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  • Suzuki launches Accident Aftercare Programme in industry-first

    Suzuki launches Accident Aftercare Programme in industry-first

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    Suzuki has launched its new motorcycle accident aftercare programme, an entirely free service for all customers, regardless of age of machine, that aims to make dealing with the aftermath of an accident or theft as smooth and as pain-free as possible. The programme provides riders with a single point of contact and will handle everything…

  • Suzuki bringing championship-winning superbikes to Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show

    Suzuki bringing championship-winning superbikes to Stafford Classic Motorcycle Show

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    Suzuki is bringing championship-winning superbikes to the Stafford Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – which takes place on 15-16 October at the Staffordshire County Showground – with Troy Corser’s World Superbike-winning GSX-R1000 K5 on display next to John Reynolds’ 2004 British Superbike title-winning machine. The two iconic superbikes, in their Corona Suzuki and Rizla Suzuki liveries…

  • WATCH: Fast Bikes’ Naked Sports Bike of the Year

    WATCH: Fast Bikes’ Naked Sports Bike of the Year

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    Naked Sports Bike of the Year: Fast Bikes discuss the seven best ‘Nakeds’ on the market in 2022.

  • Commando breaks cover: Norton Motorcycles unveils its new generation Commando 961 SP and CR

    Commando breaks cover: Norton Motorcycles unveils its new generation Commando 961 SP and CR

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    Norton Motorcycles has launched the new generation of its Modern Classic, the Commando 961. Built at the company’s state-of-the-art facility in Solihull, the Commando 961 is a modern rendering of an iconic and timeless motorcycle that is unmistakably Norton. A versatile motorcycle equally at home riding around town as it is on the open road,…

  • Segway test day lands in Lincoln

    Segway test day lands in Lincoln

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    Segway, the iconic electric, self-balancing personal transporter manufacturer, has entered the UK’s exploding electric vehicle market by introducing a range of pioneering sit-on E-scooters.

  • Bonhams Autumn Sale – This weekend!

    Bonhams Autumn Sale – This weekend!

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    This year the two-day mega autumn sale at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, 15th & 16th October, Stafford Showground,  features an extraordinary collection of 31 speedway motorcycles, reflecting the glory years of a sport once the second most popular in the UK. The Forshaw Speedway Collection represents 60 years of speedway history from its beginnings…

  • EVENTS: Test ride a Segway e-scooter. Lincoln. This weekend.

    EVENTS: Test ride a Segway e-scooter. Lincoln. This weekend.

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    If coffee beans and battery-powered scooters are your bag, you need to keep your diary free this weekend. Segway might be best known for its funky self-balancing ‘personal transporters’, but in recent years the American-founded, Chinese-owned firm has been working away on a range of scooters and motorcycles. And the first models to make it…

  • Renold Classic Motorcycle Chain now available online

    Renold Classic Motorcycle Chain now available online

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    The bush roller chain was the first design patented by the Hans Renold Company, all the way back in 1880. What was so special about the original bush-roller design? The steel chain was built for transmitting mechanical power to all kinds of machinery – from motorcycles to conveyors.  It was designed to last significantly longer…

  • Oct 15th/16th! Stafford Show: Much more than just great bikes..

    Oct 15th/16th! Stafford Show: Much more than just great bikes..

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    This year’s Stafford Classic Bike Show is just brimming with stuff to see and do. In amongst the thousands of classic bikes and trade stands, we’ve got brilliant live music from the Daisy Belles, banging out hits from the 70s, 80s and 90s. There’s the UK’s finest freestyle motocross stunt display team in the Main…

  • Phil Read MBE 1939 – 2022

    Phil Read MBE 1939 – 2022

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    Phil Read MBE, ‘The Prince of Speed’, died on Thursday morning. 

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