Motorcycle Features

It’s no accident that Jorge’s giving the MotoGP establishment a run for their money. He’s packing five big guns in his armoury in particular. Here they are

A selection of legendary pictures from motorcycling past

After nine years waiting, Suzuki unveiled their all-new Hayabusa in 2008. Promising 198bhp and the fastest acceleration of any production superbike, we spoke to the team of people who put it together

When the compulsory helmet law came through in 1973 this man opposed it

From the Isle of Man to Silverstone via Donington Park, the story and the thrilling races that make up the history of the British Grand Prix

Riding with lights on, do they raise visibility or are they a nuisance?

The Z900 was a memorable moment in Kawasaki's history as one of the motorcycling milestones of the past fifty years

Where the idea originated with the ill-fated Honda CB400 Hondamatic

Six completely different people who completely unaware of they were part of a 90,000 cast of the British MotoGP at Donington Park in 2007

The new VFR1200 features Dual Clutch Transmisson, we investigate the benefits of it

...and some of the (maybe) too clever bits, like the ABS. Whatever happened to a front brake lever that gives you all the front brake?

Moulding matter with the force of passion. By means of this philosophy, MV AGUSTA creates its models following a commitment that starts from expert craftsmanship and materializes into the rational language of standardisation

In September 2009, Chris Carr set a new motorcycle land speed record of 367.382mph in the BUB Seven streamliner. And the shape of the fastest bike ever built was inspired by, erm... a fish. Here’s how it all happened

The two best superbikes on the planet: 2009 World Superbike champion Ben Spies’ Yamaha R1 and runner-up Nori Haga’s Ducati 1098F09. And the mighty James Whitham gagging to wring their necks at the spectacular Parkalgar circuit

German 250cc GP sensation Toni Mang upset the Honda applecart with a masterful display of riding

GSX-R. No other machine has had the impact on motorcycling in the last 30 years than those four letters have. But what has made the GSX-R so great?

So what if your motorbike is over 10 years old, it will still demolish a £150,000 supercar away from a set of traffic lights

The Ducati Roadshow continues in 2010 bringing its event truck and demonstration fleet to even more locations around the UK

Trick trials rider Jason Finn butts up against Pip Anderson, one of the best free-runners in the UK. Over a city course, who's got the legs?

With a bit of careful planning and knowing exactly what to say, you could be test-riding the bike of your dreams this afternoon. John Hogan went deep undercover to see just how easily he could blag rides on some seriously hot bikes

The original GPZ900R of 1984 sired a long and illustrious family of Ninjas that are a huge part of motorcycling today. From the mental ZX-10R to the blistering ZZ-R1400, none of them would have existed without the GPZ900 25 years ago

In the 1980s the hardest Grand Prix racers in the world were the works motocross riders. Their 500cc open-class bikes were savage and virtually uncontrollable by normal people, while the riders themselves were a breed apart

In 2007 the future looked bleak for Ducati. With debts in excess of £30 million and with a product range that simply wasn’t selling, it was quite possible that another famous Italian marque was about to go bust. And then along came the 1098

If you’re getting bored of Brands and tired of tipping into Redgate, you need to get your circuit fix abroad. We trawled Europe to find you a selection of the best racetracks you’ve never heard of