Articles by Mike Ryan

Sydney scooter owners who are looking to save on servicing costs should check out this special offer from Scootech, where you can save 10% on your periodical or annual service costs.\nAfter you've had your scooter serviced at Scootech, all you need to do is pass on the LAST 3 DIGITS on your invoice to a friend with a scooter, have them book in a periodical or annual service quoting your name and the last three digits on your invoice, and you'll receive 10% cash back off the cost off your next periodical or annual service.

Purchase a new BUG scooter from Victorian scooter retailer and specialist service centre, Scooter Servicing P/L, and receive mid-week licence testing FREE OF CHARGE.

They may be fashionable, manoeuvrable, and easier to park than cars, but one-third (33%) of drivers nationally say motor scooters are the new menace on Australia's capital city roads.\n"Motorcycle and scooter sales have soared over the past 12 months, possibly because of rising fuel costs,road traffic and congestion, and people's frustration with crowded and unreliable public transport," saidAAMI national public affairs manager Geoff Hughes.

Already a hit with the blokes, RJays have recently improved the appeal of their 'Blade' leather jacket to female riders with the addition of a new powder blue colour, to join the existing pink and red (with black/white/gunmetal) options.\nThe matte finish of the Blade gives it the look of a fabric jacket, while still offering the protection of a leather jacket. Construction is 100% A-Grade drum dyed leather, that's thicker (race weight) than some other jackets.

For a limited time Honda have a special finance deal on the renowned touring motorcycle the Honda GL1800 Goldwing.\nThe 'balloon payment' scheme means that customers interested in getting their hands on this amazing machine, can do so for around $130 per week.

To celebrate the coming Sping - and better weather for going scootering! - Arqin is hosting a 'Spring Carnival' which will see heavily reduced prices across the Arqin range, including scooters.

Stay Upright's Intermediate Course has been designed to fine tune the skills learned in their Learner and Provisional courses. The Intermediate course gives riders the opportunity to further enhance and practice their skills at the kind of realistic road speeds encountered in everyday riding. It also addresses areas that are not covered in Learner or Provisional Licence training. This course is also suitable for riders returning after a break from motorcycling who are looking to brush-up on their physical skills. It's also a great first step for those looking to take on Stay Upright's track-based course programme.

Sticker 'em up!\nWhat you see here represents only a fraction of the wild, cartoon-style and graphic options available in the Lethal Threat decal range.

As we're looking at scooters this issue, we should also have a look at scooter gear, and a neat and practical carrybag item for scooter riders is the Scoota Bagz, from Andy Strapz.\nDesigned for an A4-size folder, which makes it ideal for carrying documents, the two inch adjustable webbing strap makes this an ideal shoulder bag, too. In addition to the shoulder strap, there is a small handle on the waterproof nylon back to hang on most scooter cargo hooks.

Arai RX7 Corsair - Col & Kenny style\nA new addition to the high quality RX7 Corsair range for 2007 are Colin Edwards and Kenny Roberts replica graphic styles. Both are certainly among the most visually attractive racer reps on the market today, but there's much more to the RX7 Corsair than eye candy.

The Arqin dealer network is also offering $300 "dealer dollars" bonus to any purchaser of any Arqin motorcycle up to September 30, 2007.\nThe $300 bonus can be spent on Arqin parts, servicing or related goods when purchasing any Arqin scooter, cruiser or dirt bike in the range.\n

BMW has purchased Husqvarna - big news for the industry, and certainly one of the biggest motorcycle acquisitions for many years. The purchase was announced on July 20, but was still undergoing final approval proceedings from the European Union.\nThe purchase marks BMW's first acquisition of a rival since 1994.