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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.
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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 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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Kawasaki releases 2019 Z400 details
Naked version of Ninja 400 has big Zed styling in a friendly, manageable package
2019 Kawasaki W800 Cafe and Street unveiled at EICMA Milan Show
A welcome return for Kawasaki's classy little bevel-drive retro 800 twin
2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 and SE released
Impressive high-tech update for Kawasaki's big-bore adventure-style tourer
2019 BMW R1250 RS and R revealed
Naked -R and sporty touring -RS versions of the new R1250 Boxer unveiled in Milan
2019 BMW S1000RR revealed - officially!
It's a big year for BMW, with the Munich outfit unveiling a brand new S1000RR, plus 1250 versions of all the other ‘R’ boxers – R1250 GS Adventure, R and RS. We also get an Adventure version of the F850 – nice – and a C400 GT scooter… Here's the inside line on the new S1000RR
Yamaha shows '19 GYTR R1, Niken GT, XSR7 XT, Tenere 700 - LIVE UPDATES
WE'RE AT the Yamaha press conference in Milan, for all the new 2019 bikes. We'll be keeping you up to date in this update story, then rounding up the main news in separate stories as we go along...
Tom Cruise recreates epic Top Gun scene on a Kawasaki H2
The sequel is expected to make its debut next summer
Vespa Elettrica mixes retro styling and high technology
Peak power of 4kw, 200Nm of torque and a useable range - is this the electric scooter we've been waiting for?
MV Agusta release the ultimate Brutale: The Serie Oro
The ultimate evolution of the Brutale borrows from the F4 RC superbike to make the fastest naked from the Varese factory
2019 Ducati Panigale V4R unveiled
Weighing just 193kg ready to ride, makes 234bhp with the race pipe fitted. Titanium rods. Two-ring pistons. Holy mother of god.
2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory released
Amazing track weapon gets an extra 79cc capacity to take on Panigale V4
New 2019 Ducati models unveiled in Milan - LIVE UPDATES
Brand new 2019 Panigale V4 R with 221bhp and wings, 1260 Diavel, 950 Hypermotard, Multistrada 950 and Monster 821 Stealth all unveiled in Milan ahead of EICMA show
Denmark's government wants to make helmets obligatory
Ministers are concerned that the current law is open to exploitation.
Bike of the week: Yamaha XJR1300 Racer – Barry Sheene Rep
Yamaha’s XJR1300 was the unlikely platform for one of the coolest bikes of 2015
Zapp e-scooter claims 0-30 in under 2.4secs
UK based scooter manufacturer Zapp claim their new 14kW scooter can accelerate from 0-30mph in under three seconds
Motorcycle tracking company celebrates 1,000 recoveries
Another reason to put a tracker on your bike...
2019 BMW S1000RR details leak onto the net
207bhp from new variable valve timing engine, 197kg wet - new S1000RR looks like an utter, utter weapon