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X-Games champ Jeremy Lusk dies after crash

Michael Carroll, 10 February 2009 09:54

Reigning X-Games champion Jeremy Lusk has died following a serious accident during an event in Costa Rica on Saturday. The 24 year-old freestyle motocross rider crashed his Yamaha YZ250 heavily after failing to fully rotate a flip. He was rushed into emergency surgery to drain blood that had collected around his brain, but died late last night.

Ducati Streetfighter - From Russia with Love

Michael Carroll, 28 December 2008 08:00

Frenzied demand for Ducati’s Streetfighter has reached Siberia, with a customer phoning through an order to Ducati Glasgow. Boss Martin Rees says the regular customer is working abroad, but didn’t want to miss out on the firm’s gorgeous 1098-based naked. “He called up and put down a deposit on his credit card,” Rees told MCN.

Friday funny: The real easy rider

Michael Carroll, 12 December 2008 14:27

Who says men can’t multi-task? This rider manages to negotiate through heavy traffic while writing a text message on his phone, and generally kicking back and relaxing. Could you relax on your bike with driving standards like that? Nice helmet, too.

NEC Show: Traders feel the pinch

Michael Carroll, 08 December 2008 09:44

Retailers branded the 2008 NEC show as one of their toughest ever, as the credit crunch hit home. Some traders said sales were down by almost 50% compared to 2007, despite a good effort by the show’s organisers to attract visitors by laying on a wide variety of stands and stars. “People just don’t want to spend,” says Clare Keeley, ...

NEC Show: Melandri asks for chassis and engine changes

Michael Carroll, 08 December 2008 09:39

Marco Melandri says Kawasaki needs to improve the chassis and power delivery of its MotoGP bike become a top level team in 2009. The Italian rider has had two tests on the 2008 bike, but will have a new bike to ride during testing in February. “I know it’s going to be a very hard challenge. The character of the ...

NEC Show: Ghost Rider raffle sales ghastly

Michael Carroll, 08 December 2008 09:34

The Ghost Rider team failed to sell the 1000 raffle tickets they needed to give away the Suzuki Hayabusa used in one of the Ghost Rider films. A spokesman said they sold just 400 tickets, and blamed the poor position of their stand at the NEC show. They will look to sell the remaining tickets at MCN’s London Motorcycle Show ...

Life sentence for Gerry Tobin killers

Michael Carroll, 28 November 2008 13:26

All seven Outlaw gang members convicted of killing Gerry Tobin have been jailed for life. The judge called the murder “appalling”, noting the only reason he was gunned down while riding home from the Bulldog Bash in 2007 was that he was a member of the Hell's Angels. Simon Turner, Malcolm Bull, Dane Garside, Dean Taylor, Karl Garside, and Ian ...

Picture gallery: Vintage customs

Michael Carroll, 28 November 2008 10:48

Bike builders on both sides of the Atlantic are leading a new trend in customising – the veteran or vintage-inspired look. Their aim is to build original bikes with all the style of original machines, but with the reliability today’s engineering and materials can provide. UK-based Thomas Harvey is making bikes that mimic Vintage bikes from around 1915, while in ...

Special paint for Aprilia Dorsoduro

Michael Carroll, 14 November 2008 10:50

A UK Aprilia dealer has taken matters into its own hands, after the factory refused to produce a Dorsoduro 750 in red and white. Aprilias for sale Dorset-based Motosport Aprilia has made the Red Lion special featuring gold wheels for £6,599 on-the-road. Tel. 01929 555003

Motorcyclists still hate Volvos… and BMWs too!

Michael Carroll, 10 October 2008 10:44

Volvos are still the most hated car on the road, a survey of British motorcyclists shows. The poll of 206 bikers by insurance firm Bennetts found that 28% of motorcyclists regard Volvo drivers as the least considerate and most dangerous on our roads, closely followed by BMWs which took 27% of the vote. Porsches were ranked third (16%), Land Rover ...