Articles by Mike Ryan

In one of the most dominant wins seen this season, Marlboro Ducati's Loris Capirossi put daylight between himself and the rest of the field at Brno, the Italian clearly overjoyed with a performance that - based on this result, at least - shows the Desmosedici GP6 has the pace to take it up to the Hondas and Yamahas.

Following on from his breakthrough win at the Laguna Seca MotoGP round last season, Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden was short odds to repeat the feat again this year, especially off the back of his win at Assen in the previous round and the 'Kentucky Kid' didn't disappoint, winning from team mate Dani Pedrosa in the searing Californian heat, claiming this year's win felt better than last year's.

As part of the promotion for the upcoming Australian Motorcycle Expos (AME) in Melbourne and Brisbane, Eastern Creek raceway was the venue for the unveiling of the AME Honda CBR1000 Fireblade "Legend" - a tribute to Honda Racing Australia and its legendary riders, Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan.

The Sportster XL 883 models have been retuned for increased performance, providing about 15 percent more torque at 2500 rpm.

Based on the VRSCD Night Rod, the new Night Rod Special dispenses with the notion that chrome is cool, as almost all bright work has been replaced with black components. Start with the liquid-cooled, 1130cc Revolution V-Twin engine, powdercoated jet black except for the thin edges of its shaved aluminium cylinder fins. Exhaust pipes feed brushed aluminium straight-shot mufflers with black end caps and black exhaust shields.

Harley-Davidson will launch an all-new Big Twin powertrain for 2007, as the Twin Cam 96/96B engine and 6-speed Cruise Drive transmission debut together on all Touring, Softail and Dyna models.

With the new standard Sportster fuel injection system, new gauges and handle bar wiring, the 50th Anniversary Sportster stands out in the tradition of previous commemorative Harley-Davidson models.

The all-new Harley-Davidson FXSTC Softail Custom redefines long-haul comfort and easy-riding style.

The 2007 RM-Z250 is all new from the ground up and is 100 percent Suzuki.

Suzuki engineers have refined the suspension of the RM250 for class leading balance with emphasis on both cornering and straightline performance.

Offering extra mid range power to blast past the competition, the new RM125 has a wider powerband and more controllable power delivery than ever.

Suzuki Australia has released advance details of its latest junior motocross machines, the RM85 and RM85L Big Wheel.