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Gone but not forgotten, Kim Newcombe was set for GP superstardom on an unheard-of one-off bike - until fate dealt a tragic hand

Motorcycles aren't all about going fast - sometimes they go up vertical walls instead. Whit blags a go on Dougie Lampkin's trials bike and wishes he was somewhere else

These four bikes were meant to turn motorcycling on its head but they never did. Wozza dons his rose-tinted goggles to ponder why

A step-by-step guide that even a fat, lazy person can manage. There’s no gym in sight and no excuses not to get stuck in...

A 5 minute guide to the crazy world of Supermoto

Tearing a groove in to a field with an adventure in the world of grass track racing

Michael Collins made the national news after being filmed riding his bike at speeds of up to 125mph on his way to work. This is his version of events...

Rob Herring is a former motocross champion turned stunt rider. He rode some of the toughest scenes in the Quantum of Solace movie...

Niall Mackenzie reminisces about the final race of his 20-year career

New to biking? Here's a head start with Visordown's guide to staying sunny-side up

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...

World Superbike newcomer Spies on why the 2009 R1’s a winner, how he raced MotoGP with an exploding appendix and why he has Mat Mladin to thank for his speed

As main man at trackday giants No Limits, Mark has seen it all, from fights to 15-year-olds lapping the fast group and Ducati Desmosedicis in his pitlane to £90,000 gambles...

Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…

Cool For Being Uncool - He was unlucky, fat and ugly with a thick Brum accent - an unlikely hero

Thrumming through the early Eighties gloom, Yamaha's Powervalve inspired young bikers and future racers alike

1989 was a vintage year for hoodlum teenagers worldwide because this was the year Suzuki unleashed the RGV250, the purest and most race-bred two-stroke track tool ever to make it into a showroom

Everyone loves a pull with Ponch. He even kept junk food in a little plastic lunchbox in his pannier

Want to get your child riding? These are the top nine mini bikes for kids.

MotoGP is about to see another change with a move to a 1000cc engine limit, this change is seen with excitement. Here we look back at the trepidation of the four-stroke GP before the class changed in 2002

When it comes to being famous, Elvis Presley can probably claim to be second only to the Good Fella above. But God didn't (in fact) ride a Harley-Davidson

If you're totally serious about winning the hardest of the real road races - the notorious Macau GP and Isle of Man TT races - you need the evilest, fastest, trickest machinery available.

Spiked tyres, sub-zero temperatures, exotic facial hair and home-made armour - this ice racing is snow joke

While Valentino proves proves his class in MotoGP, Niall Mackenzie speaks to The Doctor's daddy, Graziano Rossi