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Drawing on the spartan cafe racing machines of the Sixties and taking its name from the legendary racing Triumphs of that era, the Triumph Thruxton is a sleek machine seamlessly mixing the classic style with a modern attitude and technology. The Thruxton's fuel injected 865cc, air-cooled, twin cylinder power plant is the most powerful of Triumph's twin cylinder line-up, with a peak power output of 70PS (69bhp) delivered at 7400rpm and peak torque of 70Nm (52ft.lbf) arriving at 5800rpm. The engine shares the same 360' firing interval as the Bonneville but also features 'hot' camshaft profiles, a compression ratio of 9.2:1 and megaphone style exhausts.

The Australia Day weekend saw hundreds of enthusiasts descend on the 44th Victorian Hot Rod Show, held at the Melbourne Exhibition Building.

BMW will compete in the Superbike World Champion-ship this year with gun riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus.

A proven race winner around the world, Suzuki's GSX-R600 supersport machine has arrived in Australia with three brand new colours available for 2009.

A brand new 2009 limited edition version of Suzuki's flagship Boulevard M109R cruiser is now available in Australia.

When the 2009 Superbike World Championship begins at Victoria's Phillip Island on March 1, the grid will be practically unrecognisable from the one that lined up in Portugal's final round last year.

What are brakes for? Stopping of course! Is that all? Can they also be used for stabilising? Everyone knows that a bike is more stable when driving - right?

Honda has announced they have exciting plans in the environmental technology front with the company currently developing a battery powered electric motorcycle which emits no CO2 during operation.

Honda's highly anticipated new release into the naked bike market - the CB1000R - has arrived. The CB1000R features a dynamic, hard edged design that immediately grabs attention with its unmistakable look of muscular performance.

The new K 1300 S is the most powerful and fastest BMW the world has ever seen.

BMW has unveiled the third model in its High Performance range, the HP2 Sport.

For the second month running Ducati have released an awesome new motorbike.

The new BMW HP2 Megamoto is available in Australia.

The works 349cc 4-cylinder Honda ridden by Mike Hailwood to win the 1966 World 350cc Championship is heading for Australia, and will appear on track at the Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza on Easter Saturday and Sunday, April 11-12.

The Shannons Summer Auction in Melbourne produced mixed results, with the economic conditions obviously playing a part in slightly reduced prices expected for some marques.

The G 450 X is BMW's first competition enduro motorcycle.

The BMW R 1200 GS and R 1200 GS Adventure motorcycles have been updated, mid-way through their production lives.

One of the most anticipated releases of 2008 was BMW's new medium category F800.

Sixty years ago, on December 17 1948 the first post-war BMW motorcycle rolled off the Munich production line. The single-cylinder R 24 was the motorcycle that would bring BMW back from the brink of extinction.

The first shipment of the new Brutale 1078 RR and Brutale 989 R has arrived.

BMW Motorrad Australia New Zealand celebrates another record year in 2008. BMW Motorrad in Australia and New Zealand has secured another record sales performance underlining the strength of the brand and the growing appeal of its ever widening portfolio of motorcycles.

25 years of the K series.

The ultimate Touring model from Harley-Davidson, the Ultra Classic Electra Glide is fully equipped for a life on the road.

The powerful V-twin that sports a massive fuel injected 1670cc engine and a minimal aluminium chassis bristling with state of the\nart performance parts now comes in three new colours and is fitted with a monster six piston twin caliper radial front brake setup.