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Kit out your 4×4 with MotoTote’s BRILLIANT motorcycle carrier
We’ve just been sent details of a brilliant bit of kit from MotoTote. Essentially, its MTX Sport Motorcycle Carrier is a clever solution to allow you to transport your bike with as little hassle as possible. Instead of having to buy a stand-alone trailer to carry your motorcycle (and if you’re in the UK –…
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Yamaha’s Yard Built XSR700’s inspired by ‘Back to the Future’. Which is your favourite?
Yamaha unveiled six Yard Built SXR700’s at this year’s Wheels & Waves Festival – all inspired by ‘Back to the Future’. This year, it was down to bike builders and custom shops from Miss Bikes, Ton Up Garage, Le French Atelier, Russell Motorcycles, Yamaha Klein and Ironwood Motorcycles to make their marks on the XSR700…
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Kit out your Royal Enfield Himalayan. Termignoni unveils new exhaust system for mini-adventure machine.
Termignoni has just announced a badass exhaust system, exclusively designed for the Royal Enfield Himalayan. The new Termignoni exhaust system is a cool looking thing – and best of all, it helps the mini-adventure machine shed close to two kilograms of weight, and offers a marginal performance boost too. In terms of performance it offers…
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Energica Ego takes Guinness World Record. Covers 1,260 km in 24 hours.
Two blokes and an Energica Ego have managed to cover 1,260 km in 24 hours – proving that it is possible to tour with an electric vehicle. And the Energica Ego has entered the Guinness World Record books, as the electric bike capable of covering the greatest number of kilometers in a single day. Strickler…
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MotoGP: Showtime: Marquez wins a true clash of the titans at Assen
One of the most incredible races of all time lights up the ‘Cathedral’ as the Dutch GP showcases the best of MotoGP Few races are written immediately into the history books as the flag flies at the finish line, but the 2018 Dutch GP will be one of them. It was Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda…
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MotoGP: Close at the Cathedral: Marquez takes pole in TIGHT Q2
Everything goes down to the final 30 seconds in one of the closest top tens ever – and it’s a familiar name on top. It’s reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) who will be starting from pole at the Motul TT Assen – his first at the venue in the premier class, only second…
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MotoGP: Top six a tenth apart in Q1: Zarco & Rins go through
Frenchman leaves it late to head through with a stunning final lap – as SIX riders are split by just 0.094 Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) looked to be starting outside the top twelve until his final lap in Q1, and the Frenchman made it count to pull out a rapid final sector and…
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MotoGP: Marquez on top in FP4, Rossi crashes!
The Championship leader set an imperious race pace as Rossi suffers fast Turn 7 crash Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was the only rider to post a 1:33 in the session to set a frightening race pace in FP4 at the Motul TT Assen, with Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team)…
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MotoGP: Marquez, Viñales 0.001 apart as thousandths decide Q2 entry
It’s incredible close at the TT Circuit Assen as action opens on Saturday and half a tenth covers the top five. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) topped FP3 at the Motul TT Assen, but times were incredibly tight in the top ten as riders tousled for position and automatic entry to Q2. Maverick Viñales (Movistar…
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MotoGP: All change: Viñales leads Iannone and Petrucci in FP2 at Assen
Yamaha strike back on Friday at the Motul TT Assen, with the Spaniard leading Iannone’s Suzuki after FP2 After two weekends ruled by one man, the timesheets have had a shake up once again at the Motul TT Assen – with Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) taking to the top late in FP2 to go…
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VIDEO: Aleix Espargaro and Scott Redding ride Mugello on a Piaggio MP3. Mental.
Aprilia MotoGP riders Aleix Espargaro and Scott Redding challenged themselves at Mugello, riding a Piaggio MP3 around the iconic Italian circuit. Looks like a lot of fun.
