Posts By Alan Cathcart

In Mies, Switzerland, at essentially the crossroads of Western Europe, a new venue has been added to the list of bucket stops that any bike racing fan will …
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Many of us have dreamt of riding our very own road bike to fame and glory by taking it to victory in a gruelling TT race. But one …
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BMW’s success in the 2024–25 WorldSBK Championship with Toprak Razgatlioglu was the culmination of a strategy set in motion back in 2009 when BMW began reshaping its once-conservative …
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This month for Throwback Thursday Alan Cathcart rides the legendary restored 1976 Daytona-winning Butler & Smith BMW R90S boxer twin raced by Steve McLaughlin in the inaugural AMA …
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We’ve brought you Sir Al’s TRX850 proddie test, now his Over Racing TRX850R racer. Born as a Japan-only oddity, the TRX became a giant-killer when Cathcart and Over …
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Launched in 1995, the TRX850 fused a 270° parallel twin with European-inspired chassis thinking to create an affordable sportsbike. Three decades on, its engineering story, racing pedigree and distinctive feel …
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Last month Sir Al brought us his 2000 YZR250 test. The same year, he rode the Honda that Yamaha beat. Improbable though seems, Honda went three seasons without …
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Exactly 25 years ago in 2000, Yamaha enjoyed an especially stellar race season. In the five road racing categories it contested that year, Yamaha won five out of …
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The first ever road racer from North America to win a World Championship GP race wasn’t Kenny Roberts, nor even Gary Nixon or Pat Hennen. It was the …
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Exactly 25 years ago in 2000 came a watershed moment in WorldSBK, Aprilia arrived. Until then it had been a straightforward battle between the Italian V-twin Ducatis and …
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