Motorcycle Sport & Bike Racing News | MotoGP, World Superbikes & More

Top spot for Kagayama

18 February 2005

Yukio Kagayama has proved that the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 is definitely up to challenging for the World Superbike title by taking the fastest time at the final pre-season test in Qatar. Kagayama took...

Anger at Estoril switch

18 February 2005

MotoGP fans have reacted angrily to news that the Estoril GP has been moved from October 30 to April 17. The late-in-the-day switch by organisers Dorna, is being attributed to ruling body the FIM. ...

Take your pick....

18 February 2005

Could you manage to pick just two or three girls from this selection?

Cardosa tops WSB test

18 February 2005

The last world superbike test before the start of the season next weekend saw reigning Spanish Formula Extreme champion Jose Luis Cardoso take the fastest lap. The qatar circuit was very dusty from...

Rain slows WSB practice

18 February 2005

The first practice for the opening round of the 2005 World Superbike championship got underway at Qatar with just nine riders taking to the rain-drenched track. It doesn’t rain often in the desert,...

Live WSB updates

18 February 2005

The flag falls on the first round of the World Superbike championship in Qatar this weekend. We’ll be bringing you live updates starting with Thursday and Friday’s qualifying sessions. Log on to...

Ten Kate team unveiled

18 February 2005

The 2005 Winston Ten Kate Honda team held its official launch in Milan on Thursday, February 17. On show were the new livery Fireblades and Honda CBR600RRs and riders Chris Vermuelen, Karl Muggeridge,...

Stars at Hawkstone MX

18 February 2005

Plenty of big names will be racing at the pre-season International Motocross meeting at Hawkstone Park on March 5 and 6, 2005. Eight-times World Champion Stefan Everts will be favourite in the MX1...

Howdy cowgirl....

18 February 2005

We’re guessing this particular young lady was snapped at an American round, as it’s the only place the Dukes of Hazzard car would be appearing at a bike race. Unless they’ve started racing dirt track...

Reynolds breaks leg

18 February 2005

British Superbike champion John Reynolds has broken his leg during testing at Valencia just five weeks before the start of the season. Reynolds’ Rizla Suzuki team had gone to the Spanish circuit to...

Rossi leaves Oz on top

18 February 2005

World Champion Valentino Rossi put himself back at the top of the pile again after finishing the three-day Phillip Island test with the fastest time. Rossi finished the session with a best lap of...

Qatar WSB 1st qualifying

18 February 2005

Troy Corser has taken provisional pole position for Suzuki after the first qualifying session at Qatar World Superbikes. Corser had a close battle with second placed man Jose Luis Cardosa on a Yamaha...

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...

WSB live on Eurosport

11 February 2005

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...

Motorcycle Sport & Racing News