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The opening round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island was a perfect one for the factory Aprilia Racing Team, with team riders Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty winning a race apiece, and Aprilia riders taking five of the six podium positions across both races.

In the season-opening World Supersport race at Phillip Island, reigning title holder Kenan Sofuoglu (MAHI Racing Team India Kawasaki) outlasted Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) to kick off the season in the best possible fashion.

At the 2013 season-opening round of the FIM World Superbike Championship, it was announced that Phillip Island will host the Australian round of the championship for a further three years.

Valentino Rossi is the new brand ambassador for Opel's chic urban small car - the ADAM. The multiple MotoGP World Champion, who signed with Yamaha last year, will be the star of a wide-ranging communications campaign for the car in Italy.

Kawasaki has announced special 'Cash Back' savings across a range of their road models, with the promotion closing on March 28.

The CFMoto 650NK is already a popular fixture in the Australian motorcycle market. Now, CFMoto Australia is excited to announce the arrival of a new limited edition of this LAMS approved motorcycle.

Following their unveiling at last year's Milan International Motorcycle Show, the 2013-spec Ducati Hypermotard and Hypermotard SPs are now in production, with delivery expected from March.

For a limited time, the Suzuki DR200SE Trojan ag bike is available at a special price of only $3,990 ride-away at participating Suzuki dealers.

Alstare Ducati's Carlos Checa put the team's newly-developed Ducati 1199RS Panigale on the top of the timesheets at the Phillip Island official SBK 2-day test, which concluded earlier today.

Ararat's annual 'Jailhouse Rock Festival' is set for an all-new look and style in 2013. Rockabilly King Productions (who run events such as the Camperdown Cruise and Ballarat Beat), have teamed up with the Jailhouse Rock Committee to craft a new-look festival that's set to be bigger and better than ever. For its 19th year, the event is heading back to its roots and re-launching as a traditional Rock 'n' Roll festival.

Suzuki's Leon Camier has set the fastest time on day one of an official pre-season test at Phillip Island ahead of the season-opening round this weekend, February 22-24.

Honda has announced a new year treat for farmers, with a price drop on their multipurpose work and farm ATV, the 'Big Red' MUV700.

Day one of the Phillip Island private test session for World Superbike teams saw Aprilia Racing's Eugene Laverty set the unofficial fastest time, but the bigger news was the heavy crash suffered by Kawasaki's Tom Sykes.

It's been ten years since Ducati's Multistrada sport tourer was unveiled. That anniversary will be celebrated as part of the second 'Multistrada Experience' this April.

The Motorex KTM Racing Team has unveiled their new riders, a brand new look and an all-new team format for the 2013 outdoor motocross season in the Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals.

The FIM today released the provisional entry list for all classes in this year's motorcycle world championship. The MotoGP field features 25 provisional entrants.

Yamaha's factory-supported Under 19 team will see Jay Wilson join Joel Dinsdale on board Yamaha YZ250Fs as the team chases MXD success at the MX Nationals and Australian Supercross Championships in 2013.

Honda are about to broaden their motorcycle range with a new series of touring road bikes - the CTX Series - which will be available locally from the middle of this year.

JUST BIKES launched the February 2013 issue at Mid Life Cycles in Cremorne. Mid Life's 2012 JUST BIKES Build Off-winning machine (featured in the Feb issue) was on show, along with other projects and customer bikes.

With the 2013 World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island only a few weeks away, the Alstare Ducati squad have unveiled the livery that will grace their 1199 Panigale R race bikes this season.

Shannons Sydney Classic Summer auction featured a number of desirable classic motorcycles, but a group of nine Hondas proved to be the stars of the two-wheel offerings.

The recent signing of Kevin Curtain as a wildcard entrant to the World Supersport field means there will now be an awesome Aussie foursome lining up for this year's opening round at Phillip Island.

Planning for the 2013 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) is well underway. A special treat for British bike fans this year will be a special celebration of Velocette. Around 150 Velocettes are expected to attend the festival of pre-1985 motorcycles over the Easter weekend.

Following the recent release of the series calendar for the 2013 Monster Energy MX Nationals championship, series organisers Williams Event Management (WEM) have announced a number of changes that will be a part of this year's series.