Here’s a simple question. Name the Italian motorcycle manufacturer synonymous with transverse, overhead-valve V-twins since 1965? Yes, it’s Moto Guzzi. Now name the Italian company…
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…
1. If I want my bike to pop monos easier, do I need to gear my bike up or down? That depends. The language of gearing can be a little…
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…
After removing the front fork assembly last time and discovering that the fork tubes are indeed bent we figured on getting some expert help to find out the easiest…
How did the gig in Brazil come about? Since I lost my Moto2 ride in 2015 I’ve been racing everything and everywhere from MotoGP to dirt track in Vegas to…
In an era when speedway was often headlined in the sports pages, the sidecar contingent was a breed apart, and one bloke stood alone. Abrupt, uncommunicative and committed, Doug Robson…
It’s July 2001. Brendan Clarke is a Year 12 at St Francis College in Crestmead, Brisbane, and not supposed to have his mobile on. But sponsor/manager Tony Armstrong is chasing…
