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At a wet Assen round of the 2014 World Superbike Championship, Ducati's World Superbike Project Director, Ernesto Meregalli, indicated there was a possibility that Troy Bayliss, Ducati's last WSBK champion, may make an appearance at Mugello to test the current season Ducati Panigale race bike.

We'd all like to mow the lawn quicker, but one enthusiast recently took that to the extreme and set a new Guinness World Record in the process.

At a special launch at Melbourne's 'Gasolina' cafe on April 17, Urban Moto Imports, Australian importers of Benelli, unveiled the new 'BN302' entry-level machine.

CFMoto will provide factory support for the 'WK Bikes' (the name the Chinese-built CFMoto has been distributed under in the UK) race team at next month's Isle of Man TT.

The McGrath Foundation would like to make all blokes aware that April is 'Man Month' for the breast cancer charity, and are asking motorcyclists around the country 'pink up' in support of the foundation.

On Saturday, April 12, Geelong Harley-Davidson held a grand opening party for their big new showroom and workshop at 506-508 LaTrobe Boulevard, Geelong.

Mecum's Houston Motorcycle Auction, held on April 13 in conjunction with a car auction at the same location, saw 174 classic, vintage and veteran motorcycles consigned, covering numerous makes and models, but the big money earners were the usual British and American blue riband models.

CFMoto have officially launched their 2014 LAMS-legal naked and touring bikes - The 650NK and 650TK.

Australia hosted the opening two rounds of the 2014 World Trials Championship over the weekend of April 12 - 13, with a number of familiar names returning to Mount Tarrengower, Victoria, the same venue that hosted rounds of the series in 2012.

Triumph's annual RAT (Riders Association of Triumph) RALLY is on again in 2014, with entries for the Coffs Harbour-based event now open.

The first Chinese-built KTM R2R DUKES have rolled off CFMoto's production line, with the occasion marked by a celebration at the factory.

It was an up and down reult for Kawasaki Australia's Meghan Rutledge at the 2nd round of the 2014 FIM Women's World MX Championship, held at Trentino, Italy, this past weekend.

Australia's most popular farm bike in 2013*, the Suzuki Trojan, will continue to assist farmers with a low ride away price offer until the end of June, 2014.

Ahead of the Aragon round (round 2) of the 2014 World Superbike Championship, it was announced the round to be held in Russia at Moscow Raceway, was cancelled.

Suzuki has announced a special deal on its entry level learner approved model, the INAZUMA 250, which is now being offered for just $4,990 ride away* at participating dealers.

Indian Motorcycle Australia has announced the launch of its newest dealership, Indian Motorcycle Adelaide, which is open now.

A.S.O. (Amoury Sport Organisation), organisers of the annual Dakar rally, have released details of the route for the 2015 event.

Yamaha's 'SR' singles were a surprise success story when first released back in 1978. The SR400 enjoyed a long production run in Japan, while the longer-stroke SR500 was available as a new model in Europe, and particularly Germany, as late as 2005. Now, more than 35 years after it was first released, the SR is back, and this time the SR400 is officially coming to Australia, too.

Facebook friends of Deus Ex Machina will be aware of this weekend's upcoming Festival of Thump. The 5 April event will witness the Sydney introduction of Yamaha's all new SR400 - a model that is not really new at all having been available in Japan since 1978.

As part of a raft of new and updated models recently launched by Yamaha, the XTZ 1200 Super Tenere adventure bike has been updated, with a new variant, the XTZ 1200E, added to the range, too.

For a limited time, Suzuki Australia are offering a range of discounts and ride away prices on their farm-ready ATV range.

As part of a wide-ranging series of offers on new bikes in the range, Suzuki are offering free on-roads on all new GSX-R 1300 Hayabusas for a limited time.

Suzuki has extended its championship bonus offer of up to $1500 on the GSX-R range of sportsbikes to June 30, 2014. The offer covers the GSX-R 1000, GSX-R 750 and GSX-R 600*.

BMW Motorrad is now offering Ride Away deals on selected models - road, off-road, tourer and dual purpose - from across the range, from now until June 30, 2014.