Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Former world champion Kenny Roberts says he doesn't care what kind of bike he rides as long as it gets him back to beating rivals Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi in 2002.The 28-year-old American is due...

Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi's future with Honda has been thrown into doubt in a contract dispute with Japanese bosses.The world's number one rider and the world's biggest manufacturer are...

Honda’s new development works 250 GP bike has hit a crisis before it has even been raced as the team it was to be run in this season teeters on the brink of collapse.The RS250R-W, which is due to...

Maxsym Engine Technology Ltd have given a public debut to a concept parallel twin-cylinder motor named MC2, which it hopes will be raced in GPs in the season after next.Like Kenny Roberts' Proton...

Britain’s Jeremy McWilliams kicked off his 2002 MotoGP campaign in Jerez on Wednesday, getting his first chance to test Kenny Roberts' Proton KR3.The Ulsterman joined new team-mate Nobuatsu Aoki and...

Simon Crafar is back. The New Zealander who once humbled even the mighty Mick Doohan is coming to British superbikes. Very soon he’ll get his first ride on the Yamaha R1 he will ride. But before he...

The Gauloises girls came in all shapes and sizes as Melissa the Morovian midget proved.

Sean Emmett has been approached to lead Honda’s British superbike effort. Motopower, the top Honda team in this year’s BSB line-up, wants Emmett to ride its 180bhp 2002 FireBlade.The 31-year-old, who...

KTM’s new 950cc LC8 V-twin was leading the Dakar Rally as the field set off on stage 10 on Monday morning.This year’s event is one of the biggest ever – with 170 bikes starting. For the first time in...

When the ladies on reception look like this, Monday’s are never too difficult to cope with

Lose yourself in her eyes… even if they are saying " sod off " rather than " come to bed "

Frenchman David Vuillemin won the opening round of the 2002 American supercross series at Anaheim, California on Saturday night.It’s a great start to the season for the 24-year old Yamaha rider who...

Anyone fancy getting technical?

… and she knows how switch a gearbox

Superstock champion Paul Young is hoping that a visit to the Suzuki factory will help him pick up some special parts for the GSX-R1000 he’s building for this year’s BSB campaign. " Suzuki have...

Cash strapped TT star David Jefferies faces the prospect of being frozen out British superbikes next season.Jefferies, 29, is hoping that the V&M team he raced for last year can raise the funds...

BIKES that carry the accolade " factory " have a ferocious reputation to live up to. Any rider hot enough to handle the pace in national or world championships demands a gut wrenching...

If you can’t resist a dimple…

You don’t get smokes without something hot

British world trials champion Dougie Lampkin admitted Saturday’s Sheffield indoor trial was his toughest-ever.Dougie, honoured in the New Year’s list with an MBE, had to overcome a major scare to grab...

It would be easy to assume reigning WSB champion Troy Bayliss is more stressed than ever as he considers the defence of his title in 2002.But the Australian reckons he has never been so relaxed in his...

Rivals Chris Walker and Neil Hodgson will go head-to-head on the track for the first time since 2000 when they line up for first official WSB test in Australia later this month.The final decision to...

Most 14 year-olds spend hours on their PlayStation trying to register high scores but it’s a little more serious for British youngster Chaz Davies.He is currently spending hours with the controls in...

Rain will no longer delay the start or cause races to be paused from 2003 in both GPs and WSB. Racers will be able to make pit stops to change tyres to match changing conditions.Or, of course, they...

The FIM has just announced the entry lists for the three MotoGP classes in 2002. They are listed in full right here.125cc class:1 Manuel Poggiali, RSM Gilera Gilera Racing Team 4 Lucio Cecchinello ITA...

Do you smoke? Only if you rub us fast enough

If all these icy roads are getting you down, just start thinking differently about your riding. Off-road is fun whatever the weather and you can get a taste of it for not a lot of dosh.We took a used...

She’ll keep you up all night

Supercross aims to rival Moto GP and WSB now that American-owned Clear Channel Entertainment has joined forces with Dorna to promote the world championship.Clear Channel is the company promoting the...

Her pet hand always wanted to appear in the pictures

Dark Dog’s lucky dip had the whole paddock rushing for tickets

Sean Emmett’s dream of a WSB Aprilia ride with Reve Racing is fading forcing him to look to America for his 2002 ride.He had hoped to race a 2001 factory V-twin for Ben Atkins’ team but it is now...

And for those of you who remember our babe of the year competition… you may recognise our cute friend on the right

Spidi borrow this young lady to test their air bags… honest