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  • Biker jailed for eight MONTHS after riding dirtbike in a two-hour chase around Luton

    Biker jailed for eight MONTHS after riding dirtbike in a two-hour chase around Luton

    Here’s the police footage that nabbed a stupid rider and he ended up with eight MONTHS in jail as a result. The helmetless rider was filmed by a police helicopter riding the wrong way around roundabouts and pulling wheelies on the roads in Luton.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…


  • VIDEO: Guy Martin vs Valentino Rossi

    VIDEO: Guy Martin vs Valentino Rossi

      OK, so this isn’t a new video (in fact, it’s a couple of years old) but we thought you might like to see it again.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Dainese put this together and it’s road race…


  • FIRST look at prototype Yamaha MT-07 Adventure bike – ALL OF THE PICS right here!

    FIRST look at prototype Yamaha MT-07 Adventure bike – ALL OF THE PICS right here!

    Yamaha’s MT-07 Adventure bike breaks cover in Italy. These spy shots are the first to show the new MT-07 Adventure from Yamaha being put through early road tests in Italy and we’re showing all the pictures of the bike for FREE right here, these are all the pictures for you to see – we’re not…


  • KTM’s mini-Adventure bike – according to the Indian journos this morning

    KTM’s mini-Adventure bike – according to the Indian journos this morning

    This is a pretty nice computer mock-up of a future bike – it’s the small Adventure from KTM, based around this firm’s 390. Made for the Indian outlet Rushlane based on rumours that they’ve heard, the image pretty much takes the workings of the 390 and slaps them into a smaller 1190/1050 KTM dress.Article continues…


  • VIDEO: Dream the Impossible – four disabled riders try to race again

    VIDEO: Dream the Impossible – four disabled riders try to race again

      Check out this superb documentary about the world’s first disabled motorcycle race team.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Talan Skeels-Piggins was paralysed in 2003 when a car side-swiped him and he ploughed his motorbike head-on into oncoming traffic.…


  • Suzuki MotoGP completes stand-alone one day test in Texas

    Suzuki MotoGP completes stand-alone one day test in Texas

    Suzuki’s MotoGP pairing of Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró stayed in Austin for one more day after the GP of The Americas to test updates for the factory GSX-RR machines and to review the data from the first three races. The first three 2016 MotoGP events provided plenty of feedback to the Suzuki factory race…


  • Assen WSB – what’s happening on and off track around the races

    Assen WSB – what’s happening on and off track around the races

    During the WorldSBK event this weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, the excitement extends past the on-track activities. With the Open Paddock and Paddock Show, pit walks, meet and greet sessions and a whole host of other extras to honour the 25th Anniversary of WorldSBK racing at Assen, the weekend is sure to be action…


  • New Rossi and Iannone helmet replicas from AGV announced

    New Rossi and Iannone helmet replicas from AGV announced

    AGV has just released details of two new replicas to the range; one a Rossi winter testing replica featuring the snowman graphics and the other an Andrea Iannone replica – also from his pre-season testing regime – featuring the mashed-up seagull design.  Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…


  • WSB Assen preview (the races are this weekend)

    WSB Assen preview (the races are this weekend)

    WorldSBK heads to Holland on the 15th to 17th of April to the legendary track and chicane of the TT Circuit Assen, with Race 1 on Saturday at 13:00 (GMT +2). The TT Circuit Assen is a track that breathes history. Racing in the area began over 90 years ago, and the first ribbons of…


  • Spain, Poland and Greece Rule the 2016 Yamaha Dealer Built Competition

    Spain, Poland and Greece Rule the 2016 Yamaha Dealer Built Competition

    On Thursday 31st March the second edition of the Yamaha Dealer Built competition came to a close after an impressive round of voting. Over 22,000 votes were cast for builds from across Europe, as custom bike fans got online to register their appreciation and deliver three category winners; Spain’s Eduardo Castro Motors in the Mono/…


  • Dorna Sports grants racing at Phillip Island for next ten years

    Dorna Sports grants racing at Phillip Island for next ten years

      The Phillip Island Circuit will remain on the MotoGP World Championship calendar until 2026 and on the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar until 2027. Dorna, the Phillip Island Circuit and the local Victorian Government all came to the agreement in light of the great historic success of the event. An estimated 85,000 spectators converged…


