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  • TT 2016: TT Qualifying videos aplenty! Loads of onboard action from the past week.

    TT 2016: TT Qualifying videos aplenty! Loads of onboard action from the past week.

    Here’s a hunk of great onboard goodness from the TT 2016 – a clutch of great videos from qualifying. These have appeared on the Isle of Man TT website as a wrap up of what we’ve seen so far – and it’s worth repeating the action here for you too.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…


  • Anstey’s hospital bed pic show’s he’s all smiles for tomorrow’s Superbike race

    Anstey’s hospital bed pic show’s he’s all smiles for tomorrow’s Superbike race

      We told you that Bruce was fine and well and now here’s the only smiley picture of the flyin’ Kiwi after his crash – so at least the quick lad is still all smiles after his fast fall during last night’s TT Practice session.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…


  • World GP Bike legends 2016 – full entry list announced

    World GP Bike legends 2016 – full entry list announced

      Following the hugely successful first event at Jerez in 2015, World GP Bike Legends is back for 2016 and the iconic 500cc bikes and riders from the golden age of Grand Prix motorcycle racing will do battle at the challenging Sachsenring Circuit – home to the German round of the current MotoGP World Championship.Article…


  • TT 2016: Video – RC213V-S knocked off its stand at the Creg!

    TT 2016: Video – RC213V-S knocked off its stand at the Creg!

    This is the shocking moment a £152,000 Honda RC213V-S gets knocked off its sidestand at the TT. Here’s how it went down, the MotoGP-bike-for-the-road was parked up at the Creg-ny-Baa pub on The Mountain course yesterday when a BMW  tipped off it’s stand and fell onto the RC213…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…


  • John McGuinness: I managed a 131.1mph, so we’re in the ballpark…

    John McGuinness: I managed a 131.1mph, so we’re in the ballpark…

    John McGuinness has started flexing his TT muscles after a week of practice on The Island and says he’s pretty much doing what he needs to to be able to compete when the racing starts tomorrow. The first big bike race, the Superbike, happens tomorrow and in the final Practice session the 23-times TT winner…


  • Bell helmets to test prototype 360fly camera helmets during this year’s TT races

    Bell helmets to test prototype 360fly camera helmets during this year’s TT races

    Bell helmets to test prototype 360fly camera helmets during this year’s TT races. Bell helmets has said that it will road test working prototypes of the first-of-its kind 360-degree-camera integrated helmet, the Bell Pro Star with 360fly, during the 2016 Isle of Man TT.  Bell ambassadors, Gary Johnson, William Dunlop and Brandon Cretu will wear…


  • Valentino Rossi inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame

    Valentino Rossi inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame

    Valentino Rossi inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame.   Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Five racing luminaries were inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame on Tuesday at the Royal Automobile Club’s Woodcote Park country estate.…


  • TT 2016: Reeves leads pack as Sidecar practice gets real quick

    TT 2016: Reeves leads pack as Sidecar practice gets real quick

    Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance upped the ante in qualifying for the two Sure Mobile Formula Two sidecar races with a best lap of 114.83mph to send them to the top of the leaderboard. 17-times TT winner Dave Molyneux, with Dan Sayle in the chair, wasn’t too far behind with another 114mph plus lap as…


  • TT 2016: Anstey crashes! Michael Dunlop cracks 132mph barrier! And smashes Superstock lap record (unofficially)

    TT 2016: Anstey crashes! Michael Dunlop cracks 132mph barrier! And smashes Superstock lap record (unofficially)

      With perfect conditions yet again all the way round the Mountain Course, Thursday evening’s qualifying session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races saw Michael Dunlop set the island alight with the first 132mph+ lap of the week.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here…


  • Pol Espargaro to join KTM in MotoGP alongside Bradley Smith

    Pol Espargaro to join KTM in MotoGP alongside Bradley Smith

    Austrian manufacturer KTM has been busy testing with a variety of former World Championship riders in order to prepare the KTM RC16 for its World Championship debut in 2017 but has also remained focus on signing an all-star line up for 2017. At the start of the 2016 season, they announced Bradley Smith as their…


  • Marquez signs with Honda for more MotoGP

    Marquez signs with Honda for more MotoGP

      We told you yesterday how Marc Marquez tipped the wink that he was about to sign for Honda again in MotoGP and the ink is now dry on the contract to keep the twice world MotoGP champion on the Big H bikes for the next two-years.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…


  • TT 2106: Onboard video of some of McGuinness’ 130mph practice lap from last night

    TT 2106: Onboard video of some of McGuinness’ 130mph practice lap from last night

