Table of contents for #430 24-11 in Just Bikes

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Ahead of this year’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on Sunday, 19 May, Triumph Motorcycles have announced their support for the annual global charity event that raises funds for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health initiatives will include a Thruxton Final Edition for the highest overall fundraiser, plus exclusive clothing packs for fundraisers in the Team Triumph riders’ group. Last year’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) saw 106,000 riders dress dapper and ride classic and classically-styled motorcycles in 893 rides across 107 countries. The goal for 2024 is to see 1,000 rides globally, as part of the DGR’s “Side by Side, Worldwide” campaign. Triumph are assisting with this, engaging their dealer network to host – and participate in – more rides than ever this year. A supporter of the DGR since 2014,…

The wheels are in motion for the 2025 MotoGP grid, with Moto2 rider Fermin Aldeguer signing a deal with Ducati Corse that’ll put him on a Desmosedici GP bike for the next two seasons. The MotoGP deal is with Ducati Corse only, not a specific team, meaning the Spanish teenager could be added to any of the three satellite teams – Prima Pramac Racing, Gresini Racing and Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team – currently running the Desmosedici. Stepping straight into the Ducati Lenovo Team is considered unlikely. Aldeguer, who turned 19 in April, had an unconventional entry to grand prix racing, bypassing the usual Moto3 entry point, instead competing in the Moto2 European Championship in 2020. After an easy win in that series, the Spaniard join the MotoE World Cup…

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After more than 30 years in charge of the motorcycle grand prix racing world championship known today as MotoGP, Dorna Sports SL has sold control of the global series to Liberty Media Corporation; the same company who purchased rights to the Formula 1 World Championship in 2017. A press release issued by Dorna on 1 April was no April Fool’s Day gag, with the Spanish-based sports management and marketing specialists announcing that Liberty Media’s acquisition of MotoGP will add to the US company’s “portfolio of high-quality global sports assets”. “This is the perfect next step in the evolution of MotoGP, and we are excited for what this milestone brings to Dorna, the MotoGP paddock and racing fans,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, who’s been CEO of Dorna since 1994. “We are proud…

Harley-Davidson have launched a new initiative aimed at making it easier for customers to get their first Harley – or their next one. ‘Harley Legend’ finance allows customers to loan motorcycles with lower monthly repayments than traditional loan providers. It also allows the Guaranteed Future Minimum Value (GFMV) of the motorcycle to be deferred to the final payment at the end of the loan term. This latter element is a first for the Australian motorcycle industry and not available from any other brand. Across the entire motorcycle segment in Australia, Harley Legend is the only GFMV product offered. With Harley Legend, riders can choose how they complete their loan period - either buying outright, returning the bike and negating the remainder of the loan, or trading in the old model…

It took only two rounds for Toprak Razgatlioglu to achieve his first race win with BMW in the Motul FIM Superbike Word Championship – the feat coming in Race 1 at Catalunya. The Turk then backed that up with victory in the Tissot Superpole Race and a podium in Race 2. One of the high-profile rider movements in WorldSBK’s off-season, Razgatlioglu joined ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team after four seasons with the factory Yamaha team. The Turkish rider’s adaptation to the BMW M 1000 RR has been rapid, with strong results in pre-season testing and a podium in the Tissot Superpole Race in Round 1 at Phillip Island. At Catalunya, Razgatlioglu qualified on pole and translated that into victory at a circuit he’s never previously won at. To make it…

Royal Enfield are no strangers to tapping into their long and rich history when announcing new models, reviving old names or reinventing past styling and design themes. Recently, Royal Enfield decided to go back to the very beginning of the brand’s motorcycle story and recreate the machine that started it all. What Royal Enfield are calling ‘Project Origin’ is an authentic recreation of the company’s very first motorcycle from 1901. Months in the making, this “new veteran” was built from scratch and is as much the result of detective work as it is of Royal Enfield’s engineering expertise. No surviving examples of the first Royal Enfield motorcycle exist today, with no blueprints, either. The designers and fabricators only had three photographs, plus a few period advertisements and magazine articles to…

Following their purchase of a 25.1 per cent stake in MV Agusta back in November, 2022, and a takeover of supply chain, purchasing and distribution operations for the Italian brand last October, KTM now has a controlling stake in the company. The purchase of an additional 25 per cent in March - taking KTM’s share to 50.1 per cent - wasn’t due to be made until the end of December, 2025, but has been exercised early. Having a majority stake in MV Agusta means that the Austrian giant now has “industrial management” over the brand, which in the medium term will see a planned increase in production capacity to more than 10,000 units annually. Having the weight of KTM (and parent company Pierer Mobility AG) supporting this goal makes it…

Harley-Davidson Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) has announced their Dealer of the Year award winners for 2023. The annual awards, which recognise dealer excellence across a number of categories, have been won by the same handful of dealerships in recent years, but this time, a smaller dealership broke through to claim its first outright win. Mackay Harley-Davidson was crowned the overall Dealer of the Year for 2023, beating out past winners like Morgan & Wacker in Brisbane and Road and Sport M/C in Hamilton, NZ. Established a little over 10 years ago, Mackay Harley-Davidson (26 Peel Street, Mackay) may be a newcomer compared to some other dealerships, but owner Scott Gralow has more than three decades’ experience in the motorcycle industry. “We are honoured to receive this award and want…

Fabio Quartararo will remain with the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team for at least another two seasons after signing a contract extension. Ending speculation around his move to another manufacturer, namely Aprilia, Quartararo re-signed with Yamaha on 5 April. The new deal will take the Frenchman’s time with Yamaha in the premier class to eight seasons and with the factory team to six seasons. In an official statement released by Yamaha, Quartararo said he was happy to continue with both the team and the YZR-M1, citing positives that came out of the winter break. “Last winter, Yamaha proved to me that they have a new approach and a new aggressive mindset. My confidence is high: we will be back at the front together! “Six years ago, [Yamaha] gave me the…

At time of writing, the inaugural FIM Womens’ Circuit Racing World Championship was just a few weeks away from its opening round. A first for road racing, this all-new, all-female championship runs in conjunction with selected European rounds of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). The six-round championship gets underway at Misano on 14-16 June and concludes at Jerez in October. All riders will be on the Yamaha YZF-R7. The FIM Womens’ Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) will feature Aussie representation, with Tayla Relph among the 24 female riders on the grid. Tayla will be racing against talent from all over the globe, like Beatriz Neila Santos, Mallory Dobbs and 2018 World Supersport 300 Champion, Ana Carrasco. The WorldWCR will be tough, but Tayla is up for the challenge. The…