
Our first Christmas together she gave me a gift; it was a two-drawer toolbox she had found on sale somewhere. As toolboxes go, it wasn't anything special, it wasn't some budget-busting Snap-On deal with drawers mounted on precision bearings crafted by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it was...
"The dream was defined back in 1973, when Bimota officially started manufacturing its first production model, the HB1," Daniele Longoni says, hinting at his plan for newly Swiss-registered Bimota S.A. "All we have to do is reinstate the real spirit of that dream." Longoni, 45, is sitting in his...
The results of the practice sessions have been mind boggling, testing the 'have we reached peak speed at the TT' question raised in my earlier report. Mid-week brought a chill to the paddock, and an outpouring of kind words and prayers, when popular French rider Franck Petricola was killed in an...
This is truly a golden age of motorcycle racing. The Silverstone race was proof of that. A stunning contest, with positions fiercely fought over. A new winner added to MotoGP's pantheon. Five riders doing battle over second place, including some of the greatest riders of their respective...
The WorldSBK season goes on its annual summer break, with the championship suddenly poised on a much finer edge than was imaginable just a week ago. Jonathan Rea's dominance of the current campaign has been almost unparalleled. However, his run of 17 consecutive podium finishes to open the...
Okay, a handful of MO readers and Kevin Duke have wondered aloud when my next report from the 2017 Isle of Man TT would arrive. Did a tailless Manx cat eat my homework? No. What went down was seasonal-affective disorder – triggering weather, a mangled race schedule, and a surfeit of reasons to...
As 2014 gets underway, we start our build up towards the upcoming MotoGP season. This starts an all-week look back at the performance of the riders in 2013, rating the top ten in the championship, as well as exceptional performers from last year. Later this month, we will start to look forward,...