in Japan during his career. He also won the 1986 San Marino 250cc Grand Prix and qualified on pole for the 1989 500GP at Suzuka.I had performed well in the 500cc GPs that year and although I only finished 6th overall in the World Championship I got to 3rd

Nurture or nature? Graziano Rossi will surely go down in history as a man that possessed both in abundance. Three times a grand prix winner, he quit racing in 1982 after a serious head injury and then spent the next 13 years guiding his only son

For a few years it has worried me that bikes have got to a point whereby they are just too powerful and too fast to allow any youngster - 16- to 20-year-olds - to make such a huge jump from even a 600, and ride competitively. In previous eras

to their wagons otherwise we might soon run out of old ladies driving Ford Fiestas.A friend of mine has a daily commute into work of one hour that can be done easily in 20 minutes on a bike. Over a five-day week that adds up to an additional six hours and 20

properly as I completely missed the Sea Gulls poo I was using as a marker, yanked way too hard on the brake and flicked 200kg of R1 onto my head. My back protector and helmet may have saved me but I couldn’t believe the damage I inflicted on this bike

with no enduro timing equipment, just an indicator and high beam warning lights, so no creature comforts there.The engine makes 40bhp at 10,500 rpm and while it would out accelerate most cars on the road it is never going to feel like a sportsbike. Having minimal