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TEST RIDE: Aprilia RS125 and Tuono 125 – two new 125cc pocket rockets from Aprilia
Designed, developed and (mostly) built in Italy, Aprilia has launched two new Euro4 125cc bikes, perfect for younger riders, commuters, and enthusiasts of smaller capacity machines. Aprilia think that the bikes are two of the best on the market in terms of design, construction and technical features – and after being lucky enough to…
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Review: RST Aramid Wax II 2205 Jeans
RRP: £99.99 // Colours: Black // Sizes 30” – 42” Tested by: Ross Mowbray Despite naysayers suggesting that leather is the only way to stay properly safe of the road, personally, I’m partial to a pair of bike jeans. I love the versatility and generally wear them day-to-day, on and off the bike – and…
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Video: Here’s two Sumo wrestlers wheelieing motorcycles (not entirely sure why…)
Here’s a video of Sumo wrestlers wheelieing some small commuter bikes. We haven’t the foggiest why. But it’s a funny bit of film trying to sell something (bikes? helmets? sumo people?). Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Article continues…
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Women can FINALLY ride motorcycles in Saudi Arabia
The government of Saudi Arabia has announced that women will be able to ride motorcycles from June 2018, after the Law that prohibited them from driving without being accompanied by a man has been repealed. The Law has prevented women driving vehicles for decades, making the new decree hugely momentous for Saudi women. At…
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Video: Putting a CBR600 engine into a Dodgem… via a Colin Furze…
Check these videos out – what we’ve got here is a Top Gear project made by the hands of Colin Furze, the entertaining lunatic who makes weird things out of weird things.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. In…
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GSX-700T turbocharged Suzuki – dealer’s screenshot gives away new model range for 2018
Here’s the official Suzuki document (according to the fellas at Bikeit.gr) that proves the impending arrival of the GSX-700T. You can read all about the GSX-700T in our earlier article HERE. The Greek lads got their hands on this picture (which was also reported on top Dutch site Oliepeil) after a meeting between Suzuki and…
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Video: When cyclists fight back (with fireworks… aimed at a scooter rider… yeah…)
Not that much to say about this other than – watch it – you’ll see a cyclist firing fireworks at a scooter rider and pillion after a bit of a row over using (or not using) cycle lanes.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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Harley-Davidson files two new model names: the 48X and Pan America – new bikes for 2019 (possibly)
News from our brothers across the pond that Harley-Davidson has (possibly) filed a further two new model names for upcoming models. However, things aren’t quite as simple as they may first appear. A week ago, Harley filed the name ‘Harley-Davidson Bronx’ but this was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office – it now…
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The Vins Duecinquanta: two-stroke, 90bhp, 85kg. Eeep.
This is the Vins Duecinquanta, a motorcycle developed and being made by five ex-Ferrari Formula One engineers. Vins is the company that showed a couple of projects at Milan a couple of years ago when they tentatively shone a light on a 100cc and 250cc motorcycle idea they had. Back then the motor shown was…
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Team HRC heads to Suzuka 8 hours in 2018
Honda has announced that its official Team HRC will participate in both the JSB1000 class of the All Japan Road Race Championship 2018 and the next running of the Suzuka 8 hours. Riding a CBR1000RR will be Takhashi Takahashi , reigning Japanese national champion, who will try to retain his title after unseating Yamaha and…
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Video: Latest trailer for Isle of Man: Ride On The Edge
Kylotonn Games has created a new trailer for its upcoming Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge video game – and has confirmed it will be finally released this March. https://www.facebook.com/TTIoMtheGame/videos/312879109229814/ With the potholes, signs, trees and houses used by riders as a reference for braking, the new trailer aims to show off the video…
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Video: Santa Claus delivers justice (not presents) to the streets of Paris
Never mind delivering presents worldwide, it looks as though Santa Claus has a new calling – delivering justice. An amazing video is doing the rounds this morning, showing a motorcyclist in a Santa suit tearing around Paris after a driver involved in a hit and run.
