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Straddling the area between bicycle and motorcycle, Stealth Electric Bikes are offering a new transport option, which will feature at the upcoming Australian Motorcycle Expo Melbourne.

The prologue for the 2012 Australasian Safari saw a win for the 'locals', with Warren Strange (GHR Honda) scoring the quickest time. The WA native will lead the field for Leg 1 of the Safari.

A provisional entry list for the 2012 Australian Supercross Championship has been announced ahead of the season opener on October 13.

BMW Motorrad have announced the local pricing for their 'urban mobility' scooter duo - the C 600 Sport and C 650 GT. Upon availability in late November, local pricing for the new scooters will be $13,990* for the C 600 Sport and $15,990* for the C 650 GT.

Following on from the release of the new Ninja 300, Kawasaki have announced the Ninja 300 Special Edition is now available locally.

The annual 'Wall to Wall: Ride for Remembrance' ride in support of fallen police officers around Australia was held on Saturday, September 15.

At the finale 2012 Australian 250cc Production Class championship, Kawasaki's Luke Burgess continued his winning form to make it a clean sweep of round victories on the way to his first National road race title.

Hardened international motorsport champions, rally racing veterans and young motorsport stars of the future will be hitting the West Australian outback this weekend for the 2012 Australasian Safari.

CFMoto have announced that a new colour option is coming for their new V-Night 150 commuter. The matte black version of the V-Night LAMS bike will be available from the end of September.

Harley-Davidson celebrates its 110th Anniversary in 2013, but the party has already kicked off, with this week's European Bike Week in Austria hosting the first of what's set to be a year's worth of celebrations.

A rare 'motor tricycle' from the 1890s was one of the highlights amongst the motorcycle lots on offer at Bonhams' auction at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu on September 8.

Yamaha's Factory Racing Team will run a special 'Race-Blu' livery for the Misano and Aragon MotoGP race weekends. The livery will also be available on selected 2013 model Yamaha road bikes.

Honda Australia have announced that the 2013 model of their top-selling CBR250R will be available in popular Repsol Honda livery.

With the City of Ipswich National Tour 2012 for veteran vehicles almost underway, enthusiasts of pre-1919 motorcycles won't want to miss the Tour's dedicated display day, which is on Sunday, September 16.\n

Following an exciting round 11 of the 2012 eni Superbike World Championship at the all-new Moscow Raceway, the teams returned to familiar territory for round 12 of the championship, but the race weekend was no less dramatic.

The Ton Up Boys motorcycle club proudly present 'Ride With The Rockers 2012' on Sunday, October 7th. This year's ride marks the 16th consecutive annual rally for the Ton Up Boys since the club was established since the early '90s.

As a restorer, rider and enthusiast of vintage motorcycles, Chris Knoop, is about to take on a motorcycling challenge that's sure to make other fans of vintage bikes green with envy - the 'Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run' for pre-1930 motorcycles.

Kawasaki have revealed their 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300, an updated version of the popular Ninja 250 (EX 250R) starter model that the 'green brand' are confident will return them to number 1 in the sales charts. A TBC September release date has been set for the new model.

2003 marked what was arguably the biggest-ever running of the Geelong Speed Trials. Given the large number of motorcycle entrants that year, dominated by a rare appearance from the New Zealand-built Britten, and the record-setting run of Josh Brookes on the factory Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade, you may have missed entrant No. 9 in the Period 3 class.

In a little over a year since its initial unveiling in mid-1948, BSA's Bantam had became not only one of the Birmingham firm's most popular models, but also one of the most successful across the entire British motorcycle industry.

Harley-Davidson's 2008 model lineup boasted a number of new models, and arguably the most interesting was the FLSTSB 'Cross Bones', which was part of the 'Dark Customs' range.

The handiwork of Nigel Petrie has already been featured with JUST before. In the December 2011 issue of JUST PARTS magazine, we took a closer look at Nigel's work-in-progress Toyota Hilux ute purpose-built for drift competition. While still working on that beast, Nigel took time out to apply his ideas and impressive fabrication skills to two wheels.

This September 7 - 9, a once-in-a-lifetime motoring event, the Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, will be held in the grounds of the UK's most historic castle. In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Windsor Castle will be the venue for a select display of some of the rarest and most desirable motorcycles from around the world.

Got any plans for the weekend of February 22 - 24, 2013? You do now, because that's when the Superbikes roll into Phillip Island, and tickets for the 2013 season opener go on sale today!