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

of the K-series, the range dates back to the 1983 K100, the first water-cooled, four-cylinder BMW. That bike's unusual layout, with the engine mounted longitudinally – crankshaft running front-to-back – and horizontally, so the cylinders lie flat, continued

on the Tyco Suzuki GSXR. His final race of the weekend was the most impressive as he launched himself into second place by the first corner from the second row of the grid before forcing his way to victory over Brookes in the closing laps. I thoroughly enjoyed

. 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

he crashed out. This title win makes Lorenzo the first Spaniard to become a double title winner. He has reaped the reward of a highly consistent season - he finished either first or second in every race apart from the Assen TT.Valentino Rossi, who has

that can go quicker, but this time - genuinely - the whole job felt wrong. For the first time, the gearing felt way out. I was in-between gears on a handful of corners and knew I was losing time. I'm running stock 15/39 on my non-EVO 848, while most others

can crash very easily. I started the race determined to be in first position from the beginning and managed to keep my concentration even when Casey was catching me. It would have been easy to push a bit more and make a mistake at that moment but I

140 points – Jorge Lorenzo’s current points’ total of 140 after the first six races of the year, is exactly the same as he had at this stage of the season in 2010 – the year he won the MotoGP world title.100 – Esteve ‘Tito’ Rabat is scheduled

first podium at Oulton Park since recovering from horrific injuries sustained in last year’s North West 200 road race.Swan Yamaha’s Noriyuki Haga visits the circuit for the first time onboard the Swan Yamaha and is aiming for his maiden MCE BSB victory

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