as more than 70,000 people attended what Goodwin called the ‘Superbowl of Motocross’ at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1972. Goodwin brought in hundreds of tons of dirt to build spectacular jumps and motocross fans thrilled at the idea of watching their sport

relating to bikes, from those mentioned above to your granny just saying you're bike looks 'super.'So, in the absence of an official dictionary definition (the word isn't listed in the English dictionary), let's make our own for the purpose of this feature

is all about confidence, and if you can find any way to have more of it and, even better, to ensure your rivals have less, then you have a better chance of winning.There are so many ways to out-psych fellow competitors in any sport, and bike racing

finally did suffer career-ending injuries in a crash at Jerez in 1999, Doohan became advisor to Rossi at Honda before finally disappearing from the sport once it became clear there was nothing he could teach the Italian superstar. But he hit the headlines

By August of 2001, Carl Fogarty was ready to turn his back on the sport which had made him a household name. After wining four World Superbike titles for Ducati he was frustrated at the lack of progress being made in trying to run his own Ducati

with the sport again and thought there's no way I'm packing it in. On the way to Brands for the final race of the year I agreed a deal with Rizla Suzuki to race again in 2006. I was elated. Then I had my big crash."Reynolds has practically no memory of his

lance. Well, most of them.The most obvious visual displays of superstition in sport today are the often annoyingly long routines practised by high jumpers and other field athletes. You know the sort - wipe your nose, turn in a circle, take three steps

, but you have to fight the urge to just go balls out. Trying too hard in bike racing can get you hurt, unlike in some other sports, so it's being afraid of getting hurt that actually keeps riders safe. In that sense, fear is a friend.I build up to going

the factory to re-tool in order to produce it.The new machine also featured a rubber-mounted engine to reduce vibration as well as new wheels and brakes. The engine was also moved forward in a bid to reduce the bike's tendency to wheelie but, happily

’t finished and in July was suspended indefinitely by the AMA for ‘unacceptable behaviour detrimental to the sport.’ He was also ordered to cough up the full $25,000 fine that he could have avoided by staying out of trouble.In the end, the suspensions didn