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Through a potent combination of performance DNA extracted from the Daytona 675 and aggressive street fighter styling drawn from the Speed Triple, Triumph have created the most desirable naked middleweight motorcycle in the market. The younger brother of the Speed Triple, the Street Triple is a rebel with plenty of cause - lean, light, agile and dripping with attitude.

If you love all things Vespa, you'll love the new Vespa shopping website\nwww.vespashopping.com

Borders bookstores are offering the ultimate gift for the scooter-loving dad - or even yourself - in the form of this LX50 Vespa, as part of their special Father's Day promotion.

In a bold anti theft initiative, Yamaha Motor Australia is currently supplying all motor-cycles, scooters and ATVs with DataDotDNA theft protection.\nDataDotDNA is a unique theft protection system consisting of tiny microdots bearing identifying code numbers. These dots have been sprayed onto all Yamahas since 1 February 2007 enabling units and their component parts to be easily identified.

In celebration of the factory Yamaha Racing Team's dominance of Australian Superbike and Supersport competition this year, Yamaha Motor Australia have extended their $1,000 'Yamadollar' promotion from the YZF-R1 to also include new sales of the increasingly popular YZF-R6 sportsbike.

The 'littlest' motorcycling icon, Honda's Z50 Monkey bike is making a return to the Australian market in the form a special 40th Anniversary model that is sure to become a hit with big and little kids alike. \n

In an ode to the great Grand Prix racers of the late 80's and early 90's including Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Eddie Lawson, Honda is releasing a limited edition tri colour VFR800.\nPainted up in the same livery as the all mighty NSR500 of the day, the tri colour model features all of the standard benefits that sport touring customers have come to expect from their Honda.

Reardon dominates Pro\nOpen MX in season '07\nThe Australian MX landscape was painted a distinct shade of green this year. No, we're not talking about the breaking of the drought, but the performance of Team Kawasaki's Daniel Reardon in the Pro Open class. Here's how he did it.\nStrong performances and a runner up finish in the championship last season were backed up with another Australian Supercross title (in SX Open) at the start of 2007, which proved to be a taste of things to come for this year's Australian MX Championship.

The Australian motorcycle market is on target for another record year after achieving sales of more than 60,000 for the first half of 2007. Official retail sales figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 60,192 motorcycles, scooters and ATVs were sold to June 30 - an increase of 7,818 or 14.9% over the same period in 2006.

The Piaggio Beverley 250 is now on sale at $7,490 + ORC.

Undoubtedly Scooters are riding the crest of a wave, as urban dwellers recognise the benefits scooters offer for short commuting around town, to say nothing of reduced running costs! These environmentally friendly credentials have been strengthened further with the release of the first hybrid scooter. Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, has launched the hybrid scooter by mechanically and electronically linking a traditional combustion engine with an electric motor.

The fuel-injected Piaggio X8 250ie maxi scooter now delivers more power and performance with an exhilarating mix of style, comfort, performance and protection.The X8's new Quaser 250cc four-valve engine is an environmental gem, and meets Euro 3 standards. Elsewhere, the seat height has been lowered to 785mm, and the rear boot and underseat storage have been combined to produce a massive 56 litre "storeroom" - complete with remote key access.

Piaggio Zip 100 -price zipped! Piaggio's cute and compact Zip 100 scooter has been marked down to $1,990 + ORC, a saving of $500 off the previous price.

SanDisk chose the Laguna Seca MotoGP round to launch their new range of Ducati-branded flash memory cards and USB flash drives. When you consider both have the quickest read/write speeds of all the SanDisk range, it seems only natural they ally themselves with the fastest bikes in the MotoGP paddock!

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.