Tony Carter
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Steve McQueen’s CB450 and his lightweight riding jacket up for sale
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If you’re a Steve McQueen fan then check this out! The film star and iconic motorcyclist’s CB450 and riding jacket are going up for sale at the end of this month. The Honda CB450 motorcycle, which has ‘McQueen’ on the licence plate and the name of his great friend stuntman Bud Ekins, is valued…
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Tom Hardy catches scooter thief after dash through Richmond!
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Actor Tom Hardy has foiled a scooter thief in London by sprinting after the scumbag as he tried to flee the scene of the crime. According to the Sun newspaper, the Taboo star, 39 sprinted after the scooter crook after the youth was spotted stealing the bike and rode off on it. Reportedly, witnesses to…
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Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha TMAX DX
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Out of maybe twenty motorcyclists coming the other way, only two returned my waves. Why should they? Yamaha’s TMAX DX isn’t a ‘proper’ bike – it’s an automatic… pah; what soft biker is going to want that? And it’s got enough space under the seat for up to one full-face and one open-face lid. Or…
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Huge rise in fines and points for speeding from today
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From today if you’re caught speeding at over 50mph in a 30 or over 100mph on a motorway then the penalty fine will increase to 150% of your weekly income and you will either be banned for seven to 56 days or receive six points on your licence. According to the BBC, The Sentencing…
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Spy Shots: REVEALED! BMW’s 2018 F900GS caught out in finished trim
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Here’s the latest spy shots of BMW’s next-gen middleweight GS – this is the BMW F900GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout to make the new parallel-twin motor more narrow than…
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Alpinestars releases limited edition ‘Republik’ Supertech R Marc Marquez Austin MotoGP replica boot
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Now, this we like – a timely release from Alpinestars ahead of this weekend’s American round of the MotoGP championship in Texas. This is what the Italian bike gear company describes as a: “Clebration of Marquez’s relationship with the GP of the America’s.” The Limited Edition ‘Republik’ Supertech R features all the same technical innovations as…
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OUT NOW: Classic Racer #185 – where the racing greats live on
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Make sure you get this! The latest issue of Classic Racer magazine is out now, so get your rush on for a fantastic fix of the true greats of racing in this special John Surtees memorial issue. The issue is packed with big names and brilliant articles from the best writers and experts in the…
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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Austin round in Texas
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– This is the fifth successive year that a MotoGP event has been held at the Austin circuit and below are a selection of facts and stats related to this event: – In total, there have been 29 previous Grand Prix events hosted in the USA: Daytona – 2, Laguna Seca – 15, Indianapolis –…
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Track-ready version of the Honda Fireblade SP2 to be announced tomorrow – here’s the spec
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If you fancy something very exclusive (as in, 40 are being sold in the first batch) then get your cash out for a track-ready, kitted Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2 race special that goes on release tomorrow. Based on the CBR1000RR SP2 that was shown last year at Milan, the race-based bike is stripped of…
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Prime Factors launch Indian Motorcycle store with open day event! Get along and ride some sweet Indian motorcycles
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Surrey motorcycle specialists Prime Factors Motorcycles have been appointed as the latest outlet for the iconic American brand Indian and will launch their new showroom and machines to the public this Saturday (22nd April). The dealership in Redhill will have a fleet of demonstration bikes plus experts from Indian Motorcycle in attendance with a promotional…
