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British Superbikes: Christmas series part five: Tom Sykes speaks about new Rizla Suzuki team

28 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the last in a series of five interviews with British Superbike’s top riders giving motorcyclenews.com their thoughts on their new teams. Never before has there been so much movement on the...

Pirelli British Superbike one make tyre survey

28 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

British Superbike and British Supersport will run on Pirelli tyres for the next three seasons. Here’s how it will all work….. SUPERBIKE: The minimum assortment available to each rider to be as...

World Supersport: Chris Walker gets dialled in at Jerez

27 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Despite mixed weather conditions, Chris Walker made the most of his three day test in Jerez last week onboard the Gil Motorsport Kawasaki ZX-6R. Chris Walker who spent the last decade riding...

New MCN December 28: Tommy Hill battles to save career

27 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

World Supersport’s Tommy Hill faces the toughest battle of his 22 years as he fights to save his career after his horrific injuries sustained in a testing crash in Spain. Also in this week’s edition,...

British Superbikes: Christmas series part four: Leon Camier speaks about new Airwaves Ducati team

27 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the fourth in a series of five interviews with British Superbike’s top riders giving motorcyclenews.com their thoughts on their new teams. Never before has there been so much movement on the...

Video: Review of the World Superbike year

27 December 2007

In the fourth of our reviews of the year we take a look at the 2007 World Superbike season. Check out the video below to see the highlights of the year chosen by MCN’s World Superbike reporter Michael Guy.

Video: Review of the British Superbike year

26 December 2007

In the third of our Reviews of the year we move on to racing with a look back at the 2007 British Superbike season. Check out the video below to see MCN Sports Editor and BSB reprter Gary Pinchin take us through the highlights of the year.

MotoGP: Horsepower top priority for Yamaha in 2008

26 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Yamaha boss Masao Furusawa reckons top priority for engineers is to find more horsepower to bolster Valentino Rossi’s hopes of mounting a serious MotoGP title challenge in 2008. Italian Valentino...

British Superbikes: Christmas series part one: Leon Haslam speaks about new HM Plant Honda team

26 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the third in a series of five interviews with British Superbike’s top riders giving motorcyclenews.com their thoughts on their new teams. Never before has there been so much movement on...

MotoGP: Chris Vermeulen relishing partnership with Loris Capirossi

25 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Aussie Chris Vermeulen has told MCN he is relishing the prospect of partnering Italian veteran Loris Capirossi in Suzuki’s factory MotoGP squad in 2008. Chris Vermeulen will start his third year in...

British Superbikes: Christmas special part two: Cal Crutchlow talks about his new team

25 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the second in a series of five interviews with British Superbike’s top riders giving motorcyclenews.com their thoughts on their new teams. Never before has there been so much movement on the...

MotoGP: Suzuki look to close gap on Ducati

24 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki’s 2008 factory GSV-R needs to improve significantly on corner exit acceleration to have a chance of challenging Ducati and reigning world champion Casey Stoner next season. Rizla Suzuki boss...

British Superbikes: Christmas series part one: Shane Byrne speaks about new Airwaves Ducati team

24 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

This is the first in a series of five interviews with British Superbike’s top riders giving motorcyclenews.com their thoughts on their new teams. Never before has there been so much movement on the...

KTM backs 350cc MX1 plan

23 December 2007 by MCN Sportsdesk

The premier class of the Motocross World Championship could be restricted to 350cc four-strokes in future instead of 450cc if proposals being considered by the FIM are ratified. Leading off-road...

MotoGP: Rizla Suzuki unconcerned by new engine delay

23 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Suzuki boss Paul Denning has played down fears Suzuki is concerned about the performance of its 2008 factory GSV-R engine. While Chris Vermeulen tested a new 2008 prototype factory GSV-R in Valencia,...

World Superbikes: GMT switch to World Superbikes

22 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

After two season’s in World Supersport French-based Yamaha GMT94 team move up to the World Superbike championship in 2008 with David Checa and Sebastien Gimbert. And following on from their win in...

Ollie Bridewell - a wheelie for everyone

22 December 2007 by adysmith

Ollie the show miester, always ready to please. A wheelie for everyone who knew and loved him. I give you the Milky Bar Kid.

Multi world trials champion Dougie Lampkin in search of eighth title

22 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Multi world trials champion Dougie Lampkin will go in search of a record breaking eighth outdoor title and his 100th Grand Prix win on board a factory Beta, having recently agreed terms to join the...

Steve Plater joins GMT for 24-hour races

21 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Steve Plater has joined French-based GMT94 to race in the Le Mans and Bol d’Or 24 hour races in 2008…. and has still got two options to do the full series with other teams. Steve Plater said: “I’d be...

