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Kawasaki Puccetti Racing's Kenan Sofuoglu has secured this year's World Supersport Championship, wrapping up the title at Jerez on 16 October.

Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez is the MotoGP champion for 2016. Victory at round 15 at Motegi - three rounds away from the conclusion of the season - means the 23-year-old Spaniard now has an unassailable championship lead, with this year's title his third since joining the premier class in 2013.

Marking 70 years since the first Vespa rolled off the assembly line in Pontedera in 1946, Vespa have announced a trio of special edition 'Settantesimo' (70th Anniversary) versions of the Primavera, GTS and PX.

If you live in Victoria and love Italian bikes of all types, you need to get yourself to Melbourne's Festival of Italian Motorcycles (FOIM) this November.

Tickets for the Australian round (Feb 24-26) of the 2017 Motul World Superbike championship go on sale today (Oct 11, 2016), with discounted pricing available for early bird ticket purchasers.

Australia's Jason Doyle will take no further part in the FIM Speedway GP season - including the QBE Insurance FIM Australian Speedway Grand Prix this October - after suffering an injury at the Polish round on 1 October.

SWM's locally-available range of enduro and supermotard machines will soon be joined by a couple of classically-styled road models - the Gran Milano 440 and Gran Turismo 440.

This year's Motorclassica, the Australian International Concours d'Elegance and Classic Motor Show, will take place on 21-23 October, in the halls and grounds of Melbourne's historic Royal Exhibition Building.

Billed as a "festival of family entertainment", the all-new MotorWorld Sydney motoring festival hits Sydney MotorSport Park this 1-4 December, with online ticket sales for the event starting today, including special offers for early bird ticket buyers.

Yamaha Motor Australia (YMA) has created a new customer engagement initiative called 'bLU cRU'.

Four-time Australian motocross champion Jay Marmont will line up with Husqvarna for this year's Australian supercross championship, which kicks off at Jimboomba, Queensland, this weekend.

Yamaha Motor Australia's three factory supported teams for this year's Australian Supercross Championship will feature an all-Australian rider line-up in the SX1 (450cc) and SX2 (250cc) categories, including defending SX1 champion, CDR Yamaha's Dan Reardon.

Sunday, 25th September is the date for this year's Distinguished Gentleman's Ride. The event, founded in Australia by Mark Hawwa five years ago to raise funds for men's health charities, is now a global phenomenon and the world's largest charity motorcycle event.

Royal Enfield have announced the addition of two new colours for their 350 Classic - Chestnut and Mint - which are available now.

This year's FIM ASIA Supermoto championship season opener at Newcastle has announced some added 'star power' in the form of former Supermoto World Champion Boris Chambon and Australia's own three-time Superbike World Champion Troy Bayliss for the 3 - 4 September event.

CFMoto have released a revamped version of their 650NK LAMS model, with a new addition in the smaller and lighter 400NK.

TT Legend Guy Martin has piloted the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner to a new record - for a Triumph - of 274.2mph (441.2kph) on the Bonneville Salt Flats.

Indian Motorcycle Australia has announced the third in their series of locally-inspired Scout Limited Edition models.

To celebrate the introduction of 'Sherco Fast Finance', Sherco have announced a special introductory 4.9% comparison rate offer on selected enduro models, which is available until September 30, 2016.

The FIM MotoGP World Championship is set to reach new territory, with Dorna Sports announcing on 17 July that an agreement has been reached for Finland to join the schedule in 2018.

The countdown is on for the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2016 at Phillip Island, with today marking 100 days until the 21-23 October event.

Husqvarna Motorcycles has announced a partnership with former American professional supercross and motocross rider Jeff Emig.

Throttle Roll, the annual celebration of all things cool and custom in Sydney’s motorcycle scene, celebrated its fourth anniversary in 2016, with this year’s street party – a new addition to the event - attracting more than 6,000 visitors.

Until 31 August, 2016, Honda is offering free on road costs on the new, 2016-model CBR500R.