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2016 Öhlins WSBK forks explained

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

2016 Öhlins WSBK forks explained

For 2016 the majority of the WorldSBK field will run on Öhlins suspension and for those who want the latest material the forks will be all-new RVP25s (Rod Valve Piston, in 25mm piston diameter). The...

Sykes leads day one as WSBK pack reconvenes

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Sykes leads day one as WSBK pack reconvenes

A damp start but a busy and dry finish on the first day of Jerez WorldSBK testing saw some familiar names at the top of the time sheets, as Tom Sykes (KRT) finished the first eight hours on top, with...

Lowes back into battle again

27 January 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Lowes back into battle again

Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Alex Lowes is still recovering from a significant shoulder injury received in the previous Jerez tests last November even though he has already been out on track on his new...

Video: Guy Martin talks Tour Divide

27 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Video: Guy Martin talks Tour Divide

With Guy Martin sensationally announcing last week that he’s set to sit out this year’s Isle of Man TT to compete in the Tour Divide mountain bike race in the USA, we caught up with him to find out...

O’Halloran back on track for first time since Thruxton

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

O’Halloran back on track for first time since Thruxton

Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran is set to return to track next week for the first time since his horrific Thruxton crash in August, as he heads to Spain to get his pre-season testing programme...

Smith tips KTM for MotoGP success

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Smith tips KTM for MotoGP success

Top British racer of 2015 Bradley Smith has tipped KTM for MotoGP success when the Austrian manufacturer joins the series in 2017. Speaking to MCN ahead of the first test of the season next weekend,...

Luthi and De Puniet join KTM for RC16 testing duties

23 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Luthi and De Puniet join KTM for RC16 testing duties

Former 125GP world champion Thomas Luthi and MotoGP podium finisher Randy De Puniet will join Mika Kallio and Alex Hoffman as part of the testing team for KTM’s new RC16 MotoGP machine, set to debut...

McGuinness to Martin: ‘I would rather shove live wasps up my arse than pedal 2745 miles on a bicycle!’

23 January 2016 by Stephen Davison

McGuinness to Martin: ‘I would rather shove live wasps up my arse than pedal 2745 miles on a bicycle!’

Guy Martin’s decision to not race at the Isle of Man TT in 2016 has caused much discussion among both his fans and deriders since MCN exclusively covered the announcement in this Wednesday’s paper. We...

FIM confirm Sepang data will not be released

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

FIM confirm Sepang data will not be released

FIM President Vito Ippolito has confirmed in a statement that the onboard data from Marc Marquez’s Repsol Honda at the time of his clash with Valentino Rossi at Sepang will not be released...

Lowes keen to gauge shoulder injury in WSBK test

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Lowes keen to gauge shoulder injury in WSBK test

Alex Lowes says he’s keen to return to the track for the first time since badly damaging his shoulder in a testing crash last November, as he sets out to gauge the level of recovery he’s achieved...

Althea Racing pull covers off BMW S1000RR

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Althea Racing pull covers off BMW S1000RR

Althea Racing riders Marcus Reiterberger, the 2015 German Superbike champion, and Jordi Torres, the only non-British rider to win a World Superbike race last season, have pulled the covers off the BMW...

Byrne and Irwin take to track for the first time on PBM Ducatis

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Byrne and Irwin take to track for the first time on PBM Ducatis

Four-time MCE British Superbike champion Shane Byrne and rookie teammate Glenn Irwin have gotten their 2016 season underway at Portugal’s Portimao circuit, joining factory Ducati World Superbike...

Finland vying for MotoGP spot

22 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Finland vying for MotoGP spot

A new circuit currently under construction 100km from Helsinki in Finland is vying for a spot on the MotoGP calendar, according to press reports this week, The KymiRing track, designed by...

Laverty: Ducati success down to Gigi Dall’inga approach

21 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Laverty: Ducati success down to Gigi Dall’inga approach

Apsar Ducati rider Eugene Laverty has put much of the resurgent success of Ducati in MotoGP down to the management style of former Aprilia boss and now Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi...

Guy Martin explains reasons for TT absence

21 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Guy Martin explains reasons for TT absence

Guy Martin has taken to his Facebook page to explain why he’s decided to sit out this year’s Isle of Man TT races in favour of competing in the cross-America Tour Divide cycle race. “I fancy a change...

Redding unveils 2016 Pramac livery

21 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Redding unveils 2016 Pramac livery

Scott Redding has pulled the covers off his 2016 Octo Pramac Ducati alongside teammate Danilo Petrucci at Pramac’s headquarters in Casole d’Elsa, Siena. The new bike – the same Ducati GP15 machines...

Jack Miller breaks leg in training accident

19 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Jack Miller breaks leg in training accident

New MarcVDS rider Jack Miller is in doubt for the first of MotoGP’s pre-season tests in only two weeks time after breaking his tibia and fibula in a motocross training crash on Sunday in Spain. The...

Pata Yamaha World Superbike contender breaks cover

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Pata Yamaha World Superbike contender breaks cover

The Pata Yamaha World Superbike machine of former World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli and former MCE British Superbike champion Alex Lowes has broken cover for the first time as part of Yamaha’s...

