Bikes on TV: Feb 23 on

Each week we publish a list of biking TV shows so you don’t miss out. Those listed here are for the week commencing January 5, 2005.

KEY TO CHANNELS:

DHL = Discovery Home & Leisure

MM = Men & Motors

EXS = Extreme Sports Channel

MOT = Motors TV,

SS1 (2,3 or X) = Sky Sports 1 (2,3 or Extra)

EUR = British Eurosport

Wednesday 23

1am SS2 Bikesport UK

12noon MM Full Throttle Famous

12.30pm MM Road vs Race

1.30pm EXS High Octane (rpt 6.30pm, 10.30pm)

1.30pm MOT World Superbikes

3pm SS3 Speedway 2004 Season Review

3pm MM Great Rides

6pm MM Born to Ride

6.30pm MM Dr Rod’s Bike Surgery

6pm EUR World Superbikes 2005, preview show

Looking ahead at the fantastic new season. See who are the hot favourites for glory in 2005 and who are likely to be the boys struggling to make the cut.

8pm MM Bikes Aloud 2 (rpt 8.30pm)

10pm EUR Trial Bikes Indoor World Championship from Barcelona

6.30pm DHL A Bike is Born: Harley

Thursday 24

8am EUR Trial Bikes from Barcelona (rpt 4.30pm

9am EUR World Superbikes 2004 from Silverstone (rpt 5.30pm)

10am EUR World Superbikes 2004 from Magny Cours (rpt 6.30pm)

12noon MM Born to Ride

12.30pm MM Dr Rod’s Bike Surgery

3pm MM Bikes Aloud 2

3.30pm MM Bikes Aloud

5pm MOT Le Touquet Enduro

Another chance to see one of the maddest races known to man. Nearly 1000 riders from full factory racers and amateur Sunday riders all going for it on the beach. The sand gets everywhere.

6pm MM Scratchin’ 2

6.30pm MM Bike Shows UK 2004 from Knebworth Classic Bike Show

7.30pm EUR World Superbikes 2005, preview show

8pm MM Full Throttle Famous

8.30pm MM 2 Wheels Down Under

9.30pm MOT World Superbikes 2005, preview show

Friday 25

7am MOT World Superbikes 2005, preview show (rpt 9am)

9am MOT Party Cycle

12noon MM Scratchin’ 2

12.30pm Bike Shows UK 2004

3pm MM Full Throttle Famous

3.30pm MM 2 Wheels Down Under

6pm MM Great Rides: Motorcycle Mavericks

7pm EUR World Superbikes, Superpole from Round One, Doha, Qatar

We’ve been waiting four months for this. The first session that really counts. Can Superpole specialist Troy Corser carry on his record on the Suzuki GSX-R1000?

8pm MM The Douglas Story

8.30pm DHL A Bike is Born: Triumph

9pm SSX Moto+ (rpt 11.30pm SS2)

11.30pm EUR World Superbikes 2004 from Magny Cours

Saturday 26

2am DHL A Bike is Born: Harley

7am MOT World Superbikes 2005, preview show (rpt 10.30am)

8am EUR LIVE: World Superbikes from Round One, Doha Qatar (highlights 5pm & 11.15pm)

Here it is – the start of the road-racing season. The Superbikes have never raced here and the racing should be really close. The dusty track could prove tricky though…

12noon MM Great Rides: Motorcycle Mavericks

6pm MM Bikes Aloud 2

6.30pm MM Road Vs Race

8pm MM Bikes Shows UK 2004: Red Marley

8.30pm MM Scratchin’ 2

9pm DHL The Great Biker Build Off: Mat Hotch v Joe Martin

Sunday 27

2am MOT Motard Masters Supermoto Series

3am MOT World Endurance, 2004 season review (rpt 10pm)

4am MOT World Enduro Championship, 2004 season review

4.30am SS2 Moto+ (rpt 4.30pm SSX)

6am SSX Bikesport UK

12noon MM Bikes Aloud 2

12.30pm MM Road Vs Race

3pm MM Bike Shows UK 2004: Red Marley

3.30pm MM Scratchin’ 2

6pm MM 2 Wheels Down Under

6.30pm MM Dr Rod’s Bike Surgery

8pm MM Full Throttle Famous

8.30pm MM Bikes Aloud 2

11pm MOT Motard Masters Supermoto Series

Monday 28

1.05am FOUR World Superbikes, Round One from Doha, Qatar

3.15am FIVE FIM World Supercross from San Diego

3.30am DHL A Bike is Born: Trike

6am SS1 Moto+ (rpt 1pm SS1, 2.30pm SS3, 4.30pm SS2, 9.30pm SS2)

12noon MM 2 Wheels Down Under

12.30am MM Dr Rod’s Bike Surgery

3pm MM Full Throttle Famous

3.30pm MM Bikes Aloud 2

6pm MM The Douglas Story

7pm MOT Motard Masters Supermoto Series

8pm MM Bikes Shows UK 2004: Red Marley

8.30pm MM Scrathin’ 2

Tuesday 1

1.30am DHL The Great Biker Build Off: Billy Lane V Roger Bourget

7am MOT Motard Masters Supermoto Series (rpt 5pm)

8am SS1 Bikesport UK (rpt 12 noon 9pm and11pm on SS3, 5.30pm SS2)

12noon MM The Douglas Story

12.30pm SS2 Moto+

1pm MOT World Enduro Championship, 2004 season review

3pm MM Bike Shows UK 2004

3.30pm MM Scratchin’ 2

6pm MM Full Throttle

6.30pm MM Road VS Race

6.30pm SS2 Moto One from Donington Park

8pm MM Dr Rod’s Bike Surgery

8.30pm MM Born to Ride

10pm EUR Indoor Trial World Championships from St Petersburg

11pm EUR World Superbikes, highlights from Round One, Doha