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Price celebrates! 2016 Dakar Final Standings (after 13 stages) Top Ten 1. Toby PRICE AUS KTM 48h 09m 15s 2. Stefan SVITKO SVK KTM + 39m 41s 3. Fabio QUINTANILLA CHL Husqvarna + 48m 48s 4. Kevin BENAVIDES ARG Honda + 54m 47s 5. Helder RODRIGUES POR Yamaha + 55m 44s 6. Adrien VAN BEVEREN FRA Yamaha + 01h 46m 29s 7. Antoine MEO FRA KTM + 01h 56m 47s 8. Gerard FARRES GUELL ESP KTM + 02h 01m 00s 9. Ricky BRABEC USA Honda + 02h 11m 27s 10. Armand MONLEON ESP KTM + 03h 27m 49s Toby Price has made Dakar history by becoming the first Australian to win the annual South American event. In only his second Dakar, Price showed speed, skill and racecraft that belied his…

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TRACK-FOCUSSED ENGINE While the capacity and many of the internals remain unchanged, the 998cc inline four now delivers more low and midrange torque, while a lighter crank, revised camshafts, larger exhaust valves and shorter lighter pistons mean the engine revs faster and also delivers improved handling. Larger water jackets improve engine cooling. TITANIUM EXHAUST Lightweight titanium exhaust headers last longer and contribute to mass centralisation. REVISED FRAME New geometry for the 2016 model sees the aluminium twin-spar frame’s steering head moved closer to the rider and the swingarm lengthened to put more weight over the front end for greater corner stability. The swingarm is now also more rigid to improve handling. REVISED BODYWORK Changes to the upper section of the fairing improve aerodynamics and reduce wind buffeting for the rider.…

Ducati has celebrated a successful 2015 with worldwide annual sales exceeding 50,000 units for the first time in the Italian company’s history. The 50,000 mark was reached on 10 November, setting an all-time sales record, and an increase of almost 10,000 sales on the same period in 2014. Given there are nine new or updated bikes to come this year (see EICMA report, JUST BIKES #320), Ducati are confident of setting new records again in 2016. “Reaching the 50,000 bike mark is a huge sales achievement for Ducati,” said Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding. “Growth is not a goal in itself but, rather, an indicator of customer satisfaction with regard to both the bikes and the overall quality of our work. It’s a result we’re very proud of,…

FOR SALE How do you pay tribute to a legend? That’s the question Ducati’s owners, the Castiglioni brothers, were faced with in 1994 when Ayrton Senna, a friend and Ducati customer, was killed at the San Marino F1 Grand Prix at Imola. Only a few weeks prior, Senna had called in to Ducati’s Borgo Panigale factory to discuss a special edition 916 with the brothers. All profits from the special edition were to be donated to the ‘Instituto Ayrton Senna’; a charitable organisation supporting disadvantaged children in Senna’s native Brazil. That initial meet got as far as settling on the base unit – the 916 – and Senna’s favoured colour scheme - dark metallic grey, with red wheels - before that accident at Imola on May 1. Thus, what was…

Given that my experience on big sportsbikes like this – and experience in punting them around a track at speed – is limited, I decided to get a more accurate insight into the strengths of the new ZX-10R from someone who knows the green machines much better than me. MURRAY SAYLE For most JUST BIKES readers, Murray Sayle is a man who needs no introduction. Arguably best known for his Castrol Six Hour win on a Z1 with Gregg Hansford in 1975, Sayle’s racing story both preceded and followed that famous win, with success here and overseas on a diverse range of machinery. That includes everything from Kawasaki’s fearsome H2R 750 two-stroke triple factory racer (Murray also rode the all-new supercharged H2R on a demo lap late last year) to…

Williams Event Management, series organisers of the MX Nationals Australian Motocross Championship, has released the calendar for the 2016 season. Western Australia returns this year as part of its biennial appearance on the MX Nats calendar, with the rest of the 2016 schedule virtually a carbon copy of last year. 2016 MX Nationals – calendar Rd 01. 03 April – Horsham, VIC Rd 02. 17 April – Appin, NSW Rd 03. 01 May – Broadford, VIC Rd 04. 22 May – Murray Bridge, SA Rd 05. 29 May – Wanneroo, WA Rd 06. 03 July – Nowra, NSW Rd 07. 17 July – Conondale, QLD Rd 08. 31 July – Shepparton, VIC Rd 09. 21 August – Toowoomba, QLD Rd 10. 27-28 August – Coolum, QLD Further details and updates…

CASSONS P/L RJAYS Bella ladies boot Designed for female riders, RJAYS’ Bella sport touring boots are 100 percent waterproof and breathable, meaning that whether you’re on or off the bike, they’ll be comfortable all day - even when the weather conditions aren’t! An all-purpose riding boot, other features on the Bella include a microfiber outer, dual stitching throughout, full length zip with Velcro closure, stretch calf section, gear shift pad and slip/oil resistant rubber sole. Available in 37 – 42 (Euro) ladies sizes, and retailing for $179.95RRP/pair, the Bella boot is now available from RJAYS stockists. Visit cassons.com.au LINK INTERNATIONAL Polisport MX Bike Mats Developed according to FIM standards, Polisport’s Bike Mat features a nifty foldable design and built-in handle that makes it easy to carry and even easier to…

Along with a small group of other motorcycling journos and invited guests, JUST BIKES attended the launch of the 2016 model Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R at Wakefield Park in late November. On paper, the new model promised a lot, and at the briefing ahead of our track time on the new ‘10’, we were presented with details on the dizzying array of technologies, some making their Kawasaki debut, that have gone into the latest version. Attending the Australian launch was Kawasaki’s Yoshimoto Matsuda, development leader for the MY16 Ninja ZX-10R, who went into the new model’s tech in more detail. Matsuda worked with Kawasaki’s MotoGP project before its cancellation and the shift of the company’s competition efforts to World Superbikes. A lot of the ZX-10R’s tech described by Matsuda would go…