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First ride: 2018 BMW K 1600 B
The new BMW K 1600 B bagger is big, brash and full of beans. Based on BMW’s heavy-duty tourer, the K 1600 GT, the Yankee-style bagger was originally revealed as a ‘Concept 101’ two years ago, and then confirmed as a production bike last year. Now it has landed in the UK, and you know…
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Video: Dougie Lampkin takes on abandoned theme park in Milan
Check out this beautiful video from Red Bull with 12 times world champion Dougie Lampkin riding around an abandoned theme park in Milan, Italy. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It all looks great – until a tiny platform…
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Pirelli reveals new Diablo Rosso Corsa II tyres – multi-compound tyres for big gains at full lean
Pirelli has launched its new tyre a full seven years after the iconic Diablo Rosso Corsa hit the shelves. The tyre company says that because motorcycle torque and horsepower outputs have increased significantly (and the introduction of sophisticated traction control systems and cornering ABS have enabled these performance gains to be applied by more…
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Valentino Rossi: “I fancy doing the Le Mans car race with Alonso as me teammate!”
Valentino Rossi has told a radio station that he fancies having a go at the Le Mans 24 hour car race – and that he wouldn’t mind doing the four-wheeled thing in a team with Fernando Alonso. Speaking to the Radio Deejay station, Rossi was reviewing his season in MotoGP and began talking about the…
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Honda’s fuel cell motorcycle plans revealed
These five design drawings unearthed from a heap of files registered with an international patent office show that Honda isn’t just about electric bikes and huge mpg for the future – the two wheel giant is also building Hydrogen cell bikes for the next phase of motorcycling’s universe.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More…
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Podcast 46 – Exclusive interview with Johan Zarco
We had a chat with the Frenchman who had a fantastic rookie season in MotoGP. He talks about the highs and lows of the current season and what’s to come next year.
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Video: The greatest motocross video of the moment – Ryan Dungey in his corn field (Yeah, it’s that. Yeah, it’s awesome). Watch it.
Who says that Dungey is done with riding?Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Watch this video on a Friday morning. You’ll love it. It’s awesome (but we said that already).
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Video: The Ducati Panigale V4 in a wind tunnel. Goodness… it’s beautiful…
So, by now, you’re probably more than a little bit aware that there’s a Ducati Panigale V4. And you’re probably aware that it’s a heady blend of MotoGP goodness and road going missile.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: Eskil Suter ragging the Suter MMX 500c two-stroke around Jerez
Eskil Suter has been participating in the Jerez Moto2 tests with his 2-stroke Suter 500 – and here’s a short video of his exploits. Last week, Eskil Suter took to the track with his Suter MMX 500 with a couple of GoPro cameras strapped to his bike. And, to make it even more exciting, Ian…
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BEHOLD! Valentino Rossi’s new helmet for the Sepang tests – it. Is. AMAZING.
We’ve had the first run of Yamaha MotoGP winter tests at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia and, as usual, Valentino Rossi graced the track with his bonce wrapped up in something properly nice. Specifically, the nine-times world champion headed-out (ha) to test wearing this gorgeous AGV Pista GP R produced especially for the two days…
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Lover of Italian metal? How about some free delivery over the festive period from Italian spares and accessories specialist Stein-Dinse…
Claiming to be the world’s greatest spare part and accessory e-commerce store, with over 39,000 different parts for Moto Guzzi, Ducati, and Aprilia motorcycles (to name just a few) – if you’re a lover of exotic Italian metal, you need to check out the Stein-Dinse website. But most importantly, through the festive period (between 22nd…
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Podcast 45 Riding the Z900RS, going to the shows and scumbags on bikes (and how to stop them)
In the latest podcast from MoreBikes the guys are catching up after Mikko’s latest riding trip, taking in the pleasures of the 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS just outside of Barcelona, there’s a run-through of which bikes caught their attention at the recent motorcycle shows. And scumbags on bikes? What do they reckon to these scumbags on…
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Waze real-time sat-nav app finally launches for motorcyclists
The Google owned sat nav mobile app Waze has today unveiled its new motorcycle mode, which has been specifically tweaked for motorcycle, moped and scooter owners in the UK. And it’s free. In addition to getting the standard selection of Waze features, including alerts on police, speed-camera and speed traps, road closures and restrictions –…
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Video: See this Hayabusa? It’s a 150cc lookalike. Yeah. A 150cc LOOKALIKE!
The Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R is an iconic sportbike that first appeared in the late 90s – immediately winning acclaim as the world’s fastest production motorcycle, capable of reaching speeds between 188 and 194mph. But, they’re becoming harder and harder to come by (and more expensive too), which may explain why New Delhi based GM Customs…
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‘Fast Freddie’ Spencer lays foundation for the first of three new race tracks in India
It’s all happening in India, with three all-new race tracks currently in development – and Freddie Spencer has been offering a helping hand, laying the first foundation at the Kamshet race track. There’s still no official timeline for the project, but online it’s been dubbed as ‘Kamshet Speedway’. The new track is expected to provide a…
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Japanese Honda insider says 2020 for the road-going RVF1000 V4 Honda
Our mates at top Japanese magazine YoungMachine have told us that their Honda sources have the much-awaited RVF1000R V4 appearing in dealers for 2020.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. According to the title’s inside line, the bike is…
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Video: Ernie Vigil on a Triumph Street Tracker in the dirt. Worth a watch
Here’s a sweet video to get you smiling today. There’s not much to say about it other than it’s one minute long and feature American stuntman Ernie Vigil on a tweaked Triumph Street Tracker. The lad’s having a whale of a time in the dirt. Cool.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Video: Route revealed for the 2018 Dakar Rally in South America
The route of the next Dakar Rally has finally been announced – and it looks like we’re in for an awesome ride when the action kicks off on January 6th. Off-road adventurers have until January 6 to study the official Dakar Rally maps before setting off on a 9,000km adventure through South America, across some…
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Video: The future of MX…baby bikers bashing into each other
Here’s a hilarious video we spotted earlier today of some very, very young motocrossers in the making bashing into one another. There’s some serious aggression on display in the video, so you can only imagine what’s going to happen once the little tykes get out on the track.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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Yamaha YZF-R1M online applications NOW open
The Yamaha YZF-R1M online application system is now live – so, if you’ve got just shy of £20,000 sat in the bank, this is your chance to put your name down for a new YZF-R1M for 2018. Inspired by the MotoGP-winning YZR-M1 machinery made famous by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales, the high specification…
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Batman’s flying motorcycle (plans)
You’re probably aware that there’s a Justice League film out at the cinema now – and the reviews of the DC ‘event’ team up screen adventures of Superman, Batman, The Flash, Aquaman and Wonder Woman are mixed to say the least… but here’s something that caught our eye as interesting amid the $400m + mess…
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Triumph Tiger 1200 prices announced
Triumph, has announced prices for its new Tiger 1200 range. Available to order from dealers in December the bike will be priced from £12,200 on the road.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Customers will be able to specify their…
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Ducati World: Rollercoasters, simulators and virtual reality at Italy’s second largest theme park
Ducati has joined forces with one of the world’s leading leisure park operators to develop Ducati World at Italy’s second largest theme park. Thanks to the new agreement between Parques Reunidos and Ducati, visitors to Mirabilandia in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy will be able to enjoy an exclusive Ducati experience. Expected to open to the…
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To Mr Google Street View, Cheers ya swine!
So you’re having a grand old time riding down your favourite mountain road in Japan when you get a bit squirrely on a left/right/left. Normally, it wouldn’t be an issue. But this morning you weren’t banking on a Google Street View car coming up the mountain road…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…
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