Seven points needed. Pole and two wins delivered. Steve Martin’s 1999 Ducati title takes us back to $100,000 Superbikes, floppy-disk cameras and the first weeks of MCNews.com.au. Flashback Friday.

Oil changes every 15 hours and a fresh piston at 45. Ducati’s Desmo450 SM has a clear competition brief, backed by Showa suspension, Brembo Stylema braking and supermoto-specific electronics.

New helmet on the shopping list? Jacket due for retirement? MCA’s Canberra grand opening could be worth a look, with 20 per cent off storewide on Saturday, September 26. Find the new store at 17 Iron ...

Chrome or black? Harley-Davidson has given the Breakout a darker factory-custom treatment, combining Black Denim paint, blacked-out components and custom tank graphics with Milwaukee-Eight 117 ...