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Next weekend: Action packed KTM extravaganza at the brand new Gear 4 showroom
KTM specialist Gear4 is opening a brand new showroom – and next weekend they’re running an action packed open day to celebrate. If you’ve not heard of Gear4 before – they are the UK’s largest stockists of KTM gear (from clothing, to bikes, to spare parts – and there’s even KTM bicycles for sale too). But…
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Suzuki files 13 new patents for its turbocharged roadster. Designs getting close to finished machine now!
Our ongoing story of the soon-coming turbocharged Suzuki roadsters (one in particular) has received a boost (arf!) with the latest lump of production-protecting patents filed from the Japanese factory.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Article continues below… Advert…
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OUT NOW! This week’s issue of the FREE weekly MoreBikes app. NOW on ANDROID, APPLE and KINDLE!
Great news for anyone who loves motorcycles and wants a great FREE weekly episode of brilliant motorcycle news that cuts right to what’s going on in the world of two wheels. The MoreBikes weekly app is now available on Apple, Kindle AND Android platforms! We’re up to issue 106 of the free motorcycle news outlet and…
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Free Multistrada 1200 Enduro Experience coming to the UK!
The Multistrada 1200 Enduro Experience is heading to South Wales from the 5th – 7th May as part of the Touratech Travel event in Ystradgynlais, near Swansea. It will be the first time that course has taken place outside of Italy, and UK riders will get the chance to try it for free! The Multistrada 1200 Enduro…
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TVS Akula (BMW S310RR) caught dyno testing!
The upcoming TVS Akula 310 has been caught taking part in dyno testing in Indonesia. The 300cc mini-superbike has been made by TVS with some serious input from BMW – and will end up as the BMW S310RR. This is the second time in as many weeks that the TVS Akula 310 has been spotted…
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WSB: Manufacturer’s ups and downs at Assen – Which team should you keep an eye on in The Netherlands?
Aprilia has won twice at Assen, with Eugene Laverty in Race two, 2013, and Sylvain Guintoli in Race one, 2014: which was the factory’s last podium finish here. Last year the best Aprilia results were provided by Lorenzo Savadori: sixth in Race one and fourth in Race two. The best result for BMW at Assen…
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Video: Estonian police don’t mess around – watch this as they ram a speeding biker and pillion off their bike… seriously…
Holy Moly, here’s what the police report said: The rider was doing 124mph in places and had no motorcycle license. This happened last Friday night in Tallinn. Not quite like this in Norfolk on a speedy Saturday night, is it?Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click…
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‘Moby Dick’ Brough Superior going on sale next month for £600,000!
One of the most valuable motorcycles in the world is going to auction in Italy next month and it’s being estimated by the auction house to sell for nearly £600,000.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The Brough Superior…
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Sealey launches new range of Hi-Vis workshop trolleys – look mint!
Sealey’s new hi-vis green workshop trolleys are ideal for regularly used workshop items, such as power tools and bulky equipment which are too big for a traditional tool chest. Both the CX109HV & CX110HV include 14 tool retaining holes, which are perfect for keeping small tools on hand. A strong build quality coupled with heavy-duty…
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Face the Race: Free leathers from Aprilia
Throughout May, Aprilla are giving away a free complimentary customised racing suit or leather jacket with every purchase of a new 2017 Aprilia RSV4, Tuono V4 1100, RS 125 and Tuono 125. If you opt for one of the new V4 models, you’ll be entitled to pick up a personalised, tailor-made leather racing suit, made by…
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Valentino Rossi is the oldest rider to top the World Championship since 1949
At the grand old age of 38 years old (and 66 days), Valentino Rossi is still breaking records. The 15 year veteran of the MotoGP grid has just achieved another huge milestone, by becoming the second oldest rider in history to lead the MotoGP World Championship, after his podium in Austin this weekend. Valentino is…
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MotoGP: Dovizioso on Ducati’s 2017 campaign ‘We have to rethink everything 360 degrees!’
Ducati MotoGP man Andrea Dovizioso sounds like he’s already given up on this season with some pretty downbeat comments about the Italian team’s set-up and results following his sixth place finish in Texas at the weekend. After finishing 14 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez, Dovi let loose with his thoughts of the 2017 Desmosedici bike…
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Quick Spins – 1984 Kawasaki GPz750
MoreBikes Quick Spins are brought to you by Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Magazine – the BEST magazine for great bikes from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Click on the link to get the CMM world on your screen. Not every bike can be a winner, Kawasaki’s mid-Eighties GPz-750 was one such near-miss. Though well worthy of…
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WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Assen round in Holland
The Superbike World Championship is heading back to the Assen circuit in the Netherlands this weekend – and in preparation for the action packed weekend, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about WSBK racing at the iconic Dutch track. Assen has held 50 WSBK races over the years, and is second only to…
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MotoGP video: So Valentino, if the other riders were pizza toppings, what would they be? Worth a watch…
https://youtu.be/0F3WXcSmBzI Watch this video or our mate Steve Day asking the best MotoGP question of the year so far to Valentino – it involves pizza toppings. Yeah. Worth a watch, pretty funny.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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Steve McQueen’s CB450 and his lightweight riding jacket up for sale
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.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The Honda…
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Tom Hardy catches scooter thief after dash through Richmond!
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.Article continues below… Advert…
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Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha TMAX DX
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
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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Dinosaur-themed electric dirtbike from Mugen and Honda!
Japanese developer and tuning house Mugen has joined forces with Honda to build an electric motocross bike – and it has been inspired by the T-Rex dinosaur. Their electric racebike – the Shinden – which has won three successive outings of the electric Zero class at the Isle of Man TT, has helped cement Mugen as…
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Spy Shots: REVEALED! BMW’s 2018 F900GS caught out in finished trim
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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Brain cancer survivor plans Tasmania to Scotland motorcycle journey
Raymond Longmuir plans to celebrate his recovery from brain cancer by undertaking an incredible motorcycle journey from the tip of Tasmania back to his family in Angus, Scotland. He’s hoping to raise a quarter of a million Australian dollars (close to £150,000) from the 17,500-mile challenge from his adopted homeland to his family in Friockheim,…
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Alpinestars releases limited edition ‘Republik’ Supertech R Marc Marquez Austin MotoGP replica boot
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.”Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper.…
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OUT NOW: Classic Racer #185 – where the racing greats live on
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.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or…
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