A rider in Brazil captured a slithering surprise whilst out filming a high speed blast, as snake came up the from the handlebars and sprang out at his hand. The man who posted the video initially thought the snake was made of rubber and put in there as a prank, until he felt its ...

A granny in Northampton used her handbag to scare off six men, armed with sledgehammers.In a textbook example of how not to steal anything, the thieves started smashing the window to a jewellers with sledge hammers, while staff inside alerted alarms

GLOBAL motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman has undergone surgery to remove a suspected cancerous testicle - on the recommedation of the local vet.Just weeks before starting his UK live tour, Boorman's wife took their dog to the vet after noticing the pooch had a swollen testicl...

MOTOGP ROOKIE Ben Spies has admitted he's sometimes 'scared shitless' in his 1000bhp street car.The reigning World Superbike champion spoke while participating in the Miller Motorsports Driving School at the home of the Utah WSBK race

REIGNING MOTOGP World Champion Valentino Rossi was admitted to San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, yesterday, suffering from acute abdominal pain. After a series of tests by medical experts at the centre, Rossi was diagnosed with an inflamed appendix. Fans will be pleased to...

to an Italian manufacturer and they are running scared. They are trying to use politics to bring down Ducati when they should just work harder.”Stoner, who left his home in New South Wales at the age of 14 to live in a camper van in England in order to further

Hansen will use Desmosedici for track instructionAN AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE fanatic has unique plans for his new Ducati Desmosedici RR.Unlike many owners, who plan to keep their new machines for occasional use only, Mason Hansen, 33, is planning to use his £40,000 MotoGP replica for ...

For three years, Kawasaki's Ninja 250R has been the class leader of the 250s. That's because it only had the Hyosung GT250R to compete against. It surprises me that the big four Japanese manufacturers haven't pounced on this sector like they did with 125s. Not everyone wants to g...

The end of a very long road is in sight, and I’m actually quite nervous. In my hand I have the key to the beautiful, yet slightly menacing-looking white bike that sticks out from the row of Japanese sportsbikes it currently nestles within. I’m about to get closure on a journey I ...

I thought it would be a little jaunt down memory lane, but it turned out to be a graphic realisation of how much my skills and bottle have faded since I gave up racing for a living. I was invited by Pirelli, along with several other journalists, to ride some of the top World Supe...