IT’S one of the enduring legends of motorcycling that Harley-Davidson has some sort of patent or trademark on its ‘potato-potato’ engine sound. Of course, in reality, it doesn’t. Not through lack of trying though; the firm did have a go at getting a

TEAM FIAT Yamaha's Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards will run aspecial one-off livery on their bikes and leathers for the AustralianGrand Prix in Phillip Island this weekend, starting from Free Practiceon Friday. The livery has been inspired by the famous 'Abarth' brand, adivisio...

WE'VE JUST had a call from Visordown's MotoGP mole, who has informed us of the that next year's Formula One British Grand Prix, which was due to take place at Donington Park, will now be run at Silverstone.The two circuits had planned to switch hosting Britain's two top racing ev...

POLICE ARE appealing for information after a teenage boy was injured trying to prevent a motorcycle being stolen in Oldland Common.The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday December 30 2007 - the boy's fifteenth birthday. He had been

THE ANNUAL Thundersprint attracts many stars and celebrities but there are none more popular than the relaxed and charming James May, co-presenter of the BBC's Top Gear programme. Although an expert on cars, and renowned for his hilariously laconic

the car back towards the east side of the road. Cox suffered serious head injures and Mr Pajwani was pronounced dead at the scene.Sergeant Mark Drummond, collision investigator from Hampton traffic unit, said: "Cox was riding a motorcycle that had numerous

-developed as the rival Honda and Yamaha machines, kept the pressure on the dominant Read/Redman duo throughout that golden era. Race Retro will see the three team leaders reunited: both with each other, and with the motorcycles they rode in their heyday.Saturday 24th

he slammed a car door on his fingers.Clooney's agent, Stan Rosenfeld, told People magazine: "There was an accident and he did break his hand. But he was not riding a motorcycle, it was not in Switzerland... He was on his property in Italy and he shut

COMBINE TWO Ducati Desmosedici engines to make a 440bhp V8, slot it into a lightweight, handbuilt two-seater carbon fibre sports car and this is what you might get.Penned by designed Anthony Collard, the 'Desmotrentadue' (Iti talk for 32 valves

A PRO-CELEBRITY motorcycle versus car challenge is to take place on this week's edition of popular motoring show Fifth Gear.Star bikers Charley Boorman and Ross Noble team up the show's car-driving presenters, Tiff Needell and Jason Plato, in a