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MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE GETS THUMBS UP FROM RIDERS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Launched just 12 months ago, online motorcycle insurance specialist InsureMyRide has struck a chord with Aussie riders, ruffling plenty of feathers among the established order in the process.


AUSSIES MARKET STILL ON THE RISE
The motorcycle market is on target for another record year after achieving sales of more than 60,000 for the first half of 2007.


REED TO TEST A V8 SUPERCAR – FOR REAL
Former world and American supercross champion Chad Reed will take on a different challenge on August 13 when he takes part in an official test with leading V8 Supercar operation Team Vodafone.


PIPES GALORE IN MORIWAKI AND HONDA OFFER
Racing has always been an integral part of Honda thinking, and over many years, the manufacturer has built a solid reputation as being a company that embodies the spirit of motorsport at all levels.


ALL-NEW GSX650F SET FOR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki has announced plans to introduce the brand new, fully faired GSX650F sports motorcycle to the Australian market later this year.


PIAGGIO LAUNCHES HYBRID SCOOTER spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Italian manufacturer Piaggio, the maker of Vespa, has launched an environmentally friendly hybrid scooter


WORLD SUPERBIKES RETURNING TO PHILLIP ISLAND
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit has announced that the 2008 Yamaha Superbike World Championship round will take place from February 29 until March 2.


ALL-NEW HYOSUNG AUSTRALIA WEBSITE
Hyosung Australia now has an all-new website


YAMAHA GIVING AWAY DNA FOR FREE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
In a bold anti-theft initiative, Yamaha Motor Australia is currently supplying all motorcycles, scooters and ATVs with DataDotDNA theft protection.


2008 SUZUKI BOULEVARD NOW ON SALE
The 2008 model Suzuki Boulevard C50 cruiser is now on sale in Australia...


FIREBLADE GOES SILVER spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
A limited-edition metallic silver version of the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade will go on sale via authorised dealers in August.


NEW SOUND FOR BROADFORD spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The Motorcycling Victoria-owned Broadford race complex is to get a new sound system...


HONDA OFFERS AN EXTENSION
Honda Australia has announced an exciting new warranty initiative, which has been designed to specifically benefit new motorcycle customers.


STAUFFER CLAIMS SECOND SUCCESSIVE SUPERBIKE CROWN
Yamaha Racing Team rider Jamie Stauffer recently claimed his second consecutive Australian Superbike Championship


TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE OFFICIALLY UNVEILED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The all-new Triumph Street Triple has been officially unveiled at a gala event in Austria


PFEIFFER KING OF THE MOUNTAIN spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Stunt supremo Christian Pfeiffer has been at it again, this time strutting his stuff at the Isle of Man as part of the historic racing event’s 100th anniversary.


HONDA POSTIES CONQUER THE NULLARBOR spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
If you ever needed to question the robust nature of the Honda’s iconic CT110 postie bike, look no further than the Desert Storming Posties fundraising charity ride.


MT-01 PRICE SLASHED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
There’s never been a better time to snap up an MT-01, with Yamaha recently slashing the recommended retail price for the V-twin bruiser by a massive $3500.


VIC PARK & RIDE PUSHES THE TWO-WHEELER MESSAGE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
In a move that could eventually be adopted by city councils around Australia, a Melbourne ‘Park & Ride’ facility has created designated areas for scooter and motorcycle parking.


BMW EXPANDS IN CHINA
BMW Motorrad is furthering its interests in the rapidly developing economic powerhouse of China, with the marque recently opening its second sales facility.


ASIMO DROPS IN AT TT CENTENARY spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda’s humanoid robot ASIMO made the pilgrimage to the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy recently, to take part in the centenary celebrations of the historic and world famous British time trial event.


FJR TOPBOX REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Yamaha Motor Australia has urged anyone who purchased a topbox for their FJR1300 from January 2006 to contact their local Yamaha dealer


TIGERS RUNNING OUT THE DOOR spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
While stocks last, Triumph dealers are offering a super run out deal on remaining 2006 examples of the marque’s popular Tiger dual purpose machine.


