February

Year: 2005

Month: February

Tamada tops Sepang test

11 February 2005

Makoto Tamada became the only rider to record a lap time under two minutes and one second on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. Tamada, who has switched from Bridgestone to...

Pushing the boundaries

11 February 2005

We’ll admit that the Moto Roma buggy isn’t strictly a bike, but it was on show at the NEC bike show. And the young lady is certainly a babe…

Subliminal advertising?

11 February 2005

Ever time we see this picture we suddenly feel the need to buy as much oil as possible… Who says subliminal advertising doesn’t work?

Yamaha Race Training

11 February 2005

Race teams from Supersport, Superstock and Superbike classes using Yamaha kit parts on 2005 R6s and 04/05 R1s are able to get special training at Valencia for three days in March. The Yamaha Race...

Carmichael's fifth win

11 February 2005

Ricky Carmichael has increased his AMA Supercross championship lead with a fifth consecutive win. The Suzuki rider now has a 32-point lead after the win in Indianapolis, winning his heats and the...

Sepang GP test starts

11 February 2005

The MotoGP teams have begun testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, with Carlos Checa and Ducati test rider Shinichi Itoh starting work a day early. Spaniard Checa wanted an early...

Looking philosophical

11 February 2005

There’s always time to ponder the important questions of motorcycling, like “Is the sidestand up or down?”

Very, very cheeky

11 February 2005

Sometimes what the brolly babes get up to just leaves us speechless

Best pit crew ever?

11 February 2005

There are plenty of jokes to be made about these girls being a pit crew and tightening nuts etc, but luckily we’re far too mature for that…

Haga gets in practice

11 February 2005

After choosing to miss the washed out Valencia WSB tests last week the Yamaha Italia squad of Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt headed to Monza for a final shake down. The two-day test over Friday and...

Dougie Lampin took third at the St Petersburg round of the World Indoor Trails Championship on Saturday, February 12. The British multiple champion narrowly missed on on second place, contesting the...

Gibernau heads GP test

11 February 2005

Sete Gibernau heads the unofficial list of test times from the opening day of three days of MotoGP testing at Phillip Island in Australia. The Telefonica Movistar Honda rider recorded a time of...

Brit wins Hell's Gate race

11 February 2005

British rider David Knight took a convincing win for the KTM Racing team at the Hell’s Gate extreme enduro in Italy. Knight, who won the inaugral event in 2004, topped the monring qualifying session...

Everts' pre-season win

11 February 2005

Stefan Everts has begun the 2005 season with a victory in the opening pre-season international motorcross event, the Mantova Supercross in Italy. The Belgian was crowned the inaugral MX1 world...

Full BSB entry list

11 February 2005

National Superstock Cup: 6. Rhys Boyd: Rockforge Racing. 13. Andy Battye: Andy B Racing. 14. Dave Joyner: Team Full System. 16. Ian Harrison: Mistral Racing. 18. Dylan Morris: STP Racing 19. David...

Davies shows potential

11 February 2005

Britain’s Chaz Davies celebrated his 18th birthday with testing at Valencia yesterday, Thursday, February 10, finishing as top privateer and fifth fastest 250cc rider overall. Aprilia’s Sebastian...

WSB live on Eurosport

11 February 2005

British Eurosport will show live coverage of the 2005 World Superbike championship, starting with the Qatar round on Saturday, February 26, 2005. A new studio and presenter will go on air at 7.30am...

Need a firmer rear?

11 February 2005

These young ladies might well be able to help…

BMW seek K12 racers

11 February 2005

BMW is looking for racers to enter the 2005 BMW Motorrad Power-Cup, riding the 163bhp K1200 R. The Power-Cup is the successor the the BMW BoxerCup which saw boxer twins racing as a support to...

Laconi tops wet test

04 February 2005

The latest round of testing for the World Superbike teams ended on a bit of a damp note yesterday, with heavy rain seriously limiting the amount of track time. Regis Laconi finished the Valencia test...

Don't miss the girls

04 February 2005

These young ladies are just three of the gorgeous girls appearing in the finals of the MCN Babe Squad search at the MCN London Motorcycle Show, and it’s not too late to see them and their rivals in...

Rossi out in the cold

04 February 2005

Yamaha MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards took time out from getting ready for the new season by heading up to the Italian Alps to try out a pair of Yamaha snowmobiles at the World Ski...

Feeling tyred

04 February 2005

If you’re feeling a little tyred, then these young ladies should perk you up…

Porto & Kallio head test

04 February 2005

Sebastian Porto and Mika Kallio head the unofficial timesheets for the 250cc and 125cc GP classes after the first day of testing at Valencia on Wednesday, February 9. Despite rain in the early hours...

Show-stoppers

04 February 2005

Well, you’d stop to take a closer look at this pair…

Triple MX champ dies

04 February 2005

Former triple world motocross champion Gaston Rahier has died at the age of 58 after a long battle against illness. Rahier won the 125cc world title three times on the trot – in 1975, 76 and 77. He still holds the record for the most 125GP wins – 28. After his motocross career he was a regular in the Paris-Dakar rally.