Once upon a time, two-stroke was king. The undisputed champion of piston power per cubic centimetre. Now, despite road-going two-strokes being as rare as rocking horse spit, and even…
My path into road racing is probably a little different to most. As a kid I raced dirt track on the small bikes – it was kind of…
It’s practically become a cliché to say that motorcycling is a broad church, attracting men and women from all walks of life – and all income brackets – to…
The World Championships turn 70 this year; the series is pretty spry for a septuagenarian. MotoGP’s exuberance is a measure of its success: the growing pains of the last…
The ASBK series has come a long way in recent years? We all know where the championship was. We used 2016 to build a stable championship with solid…
I’ve been in India a bit lately, and this has led me to a honking (quite literally) realisation about a rider’s rite of passage, of the heightened skill…
Ralph Hannan’s first love was surfing, until big brother Ross sparked an interest in motorcycles by taking him to Oran Park Raceway. Eighteen months out of his mechanic’s…
Many bikes still have inner tubes inside the tyres; if you get a flat on a spoked-wheel adventure bike or off-roader, chances are the tube will be…
Speedway racing can give you the highest of highs or the lowest of lows. I was a Reserve for my home GP in Melbourne last year, and waiting…
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 which revealed a…
Michael, you’re one of the most accomplished UK racers across closed circuit and real road racing… Last time I was at Phillip Island was on a GP bike in…
TIM’S FIRST BIKE as a 16-year-old was a used 1927 250cc New Imperial which ignited a lifetime passion for motorcycling. Initially competing in local reliability trials such as the…