TRIUMPH REVEALS STREET TRIPLE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Triumph has unleashed an assault on the lucrative naked middleweight streetfighter category, by unveiling its new Street Triple.


DAYTONA 675 STILL FLYING HIGH spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Triumph’s Daytona 675 has continued its winning form, scooping both the Supertest and Masterbike monster joint-magazine comparison tests


TRIUMPH WINTER TREATS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
With riders in the cooler states now in winter’s chilly grasp, Triumph Australia is pushing several new items from the Triumph factory’s 2007 clothing range


TRIUMPH OZ APPOINTS NEW TECHNICAL MANAGER
Triumph Australia recently announced the appointment of Cliff Stovall as the marque’s new Technical and Warranty Manager


LIMITED EDITION BOULEVARD BRUISER spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki Australia has announced it has taken delivery of a number of limited edition Boulevard M109R cruisers


HONDA RIDER WINS ALL THAT JAZZ spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
A Honda rider from Bendigo recently got more than he bargained for when he serviced his VT750C Shadow


EWAN AND CHARLEY HEAD LONG WAY DOWN spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Three years after their global circumnavigation aboard BMWs lead to a smash hit DVD and book, actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are it again


MARKET BOOM POWERS ON spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The Aussie motorcycle, scooter, moped and ATV boom is powering ahead, with the latest stats indicating the 13.8 per cent rise in sales for the first quarter of 2007


NEW BANDIT IS A STEAL! spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki’s new GSF1250S Bandit is on sale now, and packs a greater punch than ever


BMW STORMS RED SQUARE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
BMW’s stunt supremo Christian Pfeiffer is used to performing aboard his F800 stunt bike in some different locations, but his latest effort takes the cake


NAKED SUZY STREAKS AROUND OZ spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The 2007 model of Suzuki’s evergreen SV1000 naked musclebike has landed Down Under


YAMAHA RACE FANS NETTED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
In order to help fans keep up to date with the progress of Yamaha’s Aussie Superbike and Supersport guns, the Yamaha Racing Team has launched a new website


NEW TOURING TRUMPET SPOTTED
According to British motorcycle tabloid MCN, a new dedicated touring version of Triumph’s Rocket III cruiser has been spotted


HONDA ON A ROLL spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda Motor Co Ltd in Tokyo as announced the global firm has experienced its seventh consecutive year of record net sales and operating revenues


BABY BLADE HEAD DOWN UNDER spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
For those first getting up on two wheels, Honda Australia has announced that its sleek and sporty CBR125R


HART STUDENT WINS ON TEKNICALITY spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Melbourne's RoadSafe Westgate, NorthEast and NorthWest road safety groups have teamed up with Honda Australia Rider Training (HART)...


FROM OUT OF THE SHADOWS… spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda Australia has announced its popular VT750C Shadow cruiser is now available in a striking Pearl White colour scheme.


2007 SV650 ENTERS THE FRAY spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki Australia has announced its latest SV650 has gone on sale, with the naked middleweight recently rolling onto showroom floors around Oz.


HART HEADS TO BROADFORD
Victorian-based riders wishing to fine tune their riding skills may be interested...


HONDA TEAMS WITH HOOTERS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda Australia has teamed up with Hooters Restaurants Australia


MV AGUSTA A EURO FAVOURITE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Italian exotica specialists MV Agusta has been given a big ‘thumbs up’ by European riders


LATEST R1 HITS THE SHOWROOMS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Yamaha’s 2007-spec YZF-R1 recently went on sale across Australia


HONDA PAN BURNING UP THE STREETS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda Australia and Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) have teamed up to produce Victoria's first 'Fire Bike', the Honda ST1300 being decked out in MFB livery and decals, plus lights and sirens, for use in a range of promotional activities.


YAMAHA'S SHOOTING STAR spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Yamaha has released a new model sure to please the ranks of commuters and learners alike, with the Scorpio recently going on sale at Yamaha dealerships around the country.


BRISBANE GETS A NEW HART spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
A new branch of Honda Australia Rider Training is set to open in Brisbane shortly, offering Queensland's riders a range of courses to suit those from absolute beginner right up to expert.


