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  • Video: Kevin Schwantz launching the new GSX-R1000 from pitlane (turn the sound up)

    Video: Kevin Schwantz launching the new GSX-R1000 from pitlane (turn the sound up)

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    Video: Kevin Schwantz launching the new GSX-R1000 from pitlane (turn the sound up). https://www.facebook.com/kevinschwantzofficial/videos/10154541827282961/ Here’s something that’s made us happy this morning, it’s Kevin Schwantz launching a new GSX-R1000 from the pitlane at Phillip Island, Australia. It’s worth having the sound up for this one. Only a few seconds long, but – just to say…

  • There’s a CHiPs movie coming out! And here’s the trailer! Yeah! CHiPs!

    There’s a CHiPs movie coming out! And here’s the trailer! Yeah! CHiPs!

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    There’s a CHiPs movie coming out! And here’s the trailer! Yeah! CHiPs! As you, a regular one of the MoreBikes five million, know – we love the 1970s/1980s tv series CHiPs. The original series ran on British screens from 1977 to 1983 and focused on the Kawasaki-mounted adventures of two Californian motorcycle policeman; Jon Baker…

  • Piaggio (the scooter people) have made this – the world’s first, intelligent luggage. No, really.

    Piaggio (the scooter people) have made this – the world’s first, intelligent luggage. No, really.

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    Piaggio (the scooter people) have made this – the world’s first, intelligent luggage. No, really. https://youtu.be/_6cczpH-uQA It’s only a concept, it’s being put forward by people who usually make scooters and own Aprilia and it’s got a degree of artificial intelligence. This is the KILO and GITA project from Piaggio. Gita is the blue ball…

  • First look: Arai’s 2017 Isle of Man TT helmet design

    First look: Arai’s 2017 Isle of Man TT helmet design

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    First look: Arai’s 2017 Isle of Man TT helmet design. Here’s the 2017 TT-themed Arai Isle of Man Special Edition helmet. The muted colours on the RX-7V follow a similar look to previous editions of the helmet but feature The Island’s Triskelion (the three-legged Celtic symbol) much larger on each side. The design is another…

  • Motor Cycle Monthly – new issue out NOW. Loads of new bike news in there (including the rebirth of the RD350 family line with the XSR300). And 15 other new bikes! Grab the motorcycle newspaper for FREE!

    Motor Cycle Monthly – new issue out NOW. Loads of new bike news in there (including the rebirth of the RD350 family line with the XSR300). And 15 other new bikes! Grab the motorcycle newspaper for FREE!

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    Motor Cycle Monthly – new issue out NOW. Loads of new bike news in there (including the rebirth of the RD350 family line with the XSR300). And 15 other new bikes! Grab the motorcycle newspaper for FREE!   Make sure you get your FREE copy of MCM this month, it’s rammed with loads of new…

  • Review: Rukka Navigator jacket and trousers

    Review: Rukka Navigator jacket and trousers

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    Review: Rukka Navigator jacket and trousers. Tested by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: Jacket £899.99, Trousers £689.99 // Sizes: Jacket XS-6XL, Trousers S-7XL// Colour: Black // Info: www.tranam.co.uk The Navigator jacket and trousers from Rukka are premium products with a premium price tag. You could buy a couple of Chinese mopeds for the cost of these…

  • Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel?

    Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel?

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    Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel? Kawasaki has filed a new set of patents for a future model that bears a striking resemblance to the Ducati Diavel. Well, it does in a Kawasaki kind of way. The image above is directly from the patent office where…

  • Launch ride: Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled

    Launch ride: Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled

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    Words: Alastair Fagan Photography: Milagro Just days after Ducati announced another record-breaking year for the Bologna factory in 2016, we were riding a new version of its pivotal sales success in Almeria, Spain. The Scrambler family has sold 32,000 units during the first two years of existence (roughly 16,000 each year) and ensured Ducati featured…

  • Video: Trump meets with Harley riders less than 24 hours after cancelled factory visit

    Video: Trump meets with Harley riders less than 24 hours after cancelled factory visit

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    Trump meets with Harley riders less than 24 hours after cancelled factory visit. https://www.facebook.com/fox11la/videos/10158187718185553/ Less than 24 hours after reports emerged in the USA that new President of the United States, Donald Trump, had cancelled a visit to Harley-Davidson’s factory in Wisconsin, the fringe-led freedom fighter has posed for a somewhat puzzling photo-shoot with Harley…

  • MotoGP: Sam Lowes “I am pleased with how Sepang went”

    MotoGP: Sam Lowes “I am pleased with how Sepang went”

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    MotoGP: Sam Lowes “I am pleased with how Sepang went.” Sam Lowes (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) had two difficult first tests on his graduation to MotoGP, as the Brit suffered some crashes as he got up to speed with the premier class – but the first track time of 2017 saw Lowes making significant progress.…


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