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MotoGP: Viñales and Rossi chase Marquez in FP1 at Assen
Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was quickest in FP1 at the Motul TT Assen this morning, but the number 93 had some close company in the form of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP duo Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi – with both looking for the first Yamaha win since the TT Circuit Assen played host last season.…
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Valentino Rossi on a 10th crown: “Three MotoGP podiums in a row make us believe”
“To have had a year without a win is difficult,” says Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) as the rider from Tavullia sits down with Movistar for an interview on the eve of action opening at Assen this weekend. It’s not just roughly a year either – the most recent victory for the number 46 was…
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VIDEO: Carlin Dunne’s blistering Pikes Peak winning-run on a kitted out Ducati Multistrada 1260
Carlin Dunne has released this incredible video, showing his full race winning run from this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It’s blisteringly fast – and if you listen closely, you can hear the tyres on his ‘Strada squealing, as he pushes it right to its limits. The Pikes Peak “Race to the Clouds” consists…
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Easy Rider – under 1% of motorcyclists want to ride at speed, apparently
It’s mid-summer, we’re about to hit peak biking time and many riders will be planning their trips to enjoy the sunshine and make the most of the open road. Safety will always be an important consideration for bikers in this planning, but even though this is the case, many other road users still nurse outdated…
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KTM has officially REVEALED it’s 2019 790 Adventure R motorcycle! It’s AWESOME. It’s HERE!
So enough with the spy shots of the 790 Adventure bike from KTM, here’s the official unveiling of one of the hottest bikes of next year. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The Austrian factory of fun unveiled the…
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SPY SHOTS: KTM 390 Adventure caught in action with PILLION onboard. Mega gallery of photos.
We’ve brought you pictures of the 2019 KTM 390 Adventure undergoing testing before, and to be honest these latest photos from our man in the bushes don’t really show us that much which is new. Other than how much room there is for a pillion (and, in turn, that gives us a good idea of…
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Walter Siegl Motorcycles built-to-order MV Agusta Bol d’Or Series street racer
Walter Siegl Motorcycles has just unveiled its latest addition to its MV Agusta Bol d’Or Series – built around the iconic Italian brands new 3-cylinder engine and nimble trellis chassis. If you’ve not heard of WSM before – the New Hampshire based bike builders use the latest in electronics, suspension and technology to hand-build machines…
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Stafford Show WORLD EXCLUSIVE Cagiva collection shown for first time EVER!
FOR the first time in the 40-year history of Cagiva – 11 of the red racers will be displayed in one place, at the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show, held in Stafford on October 13-14. The machines, part of the collection owned by Dean Simpkins and his father Martyn, are all genuine factory racers,…
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Donald Trump threatens ‘big tax’ on Harley-Davidson bikes imported into the US
US President Donald Trump has turned on Harley-Davidson after the American company announced that it could move motorcycle production out of the United States. H-D made the announcement following a 25% tax imposed on its bikes by European markets last Friday. That levvy was brought into play as a tit-for-tat move in reply to Trump’s…
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Huh? Suzuki’s STRANGE second plans for live light projection. Beams light onto the roof of tunnels.
Suzuki has filed designs for a new LED light system that projects a beam of light onto the ceiling of a tunnel, to help riders be better seen. It’s a strange concept – but it fits in with what else we’ve seen from Suzuki this year, and will most likely form part of a comprehensive…
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VIDEO: 168bhp Suzuki GSX-R 1000 dirt bike. And it could be yours.
Stunt Freaks Team has just released an awesome video of its shed-built GSX-R 1000 dirt bike tearing up the trails. Built from the bones of a 450cc Kawasaki crosser and a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 – the video shows just how capable to monster machine is in the dirt. And if you fancy getting your hands…
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VIDEO: When Facebook is just so important…
You know that moment when you realise that perhaps you should pay more attention to your riding? Must be a helluva twotter conversation… poor kid… Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online.
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VIDEO: John Reynolds and Pete Boast on the Team Classic Suzuki Katana at German Speedweek
Team Classic Suzuki has released an awesome little documentary from its outing at German Speedweek at Oschersleben – with John Reynolds and Pete Boast onboard the Katana. It was the second outing for Team Classic Suzuki this season, after Reynolds teamed up with Michael Neeves and Steve Parrish at Donington Park. After leading the race…
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