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Behind the Haslams - Anne Haslam
By Visordown on 07/10/2010 17:22:46
Behind every great man, there's a great woman. And that woman is also the mother of the mega-talented Leon Haslam. This is Anne Haslam's story
wanted more out of our relationship than I thought he could give. I decided that I would have Leon on my own and leave Ron to his career. So I left him, moved out of the little town we lived in and moved in with some friends in London. If I hadn’t moved
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The Designer of the KTM RC8: Gerald Kiska
By Gerald Kiska on 18/02/2008 15:47:56
From the concept drawing board to the street, Gerald Kiska sculpted the KTM RC8
.Comparing the original 2003 Tokyo concept bike with the final version it seems very close, but it is not. Between 2003 and 2008 the design and fashion in supersports bikes changed quite a lot. The rider’s position has moved extremely far forward so that the distance
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Exclusive: Leon Haslam Interview
By Visordown News on 23/03/2011 10:08:40
MF has lunch with Leon, pre-Donington Park
's been really interesting - but very frustrating, I would say. From moving from a manufacturer that was wining races but really had no potential to progress, to moving to a company with so much potential but with a lot of little issues like bike
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The Interview - David Robb
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 11:22:06
Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…
, anything that moved really.I either wanted to be a designer or a pilotI’ve always loved aeroplanes and always wanted to be a pilot, I even skydived and hang-glided a bit when I was 18, but I sat down with my parents and they said ‘what do you want to do?’ I
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The Professionals - Rob Herring
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 15:19:29
Rob Herring is a former motocross champion turned stunt rider. He rode some of the toughest scenes in the Quantum of Solace movie...
-to-boat jump, with both of them moving, surrounded by water. With no run up and with people on the boats getting in the way. It was a big stunt for the movie, and the first time a camera bike had carried out a jump like that. We used a Honda CRF450X. We
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The Professionals - Bradley Smith
By Visordown on 07/10/2010 16:53:12
Like a racing version of Mick Hucknall, 17 year-old Bradley Smith talks about learning to drive and meeting girls...
, so I’m not too heavy and can still get away riding a 125. As long as I fit I’ll ride that bike, but I think I have one, maybe two seasons left before I move up to a 250. But it is a result-based move.How do you find time to balance the whole school
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The Professionals - Simon Smith
By Visordown on 21/10/2010 16:46:04
Simon Smith of Global Enduro on corrupt coppers, giving £1million to charity and sucking warm milk from a cow’s udder…
and they’re a wonderful way to have an adventure, but they’re not the future. We’ll continue to keep growing our bike rallies, but adventure is a big thing and motorcycles are just one way of doing it. And bikes are a small audience. We’re not moving away
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Kenny Roberts
By Visordown on 27/04/2002 14:39:32
King Kenny Roberts in his own words. During a flying visit to his race factory in Banbury, TWO caught up with Kenny Roberts Snr to find out how he has remained one of the most famous and respected personalities in GP racing.
If there is another person in the world with a wider-reaching influence on motorcycle racing, with greater durability, or more immaculate racing credentials that Kenny Roberts, I'd like to meet him.I met King Kenny for this interview and only
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Where Are They Now? Simon Crafar
By Harriet Ridley on 02/07/2009 17:47:17
WSB's Mr Nice Guy had a stunning first year in 500 GPs beating Mick Doohan, but then what...?
World Superbike star Simon Crafar had scores of podium finishes in the 1990s on his Kawasaki, despite never winning a race. That is until he moved to 500cc GP racing with Red Bull Yamaha in 1998, where he won the British round battling against Mick
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20 Questions... Jane Omorogbe
By Mark Shippey on 05/11/2007 13:41:42
ITV's Amazonian ex-Gladiator BSB presenter talks bikes, racing, nights in jail and, er, more bikes
's your favourite road?Any that twists, that's smooth and has a mountain beside it. I like roads I've not been down before. They become my favourite until I move on to the next one.8. What's the most you'd spend on a bike?Depends how flush I am. Whatever I
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