Documentary
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VIDEO: 1,000 miles down the Baja Peninsula on TWO Honda Monkeys. WATCH the full EPIC roadtrip HERE.
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MotorTrend has recently released a brilliant half hour film showing American bike journos Ari Henning and Zack Courts attempting an epic 1,200-mile road trip down the Baja Peninsula on 125cc Honda Monkeys. It’s a brilliant piece of film, that’s well worth finding a bit of time to watch in full over the long Bank Holiday…
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Ewan and Charley’s Long Way Up ELECTRIC adventure finishes filming.
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have been back on the bikes for their latest TV adventure – the Long Way Up – and this time, they’ve been riding Harley-Davidson’s electric Livewire. We brought you news of the duo’s new show a few months ago as filming got underway in Ushuaia, in Tiera del Fuego. And…
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VIDEO: The Silent Samurai. Red Bull’s NEW Dani Pedrosa documentary.
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To celebrate Dani Pedrosa’s retirement from the MotoGP World Championship, Red Bull has created a brilliant half hour film called ‘El Silencio del Samurái’, which centres around the successful Spanish racer’s farewell to top flight racing – while following the progress of his very special café racer custom build. It’s well worth a watch if…
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VIDEO: Blood Bikers. NEW documentary highlights LIFE-SAVING work of volunteers.
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We’ve just been sent this beautiful short documentary which follows the life of an essential group of volunteers for the UK’s National Health Service; the Blood Bikers. As part of its work, voluntary riders carry much needed medical supplies, including blood, vital organs and even baby’s milk around the U.K. https://youtu.be/Fty1YOQrztY Directed by David Hayes…
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VIDEO: TWENTY minutes of TT goodness. Beautiful FOOTAGE from Studio Kippenberger.
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Berlin-based video production company Studio Kippenberger has produced a fantastic twenty minute documentary about the Isle of Man TT. It’s a beautifully shot, atmospheric impression of the iconic racing event, following multiple-time winner John McGuinness, Privateer Ian Lougher (and his wife Asa), and Newcomer Tom McHale throughout the two weeks of motorcycling madness on the…
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VIDEO: King of the Pipes – the golden era of TWO-STROKES with Red Bull.
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Red Bull has just released its latest short documentary, King of the Pipes – which takes a look back at the heyday of two-stroke motocross. Well worth a watch if you’ve got a few minutes to spare. There is nothing quite like the sound, the smell and the feel of a two-stroke dirt bike. While…
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VIDEO: Award-winning Isle of Man TT documentary series. Episode One.
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Studio Kippenberger has released the first part of its Isle of Man TT documentary series, which offers a tribute to all the fallen heroes of TT since its inception in 1907 – and intercuts racing action with interviews from TT racers. With its incredible cinematography, the film has been awarded the Gold medal at the…
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VIDEO: Here’s the trailer for WAYNE – the documentary about 500GP world champion Wayne Gardner. It looks TERRIFIC. Watch this.
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Here’s the first trailer for the upcoming film, WAYNE – a documentary film about the 1987 500cc GP world champion Wayne Gardner. WAYNE is the near improbable true story of the ‘larrikin kid’ from Wollongong, Gardner. With girlfriend Donna Forbes never far from his side, Wayne’s remarkable journey takes him from a $5 dirt bike…
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VIDEO: ‘Scramble’ – The weekend warriors of British motocross in the 80’s
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We’ve just been sent a link to a nostalgic short film made in 1981, showing grassroots motocross at its finest. Shot on 16mm by amateur filmmaker Syd Pearman, the film offers a fantastic look into the world of weekend warrior motocross riders. It’s well worth a watch.
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VIDEO: The history of the Paris Dakar Rally from 1979 to 1997
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Held each year since 1978, the Dakar Rally is an event like no other. With sections containing treacherous rocks, vast open deserts and hundreds upon hundreds of kilometres of untamed wilderness, the Dakar Rally pushes the best drivers and riders to their limits as they use everything from nimble motorcycles to big rig trucks to…
