(GALLERY) Motorcycle Live 2017
The UK's biggest motorcycle show; Motorcycle Live returned to the NEC Birmingham for 2017 last week and this year's show was the biggest one to date.
The week long event attracted thousands of guests and...
Event Coverage: Motorcycles Live 2016
The UK's biggest motorcycle show; Motorcycles Live 2016 took place at the NEC centre in Birmingham from November 19-27 and it was eventful as always.
The annual main event of the motorcycle calendar saw hu...
AMERICAN MUSCLE BIKES SET TO RETURN?
The return of the US bike maker Victory may signal the start of increased demand for American muscle motorbikes. Victory’s first new model will be the Octane, which features a stunning 1179cc V-twin engine a...
GOING FURTHER WITH JOHAMMER
When I first saw the Johammer J1 electric motorbike I was in two minds; the external skeleton looked like some ancient bakelite radio on first sight, but this was soon tempered by the Easy Rider chopper-style p...
ROYAL APPROVAL FOR MOTORCYCLE LIVE
Visitors to the Motorcycle Live exhibition in Birmingham got to see more than they perhaps bargained for at the event, as a rather familiar face was spotted wandering around the array of incredible two-wheeled ...
The untamed romance of the Dakar Rally
Like many people, I first heard about the Dakar Rally when Mark Thatcher, the son of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, got lost in the desert during the Paris-Dakar Rally. It was perfect fodder for the...
Crash barriers 'should be more motorcycle-friendly'
Crash barriers should be redesigned to improve safety measures for motorcyclists, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has claimed.
According to research cited by the organisation, British riders are curre...
World Ducati Week sets new attendance record
More than 65,000 people attended this month's World Ducati Week (WDW), the motorcycle manufacturer has announced.
Ducati enthusiasts from around the world travelled to Italy's World Misano Circuit for...
Costs 'are increasing' for UK motorcycle owners
Motorcycle enthusiasts across the UK have witnessed an increase in the cost of running their vehicles over recent years, it has been claimed.
Jeff Stone, media and public relations manager at the British Motorc...
RoSPA forum to promote rider and driver awareness
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has created a new forum to improve the safety of all road users across the UK.
According to Kevin Clinton, RoSPA's head of road safety, the RoADAR ...