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After making its name and fame in the post-War period with a series of powerful, well-handling singles and twins, BSA, like the British motorcycle industry in general, was struggling by the late 1960s. With Japanese motorcycles proving increasingly popular, a new large-capacity roadbike was needed to bring the masses back to the British brands. BSA's response came in the form of the 'Rocket 3', which debuted in late 1968 as a 1969 model.

Current Australian Women's MX Champion, Meghan Rutledge, made an impressive debut in the US this past weekend, winning the second WMX moto at the first round of the AMA series at Hangtown, Sacramento, California.

Australia's Arthur Sissis rode an excellent Moto3 race at Le Mans to score fifth place in only his fifth Grand Prix start. In treacherous conditions at the French circuit, the 16 year-old remounted after an early crash to work his way through the field.

Triumph have unveiled a range of bold new colours, style motifs and improved aesthetics across the entire model range, with the new looks available in dealerships shortly.

This year's Australasian Safari will feature a new course and a new host of challenges for the 100+ competitors when Australia's toughest off-road adventure hits the coast instead of the hinterland.

Bonhams annual Stafford auction, held on April 29 in conjunction with the 32nd Classic Motorcycle Show in the UK, featured two hundred lots, covering all types of classic, race, rare and collectable motorcycles.

Draggin Jeans - protecting you . . . and also protecting frogs!

Australia's first-time hosting of a round of the FIM World Trials Championship (WTC) has been declared a huge success, with competitors praising the challenge of the Mt. Tarrengower course, and organisers rapt with the response to the event from both spectators and competitors.

Chris Vermeulen's return to the MotoGP field at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France proved to be a difficult one, the Aussie struggling in the wet conditions.

The weekend's rain-affected Monster Energy Grand Prix de France allowed Australia's Ant West to once again show his wet weather riding skills, securing the QMMF team's best result so far of seventh.

In treacherously wet conditions at the Monster Energy Grand Prix de France, Yamaha Factory Racing's Jorge Lorenzo triumphed, while Ducati's Valentino Rossi recorded his best result with Ducati to finish second ahead of Casey Stoner. Lorenzo's result means he also regains the championship lead from Stoner.

This year's RACV Motorclassica will feature up to fifty vintage, veteran and classic motorcycles in what is set to be the biggest Australian International Concours d'Elegance in the event's 3-year history.

Following Casey Stoner's shock announcement that he will be withdrawing from the MotoGP world championship at the end of the 2012 season, his rivals have responded.

Current MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner dropped a bombshell ahead of the French Motorcycle Grand Prix, announcing that the 2012 season would be his last in the premier league of motorcycle sport.

TGB's classically-styled scooter, the Bellavita, will be available in dealerships from July.

Casey Stoner's been beating Valentino Rossi on the racetrack for the past couple of seasons, and he did it again in the auction rooms over the weekend of May 11 - 12.

Harley-Davidson's W model turns 75 this this year, and to mark the occasion, Australian W model Harley owners are inviting fellow owners and enthusiasts to join them for a 75th Anniversary celebration of the W model this October.

The revolving door of World Supersport race winners continued at Donington, round 5 of the 2012 World Supersport Championship, with the UK's Sam Lowes becoming the fifth different race winner in five rounds.

Round 5 of the 2012 World Superbike Championship was marked by BMW's first ever World Superbike win. In a round of ups and downs for the Bavarian marque, Marco Melandri and Leon Haslam made it a 1-2 finish in the first race at Donington, then both BMW riders crashed in race 2.

Triumph has just announced the 'Ride away' price of only $14,490 for its America & Speedmaster cruisers.

Chris Vermeulen has been confirmed as the replacement rider for Colin Edwards at the next MotoGP round in Le Mans, France on May 20. Edwards broke his collarbone following a collision with fellow CRT rider, Randy de Puniet, during practise for the Estoril MotoGP round and will not be fit to return to racing until June.

After almost three months of speculation over the future of Australian Supercross following the withdrawal of SuperX series promoter Global Action Sports in February, Motorcycling Australia (MA) announced on May 8 that International Entertainment Group (IEG) has been appointed to promote the series for three years, starting this year.

Registrations for this September's 2012 BMW GS Safari are now open. The GS Safari will set out from Ballina in NSW on September 16 and head into The Great Dividing Range, concluding in Bathurst on September 21.

One of the more intriguing bikes from Bonhams recent "Sale of Important Pioneer, Vintage and Collectors' Motorcycles" auction, held in conjunction with the 32nd Classic Motorcycle Show at Stafford in the UK, was a one-off creation known as the "Ferrari" motorcycle.