, Lorenzo went on to perform a master-class in tyre management to take his first win of the season and gain the championship lead - with the consideration that the reigning champion was overlooked when it appeared that he would be on the back foot when compared

It's difficult to fault almost any of the latest equipment from the major players in arguably the most important sector of the world of aftermarket motorcycle parts.But every now and then, there's a tyre that really blows me away. In 2001

pedigree left behind by the D208GP. For now, though, it's time to get acquainted with the stock version.The twisty technical layout of Almeria in southern Spain is an excellent setting for a tyre test because its undulations and hard downhill braking tend

BIKERS are being urged to think PACT before getting their bikes out this weekend.PACT stands for Performance, Air, Condition and Tread and it's the message being sent out by TyreSafe, the tyre industry's not-for-profit safety organisation

but gives more outright dry grip.The slick is the most exciting tyre in the Power One range. While the range of compounds available is a little less generous than the one Yamaha MotoGP racer James Toseland got to choose from last year, we’re told

grip on the shoulders of the tyre and a harder-wearing one on the centreline.“TTC has come to us from racing,” says Emmanuel Robinet, Michelin’s R&D director for motorcycle and motorsport. “The rear compound offers maximum pure grip between 35° and 55

BRIDGESTONE have stepped in to back-up MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, after several teams accused the Italian of playing games with his tyre markings at the Sachsenring Grand Prix.Last week Visordown broke the news that the Italian's team

NB: Before starting read the in depth guide to tyre changing here to find out what you need1 Get your wheels out and check the direction of rotation. If there aren't rotation marks on the wheel itself, stick a bit of tape on it and mark

sport event. 100 years later and the passion is stronger than ever as Pirelli tyres will be fitted to every bike in every major class in the WSB and BSB paddocks. You might wonder where they fit in time to develop new tyres, but with over 27

to the safety of home.It’s all to easy to do tyre tests in some far flung corner of the world, on a track that has the kind of surface you could happily serve a three course dinner straight on to. But do they really represent what goes on in the real world? It