If you see chaps (and ladies) riding around your town or city in Tweed and looking more than a little dapper, don’t panic. You’ve not been transported back in time, it’s the time of year that the ‘Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride’ takes over your urban areas and makes everything...
Things are going from bad to worse for the bankrupt, San Francisco-based startup. The bankruptcy we already knew about. We even heard the rumours of the crowd-funded money being spent on elaborate – and not really neccessary – purchases, such as stripclubs and fast cars. And now, we...
New law forces all motorcycle riders to protect their hands. France have some of the most restrictive – or progressive depending on you point of view – laws surrounding motorcycles and their usage in the world. Already riders have to carry a Hi-Viz jacket/vest with them in case...
For round 14, the MotoGP paddock heads to Aragon in the north-east of Spain. It’s a beautiful part of the country with everything from glaciers and mountains to rivers and valleys. And just like the province, the Motorland Aragon circuit is incredibly diverse. The track presents quite a...
It’s a slow news day ok… So in an effort to at least write something we thought we’d post this video that Honda released of their X-ADV ‘Adventure Scooter’ last week. Have you watched it? Good. Are you excited? We’re still bizarrely intrigued in the potential of a ‘little...
Could a little Italian tourer be on its way? If this photograph sent into an Italian motorcycle website is genuine, then it looks like a Ducati Multistrada 939 is on its way. With a size that is quoted as being ‘significantly smaller than the current Multistrada’, the photo certainly...
As the sun shone over Donington Park and the fans piled in, Shakey Byrne did what he does best – win. As we headed into race one, we encountered a number of crashes. We lost James Rispoli, Jenny Tinmouth, Filip Backlund, Billy McConnell and showdown contender Luke Mossey as the race went...
Streamliner Rocket ‘goes down’ but Martin is left unharmed. With the British journalists making their way home yesterday, information from the Bonneville salt flats and the Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner attempt at the World Record has been hard to come by. It was believed that Guy Martin and...
Martin and his Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner pick themselves up after earlier set-back. Despite a minor crash whilst being towed during the previous day causing small issues to the two-wheeled machine, the self-confessed speed junkie and everyone’s favourite truck mechanic successfully managed a timed run of 198 mph at the Bonneville...
The first round of the showdown takes place this weekend at Donington Park. There were three non-starters before qualifying had even started – with Ryiuchi Kiyonari withdrawing from the weekend following a crash during free practice on Friday and Danny Buchan and Jack Kennedy parting ways with their teams. Leon Haslam...
A low speed ‘wobble’ before the start line scuppers Brit TV stars plans for world record attempt at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Details are a little hard to come by, but according to the official Triumph Twitter feed, Martin and the Triumph Infor Rocket were being towed into...
Get closer to the action than ever before! It’s one thing producing awesome review videos from the latest test rides and bike launches, but it’s a whole other kettle of awesome-sauce when you can bring a 360º rig along for the ride. We hooked up with our very special...
Waiting for a new Yamaha R6? Then get excited! It’s been two years since the latest Yamaha R1 got its chance to be star of the show at the year’s motorcycle shows, and now Yamaha have another little ace up their metaphorical sleeves. Released yesterday on the official Yamaha...
British off-road genius will attempt to pull a single wheelie for the entire 37.733 mile-long, road-racing course. Anyone not familiar with the ridiculously honed skills of Dougie Lampkin should immediately go off and watch the video of him riding his trials bike through the Red Bull offices, or...
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