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15 years ago when VHS ruled the world, a team of renegade dirt racers were inventing impossible new tricks that changed biking forever. They rode hard, crashed like hell and got it all down on film. They were the Crusty Demons of Dirt…

When GP racing found its conscience and the Day of Champions was born

James Watson, 29, works in advertising sales. He rides a Kawasaki Z750, now lives and works in Bath but looks forward to visiting old friends in the Cotswolds for a decent ride

Motorcycling is great, but it can also be incredibly annoying. Here are ten subjects of biking we like to avoid

MotoGP racers talk about it, road bike engineers strive for it and, if your bike’s got it, riding really, really quickly is easy. But what the hell is balance?

The crash helmet, skid lid, bone dome, whatever you want to call it, it’s been part of any rider’s wardrobe in this country since 1973. But it wasn’t always like that. And it wasn’t always pretty.

Reader Luke Williams sent us his favourite route around the Folkestone area. Get on!

Rowan Evans, 36, is a car mechanic working in Swansea. He rides what he says is a 'ratty 15-year-old CBR600'. This is his Sunday morning 50-mile warm-up, something of a Welsh TT.

Middle of the road or gutter to kerb? Here's how to get your lines sorted and keep it swift, smooth and safe out on the public highway

ABS: good for those that wants it. Or is it even better than that? Can you handle the truth? Be prepared, as Prof Jon Urry and his performing lab rats demonstrate to us all the startling reality

It's been a while since Hogan's been subjected to some proper field discipline. Time to go motocrossing with Avago MX

We all want to enjoy riding with our mates on the road and be quicker than them on the track. We show you how to do both

The roads you know and love. Head to Kent and check out reader Gary Burns' favourite roads

According to reader Jeremy Storey these are the best motorcycle roads around Cumbria

Forget tuning your bike, tune your mind and you'll have your mates beaten for free. Read on and find out how

Rex Smith played Jesse mach in the 1980’s show STREET HAWK. For 13 episodes, he had every teenage bike-fan glued to the tv screen with his crime-busting antics...

After five successful years, is Enduro India finally getting a case of Delhi belly or is it still vindaloo strength?

Niall Mackenzie gives his advice on how to get the most out of riding on the roads

Lighter and faster with every passing year, modern superbikes rock, but getting the best out of them without ending up in the undergrowth needs some serious skill. Here are the basics

1999, US stunt outfit the Starboyz were the nearest thing motorcycling had to rock stars. Then seemingly overnight, they disappeared.

Everyone reckons their generation of biking was the best. From the 1960s when rockers ruled to the 1990s when Exups and Blades did battle on the roads, we ask the bikers who were there about the Golden Age

Picture gallery image strip of Suzi Perry the BBC MotoGP and Gadget Show presenter

If you're in your mid-40s this feature will move your soul and bring back floods of memories so vivid you can almost touch them. Just turn the key and push the pedal...

Passed your test and got your bike licence? Congratulations, but there's still a lot to learn. Do you want to take your riding to the next level? Here's eight things you need to know