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New Ride Right campaign aims to keep green lanes and off-road riding open
The ACU, TRF, MCIA and NMC have launched Ride Right, a new campaign targeting illegal riding and helping protect the future of legal trail riding and off-road motorcycling in the UK.
Latest New Bikes News
Ducati expands off-road line-up with all-new Desmo250 MX
Ducati has launched the all-new Desmo250 MX, which takes after the bigger Desmo450 following its release one year ago.
LiveWire's tiny new electric bikes enter production as the UK price and delivery date it confirmed
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Latest Industry News
BMW Motorrad boss handed key role in shaping Europe's motorcycle future
With new regulations, decarbonisation targets and changing city transport strategies on the horizon, BMW’s top man will now help steer the motorcycle industry's lobbying efforts in Brussels.
Latest Viral News
When two wheels meets the game of two halves: Bolt Vs Pickford spot kick challenge
Hard enduro star Billy Bolt and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford go head-to-head in a football challenge unlike anything seen before inside Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Videos
We broke a World Record, with NO Front brakes! 🤯
Rv Turner and Sharp
Yamaha R7 2026 Review: Still The Benchmark For entry-level Sports Bikes?
The World's First Ever Self-Balancing Bike Is Here.. But Do We Need It?
RIDE, AGAIN | Harley-Davidson
One Of These Bikes Clearly Comes Out On Top: Triumph Tracker and Thruxton 400 Tested
BMW F450 review | Is this the GS the G310 should have been?
Kawasaki Z650 S 2026 Review: Comfort, Control And A Few Compromises
There's a lot to unpack with these two bikes #BMW #bmwF450 #bikers
The next bike we're taking out on the road... #kawasaki #bikelife
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Yamaha XSR GP to add cafe racer full fairing flair to new retro?
The new Yamaha XSR 900 could be joined by an XSR GP cafe racer style sportsbike to rival the new Honda Hawk 11, according to reports in Japan
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Will Kawasaki's anticipated ZX-4R show the future for middleweight sports bikes?
A new 400cc Kawasaki could be on the way to Europe, and it could be the future of the traditional inline-four-cylinder 600cc layout.
Noise radars targeting bikes rolled out across France
Paris has seen noise radars since last year, and now they are being introduced in more areas. Of course, motorcycles are the primary target.
Country road popular with bikers oil-slicked for the second time in 10 months
In a similar incident to one which happened on the same road last year, oil has been poured on the L218 road, loved by bikers, in the German hills.
Super Soco launches two new entry-level electric motorcycles
Super Soco has introduced two new electric motorcycles to its range, with the urban-focused TS Street Hunter and TC Wanderer being added to its line-up.
Kawasaki to launch two 125-equivalent electrics this winter
Two electric motorcycles could be coming from Kawasaki later this year, with the brand looking to enter the 125-equivalent category.
Benda launches 500cc BD500 cruiser motorcycle, but only in China
The Benda BD500 is currently only available in China, where it is more powerful, but also much heavier, than some of its middleweight cruiser rivals.
European motorcycle industry shrinks in first half of 2022
The European motorcycle market remained mostly stable, but shrank slightly in the first half of 2022, new figures reveal.
Mac Motorcycles Ruby: A faithful modern classic cafe racer
Mac Motorcycles' 600cc single-cylinder neo-retro cafe racer, the Ruby, will become open to orders in the autumn of this year.
Royal Enfield reveals new paint options for the Meteor 350
New colours have been revealed for the 2023 Royal Enfield Meteor 350, with updates for both the Fireball and Supernova variants.
Camera-kitted Benelli TRK 702 bows with focus on Yamaha Tenere 700
The Benelli TRK 702 gets its official launch as the new flagship for the Italian-Chinese firm's adventure-tourer range, sitting above the Benelli TRK 502
1,800 motorcycles seized by police since January in French rodeo crackdown
French police are continuing to increase their crackdown on urban motorcycle rodeos in the country, but will their methods solve the issue?
Honda verifies full Transalp name, revealed with Hornet at EICMA?
Honda could double up its world premieres at November's EICMA show with the launch of the XL750 Transalp alongside the sister Hornet naked
Neco NC-N01: A new naked 125cc motorcycle from Belgium
A new (internal combustion) 125 out of Belgium from Neco, the NC-N01, features exceptional fuel capacity and a bland name.
Could UK roads be filled with unsupervised self-driving cars?
The UK government has announced that it is planning to introduce self-driving vehicles from next year, with full implementation planned for 2025.
GasGas to launch production replica of Dakar-winning rally bike
A registration for the name "RX 450 F" in the German transport authority seems to suggest a GasGas replica rally bike may be on the way.
This Taiwanese scooter has a confusing name and thinks it's a Kawasaki H2
It's (sort of) named after the Mamba snake and it looks suspiciously like the Kawasaki H2, but the SYM MMBCU scooter certainly makes an impression
MAG wants the UK government to prove self-driving cars are safe for bikers
The Motorcycle Action Group wants to be shown evidence from the government that self-driving vehicles will not be dangerous for UK bikers.
‘Remarkable’ Gino Rea ‘Speedy-G recovery is on the way’
Gino Rea is making 'remarkable progress' and has now begun rehabilitation little more than two weeks on from the Suzuka 8 Hours crash that put him in a coma
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Yamaha reveals new colours for 2023 YZF-R3 and YZF-R7
In America, Yamaha's YZF-R3 and YZF-R7 sports bikes have already been revealed in their new-for-2023 colours: purple for the 300, and white for the 700.
UK centres record more motorcycle tests than ever in 2021-22
A record breaking number of motorcycle tests were taken at UK test centres between 2021 and 2022, but women remain firmly in the minority.
One of the world’s most populated nations is about to ban ALL motorcycles
Nigeria - the sixth most populous nation in world - set to ban the use and sale of all motorcycles in an effort to hamper the actions of terrorist 'bandits'
National Motorcycle Museum Live 2022 set for late October date
National Motorcycle Museum Live 2022 will take place at the end of October, and feature racing stars, trade stands and an exciting prize draw.
NIU regresses to sodium-ion batteries to drive electric scooter costs down
Chinese electric scooter giants NIU will revert to less advanced but cheaper sodium-ion batteries for one of its new models in 2023