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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.

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.