In 1972, bikies ran riot through a New Zealand city square in an event unlikely to ever be repeated The roar of dozens of British motorcycles heralded…
“The Daytona 200 taught me everything I needed to know about racing,” is high praise from Freddie Spencer, as he took a look back at the famous…
The dominance of 500cc two-stroke machines in grand prix racing came to an end in 2001. The following year 990cc four-stroke prototypes were allowed to join the grid…
As soon as the first bicycle hit the streets, someone wanted a lift somewhere. Once bicycles became powered by two-stroke powerplants and belt-drive had given way to…
Please explain how you will use control electronics and dyno testing to maintain a level playing field, no matter what engine configuration or displacement is used? …
Hisakazu Sekiguichi was on a mission. As Honda team manager, he had to ensure Tom Phillis won the final round of the 1961 125cc title in order to…
Believing he could capitalise on Australian speedway stars passing through the British colony in transit to and from the British speedway season, promoter Arthur Reynolds headed to…
Robert (Bobby) Haas, who died unexpectedly on 28 September at the age of 74 after a brief respiratory illness, only had his first motorcycle ride a decade…
As the 2021 AMA Grand National Cross Country Championship comes to its conclusion the title fight is between Ben Kelley and Steward Baylor,…
Carlo Ubbiali was a nine-time world champion and a class act. His passing on 2 June 2020 at age 90 from respiratory insufficiency ends the last rider…
After more than a century of development, the internal combustion engine that forms the centrepiece of virtually every motorcycle is reaching its swansong. But before the technology bows…
In mid-1977 Dale Bensch and a couple of mates spotted an ad in Peter Stevens requesting 10 film extras. Little did they know how much that…