MR HONDA'S DREAMS LIVE ON spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Had he still been alive, the founder of the Honda Motor Co, Mr Soichiro Honda, would have turned 100 late last year – but he would be proud to see that the dreams that saw him create an empire are still alive today.


NEW RISING SUN DAWNS RED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Townsville’s Rising Sun Honda has opened its doors once more, after the dealership – which is one of Australia’s largest – recently underwent a complete refurbishment.


BRUTALE ‘ITALIA’ HEADS DOWNUNDER spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
A super-exclusive version of MV Agusta’s Brutale 910R is now available in Australia, but you’ll have to be super-quick to grab one for yourself.


HONDA RALLY SPECTACULAR spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
This year’s Honda Rally, the national event staged each year by the Honda Riders Club of Australia (HRCA), looks set to be the club’s biggest and most exciting rally to date.


DAYTONA 675 LAUDED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Triumph's three-cylinder middleweight, the Daytona 675, has come 'top of the class' in 2006, defeating some remarkably stiff competition to clinch the coveted International Bike of the Year award.


HONDA MPE TURNS 15 spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda Motorcycles, Marine and Power Equipment (MPE) celebrated its 15th year of operations recently, the firm’s Melbourne headquarters originally being opened in the northern suburb of Campbellfield back in 1991.


FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING… spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
If you like your road bikes svelte, sporty and oh so exclusive, MV Agusta’s latest effort – the F4 CC – will ensure you’re the coolest kid on the block for years to come.


TITANIUM VTX ON SALE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Previously only available in Cherry Red, Honda's popular VTX1300S cruiser is now available in a new titanium colour scheme, which is guaranteed to turn heads.


TRIUMPH SALES SURGE
Triumph UK has released details of its sales performance for the 2005/2006 financial year, with the entire Triumph group recording an impressive increase in sales of some 18 per cent.


AUSSIE BIKE BOOM CONTINUES
The Australian motorcycle and scooter boom has reached new heights


FIREBLADE PRICE SLASHED spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda’s sporting flagship, the CBR1000RR Fireblade, has had its price slashed by $1700


PFEIFFER: UNDISPUTED STUNT KING spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
BMW-sponsored Christian Pfeiffer was crowned the first Indoor Streetbike Freestyle World Champion recently, after clinching the title at the SWISS MOTO Motorcycle, Scooter and Tuning Exhibition in Zurich, Switzerland.


JUST LIKE NICKY'S! spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
You've watched the MotoGP World Champion, now ride his bike!


CBR150s GOING FAST… spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
You'll need to be quick if you want to purchase a Honda CBR150 road race machine


SUZUKI'S FRESH NEW LOOKERS spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Several new Suzuki paint schemes have recently made an appearance, with Suzuki dealerships around the country taking delivery of 2007-spec versions of the SV1000S V-twin and GS500 and GS500F parallel-twins.


NEW GIXXER THOU' STANDING PROUD spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki's latest generation GSX-R1000 is now available...


WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE BIKE HITS OZ spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The most expensive production motorcycle currently available in the world, the MV Agusta F4 CC, has landed Down Under


NEW FZ6s PACK EXTRA FIZZ spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Yamaha's latest generation FZ6N and FZ6S have gone on sale, and offer a number of improvements over the models they replace


MR MUSCLE HITS OZ spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki’s 2007-spec GSX1400 recently arrived Down Under...


GERMANS GIVE TIGER THE NOD spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
German bike magazine heavyweight Motorrad recently awarded the new Triumph Tiger 1050 the top slot in a multi-bike shootout...


REVISED YAMAHA XJR1300 ARRIVES spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
The latest version of Yamaha’s grunty XJR1300 musclebike has landed, and despite sharing a similar overall look to the 2006 model, it features a raft of improvements and revisions.


BIG RED'S POCKET ROCKET ON SALE spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Honda’s 2007-spec CBR600RR supersports machine has gone on sale around Australia, and looks set to make a big impact on the sales charts.


SUZUKI'S NEW-LOOK 'NET spacer InsureMyRide Road Riders News and Events
Suzuki Australia has freshened up its face in Cyberspace, recently revamping its Australian website.

 
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