When Chucky went to Italy early last year, joining the dominant KTM factory team in the EnduroGP World Championship, it seemed inevitable he’d follow old sparring partner Matt…
After a wildcard in the final round of the WorldSBK 300 in Jerez last October I signed up for the 2018 season with the Netherlands-based Nutec-Benjan-Kawasaki team. We…
So let’s begin by expressing the opposite: I have vast reserves of respect for Valentino – for his talent, his racecraft, his intelligence, his breadth of vision –…
There’s one motorcyclist whose name is guaranteed a mention every time motorsport graces Mount Panorama, and that’s Arthur Ronald ‘Jack’ Forrest. In an age…
My son obtained his motorcycle L-plates recently. It was entertaining to watch because he has been riding dirtbikes since he was six, and road racing for the…
For well over a decade, winning the World Supersport Championship has usually come down to one simple thing. Can you beat Kenan Sofuoglu over the entire season?…
Carl Cox Motorsport has been around for a while but not a lot of us know about your connection with Michael Dunlop. Please explain? Yes, we’re getting…
At 26 years old and somewhat at a loose end, Lindsay Walker was offered the opportunity to flog a few Avon tyres. After a few years peddling life-insurance…
When Mike Hailwood won the Formula One TT on 7 June 1978, his victory didn’t just make headlines in the motorcycling press and sport pages of newspapers. It became…
Welcome to Australia. It’s been a few years in the planning I hear? Yes. We’d been considering coming here for 10 years and now we’ve committed for…
What a shocker of a weekend I had last time out at The Bend. We battled with a revolving door of technical issues in our four days at…
The basics The four fundamental tool types needed to tackle most basic motorcycle maintenance and repair jobs are spanners, sockets, screwdrivers and pliers. Save up your bickies, avoid…
