2018
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Suzuki Street Tour: Test ride a Suzuki at some of Britain’s favourite biker cafes
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Suzuki will be touring Britain’s favourite biker cafés throughout 2018, offering the chance for punters to swing their leg over some of its latest machinery. And it kicks off this weekend at the Super Sausage café near Towcester. Following on from the popularity of last summer’s tour, Suzuki will visit four venues and offer eight…
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Travis Pastrana to attempt three of Evel Knievel’s iconic jumps on an Indian Scout FTR 750
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Indian Motorcycle has announced that Travis Pastrana will be jumping an Indian Scout FTR750 in tribute to Evel Knievel, the founding father of motorcycle stunts. ‘Evel Live’, which is being run in partnership with Nitro Circus, on Sunday July 8th, will see Pastrana attempt three of Knievel’s most famed jumps on the Scout FTR750, including…
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Arai’s all-new Tour-X 4 Africa Twin-inspired helmet
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Arai has just unveiled a new design for its multipurpose adventure lid, the Tour-X 4. And it’s been made to match Honda’s Africa Twin. Cool right? From adventure riding and touring through to hard core off-roading, the Tour-X 4 is designed to be versatile. It can be used with or without its sun visor and…
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TT: John McGuinness OUT of TT 2018. Confirmed.
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It’s sad news to have to report so close to this year’s TT, but John McGuinness is now confirmed as not racing at this year’s Isle of Man event. The 23-time TT winner was facing a massive battle to be fit in time to take on the Mountain Course after the leg he shattered…
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LaserCompo: Build your own wooden Honda MotoCompo replica
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TheKirkShop has created an awesome, scaled-down wooden replica of Honda’s iconic MotoCompo. And it’s selling a kit so you can build your own. Cool right? For the uninitiated, the Honda MotoCompo is a little folding scooter produced by Honda between 1981 and 1983. Marketed as a ‘Trunk Bike’, as it could fit in the boot…
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THIS WEEKEND: Endurance Legends 2018 heads to Donington Park
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The second round of the European Endurance Legend Cup is headed for Donington Park this weekend – and with back to back action and some big names in attendance, we don’t think there’s anywhere better to be. Here’s a breakdown of the four classes, and some of the riders to watch out for in each race……
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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC: Bike legends out in force at Silverstone
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Wayne Gardner, Phil Read MBE, Christian Sarron and Freddie Spencer will be on hand at this summer’s Silverstone Classic, which takes place across 20-22 July. The famous foursome will be sharing memories with fans during a series of meet and greets and will be wowing crowds on Saturday and Sunday with laps of the full…
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Curtiss Motorcycles unveils its first electric bike – the ZEUS
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Oh my god. Look at this thing. Curtiss Motorcycles has just unveiled the ZEUS – its first all-new bike since the American brands big rebranding. It’s electric. And you might need to wash your eyeballs after viewing it. Presented at the 10th Anniversary of The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, the ZEUS is essentially an electric cruiser which…
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VIDEO : The anatomy of a crash with Leon Haslam and James Ellison
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Leon Haslam and James Ellison have been getting together to re-live what happened at last year’s Oulton Park BSB – and talking about what it’s like to come off a motorbike at 120mph.
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Jawa’s Honda Six lookalike. We love it. And it costs less than 5.5k.
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Inspired by Jawa’s rich racing history, the resurgent Czech brand has just unveiled its new 350 OHC Racer. And it looks like a Honda Six! Jawa has a long history dating right back to 1929 – but it was in the 1960s that the Czech bike-builder began to make a name for itself worldwide, with a…
