Interviews

Motorcycle Interviews

Jeremy Burgess interview

Jeremy Burgess is Valentino Rossi's crew chief at Fiat Yamaha. Nobody knows more about what it takes to win a Grand Prix

BMW's Christian Landerl interview

BMW new model guru Dr (he’s a real doctor) Christian Landerl on building a world-beating superbike, why a 600cc version is inevitable and why the Nu¨rburgring is in his blood...

The Professionals - John Mockett

Loved for his Sprocket cartoons and respected for his huge design back catalogue, Mr Mockett’s pen is one of the most influential in British motorcycling

Troy Bayliss: After the racing

Visordown caught up with Troy Bayliss to find out what life's like after racing. And what he plans to do with all that free time

Carl Fogarty Interview - Visordown Issue 5

What's he been up to? Will Toseland win WSB? What's this about a Porsche 911 Turbo?

The Professionals - Ruben Xaus

Ruben Xaus, the wild Spaniard of WSB, has turned his back on Ducati and signed with BMW. He knows now what it takes to win a race, he says...

First Person - Petr Galatik

Petr Galatik is a 34 year old from the Czech Republic who works for cash in the UK and rides a Yamaha YZF750

Paul Denning interview

Suzuki MotoGP team manager and Crescent boss Paul Denning on traction control, Alvaro Bautista and why Donington needs to pull its socks up

We chat to 125cc GP Rider Bradley Smith

125cc Title challenger Bradley Smith speaks to Visordown about the upcoming British GP

Where Are They Now? John Kocinski

This gifted and difficult American exited international racing in 1999 with Honda's only RC45 world championship.

Where Are They Now? Simon Crafar

WSB's Mr Nice Guy had a stunning first year in 500 GPs beating Mick Doohan, but then what...?

Tadao Baba - Father of the Fireblade

Tadao Baba, the man who built the FireBlade, talks openly about retirement, smoking and crashing the odd Honda now and then...

The Professionals - Gordon Murray

Gordon Murray, son of a motorcycle racer and the designer of the legendary McLaren F1, on the Ducati 916, the Isle of Man and hanging bikes on his walls at home...

First Person - Mick Broom

Mick Broom has spent the last three decades building motorcycles for the eccentric millionaire Lord Hesketh’s company. Last month, he finally retired...

First Person: Michael Collins the 140mph biker

First published in TWO, Michael was followed by an unmarked police biker as he rode at speeds of well over 100mph.

First Person: Mark Croft

...Mark croft is the petrol head husband of former atomic kitten kerry katona. Among his many toys he has a new found passion for all things Ducati...

The Professionals - Garry Mackay

Garry Mackay is head salesman at DK motorcycles, the largest dealer in the country. He could sell your grandma if needed...

First Person - Petr Galatik

Petr Galatik is a 34 year old from the Czech Republic who works for cash in the UK and rides a Yamaha YZF750

First Person - Glen Whitnall

...to crash a £37,500 Ducati Desmosedici in the UK goes to Glen Whitnall! The second person in Britain to take delivery of the madly-exclusive MotoGP bike explans that it doesn't matter, they're there to be ridden after all...

The professionals: Massimo Granata

Massimo Granata, Aprilia UK’s general manager talks frankly about difficult times, spare parts, the NEW V4 and dealing with Italians

20 Questions: Austin Clews

Director of CCM Motorcycles Austin Clews, talks to us about the future of CCM and his embarrassing first bike..

10 minutes with Steve Linsdell

More than 20 years in the bike trade as owner of Flitwick Motorcycles and a veteran TT campaigner on some seriously oddball bikes, Steve Linsdell tells us how it is, was, and still could be

20 Questions: Martin Brundle

Martin Brundle ITV's Formula 1 commentator

Where are they now? Jean Philippe Ruggia

Elbow-scraping pioneer JP Ruggia disappeared off the racing radar in '98

10 Minutes with Adrian Gorst

Now a key part of HRC's BSB effort,

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