GUY MARTIN was lucky to escape with minor cuts and bruises after a big crash in the first Supersport race at the NW200.Tyco Suzuki's Martin lost the front of his GSX-R600 on the run along the Coast Road between the Railway Bridge and Black Hill

the windscreen and pillars. Designed to operate only in specific circumstances – between 20 and 50km/h (12 and 31mph) and when the sensors in the front of the car recognise an impact with a human leg – the system not only deploys the airbag but raises the rear

and then ran wide and then lost the front. I saw it in front of me making a fireball and just tried to stay clear, but I am ok it is just a shame that the boys now have so much work to do before tomorrow."Seeley was able to walk away from the crash but the team

VALENTINO Rossi has spoken to motogp.com about his time with Ducati.Despite his lack of results, Rossi said he's disappointed to be leaving the team having worked with 'a lot of great people' at Ducati.Rossi highlighted the famous front-end problems

, you get 144bhp, rebound and preload-adjustable 50mm forks and 310mm front discs. With one R, that all stays the same, but you get more intricate paintwork and indicators in the mirrors. The RR has more power – 158bhp – more adjustable suspension

recently, she was a grid girl for the Ducati MotoGP team at San Marino in 2011.A rider dating a grid girl? Hold the front page!Want to see his other squeezes? See a picture gallery of Valentino Rossi's girlfriends here.

MV AGUSTA has released a sketch of their new Rivale naked, which will debut at the EICMA show in Milan next fortnight. With a Diavel-esque rear-three-quarter stance and a Hypermotard-esque (but thankfully beak-free) front end, it's not so much a

with remove-able rear frame and front beam bolted to the engine.Front guidance and suspension duties are dealt with by a torsionally-stiff 46 millimetre upside-down telescopic fork. The rear wheel is controlled by a torsionally-stiff dual swing arm made

, Rossi said: "We need to modify the settings to improve the rear grip and have the rear tires sliding less, create less temperature and have better life for the second part of the race."All riders opted for a Medium compound front tyre - the hardest

Clutch: Wet multi-plateGearbox: Constant mesh six-speedOil capacity: Four litresChassisFrame: Twin-spar aluminium beamSwingarm: Single-sided cast aluminium with shaft driveFront wheel: Cast aluminium five-spoke 17 x 3.5inRear wheel: Cast aluminium five