    Fancy doing some onboard with John McGuinness at last night’s practice lap of the TT? This is the part of his 130.5mph from yesterday’s outing.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The 23-times TT winner says that the high-winds last…


  • TV times for the Isle of Man telly shows

    TV times for the Isle of Man telly shows

    TV times for the Isle of Man telly shows. The Isle of Man TT Races has hit TV screens on ITV4 and now you can also keep up to speed with everything on The Island by downloading the international highlights shows via the iomtt.com website.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…


  • Video series: Like a modern day ‘World’s Fastest Indian’

    Video series: Like a modern day ‘World’s Fastest Indian’

    We figured we’d point you in the direction of this lovely series from Indian about taking part in the land speed races at El Mirage, California. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It’s not a new series, but the…


  • Marquez: I’ve not signed yet but this will be my bike next year!

    Marquez: I’ve not signed yet but this will be my bike next year!

    Marc Marquez has given the strongest indication yet that he’s about to put pen to paper and commit to another couple of seasons on the factory Honda. Speaking at the pre-Catalan MotoGP meeting yesterday the former double MotoGP world champion has come under scrutiny because he’s the last big name from ‘The Aliens’ to sign…


  • Meet the stealth bike for US Special Forces that can run on olive oil and power communications equipment in battle

    Meet the stealth bike for US Special Forces that can run on olive oil and power communications equipment in battle

    In 2014 the US government launched a competition to design a special forces spec motorcycle for use in the field. Now, the two finalists are going to go on display at a Special Operations Forces conference in Florida – and here’s one of the finalists. Pictured above, the LSA Autonomy Nightmare runs with a gas…


  • Video: TT 2016 – Gyro cam view of a run down Bray Hill

    Video: TT 2016 – Gyro cam view of a run down Bray Hill

    Check out this video of TT racer Horst Saiger from Tuesday night on The Island. Saiger was taking part in the evening practice session and with the Gyro cam fitted to his Kawasaki this is a pretty cool way to watch the first bit of the Mountain Course.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…


  • Avon tyres re-engineered for 2016 TT assault

    Avon tyres re-engineered for 2016 TT assault

    Avon tyres re-engineered for 2016 TT assault. Britain’s only motorcycle tyre manufacturer, Avon Tyres, is preparing for a bumper session of high-octane, 150-mph-plus action on the legendary Mountain circuit at the 2016 Isle Man TT.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE…


  • TT 2016: Holden and Winkle still fastest in the chairs but competition closing in

    TT 2016: Holden and Winkle still fastest in the chairs but competition closing in

      The third Sidecar session of the 2016 Isle of Man TT races, fuelled by Monster Energy, got underway slightly later than scheduled at 7.57pm on Wednesday night.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Dave Molyneux/Daniel Sayle were first away…


  • TT 2016: Dunlop and Hutchy blitz Wednesday night qualifying – Dunlop bags first 131mph+

    TT 2016: Dunlop and Hutchy blitz Wednesday night qualifying – Dunlop bags first 131mph+

      After an 11-minute delay, the first of the week so far, Wednesday evening’s qualifying session for the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, burst into life with spectacular lap times in the RST Superbike and RL360 Quantum Superstock classes.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…


  • Carole Nash extends its bike policies

    Carole Nash extends its bike policies

    It’s that time of the year again when many motorcyclists are looking to get their bikes ensured for the riding season. In a well timed move, motorcycle insurance broker Carole Nash has boosted its policies with four new changes. The new policy cover aims to give customers more value when they insure their bike through…


  • Video: 2016 TT action just inches away! Turn it up loud!

    Video: 2016 TT action just inches away! Turn it up loud!

    Video: 2016 TT action just inches away! Turn it up loud! Want to see how close you get to the action at the awesome Isle of Man TT races?Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. You get this close to…


  • Rumour: New MV 1000 Brutale with electronics galore for 2017

    Rumour: New MV 1000 Brutale with electronics galore for 2017

    Rumour: New MV 1000 Brutale with electronics galore for 2017. This rumour is doing the rounds at the moment – a new F4 Brutalle 1000 from MV. And this is what the Italians reckon it’s going to look like when we see it in 2017.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…


  • Harley-Davidson files trademark for return of the ‘Sport Glide’ – 750cc mid-sized future H-D tourer, anyone?

    Harley-Davidson files trademark for return of the ‘Sport Glide’ – 750cc mid-sized future H-D tourer, anyone?

    Harley-Davidson has filed a trademark application for the name ‘Sport Glide’, that means a likley return for the touring model from the American firm. The Sport Glide name application was filed last week in the US Patent and Trademark office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office for use on: “motorcycles and structural parts therefor”.…



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