^{Triumph has a revamped Speed Triple ready to hit dealers. And while the styling is barely changed it’s got worthwhile changes under the skin.}

The firm has already started teasing the new bike, claiming it to be the ‘most powerful’ and ‘most agile’ as well as the ‘smartest’. So while visually familiar, there’ll be significant changes.

In the 1930s, Husqvarna dominated the Swedish ice-racing scene. Riders such as Ragnar Sunnqvist, Ivar Skeppstedt and Martin Strömberg took to the frozen lakes on Husky 350cc and 500cc machines equipped with lethal-looking spiked tyres. To the cheers of thousands of spectators these men were the gladiators of their time, racing hard in some of the toughest conditions.

Sloan Frost clinched the 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championship aboard his Suzuki GSX-R1000 after a calculated performance in the fourth and final round at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo.

The simple travel tips collected by round the world rider Julia Sanders could make the difference between finishing a trip safely or looking back on what should have been a dream trip with dread.

Suzuki’s SV650 will be available from Australian dealerships in both learner approved and full-powered platforms for MY18 release, both are due to arrive next month carrying a manufacturer’s recommended price of $10,190 ride away.

• History repeated itself at Qatar. In the best possible way. As at Austria last year, as at Motegi, the race came down to the last corner between the same two riders in just the same way.

Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso had taken control in the closing stages of a close and thrilling 22 lap race, under floodlights at the 5.380km Losail circuit in the desert outside the capital Doha.

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RIDER STARTS HIS QUEST TO DEFEND CROSS-COUNTRY RALLIES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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