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No us in team

The term ‘teammate’ is the greatest misnomer in motorcycle racing. The first person you must beat is your teammate because they’re on the same machinery as you, right? And they…
Interviews

GRID TALK - LIAM WILKINSON

What got you into racing? I started out riding dirt bikes around the place as a kid, just for fun. My dad, Richard, used to race, so that was where…
History

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Neil Kelly

Neil Kelly grew up across the road from the Doomben race course in Brisbane, but it was a horse power of a different kind that caught the eye of the…
Opinion

In Pit Lane - CRASH RECORD SMASHED (AND ALL THE SMASHERS)

Motorcyclists in general like to talk about their crashes, often with amused self-deprecation, so looking over Dorna’s annual ‘Final Falls’ compilation can be pretty funny. Not quite so much this…
History

Not forgotten - Eric Hinton

If you want to appreciate Eric Hinton’s career, dig deeper than the world championship Grand Prix results. He won four non-championship GPs in Europe, highlighted by the 1959 Czech 500…
Opinion

Ed’s letter - MOTY finalists- They are all winners

AMCN Motorcycle of the year 2016 was arguably the most hotly contested in its long history. As soon as the eight finalists were revealed to our expert judging panel, the…
History

Leopoldo Tartarini - Godfather of style

Leopoldo Tartarini passed away on 11 September 2015 at his home in the hills outside Bologna, at the age of 83. Tartarini was the founder of Italjet, the small…
History

He did what?- One tough ten-pound Pom

Ken Rivers immigrated to Australia to work his brother’s dairy farm in South Australia. But, on arrival, he decided to take a look around his new country. An…
History

End of the Road

Today we look with envy upon the privileged few who are let loose to ride as fast as humanly possible on ordinary public roads that otherwise would…
Opinion

Racer of the week - Callum Alderson

This year was one I’ll remember for a while, regardless of the step down from the 600 Supersport to the Yamaha R3 class, I’ve gained copious amounts of experience and…
Opinion

Old school - How real is real?

Motorcycling’s a strange thing, I thought, as I stared at a Honda slowly revolving on a floodlit plinth at the MotoGP Expo. For a second I thought it was the…
Interviews

Grid Talk - Glen McMahon

Tell us a bit about your role. I’m Glenn Allerton’s dedicated mechanic with the Yamaha Racing Team. It’s my responsibility to fuel the bike, make sure things aren’t falling off…