THIS time a year ago, Benelli showed a rather attractive 250cc supermoto called the Motard 250. OK, so it was only a 25bhp single, but even so it looked appealing.Since then, we've heard little of that bike, but now Benelli has transplanted the same

in the price.Suzuki GB's Paul de Lusignan said: "Since we announced the Inazuma 250 we have been very pleased to see the level of interest it has generated both at Motorcycle Live and in our dealer’s showrooms. With this newly announced price, 250cc power

to winning the world title.49 years – On the day of qualifying at the German GP it will be 49 years ago to the day that Fumio Ito gave Yamaha their first ever Grand Prix victory, in the 250cc class at the Belgium Grand Prix in 1963 at Spa-Francorchamps.43

Many think Carbon Fibre chassis are relatively new to motorcycle racing but I can lay claim to having been there and done that almost thirty years ago.I first rode a Carbon/Kevlar 250cc Armstrong in 1983 before going on to grab four British titles

AN Indonesian blog has turned up an allegedly leaked drawing of Kawasaki's forthcoming naked bike based on the latest Ninja 300.In fact, the picture from TMCblog.com purports to show the 250cc version – expected to be offered in countries where

HONDA has revealed its new NSS300 Forza – and it looks like the bike is likely to come to the UK.While the Forza has been around in 250cc form for 12 years, it's not currently offered over here. The new 300cc version gets updated styling, clearly

. At the British GP he made his 23rd start in the Moto2™ class since the start of 2011.38 years - On the day of qualifying at the Dutch TT it will be 38 years ago to the day that Kenny Roberts made his Grand Prix debut in the 250cc class at the 1974 Dutch TT; he

he has raced with his debut in the World Championship in 2001. Dani is a three time World Champion (2003 in 125cc, 2004 and 2005 in 250cc) and made his debut in MotoGP in 2006, claiming the Rookie of the Year title and fifth position

to be competitive with Sandro Cortese leading the championship with seven podium finishes, including two race wins.The outgoing 125s were replaced by 250cc four-strokes this year and the KTM is one of the most desirable in the new class.When it is released

Describing the action in the Moto3 race as ‘edge of the seat’ would be doing it a disservice as the train of battling riders did more than prove the worth of the 250cc four-stroke singles that were introduced this season.For the entirety of the 22