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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.

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.