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Mike Hailwood 1967 Senior TT race, riding a Honda 4 at the start Noise, thrills, excitement, spectacular sights and a wide variety of activities and entertainment all across the Isle of Man are what fans can expect at the 2012 Isle of Man TT. There is nothing on Earth quite like the Isle of Man…

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John McGuinness at work… The first practice sessions of the 2012 North West 200 took place yesterday with Honda TT Legend John McGuinness on the provisional front row for Saturday's Superbike races. Team-mate and NW200 newcomer Simon Andrews came 19th on the official timesheets. Despite an earlier hailstorm and intermittent showers on the 8.9 mile…

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Derek Minter on a 250cc, four cylinder Honda in the 1962 250cc TT The research has been carried out by the Isle of Man Government Department of Economic Development, to maximise the commercial potential of the Manx Grand Prix Festival and cement its long term future. A shortened 10-day event, which would climax on the…

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Jim Moodie at work Among the attractions already lined up is the Flower of Scotland streamliner, which has been built to achieve more than 300mph on a one litre Kawasaki ZX-11 motorcycle engine, and a rally car driven in competition by the late Colin McRae. Also confirmed as appearing are Scots road racing greats Donnie…

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Classic Yamaha racer In a packed couple of days the YCRT will parade on track, but the highlight of the weekend for many will be the appearance on track of Phil Read and Steve Baker aboard the Yamaha MotoGP M1. There will also be 30 classic races, round one of the European Vintage Cup, the…

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NYRRSC’s website The North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club's next social night is on Tuesday, April 17th and features Robin Appleyard who won the British 125 Championship on numerous occasions and also competed in the world 125 Grand Prix series for a number of seasons in a career that spanned the 80S and 90s. He now manages…

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Author Mick Walker It was only when Mick asked me to write a few words for his autobiography, which cruelly landed back from the printers the morning after he passed away, that I realised how long we had been friends and how our lives, both working and while enjoying our hobby, had run parallel in…

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After listening to the spectators the decision was made to step forward in time by adding the naked Superbikes that were raced in the US by legends like Freddie Spencer, Wes Cooley, Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson and the early World Superbike machines which will appeal to a wider audience and take Bikers’ Classics into…

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A lightweight aluminium swing arm, in box section material and braced with honeycomb alloy is available to fit both TT1 and 2. The rear wheel adjusters are also made from aluminium. The swing arm costs £650 and the adjusters £180. 88mm (750cc) have been very hard to find, but no more, Jim can offer Omega…

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