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The opening day of the final 2014 pre-season test session at Phillip Island has gone the way of Suzuki's new signing, Eugene Laverty, who set the day's fastest time in the morning session.

Sunstar's 'Works Z' rear sprocket for off-road bikes features high quality stainless steel construction that's 50 percent lighter than standard steel sprockets. In fact, the Works Z is the lightest steel sprocket on the market.

Victory Motorcycles, the makers of American high performance V-twin factory custom cruisers, bold baggers and fully-loaded tourers is clearing out selected 2013 ex-demonstrator units this month!

At the conclusion of the opening test session for the Moto2 class in 2014, held at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, Maverick Vinales finished the final day on top, but his best wasn't enough to leapfrog fellow Spaniard, Esteve Rabat.

A recent release from Zorro's, the Bandit is an AS-approved open face helmet designed for the cruiser market.

The conclusion of the first 2014 pre-season test session for the Moto3 field at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit saw Australia's Jack Miller record the fastest time on the third and final day.

After losing his MotoGP ride with Gresini Honda at the end of the 2013 season, Australia's Bryan Staring was looking like he wouldn't get an international class ride this year. Thankfully, that's now changed.

Bulked up and maxed out, Wenley Ng's custom Triumph is rippling with aggression. Hardly surprising really; the company name is 'Mean Machines', the bike's called 'Mad Max', and the brief was to create a "Monster Trucker tracker", so it was always going to be tough!

For the 'TT Zero' section for zero-emissions motorcycles at this year's Isle of Man TT, Team Mugen has attracted the talents of two of the TT's best and most successful riders.

Following Harley-Davidson's announcement that they'll be adding a 500cc LAMS model to their lineup in 2015, Triumph have announced that they're getting into the LAMS game, too, with the Street Triple 660 set for an Australian release midway through 2014.

In 2014 Repsol Honda Team reaches a milestone 20 years in premier class motorcycle racing. To celebrate the collaboration that has seen the Honda Factory Team race under Repsol colours for the past two decades, a 20th Anniversary party and presentation was held at 'Campus Repsol' in Madrid, Spain.

Victory Motorcycles are set to add a new model to their lineup in the form of the 'Gunner'. Based on Victory's 8-Ball cruiser, the Gunner adds retro bobber looks and blackout-style custom touches.

British Supersport race outfit, Smiths Triumph Racing Team, aim to get a head-start on the rest of the BSS competition this season by contesting the opening round of the Supersport World Championship at Phillip Island this month.

In the wake of the tyre problems encountered by both Dunlop and Bridgestone at the controversial Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix last October, a number of MotoGP and Moto2 teams will return to Phillip Island in March to undergo tyre testing in an attempt for both tyre companies to avoid a repeat of the drama again this year.

The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has recently acquired one of the few surviving 1990 model Harley-Davidson Fat Boy motorcycles used in the filming of "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" for the ever-growing museum collection.

Former Australian Supersport Champion Shannon Johnson will take a magical trip back in time at this Easter's Penrite Broadford Bike Bonanza when he rides the actual Honda CB 1100R taken to victory by his late father Andrew Johnson in the 1980 Castrol Six Hour Race.

One of the most popular figures in MotoGP before his tragic death in 2011, the legend of Marco Simoncelli continues to grow, and has now been made official.

Chris Hollis and Daniel Milner gave CDR Yamaha Off Road the perfect start to the 2014 season, claiming a 1-2 Pro Class finish at the opening round of the Australian Enduro-X championship, on February 2.

BMW performance mufflers, produced specifically by Akrapovic, are now approved for use on Australian roads (from Feb 1, 2014, when fitted with an homologation label).

The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) has announced the latest provisional entry list for the 2104 eni FIM Superbike World Championship.

This year's inaugural Gran Premio Red Bull de la Republica Argentina has received official homologation following a visit from representatives of the FIM and Dorna Sports to the event's track, the 'Circuito Termas de Rio Hondo'.

While the 2014 World Superbike season opener is currently divest of Aussie riders, there's good news for the locals in the World Supersport class, with Victoria's Ryan Taylor confirmed for a wildcard entry.

Kawasaki is pleased to announce that Adam Monea and Jake Moss will ride for the manufacturer in Australian motocross competition this season. Moss is a new inclusion to the team, replacing Jay Marmont, while Monea returns for his second season with the factory Kawasaki outfit.

John Sample Automotive, exclusive importers of Aprilia, is pleased to announce a new initiative for Aprilia riders who want to experience the full potential of their bike on the race track.