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.
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Freddie Frith’s 1948 Velocette World Championship winning GP race bike headlining Bonham’s auction at the April Stafford Show
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The ex-Freddie Frith, World Championship winning 1948 Velocette 348cc KTT MkVIII Works Special Racing motorcycle will highlight the Spring Stafford Sale at the Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show. That’s the world’s first 350cc GP championship winning bike up for sale. If you fancy going to the brilliant (and huge) Stafford Showground for the show then…
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Video: an engine firing up in 4k slow motion. Gorgeous!
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This is amazing. It’s a Briggs and Stratton engine firing through its cycle – it’s well worth a few minutes of your time. It’s filmed in 4k slow motion and you’ll love watching this. Not much to say on top of this. Yeah, it’s not a motorcycle but it’s mesmerizing to watch. We love this…
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BMW Italia: We’re going to develop one of these designs into a production bike!
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Check out these designs for the BMW G310R – mostly they’re a bit ‘OK’ but one in particular has really jumped out and, according to a BMW guy from Italy, one of these funky designs WILL eventually go on sale. Our favourite of the group is this one, the old-style Adventure GS that’s a bit…
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Do you want to be on television?
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Have you got an old bike laying around? A broken motorcycle cluttering up your shed? Fancy being part of a popular mainstream TV show? Here’s how to do it. The production company working on the Channel 4 show “Find It, Fix It, Flog It”, presented by Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien is on the lookout…
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Richard Hammond latest: ‘I’ve checked and I’m not dead’
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The Grand Tour presenter has confirmed that he’s OK after being reportedly hurt during a motorbike crash in a remote part of Mozambique – he was knocked out in the crash whilst filming and miles from medical help. Thankfully, the latest news from Hammond himself is that he’s OK after his fall. Putting out a…
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Lorenzo launches attack on Rossi and Yamaha
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Jorge Lorenzo has opened up about his time at Yamaha in a wide-swinging interview where the Majorcan claims that he wasn’t treated as well as teammate Valentino Rossi. In the quite astonishing interview for the website Marca the Ducati rider spoke about his former relationship with Rossi when the pair were racing for the Japanese factory: “Yamaha…
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Indian storms to first and second in the American Flat Track season opener
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After a 63-year hiatus Indian has marked its first full season return to the American Flat Track with a 1st and 2nd place on the Scout FTR750. “You don’t know how special it is to win the first Daytona TT on the Indian,” said Rider Jared Mees (above). “I’m so excited just for…
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Honda NM4 Vultus stars in new film ‘Ghost in the Shell’!
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A few weeks ago we brought you the first picture of a futuristic Honda that Scarlett Johansson’s character The Major rides in the upcoming sci-fi blockbuster film Ghost in the Shell – and today it’s been announced that it was a custom Vultus NM4. Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese manga, “Ghost in the Shell”…
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CHiPs Ducati goes under the hammer!
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A Ducati Hypermotard 821 that was used in the 2017 feature length remake of the iconic TV series CHiPs is up for auction. We love the original TV series CHiPs, which ran on British screens (and lighted up our Saturday tea times) from 1977 to 1983, focusing on the Kawasaki-mounted adventures of two Californian policeman;…
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Ducati turnover and sales continue to grow
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The year’s financial data presented at the AUDI AG annual press conference 55,451 motorcycles sold and €731 million turnover for Ducati in 2016 Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding: “Solid growth once again demonstrates the effectiveness of our strategy” 2016 was another positive year for Ducati according to figures released by the Italian motorcycle giant.…
