Articles by Mike Ryan

The battle for the Moto2 championship was over before it started at Valencia, with Spain's Marc Marquez (CatalunyaCaixa Repsol) unable to contend the race on medical grounds following an accident in practise for the Malaysian Moto2 round. This meant Stefan Bradl (Viessmann Kiefer Racing) was the 2011 Moto2 champion, but the race was still a dramatic one, with many riders battling for position throughout the race distance.

A motorcycle powered purely by compressed air will make its debut later this month at the 2011 Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Show.

Suzuki will premiere a hot new model and show a slew of updates at this weekend's Perth Motorcycle and Scooter Show.

Rockhampton's Project FMX compound was the venue for the Unit FMX Open, presented by RFDmx, on Saturday, October 29. The event also marked the final round of the 2011 Australian Underground FMX Championship, with points accrued in the Open counting towards the championship. In typically good, albeit hot, Queensland weather, the head-to-head competition saw Luke McNeill secure the Unit Open event, with Rhys Hillier taking out the Underground FMX series championship.

Due to injuries sustained in the tragic accident that claimed the life of Marco Simoncelli in Sepang, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards will not be fit to ride the YZR-M1 machine at the Valencia MotoGP round on November 6.

The past weekend's round of the 2011 Monster Energy Super X Championship at Wollongong saw the CDR Rockstar Yamaha duo of Jay Marmont and Jake Moss swap their regular racing gear for a special set of Pink Fox nylons to promote breast cancer awareness.

JDR Motorex KTM's Matt Moss proved he will be the rider to beat in the Lites class after recording another win at round 2 of the 2011 Monster Energy Super X Australasian Supercross Championship, held at Wollongong's WIN Stadium on October 29.

Determined to make up for a disappointing opening round, CDR Rockstar Yamaha's Jay Marmont looked sharp in the afternoon sessions of the second round of the 2011 Monster Energy Super X series, held at Wollongong's WIN Stadium. In his 'home' race, Marmont took the top spot in qualifying and then rode his YZ 450F to a heat race victory. However, rain would be a factor in the final for this round, as it was in round 1.

A dramatic finale to round two of the 2011 Monster Energy Super X series was made even more so when a huge thunderstorm hit the track at Wollongong's WIN Stadium. In sodden finals that resembled the mudbath of round 1, Daniel McCoy triumphed in the Open class, while Matt Moss again prevailed in the Lites.

Coriano's Santa Maria Assunta church saw thousands of mourners attend for the service farewelling Marco Simoncelli on Thursday, October 27. Fans, friends, family members and prominent figures from the world of sport attended the funeral service for the MotoGP rider who passed away on October 23.

Honda's 2012 CRF250R has hit the showrooms and the new model is the best yet, with revised suspension settings and a revamped engine.

Triumph Motorcycles will bolster its range with three new models for 2012. Celebrating the brand's 110th anniversary, the Triumph Tiger Explorer, Triumph Speed Triple R and Triumph Steve McQueen Edition are set to be officially revealed at the EICMA show in Milan on November 8.