What Are Top Forms of Motorcycle Sports in the World?

The motorcycle sports is an activity people use motorcycles to engage in training and competition sports. Motorcycles have the characteristics of small size, fast speed, strong maneuverability, good off-road performance, and easy handling. Carrying out motorcycle sports can popularize basic knowledge of internal combustion engines, help people learn driving and maintenance techniques, exercise physique, and cultivate people’s courage, and tenaciousness. The main top forms of motorcycle sports are as follows.

1. Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP)

This is the highest kind of motorcycle sports. The motorcycles used are not based on the production model and they are specially made for the racing. The engines, especially the motorcycle ignition system used in the motor are special-Four- stroke engines.

2. SuperBike Racing & Super Sport Racing

In both of the two kinds of racing, highly modified production model motorcycles are used. However, the motorcycle engine capacities of the motorcycles in SuperBike Racing are much larger than that in Super Sport Racing. And in the Super Sport Racing, the rules and regulations are tighter.

3. Moto Cross(MX) & Supercross(SX)

The two sports are similar again. The former is a hard off-road sport because it will be held whatever the weather will be like. The site is in an enclosed circuit like the wilderness. The latter uses tracks that have shorter straights, more jumps and are much more technical compared to Motocross. So the requirements for the motorcycle tires and other body systems will be higher.

4. True Road Racing

To held a True Road Racing, barricaded roads should be prepared. One of a very famous True Road Racing is the Isle Of Man TT.

5. Endurance Racing

As its name shows, the Endurance Racing are races test the durability of the sportsmen and the motorcycle engines. And because of the long journey, motorcycle seat cushion and motorcycle hand guards for riders are sometimes necessary.

6. Cross Country Rally Racing

This racing requires the sportsmen ride the motorcycle a long distance, sometimes they will enter another country. And the one who reach the terminal the quickest will win the race. Just as the True Road Racing, in the real road, there must be more complicated situations on the road, so it challenges the motorcycle steering flexibility and the motorcycle wheels should be durable.

7. Speedway Racing

Speedway Racing is held on an oval muddy ground. As many as six drivers sometimes compete for the prize. The motorcycle used has only one motorcycle gear and no brakes. The power slide is the only device to make a turn.

8. Trial race

Trial race is a very popular form of motorcycle sports in Britain and Spain, the participants are from all over the world. This is not a race testing who is faster than anyone else, but a race that requires drivers to overcome obstacles without putting their legs on the ground. It requires riders to jump up and down over obstacles on their bikes. The motorcycles used are very light, have no motorcycle seats.

Here are some top forms of motorcycle sports around the world. All in all, different races need different kind of motorcycles.