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Jonathan Rea: 3 in a Row – new BBC documentary goes behind the scenes with WSBK Champion Jonathan Rea
BBC Northern Ireland has created a documentary showing the behind-the-scenes story of Jonathan Rea, who created history in 2017 by becoming the first person to ever win three successive World Superbike titles. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. To…
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Video: Powder Hounds – Backcountry Snowbiking
Red Bull has unveiled a set of AWESOME short films, showing professional Snowbike rider Reagan Seig, Snowbike pioneer Brett Blaser and motocross men Ronnie Renner and Robbie Maddison tearing up some of the best terrain in the U.S. and Canada. When it comes to snow bikes, there are many questions that remain unanswered. Though the concept…
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Want a NEW KTM 1290 Super Duke GT for a quid UNDER £11k? Then move FAST – there’s only ONE LEFT!
Yeah, we couldn’t quite believe it either, but it’s true. Redline Motorcycles is shifting remaining brand new stock of the mega-motorcycle for £10,999. That’s a full FIVE THOUSAND pounds cheaper than the 173bhp big sport tourer should go for.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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Video: Marquez vs Pedrosa on Honda Super Cub 110’s
After a hard-fought MotoGP season, it was time for World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa to let off some steam racing mopeds in Japan. The Honda mopeds were fully decked out in Repsol livery just like the championship-winning Honda RC-V race bikes used in MotoGP. The Super Cub 110 machines they’re riding are…
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Video: Tracks in the sand – How pioneering BMW GS riders gave birth to a legend
BMW has released a beautiful video following the legends who made the GS we know and love a reality. The epicentre of the BMW rally performance is in Seibersdorf, close to the Austrian border – its home since 1982. The small town with barely 300 inhabitants is where Alfred Halbfeld and Klaus Pepperl created a…
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NEW Guy Martin book OUT NOW. Here’s the details – and some cracking pics – from it. Guy Martin: Road Racer. Looks AWESOME.
Stephen Davison the, quite frankly brilliant, Northern Ireland photographer and journalist who has photographed and written about motorcycle road racing for 30 years, has produced a new photobook on the career of Guy Martin. The book, called: Guy Martin: Road Racer is priced at £18.99 and is available in shops now and you can buy it…
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Launch ride: 2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S
Ducati Multistrada gets bigger, cleverer and more powerful for 2018 – and it’s more rideable too. For 2018 Ducati has updated its Multistrada range with four new models: the standard 1260, the 1260 S (the one we tested), 1260 D|Air which connects with the Dainese airbag system, and the top of the range Pikes Peak…
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Test ride the new 2018 WR-F Off Road Range with the 2018 Yamaha Enduro Pro Tour
Yamaha has just announced it’s offering an exclusive opportunity to test ride the new 2018 WR-F Off Road Range with its Enduro Pro Tour! No matter whether you’re a beginner, a regular enduro rider or a serious rally challenger, these easy to maintain, lightweight full power WR-F machines are more than up to the job.…
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Arai launches two new Nicky Hayden replica lids
Arai has just unveiled two new models to honour Nicky Hayden, following his tragic death earlier this year. The two helmets show off the graphics that the MotoGP World Champion wore during his last season in the Superbike World Championship. Speaking to the American press, Nicky’s brother Tommy Hayden said, “Nicky was always very proud…
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Troy Bayliss returns to racing for 2018
Three times World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss is set to return to competitive racing after three years away from the action. The 48 year old Australian rider will be competing in the Australian Superbike Championship riding a Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition for the DesmoSport Ducati Team. Speaking to Australian press, Bayliss said: “After…
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AGV’s Agostini inspired replica lids unveiled!
Retro lids are one of the fastest growing segments in the motorcycle helmet market, and most major manufacturers are getting in on the action. The Giacamo Agostini inspired X3000 AGO 1 and X3000 GLORIA are part of the new AGV Legends series, each designed to look like classic helmets from the golden era, but built with…
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Video: We’ve all got motorcycle mates like this baby chimp…
Video: We’ve all got motorcycle mates like this baby chimp… https://youtu.be/N21RDbdUqhc Awww… it’s only 25 seconds long but in this video you see the whole gamut of motorcycle emotions.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. From the first time getting…
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