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Honda have added a couple of new colours. The Silver and Black CBR1000RR, and an all black CB1300S.

Read more for full press releases.....

 

BMW have had a trio of riders test the 1000cc WSB contender in Germany in preparation for next years championship tilt.

Kevin Curtain, Steve Martin and Jeremy McWilliams put the new bike through its paces.

More details and pictures click here to see the BMW S1000RR in flight .

 

Harley Davidson has confirmed rumours that it will be acquiring the Italian MV Agusta Group. Read on for the full press release from H-D.

Casey Stoner and Chris Vermuelen have finished on the podium after a wet 2008 Sachsenring MotoGP round. Stoner's win takes him to within 20 points of the Championship leader Valentino Rossi, who has regained the points lead after Honda's Dani Pedrosa crashed out early .Ant West finished 10th after a mid race whoops.

Motorcycling Queensland is proud to announce its support for International Ride to Work Day on Wednesday the 16th of July 2008.

To help celebrate this occasion, Motorcycling Queensland, in association with Queensland Transport, the Pro Motorcycles Group and the Emporium Retail District, are setting up a commuter drop in display from 6:30am - 9:30am in the Emporium car park at 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley. The display aims to generate awareness for safe motorcycling as a viable transport option for all Queenslanders. Any rider who drops in on their motorcycle on the way to work will receive a free coffee from Depot.

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Honda have extended the cashback offers on several models.

$1000 cashback on all standard and ABS models of the CB400 until 30th September 2008.

CRF450R or CRF250R - $1000 and $500 respectively. This offer lasts till August 31st 2008.

 

Once again, Honda Australia has recorded the number one spot for motorcycle sales in the first six months of 2008, according to  figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).

Six of the ten top selling motorcycles overall are Honda’s including the CT110P, CRF250R and CRF450R motocross bikes, enduro machine CRF450X, championship winning CBR1000RR Fireblade and the CRF50F mini bike. With improved conditions for agricultural customers, Honda’s ATV sales also continue to grow with the TRX250 and new TRX420TM topping the charts.

Honda has experienced 8% growth in this segment alone, as well as 5% growth in the road bike segment.

“Not surprisingly, the learner and newly licensed market continues to grow as a result of the cost of fuel and general living expenses, said Honda’s General Manager, Motorcycles Tony Hinton.

Suzuki have announced they will be adding the Hayabusa to their lineup in India later this year. In a country more known for poor and crowded roads, the 1340cc, 186mph flagship will command a price fit for a king, with duties pushing the expected retail price to around $26,000 AUD.

“We will launch the bike in the first week of September,” said Atul Gupta, vice-president of sales and marketing, Suzuki Motorcycle India. “The demand for big bikes is actually more of a hype."

 “India is not the place for these bikes. We don't have the roads like they have in developed countries for them and it is not fun to ride them at say 70 km per hour,” Gupta said. “We are nevertheless launching the Hayabusa because it will showcase our strength as a bike manufacturer. "

An detail image summarising the changes made to the 2009 Kawasaki KX250F.

Shawn Giles has topped the timesheets in testing prior to the July 2008 round of the Australian Superbike Championship at Queensland Raceway

Yamaha have anounced bonus offers on the purchase of a YZF-R1 or R6, and are calling the it Jamie and Nori win bonus. This is how they put it:

Thanks to Nori-san’s incredible efforts at the infamous Nurburgring circuit and Jamie Stauffer’s continued dominance of the Australian Supersport class, Yamaha Australia is please to announce factory win bonus amounts for customers of both race bred R series machines as follows:

YZ-F R1 $1500
YZ-F R6 $600

New vehicle confiscation laws will go state wide in Queensland from July 1 2008. The Type 2 hoon laws target repeat offenders who are charged multiple times with one of five offences.

Following a Grand Prix Commission meeting at Assen on Friday the FIM have announced the decision to replace the 250cc category with a new 600cc class, as of 2011.

The top 3 selling naked bikes in Australia for the first 5 months of 2008 were Triumph models. The 675 Street Triple led the way, with 179 lucky buyers getting their sweaty hands on one, with plenty more missing out due to a reported limited supply. 143 T100 Bonnevilles held down second place, with sales up 60% over last year, with a further 136 standard Boneville sales completing the Triumph podium. 6th biggest naked seller was the evergreen Speed Triple, rounding out a great sale success story for the British marque.
Read more for the Triumph press release...

Queensland has introduced new requirements for getting a motorcycle license as of July 1st 2008

From 1 July 2008 all newly licensed motorcycle riders will be required to hold their class RE (restricted) motorcycle licence for a minimum of 12 months before being able to progress to their class R (unrestricted) motorcycle licence. Despite some discussion, introduction of the LAMs has been given the chop.

This is in addition to the requirement to hold a provisional car licence for 12 months prior to getting a motorcycle learner licence (class RE).

Pillion passengers must now be at least 8 years old

Q-Ride programs will now be subject to: without notice, on-the-spot, and in person auditing. 

 Suzuki have shown a pair of concept scooters at the Bangkok, the SD-01 and the SD-02.

Details are limited on the new radical machines, but have a feature similar to a new phone. Bluetooth, MP3 player, phone, immobiliser, wave discs etc.

The video shows you more, but its doubtful you will understand the commentary unless you've had 18 beers. You may notice at the end of the video it mentions an upcoming SD-03. More RAM perhaps?

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Honda Australia Rider Training (HART) have again partnered with the Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) in order to improve upon the ‘real-world’ riding skills of local motorcyclists

Yamaha have released the R15, an exciting new "sports bike" . Click read more for full info and a great Youtube vid.

Honda Australia has announced that the Honda Riders Club of Australia (HRCA) will undergo changes to its management structure and operations in the coming months

Results from the Nurburgring round of the 2008 World Superbike Championship.

Superpole

1.Neukirchner
2.Bayliss
3.Checa
4.Haga
5.Fabrizio

Click read more for results of Both Races

Robert Maddox from the US state of Oregon, builds and sells jet engines on Ebay.
Not great big useless ones for planes, but the kind of thing everyone needs, small pushbike sized ones. $650 US pesos will get you up to 75mph on your treadly.

Apparently he has larger ones, perhaps motorcycle size?

Click read more button for link and picture

A new British Government initiative - SHARP - has released ratings on a range of helmets

Suzuki's Ben Spies -the current American Superbike Champion - will make his MotoGP debut at next weekend's British Grand Prix at Donington, after Loris Capirossi was ruled  unfit for the race.

Spies was pencilled in for a Laguna Seca round debut as a wildcard, but Capirossi's broken hand has opened an earlier opportunity for the 23 year old Texan.  Capirossi will attempt to return for the following round at Assen.

Honda is offering up to $1000 cash back on new CRF motocrossers between now and July 31st 2008. Hit read more for the ad flyer.