Motorcycle Interviews

First Person: Roger Simmons, Suzuki GB

He knows his way around a swear word or two, he's Suzuki GB's head mechanic and former European development rider from 1982 to 2005.

Mick Doohan - Champion turned Businessman

Mick Doohan was the most dominant force in Grand Prix racing. His legendary intolerance of fools made him as feared off the track as he was on it. Today, Doohan applies the lessons he learned on the track to his business interests

Grandson of Arai - Akihito Arai

Akihito Arai is grandson of Hirotake Arai and Director of Arai Europe. motorcycle helmets have been his whole life...

First Person: Tori Sorby - Manx resident

Mum of two Tori has lived on the Isle of Man for nearly all her life. This is her view on the TT that comes to her homeland once a year

First Person - 60 year-old trackday warrior

Phil Price is a bus-pass waving pensioner who also happens to be addicted to trackdays. he might be 60 years old but he holds his own in the fast group...

TV chef James Martin's passion

James Martin is that chef on your TV on Saturday mornings. His passion for tasty food is only matched by his love of fast bikes, fast cars and pretty much anything that runs on super-unleaded

The Professionals - Livia Lancelot

Livia Lancelot is Kawasaki France’s impossibly cool ladies’ motocross World Champion. She’s Europe’s only professional female MX racer...

Behind the Haslams - Anne Haslam

Behind every great man, there's a great woman. And that woman is also the mother of the mega-talented Leon Haslam. This is Anne Haslam's story

The Professionals - Bradley Smith

Like a racing version of Mick Hucknall, 17 year-old Bradley Smith talks about learning to drive and meeting girls...

Valentino Rossi's interview with Italian GQ

A translation of Rossi's interview with the Italian lifestyle magazine

Michael Collins - Busted for doing 125mph

Michael Collins made the national news after being filmed riding his bike at speeds of up to 125mph on his way to work. This is his version of events...

The Professionals - Rob Herring

Rob Herring is a former motocross champion turned stunt rider. He rode some of the toughest scenes in the Quantum of Solace movie...

The Interview - Christian Landerl

BMW new model guru Dr (he’s a real doctor) Christian Landerl on building a world-beating superbike, why a 600cc version is inevitable and why the Nu¨rburgring is in his blood...

The Interview - Ben Spies

World Superbike newcomer Spies on why the 2009 R1’s a winner, how he raced MotoGP with an exploding appendix and why he has Mat Mladin to thank for his speed

The Interview - Mark Neate

As main man at trackday giants No Limits, Mark has seen it all, from fights to 15-year-olds lapping the fast group and Ducati Desmosedicis in his pitlane to £90,000 gambles...

The Interview - David Robb

Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…

Graziano Rossi - The God's father

While Valentino proves proves his class in MotoGP, Niall Mackenzie speaks to The Doctor's daddy, Graziano Rossi

Mackenzie vs Mamola: the interview

Niall Mackenzie speaks with Randy Mamola, one of the greatest and wildest riders to never win a 500GP championship

1994: How Foggy rode the 916 to title no.1

The most successful World Superbike racer ever and Ducati's number one son talks about his first year racing the 916

The Prodigy's Keith Flint on RD400s and being Doohan's mate

Tattooed loon and legendary front man of The Prodigy talks RD400s, racing, his passion for bikes and bumping into the King of Spain…

Ian Hutchinson Interview

Five TT wins in a week. Hutchy's on a mission

When Mackenzie met Schwantz

Niall Mackenzie interviews former team-mate and 1993 500 Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz

John McGuinness on his annoying neighbour and packing in the TT

Former King of the Mountain with 15 Isle Of Man TT wins to his name, John McGuinness, takes Visordown for a ride in a motorhome... so, some words from the ‘Morecambe Missile’

Boss of KTM on their electric future

He’s very powerful, concerned about the future of KTM and very upbeat about bikes. Especially electric ones.

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