Alongside his colleague Fred MacSorley, John Hinds became famous as one of the Flying Doctors. Mounted on motorcycles and carrying bright orange packs stuffed with medical equipment, the…
At the end of 1964, a 22-year-old Italian racer was summoned to the Meccanica Verghera factory in Lombardy. When the boss of MV called, you answered.
News Benelli plans to develop the marque as a major player on the world stage, revealing a 16-valve 599cc engine with ‘ultra-short stroke’ and variable length intake…
Now Marquez is nudging his record. He has already equalled his tally of premier-class titles, although not all consecutive; but he adds two more in the smaller classes. The fellow…
“You find Ducatis in the most unusual places,” I told my dining companion in Phuket a week or so ago. “Five years ago I was travelling down the Irrawaddy River…
Brad Gorrie – Who would have thought that when Chris Grubb, a friend of my father, called me up and asked if I could passenger his mate Adam Treasure on…
The mental picture of Freddie Spencer standing in aloof silence with his arms folded, facing up to an irately gesticulating Cal Crutchlow, will linger long in the mind. That at…
Brayden Elliott – It’s been a long off season and although it’s never easy saying goodbye and leaving Australia, I’m back in England with exciting times ahead for another season…
Aiden Wagner- It’s been a crazy couple of months but all the effort has been well worth it and now my aim is to win the 2019 ASBK title and…
What are you going to do on your 40th birthday? Or, given motorcycling’s ever-ageing demographic, what did you do? A bit of gentle sky-diving/white-water rafting, perhaps? Set off on a…
