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James Whitham Column - Dec 08
By James Whitham on 01/12/2008 14:08:14
This month James doffs his flat cap as the last true gentleman of racing retires. Not only was Troy Bayliss a hard racer, he liked a beer and never gave less than 100%...
to the way he came out of his corner swinging from the first bell and dominated the first half of the season. The last half of the year he’s been made to fight for every single point by Haslam, Sykes, Crutchlow, and Camier, all of whom have got stronger
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Michael Scott Column - Jan 2009
By Michael Scott on 15/01/2009 16:35:18
Mike Scott looks on at the continuing discontent within Honda and Rossi attempting to try his hand at World Superbikes
make much difference. Unless, as Predrosa half-hoped, the new-generation one-for-all Bridgestones are pretty bad. If they take a few laps to warm up, he thought, like in the good old days of only four or five years ago, then you might at least get some
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Michael Scott Column - Jul 2009
By Michael Scott on 01/07/2009 10:29:03
Paddock sage Scott on the British GP debacle and Marco Melandri’s resurrection
constructors. A new tunnel and other works have robbed Coppice and other crucial corners of the run-off required for racing. A recent car event was run with yellow flags held up for more than half the circuit. The bulldozer boys have promised to get it all
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The rise of the 2002 Yamaha YZF-R1
By Bertie Simmonds on 22/04/2002 15:24:57
After the original 1998 R1, this version had a tough act to follow. So how did they go about developing and improving the previous model
with the YZF-R1, a bike which was to do something that the Thunderace never did - knock the FireBlade from its perch as king of the sportsbikes.For 2002, the R1 has a new project leader - Yoshikazu Koike - and it's his job to keep the bike true to Miwa
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Motorcycle Radar: 1989
By Roland Brown on 22/11/2010 15:28:35
Liquid-cooled multi-valve engines. Some bikes even had aluminium frames. Yes, it was 1989
missed it. “I couldn’t say that getting in front was that exciting, I was concentrating so hard,” said Mackenzie.Bike of the YearAmid all the hot new bikes, arguably the two outstanding machines of ‘89 were revamps of existing models. Yamaha’s FZR1000
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Motorcycle Radar: 1985
By Roland Brown on 25/11/2010 16:02:24
International roadtester and motorcycling sage Roland Brown looks back at the years that changed motorcycling over the decades…
, I had to buy another…Dogs of the YearWhile the Japanese factories were all busily building and designing brilliant new bikes, the Italians were in deep poo. Moto Guzzi launched the Le Mans 1000, complete with larger, 949cc V-twin engine, but it had
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First Person: Rex Smith
By Visordown on 29/11/2010 13:00:20
Rex Smith played Jesse mach in the 1980’s show STREET HAWK. For 13 episodes, he had every teenage bike-fan glued to the tv screen with his crime-busting antics...
can’t drink all of this,” and the guys said “you don’t have to, we just need you to get Universal to pay for it!” Friday nights we would work late, but it would be Saturday very, very early before the last person left the lot. Universal must have
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The Professionals - Richard Stevens
By Visordown on 02/09/2007 14:41:50
Richard Stevens is the artist behind the mad paint designs seen on nearly every helmet in the British Superbike Championship
mad!SO WITH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT RIDERS WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS, HOW DO THE DESIGNS COME ABOUT?Either the rider comes to me with an idea and we work on it, or they haven't got a clue what they want and it's up to me to generate something. I come up
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BMW eyeing up MotoGP entry
By Visordown News on 28/03/2011 13:51:09
BMW in secret meetings with Dorna
THE idea of BMW entering MotoGP under the new regulations have surfaced again, with the German manufacturer linked to secret meetings with Dorna.BMW's General Director, Hendrik von Kuenheim supposedly met with the MotoGP-rights holder behind closed
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Byways - Get'on'em
By Andy Stevens on 30/01/2012 13:24:54
One massive piece of fun you can have on a bike this winter
Get a heated jacket, man up and get out on the bike this winter … and if you already have then well done, you are a part of just 25% of bikers who ride in all seasons.Fancy buying a different bike? Good news, now is your chance to have some fun
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