good fortune to guarantee victory.In other words, almost every rider ever to throw a leg over a race bike has had a superstitious belief, a lucky item of clothing, or a lucky routine to help them perform well and stay safe. Motorcycle racers are a

IAN LOUGHER made it a memorable 13th success when he added the 125cc class to his 12 existing Ulster GP victories. Lougher beat William Dunlop to the finishing line by half a bike's length with William's brother, Michael Dunlop, finishing third. Lougher was delighted with his suc...

IT SOUNDS as though John Hopkins will not be able to run his usual number 21 on the Stiggy Honda in World Superbike this year after the organisers ruled on the idea.The original number in the class had been occupied by multiple World Champion Troy Bayliss over the last few years ...

In classic Lucky Strike colours......or Suzuki's current Relentless liverySTAMFORD SUPERBIKES one of the UK's three flagship Suzuki showrooms, has produced two limited edition GSX-R750 K8s to pay homage to riders Kevin Schwantz and Cameron Donald

THIS YEAR'S runner-up in the MotoGP World Championship, Jorge Lorenzo, has said he was lucky not to crash in yesterday's GP race at Valencia.The Spaniard took third place at the chequered flag, behind team-mate Rossi and race winner, Repsol Honda

BRAZILIAN motorcycle stuntman Denis Borges can strike off one of his nine lives after this accident at the Beto Carrero World theme park in south-east Brazil.Borges and his stunt partner Anderson Sanches were putting on a slick show until the part where they wheelie through the g...

POOR OLD matey in this clip not only survives the aftermath of a car driver turning across his path, but escapes injury after a van travelling in the opposite direction almost runs him over.The clip was caught on CCTV cameras in Poland.

ONE day you're out for a nice ride on your motorcycle, the next moment some stupid car driver ends up on top of your bike. But amazingly, you end up totally OK.How lucky is this bloke on this video (keep your eyes on the top right of the screen).

A BIKER from Guildford has won a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Special after entering a free prize draw.Trevor Holden booked a test ride on the Harley-Davidson website and was entered into a prize draw to win the bike. Mr Holden chose to demo a Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limit...

... Bayliss showed his classFlame on ... Corser lights up in practice sessionWith the second race cancelled because of the worsening weather, Toseland was able to minimise the damage to his title lead. A lucky escape, perhaps.Defending champion Troy Bayliss