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Round 6 of the 2012 World Superbike Championship was one of mixed fortunes for the series frontrunners, but the overall round victory went the way of BMW Motorrad's Marco Melandri, as the S1000 RR continues to improve.

The motorcycle-engined Morgan three-wheelers have inspired a host of imitators, both faithful and otherwise, but one of the more unique takes on the bike-engined car was recently auctioned in the UK through Bonhams.

Scheduled for Monday, June 4, Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction will feature a number of desirable classic British motorcycles.

Williams Event Management and Motorcycling Australia announced on May 25 that the venue for round seven of the 2012 Monster Energy MX Nationals would switch from Barrabool to Horsham in Victoria. The date of 15 July will remain unchanged.

Australia's largest and most popular all-historic motor race meeting, Historic Winton presents a weekend of non-stop racing featuring over 400 historic racing cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s.

Australia's largest and most popular all-historic motor race meeting, Historic Winton, will mark its 36th running of the event this weekend, with non-stop racing across Saturday and Sunday, featuring over 400 historic racing motorbikes, outfits and cars from the 1920s to the 1980s.

By mutual agreement, Mark Aitchison and the Grillini Progea World Superbike team have brought an end to their partnership in this year's FIM Superbike World Championship.

Kawasaki have revealed their upcoming KX motocross range, with the highlight being the KX250F, which is virtually all new for 2013. Alongside the KX250F, there are major upgrades to the KX450F, along with graphics and appearances changes to the KX85/II and KX65.

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.