  • The slide that cost Byrne a BSB win

    The slide that cost Byrne a BSB win

    This is the moment when Shane Byrne’s Ducati had a massive slide – and let Peter Hickman dive past to bag the race two win in BSB at Silverstone.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Byrne had been involved in…


  • BSB Round One: Silverstone kicks things off and ends up with a Hicky

    BSB Round One: Silverstone kicks things off and ends up with a Hicky

    By Philip Wain Well, the long wait is over. After the long winter months, the British Superbike Championship got underway at Silverstone at the weekend and its fair to say it didn’t disappoint. There’s always talk about it being ‘the closest ever year’ or the ‘strength in depth has never been greater’ but if the…


  • Holy moly! How to cook a slider in MotoGP!

    Holy moly! How to cook a slider in MotoGP!

    So what exactly does a knee-slider and knee cup look like after holding up the front end of a MotoGP for a punishing race in Texas? It looks exactly like this.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This is the…


  • Rossi crashes out for first time in 25 races

    Rossi crashes out for first time in 25 races

    A slipping clutch forced Valentino Rossi issues in the race in Texas at the weekend which ended prematurely as he fell at Turn 2. The Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas got off to a less than ideal start for the nine-time world champion as the Italian burnt his clutch at the start. He…


  • Lowes leads Moto2 World Championship! Rins takes Texan win

    Lowes leads Moto2 World Championship! Rins takes Texan win

    Alex Rins and Sam Lowes were in a league of their own in America, the Spaniard taking his first win of 2016 from Lowes as Zarco ends third. Starting in pole position for the first time in 2016, Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) looked to be back to his best as the Moto2 World…


  • Marquez romps to another win in MotoGP – loads of others crash out though

    Marquez romps to another win in MotoGP – loads of others crash out though

    A fourth victory in Austin and an extended championship lead for Marc Marquez after a perfect race in Texas. For the fourth time in as many races, Marc Marquez started from pole position at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas and everyone expected him to go on and take victory once again. And…


  • Honda’s secret designs for the MORPHING tourer in 2017 – REVEALED

    Honda’s secret designs for the MORPHING tourer in 2017 – REVEALED

    Honda’s secret designs for the MORPHING tourer in 2017 – REVEALED. Honda’s next step in motorcycle evolution is going to be tourers and sport tourers that actually change the footrests, footboard AND seat construction underneath you as you ride.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…


  • LIVE/WIRE Set to headline Santa Pod Bike Festival this May

    LIVE/WIRE Set to headline Santa Pod Bike Festival this May

      EUROPE’S leading AC/DC tribute Live/Wire have been announced as headliners for a packed weekend of high-octane action and entertainment at Santa Pod’s new Race, Rock ’n’ Ride event.   The live performances, which are exclusive to weekend ticket holders, take place on the evening of Saturday, May 21, as part of the two-day motorcycling…


  • Win Win Win! A brilliant 11 day course with Paint My Ride worth £1390!

    Win Win Win! A brilliant 11 day course with Paint My Ride worth £1390!

      This month we’ve got a brilliant competition with our sister publication Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and Paint My Ride, to offer you the chance to win an exclusive 11 day course worth £1390.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. There is…


  • Review: Knox Aegis back protector

    Review: Knox Aegis back protector

    Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £59.99–£99.99 // Sizes: 4–9 plates // Colours: Black/white // Info: www.planet-knox.com I’ve been using the Aegis back protector from Knox for the last three months, and in this time it has become a part of my standard riding kit.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…


  • Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’

    Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’

    Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’ Valentino Rossi has CONFIRMED that Jorge Lorenzo had done the deal with Ducati to ride in MotoGP – even though there’s been no statement yet from either Lorenzo or Ducati itself. That’s the dynamite claim that’s appeared this morning.Article continues…


  • Watch iconic documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now on BBC iPlayer!

    Watch iconic documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now on BBC iPlayer!

      Watch iconic documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now on BBC iPlayer! Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. BBC Four is showing the excellent documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now, and you can watch it for a limited time on the…


  • MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas?

    MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas?

    MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas? Marc Marquez has said that he and other riders are going to talk to the MotoGP Safety Commission this weekend over whether or not the ‘Wings’ on current machines are to continue – after Marquez was hit in the back with one…



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