YAMAHA boss Lin Jarvis has said that despite his troubles and the interest from Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso, Ben Spies is still favourite for staying in the factory line-up.Signing Jorge Lorenzo was the first priority for Yamaha, but now

JAPANESE magazine Young Machine has published artist's impressions of what the new Honda MotoGP-influenced sportsbike might look like. In September this year, Honda Motor Co. CEO, Takanobu Ito announced: "This bike will seek to deliver the same

ITALIAN company Quadro (which already makes MP3-type scooters) has taken an extra wheel and thrown it at our petulant faces, in the form of the Parkour, the world's first four-wheeled scooter. The 350cc, 27 bhp, 250kg Parkour looks very similar

and sidecar are waterproof), and a helpful oar to aid lost travellers across icy fjords. The bike's sidecar body and fenders are also coated with 3M material for extra protection. 50 Yamals will make it first to the U.S where they will retail at $14,250 (£8

ROYAL ENFIELD has launched two new versions of its Bullet Classic 500 to hark back to days long past – and it's also offering kits to convert existing Classic 500s into the same spec for minimal cost.First up is the Bullet Sports. Inspired

and Pedrosa's result overhauls Stoner's claim to current number one factory Honda rider.Crutchlow's run-on in the first corner gifts Dovizioso some breathing space. More than ever, it's looking like being a three-horse race for the MotoGP championship. Moto

: 'We have a common vision. We started with the idea of a performance-based modern machine. Once the bike was complete, it looked like a production motorcycle but unlike anything we had ever seen. It's unique and we can't wait to introduce

REMEMBER Aprilia's first Caponord? When the firm took the V-twin motor from an existing model and wrapped it in some pseudo-offroad packaging to leap onto a growing trend for dual-sports bikes back in 2000?Well this isn't that bike. But the formula

. He left MotoGP in 2005, after a fifth place finish with Honda. His highest ever finish in MotoGP was second place in 2002, behind countryman Valentino Rossi. Biaggi left MotoGP for World Superbikes, finishing third in his first season with Suzuki

IF you'd asked most cynical journalists about the chances of the Horex VR6 reaching production when the bike was first shown a couple of years ago, they'd have unanimously chorused that it stood no chance. Radical ideas are something that are often