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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!

Suzuki have released the 2013 version of their popular and successful RM-Z450 motocross machine, with a raft of upgrades from nose to tail.

Casey Stoner has undergone successful surgery to the right ankle he injured in a qualifying session crash ahead of the Indianapolis MotoGP round.

The latest addition to the locally-available Vespa offerings is the GTS 300ie Super Sport, which thanks to its distinctive gloss orange colour, has been dubbed 'Fast Orange'.

A rare piece of Australian motorcycling history in the form of a 1914 Mostyn motorcycle sold for an impressive price at Shannons' Melbourne Spring Classic Auction on August 27.

The eni Superbike World Championship broke new ground over the weekend of August 25-26, visiting Russia for the first time. The action took place at the all-new 'Moscow Raceway' circuit located 70 kms from Moscow's city centre. World Superbikes was the first major international championship to visit the Russian circuit.

CDR Yamaha's Josh Coppins finished his full time racing career in impressive fashion, winning the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals championship in the season finale, delivering the fifth straight premier class title for CDR Yamaha in the process.

Coolum hosted the final round of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship on the weekend of Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th. While much of the focus was on CDR Yamaha's Josh Coppins and Motul Pirelli Suzuki's Todd Waters in the MX1 class, the battle for the MX2 and MXD championship was just as tight, with the MX2 victor and runner up separated by only 2 points!

CDR Yamaha's Josh Coppins finished his full time racing career in fine style on the weekend, winning the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals championship.

Honda's new sport ATV, the TRX250X, is now available in Honda dealerships Australia-wide. New features of note include all-black plastics and Maxxis Razr Vantage tyres.

Ahead of his last competitive ride before retirement, CDR Yamaha's Josh Coppins is looking to round out his 17 year career with victory in the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship.

A new look for Honda's Supersport machine - the CBR600RR - has been unveiled, with the 'Victory Red & White' version of the middleweight sports bike now available in Honda dealers Australia wide.