Tony Carter
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Record numbers for Haynes International Motor Museum
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Haynes International Motor Museum has announced an impressive 246% increase in its visitor numbers since its re-launch last month (period 16 April-21 May 2014) – a record in its history. It has also reported a 77% year on year increase in the number of educational visits. The Museum, which has a collection of over…
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Michelin to become MotoGP tyre supplier from 2016
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Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP World Championship, which is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), has announced that Michelin will be the sole supplier of tyres to teams participating in the series from 2016. “Our policy of carrying over our technologies from track to street fits perfectly with the…
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New Ducati Monster 821 revealed
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Ducati has announced the brand new Monster 821, a mid-size entry for the third generation of the iconic naked model and the latest chapter in the Bologna-built motorcycle’s famous story. Following the successful unveiling of the new generation Monster 1200 at the Milan International Motorcycle show in November, Ducati now introduces the Monster 821, a…
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Test ride with a difference
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This weekend, the only multi-brand motorbike test centre in the Alps is set to open for its fourth season – with a bigger and better selection of new motorcycles than ever before. This exciting summer initiative is in the village of Ischgl, in the Paznaun valley of the Austrian Tirol and has proved hugely…
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149mph Tops List Of England And Wales’ Speeders
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A motorist in on the M25 at Swanley holds the record for the highest speed clocked by a speed camera in England and Wales between April 2013 and May 2014. The 149 mph figure was revealed following freedom of information requests to 39 police authorities by the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists). Eighty-five per cent…
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Inside the TT: Olie Linsdell gets to the IOM
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Over the course of the Isle of Man TT fortnight, MoreBikes.co.uk will follow the progress of Olie Linsdell; a privateer racer from Bedford who builds and prepares his race bikes in his father’s shed. Olie has extensively raced modern and classic machinery on short circuits and real road races since the age of 15, cumulating in…
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Cure those Bank Holiday blues!
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It’s competition time here at MoreBikes and Motor Cycle Monthly HQ and, as we look to banish those post-Bank Holiday weekend blues, we’re offering our Facebook followers the chance to win one of five special digital guides to the world’s greatest road race… From the publisher behind Motorcycle Sport and Leisure magazine, Island Racer…
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The new Sealey Tool Van
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Sealey Tools are proud to present their brand new, fully kitted out ‘Sealey Tool Van’. This promotional vehicle will be available to feature at many Sealey stockist events around the UK and will be manned by a Sealey representative to highlight many products and features of the Sealey range to customers who attend and want…
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Five minutes with: EBR Sales Director, Steve Loxton
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MoreBikes.co.uk caught up with Steve Loxton, Sales Director for North Europe for Erik Buell Racing to see what his plans are over the next few months – looks like he’s going to be busy… Have you always worked in the motorcycle trade? “I’ve been in the motorcycle trade for over 30 years now and…
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Weise Shark Waterproof Gloves
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New for 2014, Weise Shark Waterproof gloves combine waterproofing with a sport specification to create a product that’s equally at home on track or on tour. Made from full grain leather, the gloves use a McTex waterproof, windproof and breathable lining, secured using patented McFit technology. This attaches the inner lining to the leather…
