Articles in Bike Racing
English Beat: The story of the 500cc Titanium BSA
For the 1966 500cc World Championship, Birmingham Small Arms schemed up a silver bullet of a motorcycle created from space age materials such as titanium, aluminum alloy and magnesium. However, and despite the company’s best …
Ron Lechien: 20 Laps and the Truth
For the 1983 season, Team Yamaha hired a 16-year-old kid from El Cajon, California, named Ron Lechien to contest the AMA 125cc National MX Championship Series. Lechien had turned 16 in December of 1982, less …
Legends: Mike Hailwood
What made Mike Hailwood stand apart — precise lines on the fast public road circuits of his day? Tick. But he was just as comfortable on artificial circuits.
Bravery? Tick. He rode the fearsome Honda 500-4 …
Photo Gallery: Heaven VMX Canowindra Cup October 2nd
A cracker weekend of vintage motocross took place in the Heaven VMX Canowinda Cup, over the October Long Weekend.
As a kid, one of my dreams would have been to peg out a one kilometre motocross …
Legends: Hugh Anderson
Hugh Anderson is close to the blueprint for a 1960s champion – resourceful, modest and brave.
Signed by Suzuki just as the company hit its straps as a builder of fast engines, he helped turn that …
Goodwood Revival a real eye-opener for Richards
A legend of Australian motorsport, Jim Richards has been around, driven it all and seen it all in the Antipodes, but invited to the UK as a special guest driver, this year’s Goodwood Revival was …
Shannons sponsors AMCN International Island Classic Parade
Shannons is getting on its bike for the 18th AMCN International Island Classic held over the Australia Day weekend (21-23 January) next year, sponsoring the event’s official Parade Lap of notable motorcycles on the Sunday.
Due …
Legends: Luigi Taveri
Luigi Taveri was the antithesis of today’s teenaged tear-away 125 GP racers – technically savvy, immaculately presented and cool headed.
An Italian-Swiss, born near Zurich in 1929, Taveri won the first of his three world 125 …
