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...ey]], [[Derbyshire]], [[England]]. He had raced in most of the significant British and international championships whilst still in his teens, spending the who ...d he did rounds of the British [[Supersport]], British [[Superbike]] and [[Superbike World Championship]]s, adjusting quickly to all 3.

...[[British Superbike]] Championship for [[Rizla Suzuki]], alongside double British champion John Reynolds, and had won 3 races (and many friends) when he cras ...0]], riding on largely unfamiliar circuits against some of the world's top riders.

...eavy Industries|Kawasaki]] team, having previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] World Championship. ==British racing==

...eavy Industries|Kawasaki]] team, having previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] [[World Championship]]. ==British racing==

! colspan=2 |'''British Superbike Championship''' The '''British Superbike Championship''' series is the leading [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]

...nd sell their product. “Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday” is very relevant in Superbike racing. ==Characteristics of Superbike racing motorcycles==

...the 2000 [[Superbike|British Superbike]] championship and the 2003 [[World Superbike]] crown. ...Sisters meeting in that same year. He came 8th in his first season in the British Clubman’s Ministock.

...and the [[British Superbike]] championship, winning the Cup for non-works riders in 2004. [[Category:British motorcycle racers|Ellison, James]]

...beth]], [[London]]), often known as Shakey or Shaky, is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. ...ving a double win at [[Brands Hatch]] for the British round of the [[World Superbike Championship]].

...gressiveness and will to win, which netted him 59 victories and four World Superbike Championships. ...onster]] S4 Fogarty. Fogarty now runs the Foggy Petronas team in the World Superbike Championship.

...[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] championship, as well as the [[British Superbike]] series. ...f power of his machine. Troy was offered a ride in the [[British Superbike|British]] championship the next year, winning it in style in 1999.

...Industries|Kawasaki]] hired him to compete in the [[1982 in sports|1982]] Superbike Championship as a team-mate to the then defending National Champion [[Eddie ...which they were supposedly team-mates competing against a team of British riders.

...]] who has been racing for over 30 years, winning three World titles, four British championships and ridden in almost 110 GPs. ...ping his son, [[Leon Haslam]], in his expanding racing career and training riders and racers alike at the Ron Haslam Race School at [[Donington Park]].

...ng S.p.A. workforce). Ducati Corse currently competes in [[MotoGP]], the [[Superbike World Championship]] and other national championships. ...e design and development of the motorcycles that compete in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.

! colspan=2 |'''FIM Superbike World Championship''' |Current season || 2009 World Superbike season

...984]] season, he was offered a test ride with the [[Yoshimura]] [[Suzuki]] Superbike team, who promptly signed the Texan to a contract. In his first race for Yo ...which they were supposedly team mates competing against a team of British riders.

Roberts is regarded as being one of the first riders to use his knee to balance the bike on the track in corners, and the first ...tive dirt track disciplines plus [[road racing]]. He became one of the few riders to win a national event in each of the four dirt disciplines and a road rac

...note is that John was crashed into by [[Loris Capirossi]], one of the same riders he himself had hit at the very same turn 1 at Motegi in 2003. Overall he fi ...Denning]] as team boss following Denning's success with Suzuki's [[British Superbike]] team. John briefly lead at [[Donington]], but his best result was a 5th p

...a [[Ten Kate Racing|Ten Kate]] [[Honda]], who also won the {{SBK|2004}} [[Superbike World Championship]] on a [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]]. Toseland is curr ...Ray Stubbs]] for BBC's Sport Relief, as well as playing a piano set at the British sports personality of the year awards 2007.

...note is that John was crashed into by [[Loris Capirossi]], one of the same riders he himself had hit at the very same turn 1 at Motegi in 2003. Overall he fi ...Denning]] as team boss following Denning's success with Suzuki's [[British Superbike]] team. John briefly lead at [[Donington]], but his best result was a 5th p

...closed public roads (sometimes called true road racing). [[MotoGP]] and [[Superbike racing]] are prime examples of circuit racing while events like the [[Isle ...[[dragstrip]] with a signaled starting line. Upon the starting signal, the riders accelerate down a straight, quarter-mile long paved track where their elaps

...pense on their passion. They achieved this goal by hiring some of the best riders of the time, namely [[Carlo Ubbiali]], [[John Surtees]], [[Mike Hailwood]], ...design dominated the [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. The MV riders placed 9th and 10th in the final standings.

...ycle races are held. Every year more than three hundred racing drivers and riders gather for the annual event. ...motorcycle riders too. The Motorcycle Grand Prix has featured many famous riders such as [[Kevin Schwantz]], [[Carl Fogarty]], [[Ron Haslam]] and [[Michael

; [[Superbike]] ===Superbike World Championship (SBK)===

..., the Aprilia RS250 was reaching its pinnacle and had a formidable team of riders in Valentino Rossi, [[Loris Capirossi]] and [[Tetsuya Harada]]. But even wi ...PW]]. The pair won the race despite Rossi's "lack" of experience racing [[Superbike racing|Superbikes]].

...[[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]]. Many of the most famous riders in the history of motorcycling raced with Benelli bikes, from [[Mike Hailwo ...ad cam]] engines with [[electric starter]]s, in much the same way as the [[British Motorcycle]] industry was affected in the larger capacity sector.

...Ceriani developed the [[Suspension (motorcycle)|suspension]] package, but riders today would be alarmed by the inadequate front and rear single leading shoe ...ion in power though meant that the Apollo could now be outperformed by the British and [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]] twins, which restricted the anticipated market

...nd of the championship in Japan and won the GP Catalunya in [[Barcelona]]. Riders Capirossi finished fourth in the final championship standings and Bayliss s ...by before the bike became competitive, but the season concluded with both riders on the podium.

...The race is run on public roads with minimal protection for spectators and riders. 222 people have died since the races began. ...otorcycle racing|Motorcycling World Championship]] and was the home of the British Grand Prix until 1976. The most successful rider was the late [[Joey Dunlop

...da became the most prominent manufacturer, a title it retains to this day. British manufacturers (Triumph, BSA, Norton) held a dominant position in some marke [[Image:ariel.leader.arp.600pix.jpg|thumb|200px|A British'' ''motorcycle'' ''from 1966, the 250 cc Ariel Leader]]

| {{flagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] | [[2007 British motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]]

...' at the top of the Rahal Straight was flattened to accommodate the MotoGP riders, though some claim that this increases the wind effects that can perturb a ...a bid to compare real life versus video games, [[Jeremy Clarkson]] of the British automotive show ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]'' attempted to bea