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WSB Aragon – Chaz Davies wins both, Kawasaki lock out the rest
Ducati rider Chaz Davies took an amazing double WSB win at MotorLand Aragón – showing his dominance by crossing the line 6.471 seconds clear of the nearest bike on track in Race 2 after another sublime ride. Kawasaki riders Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea completed the podium in Spain after being locked in another head…
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Make your own bike helmet stand in 5 minutes!
Tony from morebikes.co.uk shows you how to make your own bike helmet stand in five minutes. The stand will be a great help when you want to work on your helmet or just store it securely. All you need to make a stand is a bit of foam, a knife and a spare five minutes…
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Shark launches limited-edition Lorenzo replica lid
Shark helmets is launching a new replica helmet to celebrate its latest signing, the 2015 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. The limited-edition Lorenzo replica design will be featured on Shark’s flagship model, the Race-R PRO, available in UK dealers in May. The lid features Monster Energy logos and even has Lorenzo’s ‘Por Fuera’ (‘On the…
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Monza dropped from WSB calendar for this year
Monza is off the WSB calendar according to a report we’ve just been sent by Dorna’s office.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Here’s what the notification says. Nope, we don’t think that this is some sort of unfunny…
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Review: Spidi H2OUT Thunder WP Trousers
Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £179.99 // Size: M-7XL // Colour: Black // Info: www.spidi.com These Spidi Thunder trouser were a bit of a surprise: They are quite thin, with no thermal lining, but I have been perfectly warm wearing them through the winter. Admittedly, it has been a warm winter, but I…
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Guy Martin to get special honour from the Queen – likely to be the Order of Merit for TV work
Guy Martin is to be honoured by the Queen for services to motorsport.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Unless there are objections to the honour, the star of the Speed series on Channel Four is going to be…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo and Rossi head to head over fan’s attitude into Argentinian round this weekend
It looks like things are already coming to a head in the run up to this weekend’s Argentian round of MotoGP with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi winding each other up. It happened at the pre-event press conference. Lorenzo was asked about how he was dealing with the threat of more booing and animosity from…
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John McGuinness awarded the Segrave Trophy
The Royal Automobile Club, today, awarded the Segrave Trophy to Isle of Man legend John McGuinness. Acknowledging the Lancashire man’s success, the citation read: “An outstanding contribution to motorcycle road and circuit racing, including setting the outright lap record at the 2015 Isle of Man TT. He is the greatest living exponent of the…
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“Best thing I’ve done – ever” Guy Martin Wall of Death interview
Most of you probably watched Guy Martin take on the Wall of Death challenge live on tv, but here’s a post-ride interview with the fast man that you might not have seen yet. Guy talks about the ride, all the preparation and even the LED lights of his van. It’s a cracking video and well…
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Number 700! Race 2 in Aragón this weekend marks the 700th race in WorldSBK history
WorldSBK came to life on the weekend of the 3rd of April, 1988, and exactly 28 years later is set to hit the milestone of 700 races in Race 2 at MotorLand Aragón. To celebrate three decades of the world’s top production motorcycle racing Championship, here’s a look through the landmarks that laid the way…
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Kawasaki Z900RS future model – image appears in Japan
Hot on the heels of news that Kawasaki has filed a trademark for the name Z900RS, we’ve been sent this mock-up image of the bike from a top Japanese magazine. Autoby magazine in Japan features what it thinks the Z900RS will look like on the cover of its next issue.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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Kawasaki files trademark for all-new Z900RS retro-bruiser!
Kawasaki has filed a trademark application for a new bike called the Z900RS and the rumour-mill has the name being used for a motorcycle that’s going to be pretty much a new version of the factory’s iconic 1970s bruiser, the Z1 (pictured below). Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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New leathers and textiles from Wolf
Wolf has just launched its new collection for 2016.The kit is designed and developed in the UK, and the company says that the 2016 range uses only the very best materials combined with cutting edge technology. The new kit will be in stores early April, but in the meantime, here’s some details from the Wolf…
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Agostini: ‘Audi has made Jorge a super offer to ride Ducati in MotoGP’
Well, well, well. If anyone out there thinks that Yamaha is the only option for Jorge Lorenzo for next year (or the year after… or the year after that, apparently) then check out what Giacomo Agostini (pictured above) has just said.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper.…
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New Prism Tube helmet camera from Sena
Sena Technologies has announced the release of the new Prism Tube (RRP $119/129 € – there’s no official sterling price yet, but it looks like it will be around £100). Sena says that placing this light-weight action camera on your motorcycle helmet allows you to capture the audio and video of your adventures with ease. The…
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WSB Aragon – the stats, facts and figures you need to know for this weekend
WSB Aragon – the stats, facts and figures you need to know for this weekend. Want to pretend that you’re a WSB expert? Then here’s all you need to know! This is the facts and figures crib sheet that the telly people rely on – and you can have it too.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy…
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WSB Preview: Round 3 – MotorLand Aragon this weekend
MotorLand lies in the Teruel province of Aragón, the crowning glory set in the middle of the dry, arid countryside of the landscape around the city of Alcañiz. Built due to the history of racing in the vicinity, MotorLand is a modern, spectacular and technical track that is often cited by riders as a…
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Rumour: Royal Enfield working on ‘600cc motorway worthy’ bike
That’s the claim coming out of India this morning, the Indian-based company has apparently been spurred on by the global interest in its new 411cc Himalayan adventure-styled bike (pictured above) and is figuring on making a new 600cc motorcycle specifically for the UK and US markets. Exactly what that means is up for debate at…
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2016 Mugen Shinden electric TT racer gets power boost to 161bhp
2016 Mugen Shinden electric TT racer gets power boost to 161bhp. We showed you pictures of the new Mugen Shinden Go electric racebike being put through its on-track paces last week ahead of an official reveal at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show and the bike’s details have now been released by the company.Article continues below… Advert…
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Video: Alpinestars – Fast film released, watch it here
Video: Alpinestars – Fast film released, watch it here. Check out this huge video montage from Alpinestars which has been put together as a group-love in for racing and the season that’s about to kick off.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read…
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Guy Martin sets Wall of Death world record on live TV
Guy Martin set a new speed record for riding the Wall of Death on a live channel four television show. The Lincolnshire motorcyclist was set the challenge of beating 60mph to establish a bona fide world record as officiated over by Guinness, the people who check and award world records for such events.Article continues below……
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Something bikey to do this Easter Sunday at the NMM
We’ve been sent this email and the nice people at the National Motorcycle Museum have asked us to stick this on MoreBikes for them to let all you lot know of what’s on there on Easter Sunday. Seems fair enough and we’re happy to do it, so here’s what they’ve sent us to pass on…
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Update: 2017 Kawasaki Z800 getting full fairing
We’ve already seen a few patents around the next generation of Kawasaki Z800 (a more sporty riding position, some movable cockpit bodywork to act as a mini-adjustable fairing type of thing and better tech kit has all been shown so far) and another extra bit of info for the 2017 model has now appeared.…
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Review: Furygan Jean 01
Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £119.99 // Size: 36-50 // Colour: Blue denim/Black These straight cut jeans from Furygan have the real denim look, but under the surface there’s clever stuff like Kevlar lining and D3O knee protectors.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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