HistorySupermoto first saw light of day in the late 1970s in the USA, mainly as a ‘bit of fun’ for road-racers in the US who wanted to hone both their Tarmac and off-road riding skills. UK racing journalist and promoter Gavin Trippe put together

Top 10 SupermotardsThe ratio of fun : price arguably goes towards supermotos, essentially an offroad bike with the knobblies replaced by road tyres and the suspension stiffened and lowered.Motards vary between the out and out lairy machines

CLUB MS , the trackday division of MotorSport Vision, will host its first ever Supermoto trackday on Tuesday 24 February on the newly-constructed Brands Hatch Supermoto circuit. The 1.2km ACU-licenced track is situated on the Brands Hatch rally

Read the subtitles carefully as Supermoto World Champion Bernd Hiemer gives a step-by-step walkthrough on how to slide the rear wheel.Go get those rear wheels dancing, because as Bernd puts it: "If you are able to drift properly, you simply look

the inevitable naked bike version – which makes sense; strip the fairing off a CBR250, add some wider, higher bars and it's job done. Beyond that, a supermoto model would be a no-brainer once the enduro-style version is in production.Look out for at least one new

down for a while.Supermoto. What's it all about then? The general consensus is that supermoto started off in America in the late 70s when the Yanks devised a made-for-TV race series called Superbikers, combining several bike sport disciplines in an easy

IN 1998 KTM launched what it claims was the first production supermoto, the 620SM. It wasn't a revolutionary bike - the supermoto scene had been gaining strength in Europe for quite a while - but this was the first time a manufacturer had unveiled a

Now that's a sexy 'motoFROM SPRING 2009, KTM will be adding their new 990 Supermoto R to their existing line up of Austrian-made machines. Based on the KTM 990 Supermoto launched in 2008, the 2009 version of the Supermoto R has the well-known strong

Meet Phil Jones and his 65bhp, 113kg, 250cc superkart. Phil competes in the UK Championship and is considered a rather dab hand behind the wheel. Now meet Ady Smith and his 75bhp, 105kg, KTM supermoto. The slight power advantage that Ady might have

ANDREA Dovizioso won Sunday's charity Supermoto event, beating seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who finished third.Recently retired double World Superbike champion Max Biaggi also competed in the inaugural race - organized by the Marco