THE REAL Great Escape hero, one of the men who inspired the classic Steve McQueen movie, has died aged 92.Squadron Leader Eric ‘Digger’ Dowling was one of the real World War II PoWs who dug the tunnels nicknamed ’Tom, Dick and Harry’ out of a Nazi

Walk through the gap in the hedge however and you’ll find yourself in another race paddock. There are no motorhomes here – caravans are as posh as it gets, while just as many are sleeping in their vans – and the team awnings coated in sponsor’s logos have been swapped for old ten...

miles. Which is why the F-1 has been kept in the range. Die-hard sports bike fans will consider it second-rate to the single-minded RR, but for real world riding it has its fans.It's a similar story for the 2002 ZX-6R. Despite it being the most road

We asked you, the Visordown audience, what you thought of real road racing and whether in this day and age there's a place for it in our lives? Here's what you had to say:Road racing should continue for as long as the organisers are willing to run

VOLUNTEER MOTORCYCLISTS are to make a huge contribution to saving lives and money by delivering emergency supplies of blood to hospitals by bike, instead of using expensive taxis and couriers.Dave Sammons, 25, is heading up a North West version of a charity which delivers blood p...

Taking the ingredients of real road racing and multiplying it by the running of the bulls gives us the insane Spanish road race around closed streets in the small town of La Bañeza.Watching between the gaps of my fingers I find myself transfixed

FORMER 500cc World Champion Wayne Gardner has said he believes a lack of development of Ducati's MotoGP bikes is the real reason Casey Stoner decided to quit the Italian squad.In his latest blog, Gardner reveals what he believes is the real reason

.And to make it even closer all the competitors were now battling on the same brand of tyre. Which was a real leveller. In a corner a bike sticks to the road thanks to two palm-sized contact patches of rubber. If yours are better (or bigger) palms than

AS rivalries go Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner is nothing in comparison to the career-long battle between Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey, in the opinion of the 1993 500GP champion.Alongside the championships won, the rivalry between Schwantz and Rainey would define their caree...

Click to read: Honda CB1000R owners reviewsClick to read: Kawasaki Z1000 owners reviewsI think it’d be wrong to open this test by trying to justify why having either one of these two bikes is a more sensible decision than purchasing their fairing clad forebears. After all, everyb...