Honda Canada will introduce a new national racing series featuring the CBR250R for 2012.

The news is no surprise as Honda has been running a CBR125R Challenge racing series as a support class for the Canadian Superbike Championship since 2008. With the CBR250R on the market for nearly a year (and reportedly doing quite well at that), a racing series featuring the quarter-liter sportbike was almost inevitable.

According to CMGOnline,the new single-spec CBR250R series will replace the CBR125R Challenge as a national series with the CBR125R Challenge continuing on a regional level as a feeder series. The Honda CBR250R series will be open to racers ages 15 to 25, with an allowance for 13- or 14-year-olds who have completed at least three CBR125R Challenge races.

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KTM and Husaberg are recalling about 6,117 off-road motorcycles due to a risk of cracked handlebar clamps.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the handlebar clamps on some off-road KTM and Husaberg models can develop cracks from normal use. In time, these cracks may cause the handlebars to move from their set positions, potentially leading to  a loss of control.

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Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto and Blake Baggett will represent the U.S. in the 2011 Motocross of Nations, Sept. 17-18 at Saint Jean D’Angely, France.

Monster Energy Kawasaki‘s Villopoto currently leads the 2011 AMA Motocross 450 class points standings while Rockstar Makita Suzuki‘s Dungey (pictured above) sits seven points back in second place. Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki racer Baggett is second in the 250 standings as the highest placing American racer.

Motorcycle Hall of Famer Roger DeCoster will again manage the U.S. team which will try to win its record 22nd MXoN title this year. Team U.S.A. won the 2010 MXoN in Lakewood, Colo.

The team has not announced which class each of its riders will compete in. Baggett will likely race in the mostly 250cc MX2 class while Villopoto and Dungey will split the mostly 450cc MX1 class and the Open class.

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Husqvarna has announced its first 2012 off-road models, including the new TXC310 and a returning WR125.

TXC Cross Country Models

The TXC310 (pictured above) is the newest member of Husqvarna‘s cross country model line, joining the TXC250 and TXC510. Developed specifically for the U.S. market, the TXC line is based on Husqvarna’s TE platform.

The 2012 Husqvarna TXC310′s engine is based on the TXC250 fuel-injected four-stroke engine power plant but enlarged to 302cc. The TXC310 replaces the TXC449 as Husqvarna’s intermediate cross country model.

Both the 250 and 310 also get  new Leo Vince exhausts with revised ignition timing and updated fuel injection system.

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The Bennche Megelli 250r will finally be available for purchase at the end of March 2010, motorcycle.com will have the exclusive opportunity to get a full review done and find out if this entry bike can actually be a Ninja 250r killer.  Not only is this bike easy on the eyes but the price point is just as attractive at $3,499.  The Megelli comes with a liquid cooled, four-stroke, single cyclinder 249cc engine.