Category: "Motorcycle News"

Triumph Introduces Updated Triples

Triumph has given their best selling Street Triple and Street Triple R a makeover that includes a host of visual improvements. The main visual improvement is the adoption of the striking new headlight design which is shared with the Speed Triple. Offering new colour options and graphics the look of the bike is all-new. Both [...]

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Next Stop, Jerez

Jerez de la Frontera is the first European stop on the 2011 MotoGP World Championship calendar this weekend, as the famed Spanish circuit hosts the second round of the season. With crowds regularly in excess of 120,000 on GP race day at the Andalucian track, the Gran Premio bwin de España promises a weekend packed [...]

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Suzuki Welcomes 2011 RMX450Z

The 2011 model of Suzuki’s competition-specific enduro racer, the RMX450Z, has arrived in Australia. The fuel-injected RMX450Z maximises off road performance with advanced technology developed by Suzuki race teams around the world in motocross competition. The RMX450Z shares the DNA of Suzuki’s championship winning RM-Z450 motocrosser, including a fuel-injected 449cc engine, and race-bred frame, suspension [...]

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MX Nationals Heading to Sydney

The Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals will make a heralded return to Sydney when the Australian Motocross Championship visits Appin for the first time since 2003 on Sunday, 3 April. Featuring the nation’s top dirt bike talent, the Macarthur District Motorcycle Club will host the second round of the 2011 championship season, set to be [...]

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Eye-Catching Bandit

The new 2011 Suzuki Bandit range is now available for sale in Australia. The range includes the Bandit 1250 and the 1250A, ABS-equipped, and offer some eye-catching style and superior performance. Part of Suzuki’s extensive best-selling street bike range, the big bore naked Suzuki’s are powered by the legendary, compact, 1,255cc, DOHC, liquid-cooled Bandit engine, [...]

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2011 GSX-R750 Is Here

Suzuki’s hotly-anticipated all-new 2011 GSX-R750 thoroughbred sportsbike has arrived on Australian shores. The original and only 750cc sportsbike on the market, the all-new GSX-R750 continues a legacy dating back to the model’s ground-breaking launch in 1985, where it took race replica motorcycles to a new level. The new generation GSX-R750 features impressive updates for 2011 [...]

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Stoner Steals Victory in Stunning Opener

After dominating all three practice sessions at Losail, Casey Stoner (Repsol Honda) clinched the first pole of the 2011 season, the 27th of his career, for the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar with a fine display in qualifying on Saturday evening. Come race day Stoner had a titanic tussle with his Repsol Honda team-mate Dani [...]

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All-New Suzuki GSX-R600 Rides In

The hotly anticipated, all-new 2011 GSX-R600 supersport machine has arrived in Australia, after wowing the industry and enthusiasts in preview displays. Suzuki’s supersport stunner has been completely redesigned for 2011 and is significantly lighter than its predecessors, delivering more mid range power. “The Suzuki GSX-R600 has always been a class leader thanks to its powerful [...]

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Stoner Fronts the Field

Casey Stoner carried his hot form from pre-season into the opening practice session of the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar at the Losail International Circuit on Thursday, setting by far the best lap of the first practice session at Round 1 of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship.The Australian’s best effort of 1’55 752 made him [...]

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YRT Fire First Shots

Sydney’s Eastern Creek hosted the opening round of the 2011 Formula Extreme Superbike Championships with the factory supported Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) picking up exactly where they left off in 2010, taking two class wins and a podium position in a day full of action and drama. The team of Kevin Curtain (FX 600 / [...]

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