YAMAHA HAS ADDED the special-edition MT-01 SP “Torque Sports” bike to its Australian motorcycle line-up, offering improved suspension hardware, tweaked aesthetics and stickier tyres.

A curious combination of a big, cruiser-style 1670cc V-Twin engine and a lithe sports/naked bike frame, the base MT-01 promises an abundance of low-down torque and a highly sporty ride.

The limited-edition MT-01 [...]

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SUZUKI HAS expanded its Boulevard range of cruisers with the addition of the C109RT, the sixth model in the lineup.

Powered by a 1783cc, DOHC V-Twin engine and fueled by a 19 litre tank, the C109RT combines a lot of grunt with great range.

Being the same engine as that used by the C109R, the C109RT’s mill [...]

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BMW’s F800 ST brings a new level of appeal to the term ‘all-rounder’.

From its staid, conservative image of not so many years ago, BMW has transformed itself into a vibrant powerhouse of avant-garde motorcycle design, and now produces a range of machines to suit riders of just about any persuasion.

In recent years it has set [...]

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Due this month, the latest downloadable update for Burnout Paradise will breathe some life back into Paradise with the inclusion of night-time racing (as if zooming through Paradise City wasn’t hair-raising enough already!), and motorcycles.

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Big-bore nakeds are well and truly ‘back in town’. To put a bit more heat in the kitchen, Suzuki has announced a ‘special edition’ of its popular, and enormously ‘grunty’ GSX1400 naked which is due to arrive here in coming weeks.

Reflecting Suzuki’s factory racing heritage, the GSX1400Z features special-edition blue and white livery, including Suzuki’s [...]

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Hailing from Czechoslovakia, Škoda the brand has not had a presence in the Australian market since approximately 1983 but that is all about to change. A fully owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, Škoda are heading to Oz in late 2007, with two models leading the charge, the quirky Roomster and the Octavia.

The history [...]

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