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has already made big reductions its existing US racing commitments - pulling out completely from dirt track, for example - and may not even field an official AMA Superbike team. Quite what effect further spending cuts may have on the big-budget Suzuki

YESTERDAY'S budget doesn’t bring many motoring revelations but there are a couple of nuggets to take away.As well as the postponement of the previously planned 3p fuel duty increase, one of the smaller changes was to shift on the long

£100 million  has been set aside to pay for pothole repairs across the UK.This is a doubling of current funding which is a start but will struggle to dent the £9.5 billion backlog that councils face.

CHANCELLOR George Osborne has announced a 1p per litre cut in fuel duty, effective from 1800GMT today.The fuel duty escalator has also been abolished."The fuel duty escalator, that adds an extra penny on top of inflation every year, will be cancelled," said Osborne, "not just fo...

THE BUDGET headline is VAT to rise to 20%. But how will bikers be affected?New motorcycle buyers will be hardest hit. We spoke to Tony Head* at OnYerBike in Aylesbury. Their OTR price for a 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 is £12,624 but assuming Yamaha don

Good quality, safe kit doesn't have to be expensive. Unless you want it to be. Here we've showcased three sets of kit in for three different price ranges, from budget to affordable and desirable.But what are the fundamentals of commuting gear

1992 ROC Yamaha YZR500 - £48,300Admit it, who wouldn’t give their right bollock (or nearly £50,000 if you are precious about your man parts) to fire one of these beauties up at a Brands Hatch trackday! A ROC Yamaha YZR500 was sold in a Bonham’s auction in April and it represents ...