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  • Win Royal Enfield Riding Experience in MotoGP prize draw

    Win Royal Enfield Riding Experience in MotoGP prize draw

    Official MotoGP™ charity Two Wheels for Life has partnered with Royal Enfield motorcycles to offer a fantastic motorcycle experience in a new prize draw.


  • PREVIEW: Inside the February issue of MoreBikes

    PREVIEW: Inside the February issue of MoreBikes

    The latest February edition of our FREE motorcycle newspaper, MoreBikes, is out now! Packed full of great motorcycle stories, photos and terrific motorbikes. There’s our excellent On 2 Wheels section for the beginner bikes, great motorbikes, brilliant trips and fascinating tales of the people behind them. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…


  • Motorcycle Live show dates confirmed for 2021

    Motorcycle Live show dates confirmed for 2021

    Motorcycle Live, the UK’s biggest motorcycle show, has committed to returning in 2021 by confirming dates for the next show at the NEC in Birmingham.  


  • Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Seventy’ unveiled

    Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Seventy’ unveiled

    A custom Harley-Davidson sportster flat track insired by the Martin Racing Team of the 1970s has been revealed by Fran Manen of Lord Drake Kustoms. Named ‘Seventy’, the motorcycle is a custom Harley Davidson that in principle was going to be a Cafe Racer motorcycle and in the end it ended up being a H-D…


  • 2021 Triumph Bonneville teased in new video

    2021 Triumph Bonneville teased in new video

    Triumph have released a teaser video for the 2021 versions of the entire Bonneville model family.


  • Happy Retirement Biking – part 4: Retro bikes for older riders

    Happy Retirement Biking – part 4: Retro bikes for older riders

    Last time we explored the merits of the Classic Enfield 500 and MotoGuzzi V7. As promised, we will now be looking at the other naked retros available.


  • Honda VFR800X Crossrunner: Long-term review

    Honda VFR800X Crossrunner: Long-term review

    Roger’s first impressions of the Crossrunner are of a simple sportster with a touch of adventure. My introduction to Honda V4 motorcycles was in 1983 when I purchased a brand new VF750F (yes, the ‘chocolate camshaft model’). Within 4k miles the camshafts were replaced under warranty and I had lost faith in the bike. I…


  • Leicestershire blood bikes thanks Avon Tyres for pandemic support

    Leicestershire blood bikes thanks Avon Tyres for pandemic support

    Run by volunteers, the Leicestershire & Rutland Blood Bikes team delivers blood, plasma, platelets, samples and other urgently required medical items to public health bodies in the Leicestershire and Rutland counties.


  • Royal Enfield launches Riders Club of Europe

    Royal Enfield launches Riders Club of Europe

    The club is a community-focused, one-stop-shop for all current and future Royal Enfield riders.


  • Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part two

    Yamaha Niken: Long-term road test – part two

    With a mind programmed from 42 years of riding experience on only two wheels, quite understandably it’s still taking me time to feel fully at home when rounding corners quickly on the Niken.


  • SUZUKI’S HAYABUSA RETURNS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!

    SUZUKI’S HAYABUSA RETURNS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!

    And with over 550 new parts, it’s a hell of a lot more than just a facelift… Come on, no matter where you sit on the sporty scale, you’ve got to admire Suzuki’s Hayabusa. I mean, sure they were fairly hefty and chunky back in the day, but they did absolutely crazy things in terms…


  • Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Urbantracker’ unveiled

    Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster ‘Urbantracker’ unveiled

    A custom Harley-Davidson street tracker based on the Sportster 883 R has been revealed by Fran Manen of Lord Drake Kustoms.


  • Kawasaki’s KLR650 returns, but not for Europe

    Kawasaki’s KLR650 returns, but not for Europe

    There’s a new version of the indestructible dual sport from Kawasaki – but at the minute there’s no plans for it to come to Europe.


  • PREVIEW: March issue of Back Street Heroes

    PREVIEW: March issue of Back Street Heroes

    We’ve got a fantastic range of features for you in the March issue of Back Street Heroes magazine. Back Street Heroes covers all styles of custom bikes; choppers, bobbers, streetfighters, trikes cafe racers, street scramblers, flat trackers, brats and rats… to name just a few. We also go to custom biker lifestyle events big and…


  • Husqvarna reveals new Svartpilen 125 roadster

    Husqvarna reveals new Svartpilen 125 roadster

    Austrian/Swedish factory Husqvarna has just announced that’s its producing a new learner legal version of its Svartpilen roadster.


  • PREVIEW: March issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

    PREVIEW: March issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

    In the March issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, we’ve been riding some big, bad and bare naked bikes. There is also more exciting news, reviews and guides with interviews from experts and excellent photography. The March issue also includes: Naked bikes  This month, we’re showing off our ultimate naked bike group test – on…


  • Yamaha Tracer 900: Long-term review – part three

    Yamaha Tracer 900: Long-term review – part three

    Mikko takes fuel range testing too far – literally too far.


  • Buildbase Suzuki sign Danny Kent & Gino Rea for 2021

    Buildbase Suzuki sign Danny Kent & Gino Rea for 2021

    Buildbase Suzuki are the latest team to announce their line-up, with Danny Kent and Gino Rea piloting the GSX-R1000R superbikes in 2021.


  • Plymouth revealed as most popular UK city for motorcyclists

    Plymouth revealed as most popular UK city for motorcyclists

    Plymouth revealed as most popular UK city for motorcyclists.


  • VIDEO: Suzuki tease first glimpse of new Hayabusa

    VIDEO: Suzuki tease first glimpse of new Hayabusa

    Suzuki have released a short video teasing a first glimpse of a new Hayabusa model. The video, posted on Suzuki’s Youtube channel, doesn’t give too much away, showing a bike reaching top speed on a circuit.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read…


  • Happy Retirement Biking – part 3: Naked bikes for older riders

    Happy Retirement Biking – part 3: Naked bikes for older riders

    There are plenty of naked bikes for older riders to choose from. MoreBikes columnist Roger Martin assess the merits of retro bikes.


  • PREVIEW: March issue of Fast Bikes magazine

    PREVIEW: March issue of Fast Bikes magazine

    We ride MV’s sauciest ever F4 and pit it against Ducati’s iconic Desmo in the brand new March issue of Fast Bikes magazine.


  • Norton Motorcycles nears move to new factory headquarters

    Norton Motorcycles nears move to new factory headquarters

    The West Midlands production site will open following a multi-million pound investment by Norton parent company, TVS Motor Company.


  • Yamaha Tracer 900: Long-term review – part two

    Yamaha Tracer 900: Long-term review – part two

    Mikko is getting to know the Tracer better – and he’s still happy with it.



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