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  • MotorLand Aragon launches 2015 European season

    Great expectations for Round 3 of the campaign. …read more


  • Talent packed STK1000 field to battle for the 2015 title

    34 permanent riders and 6 manufacturers ready to race. …read more


  • Wilairot carries World Supersport lead to Aragon

    Thai superstar heads to Spain with a new challenge on his hands. …read more


  • Top Gear duo selling off bikes at Stafford Show!

    Top Gear duo selling off bikes at Stafford Show!

    Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale will include 12 motorcycles belonging to Richard Hammond and James May, former presenters of the popular motoring programme, Top Gear. May and Hammond talked about the sale of their respective motorcycles in their usual way: “Just because I’m unemployed now doesn’t mean I have to get rid of everything,” said May. “I…


  • Record field for the 2015 edition of the STK600 Championship

    17 nations represented by 38 entries as the season begins in Aragon. …read more


  • Pata European Junior Cup contenders ready to race

    More than 30 riders from 16 countries will fight it out over 8 rounds. …read more


  • 2015 dates announced for Maria Costello’s Women Only track days

    2015 dates announced for Maria Costello’s Women Only track days

    The former Isle of Man TT record holder launched her female only track days last year and has announced three dates at Donington Park for 2015 – May 5, July 15 and October 14. The days, run in conjunction with No Limits Trackdays, are for women riders of all levels of ability and instruction will…


  • Do some Classified ad window shopping…

    Do some Classified ad window shopping…

    we’re just getting ready to put the next issue of Motor Cycle Monthly on the presses and we thought you might fancy a quick look at a few Classified advert listings that we couldn’t fit on our final ad pages, think of this as an early-week bit of window shopping for random motorcycle-related stuff –…


  • BSB: Byrne takes the early advantage

    BSB: Byrne takes the early advantage

    JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s James Ellison headed off four-time MCE Insurance British Superbike Champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne to win the first race of the opening round at Donington Park, but in race two the PBM Kawasaki rider grabbed glory after an intense battle with Dan Linfoot. Byrne had grabbed the early lead in the first race,…


  • Checa on 2015, the favourites and life away from the track

    2011 WorldSBK Champion shares feelings ahead of Aragon. …read more


  • Gregorio Lavilla on Safety Commission for 2015

    Rider representatives selected for this year’s panel. …read more


  • Fancy a chat with a former police motorcycle instructor?

    Fancy a chat with a former police motorcycle instructor?

    The Institute of Advanced Motorists is staging its very first live Facebook chat, from 5-6pm on Thursday April 9, with Marcus McCormick, former West Midlands Police motorcycle instructor, IAM examiner and chief training officer of Birmingham Advanced Motorcyclists, who will be giving advice on how to prepare your bike for riding as we enter springtime.…


  • Rocking the paddock with #SpanishElvis

    A present from Jordi Torres to Tom Sykes… …read more


  • Suzuki GSX-S1000 World Launch report

    Suzuki GSX-S1000 World Launch report

      Ridden by: Bruce Wilson//Photos by: SuzukiArticle continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Price: £8,999 (£9,499 with ABS)    Article continues below… Advert It’s lighter than Kawasaki’s Z1000, will outsprint BMW’s S1000R and is cheaper than Honda’s CB1000R. This is…


  • Five minutes with: Tomokatsu Suda (the man who made the Honda Forza)

    Five minutes with: Tomokatsu Suda (the man who made the Honda Forza)

      When you set out to design the new Forza, what were the three most important features that you based it around?  Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The top three features follow on from the design concept of…


  • What is…World Superbike?

    A concise summary of the premier class in WorldSBK. …read more


  • New Faces: Christophe Ponsson

    A new youngest rider in the WorldSBK field. …read more


  • Fores: ‘This is the championship I want to be in’

    Xavi Fores on taking the Troy Bayliss hotseat for Aragon. …read more


  • Government boost for green bike technology

    Government boost for green bike technology

      £7.5 million set aside to boost the uptake for electric bikes Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Business Minister, Matthew Hancock announced that motorcycles and scooters will join cars, vans, trucks and buses in the government’s drive for…


  • The under-£80 new lid from Givi

    The under-£80 new lid from Givi

    GIVI 50.4 Sniper helmet RRP: £79.90 in Mono and £84.90 in Sport and Pista versions Info: www.givi.co.uk/ 01327 706220 The latest evolution of the 50.4 Sniper helmet has a new compact shell made from technopolymer and features refined aerodynamics – including a small rear spoiler and an optimised ventilation system with three frontal int akes and a rear extractor. It…


  • New Alpinestars Waterproof Jacket

    New Alpinestars Waterproof Jacket

    Alpinestars T-GP R Waterproof Jacket RRP: £229.99 Info: www.alpinestars.com Made from 450D poly-fabric for increased abrasion r esistance, the multi-layer T-GP R jacket has a fixed, full mesh lining and a seal-taped waterproof membrane and a long-sleeved removable thermal jacket. There are CE-certified elbow and shoulder protector s as well as pockets for chest and back protectors…


  • New exhaust system from Vance & Hines for Harley-Davidson models

    New exhaust system from Vance & Hines for Harley-Davidson models

      Vance & Hines has launched a new exhaust for Harley-Davidson Sportsters, Softails and Dynas – excluding the Switchback.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The Vance & Hines Hi-Output Grenades 2-into-2 full exhaust system is priced from £710.84 and…


  • FIM announces changes to Regulations for 2015 and beyond

    The Superbike Commission met at Buriram (Thailand) on 21 March 2015, in the presence of Messrs Javier Alonso (WSBK Executive Director), Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA Representative), Gregorio Lavilla (WSBK Sporting Director), Scott Smart (FIM WSBK Technical Director) and Paul Duparc (FIM CCR Coordinator). …read more


  • Haslam: ‘The next three rounds are the most important’

    Championship front-runner poised for pivotal stage of season. …read more



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