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Smooth Cruiser - Yamaha's 2006 model Royal Star Venture is the consummate performer when it comes to swallowing huge distances in total comfort.

Yamaha has released its latest weapon to combat the urban jungle - the economical 50cc Jog scooter.

YAMAHA FJR1300A - Yamaha's best selling sports tourer has been completely revamped for 2006.

Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda) secured his second pole in as many attempts, thanks to a lap just outside the existing track best, set in 2003, shortly before the advent of control tyres for every SBK class.

The fight for pole!

When two Troys go to war

TWO RECORDS FOR TROY - Bayliss scored his ninth pole reaching Raymond Roche as the seventh place all-time and beat the qualifying record of Phillip Island with 1'32"159.

Stopping of course!\nIs that all? Can they also be used for stabilising? Everyone knows that a bike is more stable when driving - right? Don't brakes retard speed?

The Scorpio SR-i500S is a security system that claims to be the first two-way FM security system designed specifically for the motorcycle industry.

Still recovering from the broken leg he suffered in the lead up to the 2006 SBK season...

Joining Motorcycling Australia's 'Rider's Division' offers many benefits, the latest of which is a 10% discount on any purchase at Melbourne's Technical Book Shop, which specialises in motoring and motorcycling publications and periodicals.

COL GETS A CAR - EVERYONE ELSE JUST GETS WET!

Great to see at least some form of motorsport get a guernsey as part of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, but who were the trials riders involved and how did it all come about?

Australian designed and manufactured, by Moto Camper Trailers, the trailer that goes by the same name solves the great problem of needing two trailers when taking dirt bikes into the great outdoors, ie. the bike trailer and the camper trailer, by combining the two into one unit.

Speaking of things going really fast, a recent attempt on the FIM Land Speed record for motorcycles on Lake Gairdner was stymied by, of all things, rain.

After mixed results in the two races he contested in World Supersport (12th at Qatar, DNF at Phillip Island), Anthony Gobert has been replaced for the Valencia round of the WSS championship by Spanish rider Kenny Noyes.

Keeping with the upgrades already seen on the SM 510R's younger brother, the SM 450R, these machines have undergone significant changes for the 2006 season.

The 2006 release of Honda's top of the line workhorse - the TRX 680FA - is now available and offers a host of refinements ad upgrades that are guaranteed to make it the most attractive option in its class on the market today.

Yes, it may be a bit late to cash in on the Commonwealth Games, but it's a good enough excuse to run this shot of sprint babe Tamsyn Lewis taken at the Honda 2006 Race Team launch!

Honda Motor Co. has succeeded in developing the world's first production motorcycle airbag system.

After parting ways with the Foggy Petronas Superbike team at the end of 2005, Garry McCoy had drifted off the radar, but has popped up again, confirming he'll be taking part in the World Supermoto Championship, an eight round series that runs throughout Europe.

The Foggy Petronas racing website

It's the time of the year when a lot of folks are startin' to think about racing again and if you're thinkin' about doin' it rather than just watchin' it, you should also be thinkin' about gettin' yourself into some new leathers for the upcoming season.