Articles by Mike Ryan

Building on the warm welcome Australians have given the new generation BMW G 650 Xchallenge in the past six months, BMW Motorrad Australia has announced that two further models will join the range.

Sometimes mere words are inadequate to describe the quality of a bike, and so it is with this gem from Midwest Custom Motorcycles.

As the title suggests, all the major - and minor! - scootering brands are covered in this encyclopedia-style volume that covers most of the 20th Century.\nEach marque receives a brief rundown on its history and significant models, with the size determined by their impact on the market. That means names like Vespa, Peugeot & Lambretta have several pages devoted to their history, while forgotten marques like Himo, Dot and Vivi are lucky to muster up a paragraph.

The recent round of MotoGP team launches and pre-season testing have revealed the all-important numbers to be worn by some of the Aussie contingent.

Following on from his record-setting jump in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve (see separate Forum story), Robbie Maddison is set to go even bigger in Australia, joining Seth Enslow and a host of others in the "Crusty Demons Night of World Records".

Chad Reed commenced his AMA Supercross World Championship campaign in style, winning the opening round of the 17 round series at Anaheim's Angel Stadium.

Hi, just bought the latest edition of Just Bikes to see how to advertise etc, because I am considering sale of my AJW....and to my amazement I saw the article on another AJW!

The SportClassic family was launched at the end of 2005.

The Ducati Superbike family for 2008 sees the introduction of the mid-engined sized 848, and an extreme 'racing' version for all those who demand maximum performance, the 1098 R version that will take part in the 2008 World Superbike Championship.

End of the line for Ducati 999 - and Bayliss!

The new 848 enjoys all the performance advancements of the entire Superbike family, while adding its own innovations to redefine the middleweight sport bike class.

A brief history of the Vincent marque by Alyn Vincent Part 2 - Post War Success. Following the conclusion of World War II, the push was on for British manufacturers to find export markets for their products. The broader UK market, still experiencing rationing of basic goods, simply wasn't in the position to buy the expensive and technologically advanced motorcycles in the numbers that the company needed to survive.