Street Bikes
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VIDEO: Steam-Powered Drag Bike
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How wonderfully mad is this? Graham Sykes from North Yorkshire has spent nine years (and £70,000!), building and refining his steam-powered drag bike ‘Force of Nature’. In tests it did 121mph in 2.5 seconds, and looks pretty damn spectacular when it runs too! To see the bike in action, go along to any of the…
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NEW CFMOTO 700CL-X SPORT MODEL ARRIVES IN UK DEALERSHIPS
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CFMOTO UK has announced that the new 700CL-X Sport model has now arrived in UK dealerships. The price has been confirmed at £6,999 +OTR charges, which represents superb value for money with lots of premium specifications and features included as standard. As with all new CFMOTO motorcycles, the 700CL-X Sport will include an industry-leading 4-year…
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Yesterday marked the official end of the collaboration stage of the TE-1 project, with the completion of the prototype demonstrator, which is now fully ready for the next Triumph-led stage of the project to begin – the live testing programme. The unique collaboration between Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG at…
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NEWS BITE! Marzocchi’s new factory
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Marzocchi has just announced that it’s joining forces with Zheijang Mazhuoke Machinery Manufacturing (the parent company of QJ Motors, which in turn is the parent company of Benelli). The two firms will set up a new production plant just south of Shanghai in China with the intention of manufacturing forks and struts for the domestic…
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Legal Q&A: Hire bike hell…
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Question Twelve months ago, I was filtering between lanes two and three on the M25. A van just pulled out from lane three into two and took me out. I went down like a fat kid on a seesaw. Thankfully, I bounced pretty well and after six months my broken wrist has healed. Liability has…
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SPY SHOTS: Royal Enfield SCRAM 411 spotted testing
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The more road-focused version of the Indian factory’s much-loved Himalayan has been caught out during final road tests ahead of its expected launch early this year. The lads and lasses over at Royal Enfield are nothing if not busy. Hot on the heels of its new Classic 350 and Meteor 350, alongside rumours of the…
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New CB300R from Honda
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The new CB300R from Honda promises ‘a bare-boned attitude that is guaranteed to turn heads’ as the new 22YM joins its siblings to complete the Neo Sports Café naked family. Launched today (24 January 2022), it rejoins the Honda line-up alongside the CB1000R, CB650R and CB125R – offering young and new riders their first ‘biggish’…
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Kawasaki celebrates 50 years of the ‘Zed’
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The Japanese factory is celebrating 50 years of its now iconic ‘Z’ models, with the launch of a small range of special-edition versions of its much loved Z900 and Z650. It shouldn’t necessarily come as a big surprise. Kawasaki’s been teasing its plans to celebrate the anniversary of its original ‘Z’ range, which was introduced…
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Ladies Who Ride: Danielle Darcy!
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A while ago we caught up with Danielle Darcy to find out what makes her life on two wheels tick. She’d forgotten about this, we hadn’t! So, when we posted her photo last night on MoreBikes social media, she got ribbed by her friends and associates! Without further hesitation, here’s Danielle and what she told…
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Keep an eye on your bike with this tracker!
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Monimoto 7 Tracker, £169,00 / www.monimoto.com Protecting your bike is more important than ever and a alongside a serious lock there’s one bit of kit that is well worth the investment. A tracker. The Monimoto 7 is a smart GPS tracker for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters that’s compact and easy to install. It uses LTE-M…
