across six categories.

Nine times World Champion in Speedway and Long Track, Ivan Mauger OBE MBE, will be back in the saddle for the 2012 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza.

The 2012 Suzuki GSR750 is now available in Australia, bringing technology-packed performance and aggressive street styling in striking black.

BMW Motorrad's tough new go-anywhere single-cylinder offering, the BMW G 650 GS Sert__o will go on sale in Australia in March 2012 priced at $12,700.*

Paggio's successful sports styled scooter, the Typhoon returns to Australia from early December in its latest iteration, the new Piaggio Typhoon 125.

Motorcycle racers, riders and celebrities will ramp up the thrills along with the latest and greatest motorcycles from tomorrow at the Sydney Motorcycle & Scooter Show. Opening this Friday at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, the show will also feature an exciting JUST Bikes special event, the JUST Bikes Build Off 2011.

The 2011 Phillip Island 8 Hour Australian Endurance Championship is just under two weeks away. One of the newest teams to sign up for the revitalised endurance event is 'Team FNQ Lager', who recently announced their entry.

The 2012 model Suzuki Hayabusa is here, and it's resplendent in Candy Red.

The new Vespa S 150, with sports styling and improved performance, will be available from early December.

Ural motorcycles, famous for their rugged and retro-inspired sidecar outfits, have released a special, limited-edition model celebrating 70 years of production at their Irbit factory on the edge of Russia's Ural mountains. The new 'M70' model is a tribute to its famous forebear, the M72.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R pilots Matt Walters, Scott Yates, Bryce Van Hoof, Ben Nicolson and Phil Lovett combined their efforts at the final round of the 2011 Australian Superbike Championship at Phillip Island to win Kawasaki the coveted Australian ProStock Manufacturers Championship.

Take one of Kawasaki's "forgotten" models, add some determination, a bunch of custom parts, an eye for detail and a dash of style and you've got Lee Moore's slick KZ 750-based cafe racer. It was a project that took some time to get rolling, and turning this ugly duckling into a swan certainly had its moments, as Lee explains.