bikes, I rode a 30mph restricted X1 50cc Suzuki. My mates had fast AP50s, I was the muppet left behind4. What were you riding when you first topped 100mph?A Yamaha 125LC - it had a lot of work done, it only just made it5. What should the speed limit

riding and where when you first topped 100mph?Honda RC30 in Illinois, USA.5. What should be the speed limit on a clear motorway?90mph.6. What's the fastest you've ridden on a public highway?175 mph.7. What's your favourite road?Any in mid and north

Top Gear co-presenter and self confessed Guzzi fanaticWhat's the most embarrassing bike you lusted after in your youth?Garelli 50cc sports mopedWhat's the worst motorcycle you've ever owned?A Honda CB750 K2What motorcycle would you ride if money (or

meteoric rise. As recently as mid-2011, neither of its brands featured in the monthly charts. Then in September 2011, Lexmoto broke into the top ten, and over 2012, regularly placed as high as fifth, before being joined by its sister brand last month

managed to squeeze our interview in for a few hours on her one day off, before she drove away up North (obviously at 200mph) to test a load of bikes for Top Gear. Yes indeed, having tested every modern car to hell and back, Miss Henderson is now having a

people were paying £99 for a day at Cadwell Park. Back then the circuit hire cost us £4,000. Now, in the summer, Cadwell is about £7,700 and people still don’t like paying any more than £99. Where as before, if only 50 people turned up you’d be okay, now

outside of work?Yes, I have a 400 Bandit. And while I was at university I helped out a British Superbike team when a regular mechanic of theirs couldn't make a meeting. What bikes do Scootermen use?Four-stroke, 50cc Monkey Bikes straight out of the 60s

but this is a positive change.”Can anything be done to help Brits reach the top?“Moto2 will make the transition easier for guys like Eugene Laverty, a lad that got involved in 250GPs for all the right reasons but who, on a second rate motorcycle, didn’t stand a

that so I bought the Benelli. The Harley made 50bhp, but I had a brilliant mechanic who got the Benelli from 20 to 45bhp. My first race was at Vallelunga near Rome.Did you ever race four-strokes?Sure, but mostly in endurance. I raced Moto Guzzis and Hondas

the right gear and don’t hit anything hard and unyielding, you should be okay. You've visited the UK to race up the hill at Goodwood and meet Clarkson on Top Gear. Which was better?Ha! Well it’s always a bit weird being interviewed by a TV host when you