MoreBikes
MoreBikes
There’s a fresh new look for the world’s biggest motorcycle monthly… and we’re making it even easier for new riders to get on two wheels too.
From this month the new publication MoreBikes combines the very best of Motor Cycle Monthly as well as its sister title On Two Wheels – the paper made specifically for those who want to get into motorcycling, return to it, or stay on smaller capacity machines. Subscribe here.
-
Valentino Rossi goes retro with new AGV Helmet at Sepang test. Looks MINT. Looks like the lid from 20 years ago. AND you can buy one NOW (almost).
Posted
by
Valentino Rossi is back on the track today at Sepang in Malaysia for day two of the MotoGP tests with the SoleLuna original helmet paint – a full 20 years after winning his first world championship title with the famous sun-and-moon design. You like? You want one on a top lid? Good news then because…
-
MotoGP Sepang test: Viñales and Rossi reign on Day 2, Cal third quickest
Posted
by
Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) went quickest on Day 2 at Sepang International Circuit, just beating teammate Valentino Rossi to the top late on as the Yamaha duo put in some timeattack laps. Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) was third quickest, with the top three split by less than a tenth as the timesheets were…
-
WOW! This bike sold for £658,019.99 – it’s the most EXPENSIVE motorcycle EVER sold at auction! VIDEO of the sale…
Posted
by
To the sound of cheers and applause in a packed ballroom at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas last week, Bonhams – led by auctioneer Malcolm Barber – sold the rare, original condition, British-made, Australian speed record-setting, 1951 Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle for £658,019.99 ($929,000), making it the most valuable motorcycle ever sold…
-
Alpinestars launches its new Atem V3 full-piece leathers
Posted
by
Alpinestars has launched a new racing collection for 2018, and out of the bunch, its new Atem V3 full piece leathers has caught our eye. Developed using proven technologies from MotoGP, the new Alpinestars Atem V3 suit is characterised by the innovations of performance and protection it offers – making it the perfect companion no…
-
FIRST REVIEW VIDEO: Harley-Davidson 2018 Sport Glide
Posted
by
Here’s our FIRST REVIEW of the Harley-Davidson Sport Glide 2018. The bike is the ninth motorcycle in the Softail range and (we’d argue) one of the best. It makes around 90bhp, costs a shade under £15k for the black one, £350 more for either the red or silver options – we liked the silver…
-
Video: Training through the winter with MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró
Posted
by
Aleix Espargaró tells Motociclismo how a MotoGP rider prepares through the winter for the upcoming season. Long gone are the days where top level racers can go for a few beers on a Saturday night, and come away with a win on the Sunday. Modern racing combines talent, luck, contacts and opportunities – with a…
-
Sadiq Khan meets with the motorcycle industry
Posted
by
Earlier this week, London Mayor Sadiq Khan invited a handful of manufacturers from the motorcycle and scooter industry to City Hall – attempting to tackle bike crime head on. Last year in London, over 14,000 motorcycles and scooters were reported stolen – which means that on average, 65 bikes were stolen each day in the…
-
Ben Spies injured while Enduro training in Texas
Posted
by
Ben Spies won’t be making his 2018 Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series debut next month, after suffering a number of injuries, including several broken bones and a collapsed lung while riding off-road in Texas last week. Spies said: “I sunk into the face of a jump and knew right away I was hosed,” Spies…
-
Video: Street Scrambler’ing with Carl Fogarty
Posted
by
Foggy returns to Speedway – on a Triumph Street Scrambler. Carl ‘Foggy’ Fogarty has returned to the track on a Triumph Street Scrambler showing what his bike could do around Buxton Hitmen Speedway in Derbyshire, UK. Foggy left his Street Scrambler completely standard, including the bike’s OEM Metzeler Tourance road tyres. He said: “It’s that…
-
Movistar Yamaha unveils its new MotoGP livery for 2018
Posted
by
Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales were on hand to unveil the new Yamaha Factory Racing YZF-M1’s for 2018. The focus of the 2018 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team Presentation event was to celebrate the start of the new Championship season. Masters of Ceremonies, Izaskun Ruiz and Dylan Gray, presented the launch and welcomed new Yamaha Motor…
