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Ducati sale rumours return as Volkswagen weighs major restructuring
Volkswagen's biggest-ever restructuring has revived talk of Ducati changing hands, with advisers reportedly urging the German giant to cash in on one of its most valuable brands.
Latest New Bikes News
Moto Guzzi is about to break with a hugely significant tradition
Moto Guzzi is preparing to launch into the lightweight A2 segment, with a bike that marks a significant break in tradition for the Noale brand.
Latest Industry News
Ducati sale rumours return as Volkswagen weighs major restructuring
Volkswagen's biggest-ever restructuring has revived talk of Ducati changing hands, with advisers reportedly urging the German giant to cash in on one of its most valuable brands.
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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Harry Dunn rider protest rearranged to target US Embassies in 3 cities
A mass rider protest in honour of the late Harry Dunn has been rearranged for May and extended to include ride-outs to US Embassies in 3 cities
Kawasaki patent three wheeled motorcycle design
New patents show what could be Kawasaki’s first serious foray into the three-wheeled motorcycle market
Yamaha announce Back to the Drawing Board design competition
The design competition allows entrants to design their own custom-built Yamaha XSR700 with the winning design being made turned into reality
Quadrophenia style mod film to be released this year
The film follows Danny a scooter shop and night club owner chased by an underworld mobster
All change at Harley-Davidson as President and CEO Mike Levatich quits
Harley-Davidson has a new President and CEO following the resignation of Mike Levatich amid ongoing struggles at the American firm
Aprilia, Moto Guzzi spur Piaggio on to 2019 sales gains
The Piaggio Group reports an increase in sales for 2019 with its motorcycle range alone contributing a 25% increase year-on-year
It has taken Energica just 8 weeks of 2020 to match total 2019 sales
Energica reveals it has taken as many orders for its new Ego and Eva models in just eight weeks of 2020 than it sold during the entirety of 2019
Mass rider protest in honour of Harry Dunn to descend on US Embassy
The Justice4Harry Green Ribbon Campaign Protest Run will see motorcyclists descend on capital for a ride to the US Embassy in London
German noise initiative calls for extreme measures to silence bikes
Electric motorcycle recommendations, banning of bikes on weekends and making aftermarket exhausts illegal among German noise initiative proposal
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Metzeler launches Sportec M9RR supersports tyre
Metzeler updates its supersport tyre range with the launch of the new Metzeler Sportec M9 RR
Royal Enfield global sales slump despite huge European gains
Royal Enfield's 2019 global sales drop 18% despite large growths in almost every motorcycle market outside its Indian heartland
Mike Hailwood’s 1978 TT comeback to get big budget Hollywood treatment
The story of 'Mike the Bike' Mike Hailwood's stunning 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback is going to be hitting the big screen, starring Eric Bana
Triumph to shift Speed Triple, Tiger production from UK to Thailand
Production of the Triumph Speed Triple and Tiger 1200 - the last volume models still made in Hinckley - will shift to Thailand this year
Harley-Davidson unveils new entry-level Softail Standard model
The 2020 Harley-Davidson Softail Standard is introduced to give the range a new entry level starting point and appeal to customisers
If you see Troy Bayliss’ stolen Ducati ‘stick a broom in front wheel!'
Three-time WorldSBK Champion Troy Bayliss calls for the return of his two up Ducati Panigale V4 R... by any means possible!
Transport Watchdog launches campaign to sort out road signs
Transport Focus is asking road users to call out improper, obscured or out of date signage to them
Video of Toni Bou scaling vertical rocks on bike is mind blowing
Superstar Trials rider Toni Bou prepares himself for the 2020 World Trials Championship by showing off his world-famous skills in training
Donald Trump pressuring India to slash duty on Harley-Davidson bikes
US President Donald Trump reportedly steps in to pressure India into lowering import tariffs on large engine motorcycles, namely Harley-Davidson models
Suzuki set to throw its hat into the electric motorcycle ring
Suzuki's MD reveals the company is working on new electric models as the latest high-profile manufacturer to investigate EV platform
Here's the new Batbike… but what is Batman riding (and crashing)?
The all-new Batbike (Batcycle) appears during filming in Glasgow for the upcoming DC Comics Batman film... but what exactly is it?
Petition started for government to question Garner on Norton collapse
A petition calling on the government to intervene and question Stuart Garner over the collapse of Norton and his role in using pensions funds is started
WEEKEND WEIRD: The Honda Tri-Magnum
This weekend’s fix of ‘WTF?!’ is bought to you by the oddity of the 80s that is the Honda-powered Tri-Magnum
Givi announce adventure luggage for the Yamaha Ténéré 700
The Yamaha Ténéré 700 can now be decked out with hard and soft luggage created by the team at Givi
Could Coronavirus affect motorcycle production?
With Coronavirus affecting multiple Chinese industrial sectors, could it affect motorcycle production globally?