SBS on Wednesday night presents an encore presentation of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's first motorcycle adventure.

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's attempt to ride from London to New York - across Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan to the Bering Strait. Before they are able to embark on this journey they must fristly complete fitness training, choose their BMW bikes, first aid training, of course learn some Russian, and finally but most importantly have injections.

Ewan and Charley will then need to do some added training in which Ewan falls off his heavy bike a lot and leads to a tough time at one point. Lastly Ewan and Charley will visit the family. Ewan's dad is philosophical, so is his mum, whilst Charley's young daughters are emotional, dealing with Charley's planned three-and-a-half-month absence.

Long Way Round will screen on SBS on Wednesday, check your local guides for times.

The 2007 World Champ Casey Stoner was untouchable in Sunday afternoon’s BMW M Award at the southern Spanish circuit of Jerez, The Aussie dominated the session with his formidable Desmosedici GP9 machine.

Casey Stoner registered a magnificent 1’38.646s lap in the final ten minutes of the session even managing to find time to give a quick wave to his Ducati Marlboro team in their pit-box as he flew down the main straight at the end of the lap.

The winner of last year’s BMW M Award in the rain at Jerez, The Australian's repeat win earned him yet another vehicle to add to his collection, the latest addition a 135i ‘BMW Sauber F1 Team Edition’, of which only 135 have been made.

With the motoGP season only a few weeks away riders will have one final shootout of preseason testing next week, this official MotoGP test gives riders from all classes a final chance to tune their bikes before the season begins.

Most of big names and expected title contenders will be in attendance including the World Champion Valentino Rossi.

The Fiat Yamaha rider appears to be in good form consistently registering as one of the fastest riders over the course of preseason, whilst some of his rivals appear to be battling for fitness.

Factory Riders like Suzuki’s Loris Capirossi & Chris Vermeulen, Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and Ducati’s Nicky Hayden, all having featured in the results.

The annual 45-minute ‘qualifying’ shootout, for the BMW M Award. will take place on Sunday, riders will have a chance to win a brand new BMW sports car as the fastest rider in the session. Previous winners of the prize include Casey Stoner, Sete Gibernau and Valentino Rossi.

The MotoGP Official Test wil begin with the 125cc and 250cc classes in action from Wednesday March 25th-Friday March 27th and then the MotoGP taking centre stage for the remaining two days.

As the 2009 World Championship season approaches the San Carlo Honda Gresini team have officially launched their MotoGP project for the new season.

Former 125cc World Champion Fausto Gresini was present as the master of ceremonies at the official 2009 launch, with Alex de Angelis and Toni Elias also in attendance alongside a number of important guests.

An array of personalities from the world of two wheels were present, such as Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta , Italian Motorcycle Federation President Paolo Sesti the Honda Italia President Yasuhiro Oyama and the team’s main sponsor was also present with Alberto Villaloni, President of the San Carlo Gruppo Alimentare.

The countdown is on until the Season opener on the 12th of April.

Nicky Hayden has been out helping the Motorcycle Industry Council in America, as a celebrity face supporting a road safety campaign.

2009 Ducati Marlboro recruit Nicky Hayden managed to find time over the winter break to help out the American Motorcycle Industry Council encourage safe riding within the U.S. armed forces.

Nicky Hayden the 2006 MotoGP title winner participated in a photo shoot at the Los Alamitos air base in Southern California to show his support for the safety campaign.

Pictures and video from the photo shoot will be in all US armed forces bases in the USA and worldwide.

Helmet manufacturer AGV have recently announced that there will be a release of the Valentino Rossi replica helmet christened the ‘Celebr-8’, The helmet used by Valentino Rossi to celebrate his eighth MotoGP World Championship win at Motegi last year.

The replica helmet will be a limited edition of the GP-Tech series, which is actually produced with the italians input and regarded as AGV’s most advanced product.

Every detail used by Valentino Rossi will be present on the replica, his famous 46 logo, the number eight and the symbols of the sun and moon and , in addition to the chequered flag.

Make sure the fit is correct

It is vital to buy a helmet that fits correctly. In a crash a helmet that is too loose can come off and a helmet that is to tight will cause discomfort. As a general rule a slightly snug fit is better than a looser fit, the padding in the helmet will give after some wear and shape to an individuals head shape.

You should determine the measurement of the widest part of your head, this can be achieved by measuring with a flexible tape measure around the widest part of the head, which is generally one-inch above the eyes and ears.

Simple Test: A test before buying or using a helmet that can de conducted is the simple roll-off test. With the chin strap secured, push the rear lip of the helmet and try to roll it forward off your head. If you are able to roll the helmet off then you need a smaller size.

Handy Tips

If you currently wear a Medium in a certain brand and model that does not mean that another model will fit you best in the same size. You need to try it on.

A tinted Visor is good feature for those glary days. A yellow tinted visor for cloudy and rainy days is also a good option.

Remember Wearing a bright coloured helmet is a good idea as it will help you be visible to other road users.

All Helmets should be replaced if they have been involved in a crash, dropped or appear to be damaged. Depending on helmet manufacturers it is recommended to replace your helmet every 2-4 years, it is a good idea to update your helmet every few years as newer materials and helmet designs are available, which offer lighter, more comfortable and stronger helmets.

A important tip to remember is avoid hanging your helmet on the motorcycle's mirrors, turn signals as the inner padding can be easily damaged.