Table of contents for Just Bikes #439 25-JAN in Just Bikes

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The full line-up of riders for the 2025 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) has been announced, with Australia’s Tayla Relph selected for a second season in the all-female racing series. Running the #8, Relph will once again be the sole Aussie on the grid, but needs sponsors to help make her second season a reality. In last year’s inaugural WorldWCR season, Relph made a mark immediately, topping the very first pre-season practise session. Consistently inside the Top 10 at most rounds, she led a race at Round 5 in Estoril and scored a podium at Round 4 in Cremona. The 27-year-old from Victoria finished the season seventh overall and was the best non-European in a World Championship dominated by riders from Spain. “What an honour it is to…

BMW Motorrad have expanded their Heritage range with the addition of the ‘R 12 S’. Based on the R 12 nineT and fitted with additional rider assistance tech and many factory accessories as standard, the R 12 S also features a special paint finish and detailing that’s inspired by the iconic R 90 S from the 1970s. Announced in December, the R 12 S will be released in Australia in Q1 this year in very limited numbers. R 12 S GENESIS The look of the R 12 S has been inspired by BMW’s R 90 S that debuted as a 1974 model and was produced for three years. Created primarily to turn around BMW’s staid image at the time, the R 90 S was part of a wider family, colloquially…

Among the South Australian motorcycling community, Colin Gitsham is a name that needs no introduction. From new bike sales to working in the accessory trade, Colin’s been involved in the industry for decades. More recently, Colin’s been commentating at Gillman Speedway, but his passion project for the past few years has been the ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’. AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION Located in Mount Pleasant (approx. 1 hour north east of Adelaide), what was originally a service station, then an antiques store was transformed by Colin to house and display his collection of motorcycles, bike-related memorabilia and militaria acquired over decades. Motorcycle racing photos, posters and advertisements fill the walls, but what’s on the floor is more impressive. Highlights amongst the road bikes include a 1963 Honda CB72, 1982 Yamaha RDLC 350,…

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After winning the inaugural Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) in 2024, Ana Carrasco will not be defending her title this year. Instead, the 27-year-old will race in the World Supersport Championship (WorldSSP) as part of an all-new, two-rider team backed by Honda France and using Honda’s CBR600RR. Carrasco’s team mate will be Corentin Perolari, who will race the entire WorldSSP season. Carrasco will only be competing in European rounds of the 2025 championship that form the ‘Supersport Challenge’. Perolari’s WorldSSP experience includes a one-round entry last season, but the Frenchman hasn’t had a full-time ride in the championship since 2020. Carrasco has never raced in WorldSSP, but spent five seasons in WorldSSP300 and won that championship in 2018. “I am very happy to join Honda in this new project”…

Adecade after its debut, the modern Indian Scout has been reinvented, bringing a new frame, more powerful engine and a new focus on individualisation. There’s a Scout to suit whatever you’re looking for in the new range, from a stripped-down bobber to a spec’d-up tourer and even a variant that nudges into sportsbike territory, along with plenty of options and accessories to truly make it your own. When Indian Motorcycle invited me to the Australian launch for the new Scout range, I couldn’t get ‘yes’ out of mouth quick enough! Test riding and reviewing motorcycles is a nice change of pace – literally - from my day job as a Senior Financial Advisor for Shaw and Partners. It’s also exposed me to a lot of makes and models of bikes…