Racing Bikes Resources

Rob Hayles links up with Onix Bikes
Former track world champion Rob Hayles has joined Onix Bikes as chief development and test rider. Hayles, who retired from racing at the end of last season, penned the deal with the Lancashire-based firm after being asked to test the 2012 range by Craig Middleton, who founded the company in 2010. This arrangement has evolved into Hayles taking on the more formal developmental role. “I’ve always ...

Thieves steal car, racing bikes
THIEVES have stolen a car, trailer and two high-performance motorcycles from a Parafield Gardens property.

Laverty looking forward to Aprilia debut
The curtain rises on the 2012 World Superbike season which will start on 26 February at the Australian track of Phillip Island with a host of changes to the grid, one of the exciting moves being Yamaha Racing orphan Eugene Laverty who switches to Aprilia after Yamaha pulled the plug on it's World Superbike team. For the fourth year in a row, the Aprilia Racing Team enters as ...

Rash of bike thefts reported in Burbank
At least 12 bikes were reported stolen in a roughly two-week period in January, police reported.

Racing on a bicycle going nowhere
Roller racing features bicyclists pedaling on real bikes, but they are going nowhere.

Motorcycling: Lorenzo in new bikes safety warning
Former world champion Jorge Lorenzo has urged MotoGP organisers to cut the top speed of the sport's new 1,000cc bikes to improve safety, just months after the tragic death of a young rider.

Stoner sets lap record on big bikes in Malaysia
Defending MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner set a lap record Thursday at Sepang International Circuit on the third and final day of testing of this season's new, bigger 1,000cc race bikes. The Australian clocked 1 minute, 59.607 seconds on his Honda to become the first rider to get under the two-minute mark around the 5.548-kilometer (3.448-mile) Malaysian circuit.

Trading skis for bikes
A professional bike racer?Growing up in the cycling hotbed of Durango, Teal Stetson-Lee didnt even consider the possibility. Instead, the Durango native was more interested in snow classic cross-country racing and skate-skiing.Bike racing? Whats that all about?Stetson-Lee found out what its all about in a hurry.

Lorenzo wants to cut bikes' speed
Former world champion Jorge Lorenzo wants organisers to cut the top speed of the sport's new bikes for safety reasons.