By Dan Moakes
April 4 2007
Rider profiles
This page will be periodically updated with links to rider profiles for most of the current major Grand Prix and Superbike racers. It may take some time before there are too many of these available, but they are coming. In the meantime, try looking for your rider’s official website on the links page.
Norifumi “Norick” Abe
Japanese 500cc GP race winner, MotoGP and World Superbike rider - sadly killed in 2007
Nobuatsu “Nobu” Aoki
Japanese 250cc GP race winner, and MotoGP rider
Alexandre “Alex” Barros
Brazilian 500cc and MotoGP race winner, and World Superbike rider
Troy Bayliss
Australian World Superbike Champion, and MotoGP rider
Massimiliano “Max” Biaggi
Italian 250cc World Champion, 500cc and MotoGP race winner
Shane “Shakey” Byrne
British Superbike Champion, World Superbike race winner, and MotoGP rider
Leon Camier
British Superbike Champion, World Superbike and 125cc GP rider
Loris Capirossi
Italian 125cc and 250cc World Champion, 500cc and MotoGP race winner
Carlos Checa
Spanish 500cc GP race winner, and MotoGP rider
Pier-Francesco “Frankie” Chili
Italian 500cc, 250cc GP and World Superbike race winner
Troy Corser
Australian World Superbike Champion
Colin Edwards
American World Superbike Champion, and MotoGP rider
Sete Gibernau
Spanish 500cc and MotoGP race winner
Noriyuki “Nori” Haga
Japanese World Superbike race winner
Tetsuya Harada
Japanese 250cc World Champion
Leon Haslam
English Superbike race winner, and former GP rider
Nicky Hayden
MotoGP World Champion
James Haydon
English Superbike race winner
Neil Hodgson
British and World Superbike Champion, and MotoGP, AMA rider
Daijiro Kato
Japanese 250cc World Champion - sadly killed in action during 2003
Ryuichi “Kiyo” Kiyonari
Japanese MotoGP rider and British Superbike Champion
Régis Laconi
French 500cc GP and World Superbike race winner
Gregorio Lavilla
Spanish rider and British Superbike Champion
Garry McCoy
Australian 125cc, 500cc GP and World Superbike race winner
John McGuinness
English Isle of Man TT winner and British Superbike rider
Gary Mason
English Superbike rider
Marco Melandri
Italian 250cc World Champion, 125cc GP and MotoGP race winner
Shin’ya Nakano
Japanese 250cc GP race winner, and MotoGP rider
Manuel Poggiali
San Marino’s 125cc and 250cc World Champion
Daniel “Dani” Pedrosa
Spanish 125cc and 250cc World Champion, and MotoGP rider
John “JR” Reynolds
British Superbike Champion and World Superbike race winner
Kenny Roberts Jr
American 500cc World Champion, and MotoGP rider
Valentino Rossi
Italian 125cc, 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP World Champion
Michael Rutter
English Superbike and road racing winner
Marco Simoncelli
Italian 250cc World Champion, and MotoGP rider - sadly killed in 2011
Casey Stoner
Australian MotoGP, 250cc and 125cc GP winner
Makoto Tamada
Japanese MotoGP and World Superbike race winner
James Toseland
English World Superbike Champion
Chris Vermeulen
Australian World Superbike race winner
Chris Walker
English Superbike and World Superbike race winner.
Steve Hislop
A tribute to the British Superbike and Isle of Man TT winner
David Jefferies
A tribute to the multiple Isle of Man TT race winner
Barry Sheene
Obituary for the popular double 500cc GP World Champion