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Originally designed for the Japanese market, Honda's XR250L provides an opportunity for many riders to enjoy the excitement of 'bush bashing' without the intimidation factor.

The world's first class ticket to relaxed and luxurious motorcycle touring - the incomparable 2007 Goldwing is now available in dark orange metallic and dark blue metallic colour schemes.

Leading Australian motocross team, CDR/Nokia/Yamaha has launched an exciting new, industry-leading website www.dackracing.tv which will allow fans to interact with the team away from the busy confines of the race track.

While the addition of Max Biaggi to the Suzuki SBK squad was no real surprise, the team's dropping of Troy Corser was only marginally less of a surprise than Corser's signing to the Yamaha Italia squad - at the expense of Andrew Pitt.

Australia's Supercross World Champion, Chad Reed recently tried his hand at making four wheels go fast instead of two, the results pointing to a potential future for the 24-year old in V8 Supercar racing back in Australia.

More than a month after the conclusion of the 2006 World Superbike season, Carl Fogarty was still without firm plans - and financial backing - for 2007, despite a strong desire to keep his team together and continue racing next year.

The 50cc Bug Super 9 will be a welcome addition alongside the popular Bug Jive and new Bug Vibe, strengthening Bug's domination of the 50cc scooter market.

Bug Scooters launched its all new Bug Orion 200 at the 2006 Australian International Motor Show.

BMW Motorrad Australia brought the World Stuntriding Champion, Christian Pfeiffer to Australia to demonstrate why he and his F 800 motorcycle are unbeatable.

Roberts steps up!

Whether your passion is "seriously sporting" or "seriously touring", the new BMW F 800 S and ST models are built for serious satisfaction.

Bike sales gather pace! Motorcycle sales are really gathering momentum, with a record 82,980 bikes delivered in the first nine months of the year.

Around 200 motocross riders including No Fear Honda's Craig 'Ando' Anderson came together in November at the Barrabool Motocross track to do something they rarely get a chance to do - ride for the fun of it!

With the cessation of the Foggy Petronas squad, Steve Martin will return to the DFX Treme team for whom he rode before his time on the FP1. Previously, DFX ran Ducatis, but for 2007, the squad will run Honda CBR 1000RRs.

Ando dials himself into the mix. Coming in to the penultimate round of the Supercross Masters Series, all eyes were on Troy Carroll (CDR/ Nokia/ Yamaha), the defending champion back for his first real hitout since March.

Suzuki Australia has unleashed the ultimate four stroke motocross weapon - the latest incarnation of the all conquering RM-Z450.

Following the success of the Phillip Island GSX-R ride day, Suzuki's next GSX-R only track day is scheduled at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway on Monday 11 December.

Offering an exciting sneak preview of its all new open class supersport machine, Suzuki Australia has announced advance details of the all-new 2007-model GSX-R1000.

The 2007 model 800cc cruisers feature new colour schemes and include several refinements to excite cruiser enthusiasts.

A race of polar opposites saw Chris Walker (PSG-1 Kawasaki) record his first World Superbike win in an extremely wet race 1, while race 2 saw Troy Bayliss (Xerox Ducati) again return to the top of the podium, but this time on a virtually dry track!

It's a great feeling to be getting back into bikes after a break, checking out the latest models and equipment, and looking forward to those fun days on the road enjoying the freedom you know only motorcycling can bring.

Italy's most prestigious motorcycle marquee has just introduced its newest creation - the F4 1000 R.

While several readers would be aware that the Y.S.S. range of suspension components comes out of Thailand, the Aussie connection is a strong one.

The TDM900 fuel injected 900cc parallel twin model has already established itself as a firm favourite with riders who want everything from their motorcycles.