tyre didn't work in the first race, so Michelin gave me another I'd not used before and it worked unbelievably well. "I want to thank everyone who has believed in me over the years," enthused Rea, who's making his MotoGP debut at Donington Park later

. This keeps the construction of the lower area of the motorcycle extremelyslim, enabling great freedom of movement for the familiar 'hanging off' ridingBMW have used a quickshifter together with the narrow ratios of the 5-speed gearbox to enable fast gear

cc GP racing in 1995 and his first win a year later. He took regular points finishes over the next two seasons including four podiums. Abe competed in MotoGP for a short time but left in 2004 to take part in the All Japan Superbike series.A statement

gal (of which 1 US gal reserve)Weight * 168kg / 370lbsSeat height 830 mm / 32.6 inInstruments Digital MotoGP derived unit displaying: Speedometer, rev counter, clock, scheduled maintenance warning, warning light for low oil pressure, fuel level, oil

, Focused also visits some of Europe’s most exciting MotoGP and WSB circuits including Valencia, Jerez, Le Mans and Portimao. Closer to home all major UK tracks including Silverstone, Donington, Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Oulton Park, Mallory, Thruxton

-fitted earplugs.  The former face of BBC's MotoGP coverage, said: "It’s quite simple really… hearing loss when you regularly ride your bike is gradual, so you either protect your hearing now or, like me, pay the consequences with hearing loss later on

motorcycle and Aprilia’s return to the Superbike World Championship.With 31 world championship titles, 250 MotoGP wins and 8 Superbike victories in the last sixteen years, Aprilia is a legend in modern motorcycling. Aprilia motorcycles have dominated circuits

a highly successful partnership during the 2003 season in which Byrne won a dozen races to take the title, also taking a winning double in the World Championship, to pave the way into a couple of years of MotoGP action.Byrne, sixth overall last year

Goodwood...get close to the actionMOTORCYCLE FANS visiting this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed areto be treated to the best two-wheeled display in the event's history. Mchines from a variety of eras will be tackling the events famous sprint

work?Three-layer front and five-layer rear on the new BT016Let's put it like this: tyre launches are totally different to bike launches. Around 20 journalists are let loose around a MotoGP circuit on machines ranging from a BMW R1200 to the new 180bhp