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Round 7 of the 2012 MotoGP championship was one of highs and lows: highs for Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner; and lows for Yamaha Racing's Jorge Lorenzo, who was taken out of the race in the first corner.

Kawasaki have announced a new retail promotion, offering $500 cash back on their popular Ninja 250R (EX250R) LAMS approved model, from now until the end of August.

Kawasaki have released their 2013-spec KX250F motocrosser, with a host of small upgrades over the 2012 model. In even better news for fans of the green machines, the 2013 KX250F is available at the same price as the 2012 model - $10,999.

Horsham's final round for the 2012 Victorian Senior Motocross Championship saw Kristy Gillespie put in a seriously gutsy effort to rack up her seventh Women's State Motocross championship.

The latest release from CFMoto, the V-Night 150, is now available from CFMoto dealers around Australia. The V-Night 150 is a 150cc sports-style commuter that's LAMS approved.

The annual 'Harley-Davidson World Ride', organised by the Harley Owner's Group (H.O.G.) saw Harley owners around the globe rack up 12.5 million kilometres for the 2012 running of the event.

Wanna race on the iconic Isle of Man circuit at the 2013 Manx GP? Then Get Routed International Motorcycle Shipping can help.

Yamaha have released updates to their XV tourers. The XV1900 and XVS1300 'Star' tourers are now available in 'AT' spec, meaning hard leather panniers, pillion backrest and touring windscreen are available on both models.

The dates for the 2013 Australian round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship have been released. Australia will once again host the Superbike season opener, on February 22 to 24, 2013.

On the back of International Entertainment Group (IEG)'s announcement that they will take on promotion of the Australian Supercross Championship comes an initial calendar for the 2012 championship.

The Paul Feeney Group has launched a new retail promotion covering the majority of the Husqvarna 2012 off-road model range.

The Australasian Safari 2012 is attracting entries from around the globe as its reputation as Australia's toughest offroad event grows. Amongst the entries already confirmed are a Thai celebrity, Californian off road star, an entourage of Dutch riders, an experienced female rider and a squad of hardened South Africans.

Organisers of this year's Watagan Trail Bike Rally have made the frustrating decision to postpone the event due to rain.

Yamaha Factory Racing's hospitality provided the setting for a unique gathering on June 16, as racing legend and fifteen time Grand Prix title winner Giacomo Agostini celebrated his 70th birthday in style.

At this year's Junior Motocross World Championship in Sevlievo, Bulgaria, the Aussie team will have a distinctly "orange" tinge to it, with all six of the Australian squad riding KTM two-stroke models.

When Claude Camelin teamed up with Ben Shaw to create a Ducati-based custom motorcycle with a difference, it was a real "meeting of the minds". Claude has created a succession of custom bikes in the past, while Ben Shaw is well known as the man behind Extreme Creations in NSW - creators of multiple trophy-winning streetfighters and customs like the "Judge" ZX9R and "Venom" TL 1000R.

Following on from the recent auction of the Saltarelli Ducati collection in Monaco, a similarly mammoth one-make collection is set to be auctioned at Monterey, California this coming August.

HSE Motorex KTM Desert Racing rider Toby Price has taken out the 2012 Tatts Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs, clinching his second victory in three years at the prestigious event.

South Australia's Mac Park hosted round 2 of the 2012 Pirelli Road Race Series, held over the Queen's Birthday long weekend on June 9 & 10. For South Aussies, the long weekend is also known as 'Volunteer's Day', and the volunteers at Mac Park ensured round 2 of the Pirelli series was a hit for competitors and spectators alike.

Following the shock announcement that Casey Stoner would quit the MotoGP World Championship at the end of 2012, and Valentino Rossi's commitment to stay in the series for two more seasons, comes news that Jorge Lorenzo will stay a Yamaha factory rider for the next two seasons.

The countdown is on until the launch of the all_new CFMoto 650NK in mid-June. To celebrate, CFMoto has launched a new micro site _ www.650NK.com.au - dedicated to the new model, with specs, image and video galleries, dealer locator and other info, as well as the opportunity to test ride and submit your review of this new LAMS model.

Former motorcycle grand prix greats, Randy Mamola and Kevin Schwantz, joined current TT, BSB and WSB riders in special parade lap on the TT mountain course ahead of a thrilling day's racing at the 2012 Isle of Man TT Races.

Destino Custom Garage have already made a mark in the custom motorcycle scene, including with us here at JUST BIKES, but late last year, they were presented with a new and unique challenge from the crew at Ural Australia.

German adventure motorcycle outfitter, Touratech, have created their unique take on Husqvarna's new Nuda - the Touratech Nuda-X-Cross. Ther customised Nuda will make its debut at the Erzberg Rodeo event in Austria over the weekend. Touratech will contest the "Generali Iron Road Prolog" with two of their extremely modified Husqvarna 900R Nuda bikes.