Sports Bikes
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Alpinestars Supertech R10 revealed
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The iconic firm has created its first ever full face road helmet Alpinestars is mixing things up and putting its extensive expertise of creating top-quality protective kit to good use, creating a brand-new full face helmet for the road and racetrack. It might have taken 60 years to get round to it, but the Italian…
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Yamaha Racing Heritage Club to Celebrate Double Anniversary at Mugello
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The Yamaha Racing Heritage Club will honour the 50th anniversary of the TZ production racer and the 25th anniversary of the R1 with legends such as Johnny Cecotto and Carlos Lavado riding the machines on which they achieved their greatest success alongside some of the biggest modern-day stars from WorldSBK at the Yamaha Racing Experience…
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Another Home Round For Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
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Kawasaki Puccetti Racing will participate in its second home round of the 2023 WorldSSP season when the Imola round takes place between 14-16 July. Former World Champion Lucas Mahias will again ride in place of regular team rider, Can Öncü, who is continuing on his path of recovery from injury. Frenchman Lucas has contested three…
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GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Rookies Ready to Discover Imola
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Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner are ready to return to action on 14th-16th July for the seventh round of the 2023 season at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. The WorldSBK paddock will be there for the first time since 2019, meaning it will be the very first time at the track for the…
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2023 MotoGP Lineup for Goodwood Festival of Speed
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At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, taking place from the 13th to 16th July 2023, a selection of both old and new MotoGP stars will be competing in the celebrated hillclimb event. Ducati will put together a star-studded squad for this event. Reigning MotoGP Champion Francesco Bagnaia will be accompanied by teammate Enea Bastianini across…
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Building A Racer!
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Our pals at Fast Bikes have teamed up with Yamaha and Michael Rutter to build a pair of trick race bikes that are going to be put to the test at the TT. Here’s the story so far. When a Yamaha R7 was offered up to Fast Bikes to join its 2023 long-term test fleet,…
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KRT And Cheshire Mouldings Confirm Two-Year Deal
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Already a familiar sight on the Kawasaki Racing Team are the Ninja ZX-10RR machines of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes with the blue Cheshire Mouldings logo. We are delighted to announce that Cheshire Mouldings, confirmed at Donington Park they, will be a main sponsor of the Kawasaki factory WorldSBK team for another two years. Leaders…
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Technological Trickery from Kenny Roberts..
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VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back… As early as June 1977 rumours began to swirl around the GP paddock that Yamaha had a technical ace up its corporate sleeve and the mechanics helped ramp up the puzzlement by covering their bikes whenever they were parked up. Given the use of fuel injection on the prototype GL750…
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Yamaha Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Revolutionary R1
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Yamaha Motor Europe is proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ground-breaking R1 with dedicated activities planned at the Yamaha Racing Experience (YRE). This year the YRE will be held at the legendary Mugello Circuit in Italy on the 21st and 22nd of July and will bring together some of Yamaha’s biggest stars and enthusiasts to honour…
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Go Racing! The Kit You’ll Need
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Our man in the paddock Danny McFadden advises… You’ve got your licence, you’ve signed up to a series, you’ve sorted a bike and you’ve set it up. What’s left? Kit. The stuff that’s going to keep you safe should the worst happen and you end up having an off. Here are our top tips. ACU…
