WORLD SUPERBIKE front-runner Jonathan Rea dominated the first free practice session for the Suzuka 8hr endurance race, lapping almost two seconds faster than anyone else.Swapping the white and green Ten Kate Honda for the deep blue and white TSR

The early years of superbike racing brought us host a race-ready exclusives that ended in acronyms such as RR and SS, and one in particular was the Yamaha YZF750SP.The homologation special YZF750SP was based on the TT-F1 racer and had a long history with success around the circui...

Whenever the calendar shifts to a major Japanese race, such as the Suzuka 8hr, one of the more amusing things to do is glance down the team sheetThis years highlight for me has to be team Moto Bum, with other stand outs including aprilia D

Celebrating their success at the Suzuka 8hr (last year), Suzuki in their longterm partnership with Yoshimura have put together this trick looking GSX-R600.The Gixxer six has been treated to the full Yoshimura race-kit alongside a host of other parts

8hr on a SP2 highlights this. It's easy, whatever Rossi gets on or in he'll be quick off the mark.5. The ability to adapt to new machinery faster than others. Three of Rossi's premier championsips came onboard a Honda, but the fourth with Yamaha