Motorcycle Features

First Honda, now BMW, KTM, Yamaha and Kawasaki are introducing auto gearboxes. What’s going on?

The history of the motorcycle goes back a fair way, but where, and, perhaps more importantly, with whom, does it actually begin?

The 2024 German MotoGP was the final round before the summer break, and Jorge Martin’s late crash had huge implications ahead of three weeks off

Francesco Bagnaia obliterated the MotoGP field for three straight days in the Netherlands, but there was more to the weekend than just that

Toprak Razgatlioglu is achieving greater results than anyone previously on a BMW in WorldSBK, and it might be killing WorldSBK

Almost all of the challenges faced by the Isle of Man TT were present in 2024, but so were all of the things that make the event so special

When a European bike tour went awry for weather-related reasons, I could count on my XL750 longtermer to get me through it

As the racing at the Isle of Man is about to kick off, Toad thinks it’s time the NW200 stepped out of the TT’s shadow

The UK Government has outlined a plan to bring in its own vehicle type approval regulations, but what does that mean and will it make a difference?

A motorcycle and sidecar 'combination' was and still is a tricky compromise, and yet the appeal remains 

Toad and the TRF respond to a column posted by the Guardian about motorcycles riding on green lanes

With my son reaching what felt like an appropriate age, I treated him to his first motorcycle pillion experience 

We tried the new Sweet Lamb DRE Adventure Academy, finding that a big Ducati ADV is a more approachable first off-road bike than you might think

Drone video footage released from Devon and Cornwall Police road safety operation purports to reveal ‘Dangerous Motorcyclist Behaviour’...

It’s always “what can Liberty Media do for MotoGP” and never “what can MotoGP do for Liberty Media”...

A recent social media campaign from the ‘fashion’ brand JD Sports looks like it’s glorifying illegal motorcycle use - here’s what the National Police Cheif’s Council and others think about it

I’ll be spending the best part of 2024 with the machine we named our favourite new bike for 2023

Cake collapse follows shocking (ahem) 2023 sales figures across the electric segment...

30 years on, a road tester present at the original 916 press launch remembers...

Ducati has rediscovered some of its past in the last few months, notably that of single-cylinder motorcycles

With local and national governments in Europe taking a dim view of noisy motorcycles, we thought we’d share the best sounding new bikes you can go out and buy today!

Is the last of the long-stroke Ducati superbikes as fearsome to run as to ride? Here’s my experience

Royal Enfield’s cafe racer-style retro bike has proven an ideal cold-weather companion

No, not Steve McQueen - we’re talking about his biking buddy and body double Bud Ekins. This is HIS story