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Vespa celebrates 80th anniversary in style with new model
Vespa has launched the all-new Edizione Ottantesimo in limited numbers, which is based on the company’s GTS 310 scooter.
Latest New Bikes News
Vespa celebrates 80th anniversary in style with new model
Vespa has launched the all-new Edizione Ottantesimo in limited numbers, which is based on the company’s GTS 310 scooter.
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 & Santander launch online finance application system
You can arrange Santander finance for a brand new Yamaha without even needing to leave your home… both extremely easy & extremely dangerous for the wallet.
Husqvarna 901 Norden peeks from under covers as launch date nears
The Husqvarna 901 Norden is teased from under the covers as the Swedish firm prepares to unveil its first large KTM-based adventure motorcycle
Richard Hammond is flogging some of his classic collection at auction
Funding a new project & show ‘The Smallest Cog’, Grand Tour star Richard Hammond is taking some of his prized classic motorcycles and cars to auction.
Best ever month in June for Ducati! Strong growth posted for first half of 2021
Strong numbers posted for the Italian manufacturer in the first half of 2021, with a record month in June for Ducati! . Can it continue for the rest of the year?
Dutch engineer builds motorcycle powered by methane
Gijs Schalkx’ motorcycle is powered by methane harvested from a local pond and is 100 percent sustainable
European Talent Cup title contender Hugo Millan, 14, killed in Aragon accident
Up and coming young Spanish racer Hugo Millan dies in an accident at Aragon during the European Talent Cup he was in title contention for
MV Agusta gets creative and on trend with stylish comic series
MV Agusta gets right on trend by marketing its motorcycles through the medium of art with the launch of its MV Stories Web Comic Series
If you were thinking of buying a KTM RC 8C.... don’t!
The KTM RC 8C sold out in less than five minutes to those you just know always get the Glastonbury tickets and the toilet roll in a pandemic...
In appreciation of the Olympics unsung hero - the Keirin Derny Bike
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are underway, which is as good a reason as any to mark our appreciation for the Derny bike used in the Keirin cycling race
Aprilia mulls Pegaso 660 revival, confirms Shiver, Dorsodoro axe
Aprilia is considering expanding the 660 platform further with a possible revival of the Pegaso on the cards; Shiver and Dorsodoro are axed from line-up
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Next generation Yamaha R125 / R15 spied with R7-style front-end
Yamaha R15 - sold as the Yamaha R125 in Europe - has been spotted for the first time sporting a look in line with the new Yamaha R7
Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary special unveiled
The Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary is launched to honour the first of Troy Bayliss' three WorldSBK titles
Start of the turnaround? Harley-Davidson sales bounce back in Q2
Strong sales in North America help push Harley-Davidson into the black for the first half of 2021... though it's not all good news for the Milwaukee firm
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Has the Harley-Davidson 338R been axed in favour of this baby cruiser?
Could the QJMotor SRV300 provide Harley-Davidson a more familiar template from which to hit the Asian market that the seemingly forgotten 338R?
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KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas post huge sales growth for first-half of 2021
The Pierer Group - parent company to KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas - posts huge sales growth during the first-half of 2021 even with COVID effect
MV Agusta ‘won’t fail to surprise’ as it books EICMA spot
MV Agusta says it won't 'fail to surprise' fans as it teases new metal when it makes its return to the 2021 EICMA show in Milan in November
The KTM RC8 returns! Race ready Moto2-based KTM RC 8C hits the track
KTM revives the RC8 nameplate for its brand-new Moto2-based limited edition sportsbike - the KTM RC 8C. Could it hint to a future production version?
Triumph announces Motocross, Enduro range with factory race programme
Triumph will develop new Motocross and Enduro models for a factory race programme led by legends Ricky Carmichael and Ivan Cervantes
Is Ducati teasing special model honouring WorldSBK legend Troy Bayliss?
Ducati announces a 'Special Episode' of its World Premiere launch show but reveals little more than a nod towards WorldSBK legend Troy Bayliss
Wild weather threatens Portimao, turns Nurburgring into emergency centre
Extreme weather has seen Portimao come under threat from bushfires, while the Nurburgring has become a makeshift emergency base after flooding
WATCH: Mind-blowing Horice GP still gives us heart-stopping thrills and chills
There are motorcycle road racing events and then there is the Horice GP in the Czech Republic which continues to leave our hearts in our mouths
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Electric future - Yamaha Motor is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050
Yamaha Motor announces its future goals with new forms of mobility in mind, aiming to achieve carbon net neutrality by 2050.
Bristol Veloce 500 becomes Jawa RVR500, will it come to the UK?
Jawa is putting the finishing touches to its largest and most modern-looking model yet with the Bristol Veloce 500-based Jawa RVR500
Father reunited with son after 24 year, 500,000km motorcycling search
A determined father who spent decades traversing China on a motorcycle in the desperate search for his abducted son is reuinted with him after 24 years