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Kawasaki have released the new and improved 2012 Kawasaki KX250F motocrosser. A large range of new 2012 Kawasaki models featuring colour and graphic changes have also been released, including the Ninja ZX-10R ABS, Ninja 1000 ABS, Z1000 ABS, Z750 and KFX450R Sports ATV. The new models are available now at Kawasaki dealerships.

2012 marks the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the World Superbike Championship. To mark the milestone, SBK series promoters Infront Sports & Media will introduce a new brand identitiy for the series, that it claims will reflect "its image and style of supreme motor racing".

Hailed as the sporty BMW single cylinder enduro for offroad and everyday, the new BMW G 650 GS Sertao is a sporty addition to the line of single cylinders in the BMW GS family.

The Jason Akermanis Race Workshop team are preparing to take part in the 2011 Australian 8 Hour Endurance Race at Phillip Island in December. But this team is not preparing in the usual way.

Jed Metcher is set to be the next Aussie motorcycling superstar, with the 21-year-old Victorian one race away from securing the European Superstock 600 Championship.

Last weekend saw the final rounds of the AORC (Australian Off Road Championship) played out over a drenched course at Salisbury, NSW.

Kawasaki promise more power and more control from the new 2012 Kawasaki KVF750 4X4 EPS ATV with the addition of electronic power steering. The KVF750 4X4 EPS is available now at your nearest Kawasaki dealership for the RRP of $13,999.

On the same weekend that Carlos Checa was crowned as the 2011 World Superbike champion, Troy Corser was informed that his services would no longer be required at the BMW Motorrad factory Superbike team as a rider, with his place in the 2012 lineup to be taken by Marco Melandri.

One of the highlights of Bonhams USA's upcoming 'Classic California Sale' auction in Los Angeles will be the 1949 Triumph Trophy TR5 Scrambler Custom ridden by The Fonz in the long-running television series 'Happy Days'.

A sixth place finish at the Magny-Cours round of the 2011 World Supersport championship was enough for Britain's Chaz Davies to take this year's title. With one round to go in the championship, Davies holds an unassailable 37 point lead over Fabien Foret (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda).

Carlos Checa is the new World Superbike champion following an authoritative performance in the penultimate round of the championship at Magny-Cours. Even though Checa was virtually guaranteed to win the title in France, the Spaniard lived up to his pre-race vow that he wasn't going to coast to victory, and went on to win both races.

Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa took his third victory of the season at round 15 of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship at Motegi, but the battle for the championship got a little bit hotter, with Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo finishing second ahead of Casey Stoner.

The 2011 Australasian Safari was a dominant one for the Smith brothers, Todd and Jacob, who made this year's event their own. Ultimately, victory went the way of Todd, who finished 20 minutes ahead of Jacob in the final standings.

The first BMW R 80 G/S was introduced by BMW Motorrad in 1980 and since then, the wayfaring GS has become a global motorcycling icon.

Yamaha's all-new 2012 YZ250F has just gone on sale. The world's first modern era four-stroke 250cc MX bike has copped a host of revisions aimed at placing the new model at the top of the winners' rostrum.

The big news out of leg 6 of the 2011 Australasian Safari was the retirement of high profile entrant, Cyril Despres. The Frenchman hit a fencepost on the first of the day's two stages and suffered soft tissue damage to his foot.

Hailed in its day as 'the fastest privately owned machine in the world suitable for road use', a 1929 Brough Superior SS100 known as 'Moby Dick' will be the star lot at Bonhams' Stafford auction, held in conjunction with the International Motorcycle Show in Staffordshire, UK this coming October 16.

A Moriwaki Kawasaki that New Zealand's Graeme Crosby set the UK road racing scene alight with will be one of the highlights of Bonhams' Stafford auction in the UK this coming October 16.

What do top riders James Stewart, Ricky Carmichael and Chad Reed have in common? The answer lies in their origins: all three champions began their careers buzzing around on a Yamaha PW50. This year, the iconic two-stroke fun machine is celebrating its 30th year in production.

On the eve of the penultimate round of the 2011 FIM Superbike World Championship, Spain's Carlos Checa looks a certainty to take the title. With a lead of close to 100 points over his nearest rival, the championship is all but Checa's, but the Spaniard doesn't want to make it a "walk in the park".

After a brief Moto2 campaign last year, Damian Cudlin will get his chance at a MotoGP ride this weekend. The 29-year-old Australian will substitute for the injured Loris Capirossi at the Japanese Grand Prix. After dislocating his right shoulder at the Aragon round, Capirossi's injuries have not healed sufficiently for the Italian to compete at this weekend's round 15 of the MotoGP Championship.

The Smith brothers continue to make the 2011 Australasian Safari their own, with the pair recording another strong finish on their Honda CRF 450X bikes. Leg 5, run around a huge salt lake, saw the challenge of Yamaha's Shane Diener evaporate when he had a mechanical failure on the leg's second stage.

Twenty years on from its initial launch, Honda is revving up for the Australian release of the high performance 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade. The latest model promises superior handling and greater rideability - goals facilitated by enhanced technology and a newly strengthened suspension - along with a decrease in weight and upgraded styling.

Motocross and enduro riders across Victoria are revving up to take part in the KTM Ride4Kids. Now in its 10th year, Ride4Kids brings together the dirt bike community for the biggest motorcycling charity event in the country, raising funds for Challenge, a not-for-profit organisation supporting children and families living with cancer.