Stoner’s Ducati Desmosedici GP10 “CS1” was first started for bench testing on 14 December 2009 before being track tested by the Australian rider in Sepang, Malaysia in February 2010. Stoner first competed with CS1 in Qatar in April 2010 and raced

the 2004 track best record with a strong 1:34.482 and was followed into the 1:34 bracket only by 2005 champ Troy Corser, who set a 1:34.895. The fabulous weather conditions that blessed the test allowed all 22 entered riders to push hard from the morning

James Whitham tests the 2008 Yamaha R6 at Sugo, Japan.'Ey oop to all you Visordown readers, I'm just about getting my sleep-patterns back to normal after getting back from Japan. I was there to test the 2008 Yamaha R6 around the sublime Sugo circuit

Crutchlow...picking up his new CB1000RHM PLANT Honda's Cal Crutchlow passed his motorcycle test at the end of last week, and on the same day he took collection of his all-new Honda CB1000R. Crutchlow said: "I've got such a busy schedule with racing

two qualifiers to try. I came in from the first one thinking that I'd probably done a low 2'01; I'd made a couple of small mistakes and thought I could have been faster, so I couldn't believe it when it was around the 2'00.6 mark. The next qualifier

. Shinya Nakano (Honda) 1'52.212 (53)11. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1'52.637 (67)12. Marco Melandri (Honda) 1'52.842 (45)13. Alex Hofmann (Ducati) 1'52.904 (55)14. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1'53.104 (36)15. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1'53.240 (51)16. Silvayn Guintoli

, Bridgestone’s BT-003 and Dunlop’s 211GP to name but a few.On top of that is the introduction of a brand new 16.5” slick, which we’re told is exactly the same as offered to the MotoGP paddock until Bridgestone were named as the sole supplier. The slick

but will be able to resume some cardiovascular training within a week. If his recovery goes to plan Hayden is expected to be fully fit in time for the first MotoGP test of 2007 which begins at the Sepang circuit on January 22, 2007.Bone shaving? Smaller shoulder

to pin the fracture in his leg and is expecting to be back at home by the end of this week. Despite the incident, reports overall in terms of the bike were generally positive. Test riders McWilliams and Pitt were chosen not only for their talent but also

as good-looking as it is unique. Out on the track, the bike doesn’t feel as crazy as the spec sheet might suggest. The claimed 155bhp is well managed and any thoughts of a mental, wheelie prone piece of engineering lunacy soon disappear as I relearn a