February

Pushing the boundaries

11 February 2005

We’ll admit that the Moto Roma buggy isn’t strictly a bike, but it was on show at the NEC bike show. And the young lady is certainly a babe…

Carmichael's fifth win

11 February 2005

Ricky Carmichael has increased his AMA Supercross championship lead with a fifth consecutive win. The Suzuki rider now has a 32-point lead after the win in Indianapolis, winning his heats and the...

Sepang GP test starts

11 February 2005

The MotoGP teams have begun testing at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, with Carlos Checa and Ducati test rider Shinichi Itoh starting work a day early. Spaniard Checa wanted an early...

Looking philosophical

11 February 2005

There’s always time to ponder the important questions of motorcycling, like “Is the sidestand up or down?”

Yamaha Race Training

11 February 2005

Race teams from Supersport, Superstock and Superbike classes using Yamaha kit parts on 2005 R6s and 04/05 R1s are able to get special training at Valencia for three days in March. The Yamaha Race...

Subliminal advertising?

11 February 2005

Ever time we see this picture we suddenly feel the need to buy as much oil as possible… Who says subliminal advertising doesn’t work?

Tamada tops Sepang test

11 February 2005

Makoto Tamada became the only rider to record a lap time under two minutes and one second on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. Tamada, who has switched from Bridgestone to...

Haga gets in practice

11 February 2005

After choosing to miss the washed out Valencia WSB tests last week the Yamaha Italia squad of Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt headed to Monza for a final shake down. The two-day test over Friday and...

Everts' pre-season win

11 February 2005

Stefan Everts has begun the 2005 season with a victory in the opening pre-season international motorcross event, the Mantova Supercross in Italy. The Belgian was crowned the inaugral MX1 world...

British Eurosport will show live coverage of the 2005 World Superbike championship, starting with the Qatar round on Saturday, February 26, 2005. A new studio and presenter will go on air at 7.30am...

Best pit crew ever?

11 February 2005

There are plenty of jokes to be made about these girls being a pit crew and tightening nuts etc, but luckily we’re far too mature for that…

Davies shows potential

11 February 2005

Britain’s Chaz Davies celebrated his 18th birthday with testing at Valencia yesterday, Thursday, February 10, finishing as top privateer and fifth fastest 250cc rider overall. Aprilia’s Sebastian...

Brit wins Hell's Gate race

11 February 2005

British rider David Knight took a convincing win for the KTM Racing team at the Hell’s Gate extreme enduro in Italy. Knight, who won the inaugral event in 2004, topped the monring qualifying session...

Need a firmer rear?

11 February 2005

These young ladies might well be able to help…

Lampkin third in Russia

11 February 2005

Dougie Lampin took third at the St Petersburg round of the World Indoor Trails Championship on Saturday, February 12. The British multiple champion narrowly missed on on second place, contesting the...

BMW seek K12 racers

11 February 2005

BMW is looking for racers to enter the 2005 BMW Motorrad Power-Cup, riding the 163bhp K1200 R. The Power-Cup is the successor the the BMW BoxerCup which saw boxer twins racing as a support to...

Full BSB entry list

11 February 2005

National Superstock Cup: 6. Rhys Boyd: Rockforge Racing. 13. Andy Battye: Andy B Racing. 14. Dave Joyner: Team Full System. 16. Ian Harrison: Mistral Racing. 18. Dylan Morris: STP Racing 19. David...

Very, very cheeky

11 February 2005

Sometimes what the brolly babes get up to just leaves us speechless

Gibernau heads GP test

11 February 2005

Sete Gibernau heads the unofficial list of test times from the opening day of three days of MotoGP testing at Phillip Island in Australia. The Telefonica Movistar Honda rider recorded a time of...

Don't miss the girls

04 February 2005

These young ladies are just three of the gorgeous girls appearing in the finals of the MCN Babe Squad search at the MCN London Motorcycle Show, and it’s not too late to see them and their rivals in...

Show-stoppers

04 February 2005

Well, you’d stop to take a closer look at this pair…

Ducati launch 2005 team

04 February 2005

Ducati has launched its 2005 World Superbike squad with riders James Toseland and Regis Laconi, plus the 2005 Desmosedici, in the colours of new team sponsor Xerox. This season will be the firm’s...

Carmichael wins again

04 February 2005

Ricky Carmichael took his fourth consecutive win in the AMA Supercross championship at the Angel Stadium, in Anaheim, California on Saturday, February 5. The 25-year-old not only extended his lead in...

Porto & Kallio head test

04 February 2005

Sebastian Porto and Mika Kallio head the unofficial timesheets for the 250cc and 125cc GP classes after the first day of testing at Valencia on Wednesday, February 9. Despite rain in the early hours...

The very best babes..

04 February 2005

Over 100 girls entered to become part of the MCN Babe Squad in 2005, and here are the 22 finalists. To see more of the girls, including video clips of every girl who made it to the finals, click here.

And for my next trick...

04 February 2005

Former Miss UK Nicki Lane impressed the lads in the finals of the MCN BabeSquad competition this year with her impressive flexibilty. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to win the judges’ vote to...

Future GP stars picked

04 February 2005

Two young Brits have been selected for the MotoGP Academy – a scheme to train six of the most promising young riders in Europe. The Brits-for-the-future are teenagers Bradley Smith and Daniel Webb. ...

Laconi tops wet test

04 February 2005

The latest round of testing for the World Superbike teams ended on a bit of a damp note yesterday, with heavy rain seriously limiting the amount of track time. Regis Laconi finished the Valencia test...

Feeling tyred

04 February 2005

If you’re feeling a little tyred, then these young ladies should perk you up…

WSB Ducati first test day

04 February 2005

The Ducati Xerox team has started testing in Spain after the grand unveiling of their 2005 bikes at the Ducati factory on Thursday February 3. The first day of testing took place on Monday at a wet...

Snow joy for GSE

04 February 2005

GSE Racing’s test plans have been set back yet again by surprise Spanish weather conditions. The British Superbike team had one test ruined by –4C temperatures in Almeria last week. Their test at the...

Triple MX champ dies

04 February 2005

Former triple world motocross champion Gaston Rahier has died at the age of 58 after a long battle against illness. Rahier won the 125cc world title three times on the trot – in 1975, 76 and 77. He still holds the record for the most 125GP wins – 28. After his motocross career he was a regular in the Paris-Dakar rally.

Pushing the boundaries

Carmichael's fifth win

Sepang GP test starts

Looking philosophical

Yamaha Race Training

Subliminal advertising?

Tamada tops Sepang test

Haga gets in practice

Everts' pre-season win

WSB live on Eurosport

Best pit crew ever?

Davies shows potential

Brit wins Hell's Gate race

Need a firmer rear?

Lampkin third in Russia

BMW seek K12 racers

Full BSB entry list

Very, very cheeky

Gibernau heads GP test

Don't miss the girls

Show-stoppers

Ducati launch 2005 team

Carmichael wins again

Porto & Kallio head test

The very best babes..

And for my next trick...

Future GP stars picked

Laconi tops wet test

Feeling tyred

WSB Ducati first test day

Snow joy for GSE

Triple MX champ dies

Rossi out in the cold

Rain hampers Alstare

Cadwell improvements

How to land a job in GPs