Articles by Mike Ryan

With its smooth sporty design and the suspension of a motor-cycle, riding a scoota has never been so satisfying.

If Steve Irwin was into choppers, we reckon this one would be right up his alley! The 'Croc Chopper' was a highlight of the recent Brisbane Motor Show, not only because of its wild looks, but also for the fact that it was built 'on site' at the motor show, giving attendees a unique opportunity to see an equally unique motorcycle being put together.

The annual Condo 750 off road race was held over the Easter long weekend with both cars and bikes competing over two days of competition around Condobolin in the centre of New South Wales.

There was a novel twist to the V8 Supercar season opener at the Clipsal 500 event in Adelaide - but it wasn't in the racing.

Triple Australian Superbike champion, Shawn Giles has added his first four-wheel title to his career, with a runaway win in the BMW Celebrity Challenge at the 2006 Foster's Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne.

A genuine all-rounder Yamaha's TDM model has established itself as a firm favourite with riders who want everything from their motor-cycles, and the 2006 model TDM 900 is no exception.

The first 'home' round for the WA-based Motorex KTM team didn't quite go their way, Shift Motul Suzuki's Daryl Hurley taking the SX Open round win, Mitch Hoad (Team Kawasaki) continuing where he left off in Adelaide to comfortably take the SX Lites round win.

Yamaha Motor Australia has released its fourth generation YZF-R1, a machine developed from a solid foundation of race winning motorcycles and designed to be the best performing Superbike in tight corners.

Yamaha Motor Australia has launched a road legal version of its popular TT-R230 dirt bike.

Triumph's latest variant on the Bonneville twin-cylinder platform, the Scrambler, has been released in Australia.

According to ERG industry data for 2005, Triumph has sold 1,879 road bikes, compared to 1,679 units for the same period last year, an increase of 12%. This places them ahead of other European brands such as BMW (1,502 units), Ducati (847 units) and Aprilia (816 Units).

One of the most eagerly awaited bikes of 2006 is the Triumph Daytona 675 Triple.