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1 day ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Jonathan Rea is hoping a more favourable circuit layout at Most in the Czech Republic will be easier to contend with after he made a difficult injury return in the World Superbike Championship last time out at Cremona in Italy. The Pata Maxus Yamaha rider failed to score any points as he raced for the first time in 2025 after fracturing bones in his left foot following a crash during pre-season testing.
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5 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Dunlop ended a nine-year wait for victory at the Triangle road race on Thursday, clinching a Supersport and Superstock double. The Ballymoney man then added a Superbike success on Saturday to complete a terrific treble, giving him eight career wins at Ireland’s premier motorcycle race. It was Dunlop’s first Superbike success around the 8.9-mile course since 2016 when he triumphed on a Hawk Racing BMW.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
This year’s Briggs Equipment North West 200 had it all – drama, controversy, pain and joy, and a bombshell parting shot from one of the sport’s biggest names, who says his days of racing on the north coast are over. Peter Hickman was incensed after the opening Superbike race when crowd favourite Michael Dunlop was confirmed as the winner, with Hickman arguing the Ballymoney rider should have incurred a time penalty for failing to stop at Mathers chicane.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
The race was stopped by a red flag when leaders Todd and Harrison were on their sixth and final lap. A rider crashed at Quarry Hill and was taken to hospital by air ambulance, although their injuries were not understood to be life-threatening. A result was declared based on positions at the end of lap five, giving 29-year-old Todd the win by 0.398s from Harrison, who finished as the runner-up for the Honda Racing team.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Todd felt aggrieved that Michael Dunlop was not penalised after he failed to stop when he ran on at Mathers chicane on the first lap. Dunlop was confirmed as the winner, but Todd said the outcome had given him extra incentive to win the Superstock race. The 8TEN Racing BMW rider became embroiled in a battle with Honda’s Dean Harrison that went down to the last lap on the Coast Road. Todd had opened a gap on Harrison but the leaders encountered some slower riders, with Todd losing some ground.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Cooper was left frustrated after his defeat against Michael Dunlop in Thursday’s race and was determined to come out on top in the restarted race. The Nottingham rider was leading along the Coast Road on the last lap but came under pressure from Honda Racing’s Dean Harrison, who was hard on the brakes on Cooper’s inside into the all-action Juniper chicane. Cooper went deep on the brakes but picked his BPE by Russell Racing Yamaha up and ran across the grass.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
It was Jordan’s maiden success at the road racing showpiece on the sun-drenched Causeway Coast and the Magherafelt man could scarcely believe it afterwards. Cooper – who won the first Supertwin race on the KMR/Jack Reid Cars Kawasaki – and Tobermore rider McLean (Flitwick Motorcycles Yamaha) were reported to be up on their feet after the incident, which happened as they disputed the lead at Juniper chicane on the third lap of four.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Hickman, who co-owns the 8TEN Racing BMW team with Davey Todd, was left angry after Dunlop was not hit with a ten-second penalty when he ran on at Mathers chicane on the first lap. Hickman, who also made a mistake at Mathers, stopped as required in the stop box and put his foot down before setting off again, although Dunlop – now an eight-time NW200 winner – did not.
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6 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | James Robinson
Nottingham’s Richard Cooper toasted his fifth Supertwin victory at the North West 200 on Saturday after a final lap battle with Northern Ireland’s Adam McLean. Cooper had to settle for the runner-up spot twice in 2024 after losing out to Peter Hickman, but he was back on the top step at the north coast road race after his sixth win in total at the event. The opening Supertwin race was red-flagged on the last lap just as the leaders finished the race.
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1 week ago | 
classicbikehub.uk | James Robinson
This special doesn’t perhaps visually appeal to all, especially with its rather out-there colour scheme, but it is possessed of a wonderfully agreeable engine. Having looked at this BSA-powered Ariel in real life, more than once in fact, and having gone over the pictures several times too, I’m still undecided – is it a brilliant period special which should be maintained as it is, or is it a monstrosity that deserves breaking and its exquisite engine relocating to a more suitable home?
