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Honda's newest scooter, the PCX150, will be avaiable in Honda dealerships nationally this week. Based on the already popular PCX125, the new PCX150 was officially unveiled at the recent Sydney Scooter Expo.

This October 23rd, collectors of classic British bikes will have a rare opportunity to purchase one of the most sought after and collectable pre-war motorcycles - 'Old Bill' - the world-renowned 1922 Brough Superior that was the personal machine of company founder, George Brough.

At the weekend's Motorcycle Grand Prix championship race in Aragon, Spain, Iveco brought the glamour - as well as the girls for the Iveco-sponsored event.

Triumph have unveiled their 2013-spec Street Triple and Street Triple R mid-size naked sports models.

What started as an eight way fight for a chance to compete in the 2013 Dakar Rally ended in a one horse race, with GHR Honda's Brett Cummings winning a battle of attrition in last week's Australasian Safari. The 29-year-old from South Africa won the 'race within a race' at this year's Aus Safari, which was one of four off-road endurance events around the world chosen by Dakar organisers, ASO, for the 'Dakar Challenge'.

For the month of October, Suzuki are offering Factory Bonus savings of up to $1,000* across their entire road bike range, including sports, commuters, LAMS, adventure tourers and cruisers.

A beach dash from Kalbarri to Geraldton in Western Australia was the finale of the 2012 Australasian Safari. Over eight-days and 3,500 kms, the off-road motorsport marathon saw some ups and downs experienced by the fancied riders, but at the finish, only one man was triumphant, GHR Honda's Jake Smith.

The penultimate leg of the 2012 Australasian Safari had a bit of everything, with the cattle country around the Murchison River providing a mixture of open scrubland, rocky trails, sand dunes and tight, tree-lined tracks.

Following its successful debut this year, Enduro-X will return in 2013. The exciting news for this dynamic combination of trials, enduro, motocross and supercross is that next year's Enduro-X has a new venue and new sponsor.

Spanish veteran of the Dakar rally, Pep Vila, gave MotoGP riders a racing experience of a very different kind in the lead up to the weekend's round at Aragon.

Following the lead of the 'bigger' Ninja 300, the 2013 version of Kawasaki's mid-size sports bike, the ZX-6R, will also feature a capacity increase - up to 636cc.

Spanish Dakar truck driver Pep Vila gave MotoGP riders a racing experience of a very different kind in the lead up to the weekend's round at Aragon.

Leg 5 of the 2012 Australasian Safari proved to be a tumultuous one for the Dakar Challenge competitors, with three of the front runners dropping out of the race.

After 'coasting' through the opening stages, entrants in the 2012 Australasian Safari headed inland for Leg 4, travelling through remote regions along the Gascoyne River nicknamed "tiger country"!

Following on from BMW's popular 'Demo Days' for their road bike range, BMW Motorrad has announced the introduction of the inaugural 'GS Experience' test ride event for their GS off-road bikes.

Rod Wright's taste in motorcycles is nothing if not diverse. From a long term BMW R75/5 to a 1933 BSA and a late model BMW R1150R, Rod's passion took a bit of a diversion in the form of this 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA, which he acquired almost 20 years ago.

Yamaha Desert Racing's Rod Faggotter was the victor on Leg 3 of the 2012 Australasian Safari, with the day's win narrowing the gap between the WR 450F rider and overall leader in the moto division, GHR Honda's Jake Smith.

After the drama of Todd Smith's mechanical problems on the opening leg of the 2012 Australasian Safari, Leg 2 of the WA endurance event was somewhat more settled, with Todd's brother, Jake Smith, increasing his lead over the field in the moto division.

Australia's Bryan Staring has a slim chance of taking out the 2012 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup following victory at the penultimate round in Portugal on September 23.

Aprilia Racing Team's Max Biaggi looks set to secure his second Superbike World Championship following an incident-packed penultimate round of the 2012 championship at Portimao, Portugal.

The penultimate round of the 2012 Supersport World Championship saw the champion declared in Kenan Sofuoglu. Riding for Lorenzini Kawasaki, the Turk's second place finish in the race at Portugal was good enough to secure the championship with one round remaining.

Following the previous day's prologue, Leg 1 of the 2012 Australasian Safari from Geraldton to Kalbarri combined beach and bush riding which made for an action-packed start to the Safari proper, but last year's winner and Dakar Challenge favourite Todd Smith ended his day early with a broken crankshaft.

A one-off Honda CBR1000RR, auctioned through eBay to raise money for the Marco Simoncelli Foundation, has kicked off a series of 'Dedikato' auctions of MotoGP and other memorabilia.

While the sight of Mick Doohan doing demo laps at the Phillip Island MotoGP circuit is nothing new, what'll make Mick's parade laps at this year's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix extra special is the fact he'll be doing it on Honda's latest MotoGP machine.