Price claims emphatic Dakar victory

18 January 2016 by Maria Guidotti

Price claims emphatic Dakar victory

The 38th edition of the Dakar ended in Rosario after 14 race days and 9,346 km with a new name in the winner list of the bike category. After 10 years that saw the duo Cyril Despres and Marc Coma...

2016 Movistar Yamaha livery revealed

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

2016 Movistar Yamaha livery revealed

Movistar Yamaha riders Valentino Rossi and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo have revealed a largely unchanged racing livery for 2016, taking the covers off their M1s at a presentation in Spanish...

Watch Lorenzo & Rossi unveil the 2016 YZR-M1 live

18 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Watch Lorenzo & Rossi unveil the 2016 YZR-M1 live

Watch live as Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi present the 2016 Movistar Yamaha YZR-M1 to the world’s media in Barcelona.

Guy Martin to sit out 2016 Isle of Man TT

16 January 2016 by Stephen Davison

Guy Martin to sit out 2016 Isle of Man TT

Guy Martin will definitely NOT be racing at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. After months of speculation surrounding the Tyco BMW star’s 2016 plans the Lincolnshire man has finally confirmed that he will miss...

KTM launch fan trip to see new GP bike in action

15 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

KTM launch fan trip to see new GP bike in action

KTM have launched a unique fan trip to see their new RC16 MotoGP bike in public action for the first time at this year’s newly-returned Austrian MotoGP round at the Red Bull Ring in August. The new...

McGuinness: If I lose 10kg, Mugen will give me TT Zero bike!

15 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

McGuinness: If I lose 10kg, Mugen will give me TT Zero bike!

Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness has entered a bet with his Mugen bosses that could see the reigning TT zero champion finally secure one of the electric machines for his own private collection –...

Last Brit out of Dakar

15 January 2016 by Michael Guy

Last Brit out of Dakar

Chris Cork, the last remaining British rider competing in Dakar has been forced out of the race having reached stage 11 of the grueling race. The 45 year old had already overcome major adversity to...

Suzuki finally debut seamless gearbox

14 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Suzuki finally debut seamless gearbox

Suzuki have finally debuted their new seamless gearbox, taking to track at Sepang with Maverick Viñales just before the winter testing ban came into force for the first time with the significantly...

Stalker: Time was right for sidecar switch

14 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Stalker: Time was right for sidecar switch

After an illustrious career stretching back to his Grand Prix debut in 1995, many will question why the veteran racer is now choosing to move to three wheels for the twilight years of his racing...

Dickies to become British Supersport title sponsor

13 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Dickies to become British Supersport title sponsor

Workwear specialists Dickies will become the title sponsors of the British Supersport championship for 2016, taking over from car supermarket Motorpoint with the naming rights to BSB’s main support...

Stars pay tribute to Hutchy’s Torrens Trophy success

13 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Stars pay tribute to Hutchy’s Torrens Trophy success

Some of the biggest names in motorsport have paid tribute to Ian Hutchinson after his success in winning the coveted Torrens Trophy, the Royal Automobile Club’s award for those who are considered to...

Price emerges as Dakar clear favourite

13 January 2016 by Maria Guidotti

Price emerges as Dakar clear favourite

The riders were looking for more demanding stages and the loop Belen – Belen, 285 of timed section (436 in total) around the white soft dunes of Fiambala met the expectations. With only 14 riders at...

Stalker switches to sidecars for 2016!

13 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Stalker switches to sidecars for 2016!

World Superbike race winner and former MCE British Superbike championship runner-up Chris Walker will make the astonishing step next season from BSB to the British Sidecar championship, teaming up...

‘No decision made’ on Stoner Ducati wildcards

12 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

‘No decision made’ on Stoner Ducati wildcards

Double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner says that no decision has been made yet by him or the Italian factory on whether he will return to racing next season in a wildcard appearance. Speaking to...

Hutchy takes Torrens Trophy success

12 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Hutchy takes Torrens Trophy success

Isle of Man TT racer has beat off opposition form not one but two British World Champions to lift the Torrens Trophy, the RAC Club’s award for those who are considered to have made an outstanding...

Brno extends MotoGP deal until 2020

12 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Brno extends MotoGP deal until 2020

The Czech round of MotoGP has bounced back from a potential demise only a year ago to secure a long-term deal that will see Grand Prix remain there until 2020. With the addition of a new round of the...

Price wins the stage and takes the lead

11 January 2016 by Maria Guidotti

Price wins the stage and takes the lead

Stage 8 Salta – Belen SS 393 km – liaison 373 km The second week of the Rally started with a stage of genuine navigation in the varied terrains of the Catamarca region with the competitors tackling...

Milwaukee BMW set to ‘do their own thing’

11 January 2016 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee BMW set to ‘do their own thing’

Milwaukee BMW boss Shaun Muir is hoping for close cooperation between his SMR squad and the Althea team as both make the move to BMW machinery for the 2016 World Superbike campaign. Speaking to...