Video: James Toseland gets a nice Christmas present

21 December 2007 by Angus Farquhar

James Toseland’s personal sponsor Bennetts Insurance recently rewarded the riders successful year witha very expensive Christmas present. We caught up with Toseland as he signed autographs for fans to see how he was looking forward to next year.

Moto GP - Merry Xmas to MCN, Contributors & Readers

21 December 2007 by Kerry Green

Merry Xmas to everyone at Motorcycle News, fellow contributors and readers. The attached picture gives an idea of what we are hoping Santa delivers to us for next year, but we are not holding out too...

World Superbikes: Exclusive interview with Carlos Checa on his move from MotoGP in this week's MCN

21 December 2007 by Michael Guy

With his first test completed, Carlos Checa believes that his decision to quit MotoGP and join Ten Kate Honda in World Superbikes is the best decision of his life. Carlos Checa has followed fellow...

Support the ban on riders aids

20 December 2007 by Jordan Lilley

Many of us know the growing complaint about traction control and so on. These riders aids that are on the bike are making it more boring to watch moto gp, there’s no excitement in the sport...

MotoGP: James Toseland gets new bike for Christmas

20 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Christmas came early for double World Superbike champion James Toseland today when personal sponsor Bennetts presented him with a £6,000 bike. The surprise presentation was made to the 27-year-old on...

Bid for MotoGP stars' kit in online charity auction

20 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Fancy getting your hands on something different for Christmas – How about Casey Stoner’s boots or Loris Capirossi’s helmet? Well this could be your chance as Former MotoGP rider Sete Gibernau’s wife,...

World Superbikes: Makoto Tamada and Regis Laconi test Kawasaki PSG-1 in Jerez

20 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Makoto Tamada and Regis Laconi got their first taste of the all new 2008 PSG-1 Kawasaki at Jerez in Spain last week, but only got to complete limited laps due to rain and cold temperatures. Tamada a...

MotoGP: Colin Edwards - Valentino Rossi no major loss for Michelin

19 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi’s former factory Yamaha team-mate Colin Edwards believes Michelin still has a big enough talent pool to win back the MotoGP world championship crown in 2008, despite the Italian’s...

World Superbikes: 2008 calendar announced

19 December 2007 by Michael Guy

The 2008 World Superbike Championship has been announced with new races at the Nurburgring in Germany and Sentul in Indonesia making it a provisional 15 round series. The addition of Sentul in...

British Superbikes: Rizla Suzuki boss reflects on Calafat test

19 December 2007 by Gary Pinchin

Rizla Suzuki completed three days of testing at Calafat last week with Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe. Motorcyclenews.com spoke to team manager Jack Valentine to get the low down. MCN: What spec of...

MotoGP: Nicky Hayden vows to come our fighting in 2008

19 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Former world MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has admitted he can’t afford to make a sluggish start to next season as he looks to put a nightmare 2007 behind him. The Kentucky rider, currently...

World Supersport: Tommy Hill frustrated but recovering at home

18 December 2007 by Michael Guy

Tommy Hill is continuing to recover from his testing injuries sustained last month and is now back at home after spending last week in hospital. Following surgery on his femur, pelvis and ankle in...

MotoGP: Kawasaki's John Hopkins ties the knot

18 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

New factory Kawasaki rider John Hopkins ended his fantastic 2007 by tying the knot to stunning British bride Ashleigh last Saturday (December 15). The American wed at a luxury ceremony at the Hard...

New MCN December 19: 48 page Review of the Year

18 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Click here to see a sample of this week’s MCN This week grab yourself a festive spectacular with a special bumper Christmas issue of MCN looking back over the past year. And if this 48-page pull out...

MotoGP: Danny Webb happy with Aprilia switch

17 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

British teenager Danny Webb has spoken of his delight at securing a switch to Aprilia machinery for his second 125GP world championship campaign in 2008. Danny Webb extended his contract with the...

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi under pressure to perform on Bridgestone tyres

17 December 2007 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi will be under extra pressure to deliver a sixth premier class in 2008 after his controversial switch from Michelin to Bridgestone tyres. Factory Suzuki boss Paul Denning believes the...

Stalker's a God

15 December 2007 by Tim Martin

I was at Brands Hatch for the full three days of the last round of B.S.B, and on that damp, foggy, October Friday morning amoungst the media photographers were the die hard fans. The largest fan base was the Stalker’s Army, from Kilt wearing Scotsmen with Suzuki blue hair, to little old Ladies with their ‘don’t look back’ Union Jacks we were all there waiting to see the Stalker, and he did not...

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