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McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson on a mission to reinvent the motorcycle

Published 08 June 2023
By Shane O' Donoghue
The designer behind the original BMW X5 and McLaren P1 is spearheading the reinvention of the motorcycle.
Honda motorcycles CL500 2023

Bikers urged to protect their ears

Hearing health charity says the noise experienced on a motorcycle could cause hearing problems.
Published 04 April 2023
Hundreds of motorcyclists protest Paris parking charges as mayor wages war on motor vehicles

Bikers protest Paris mayor's new parking charges

Hundreds of bikers have taken to the streets of Paris in protest against the introduction of parking charges for all petrol-powered motorcycles.
Published 06 September 2022
French police launch crackdown on illegal motorcycle road races after 10-year-old girl left in coma

French police launch street racing crackdown

Authorities in France have launched a crackdown on illegal motorcycle races following latest accident.
Published 10 August 2022
Using an iPhone on a motorcycle

Motorbikes can damage iPhones

Apple has released a warning that prolonged exposure to the vibrations caused by powerful or loud motorcycle engines could damage to the iPhone.
Published 14 September 2021
Valentino Rossi

Rossi to swap two wheels for four

Valentino Rossi is retiring from MotoGP, but eyeing a switch to car racing in the GT3 endurance class and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Published 06 August 2021
2020 Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle review

2020 Harley-Davidson Livewire review

The Harley-Davidson Livewire is the iconic American brand's first stab at an electric model. Can it impress cruiser enthusiast Alexis Conran?
Published 13 November 2020
MotoGP riders involved in 200mph horror crash

MotoGP riders involved in 200mph horror crash

Nine-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi looked visibly shocked after narrowly escaping debris from a 200mph crash at the Austrian GP.
Published 17 August 2020

Motorbike rider filmed at 180mph by his helmet cam

A motorbike rider from Kent won't return to the roads for nearly four years, after his helmet cam filmed him at 190mph in a 70mph zone.
Published 03 December 2019
Video: Guy Martin attempts to jump barbed wire fence that foiled Steve McQueen in The Great Escape

Video: Guy Martin's Great Escape stunt

It's one of the best-known stunts in cinema: now Guy martin is attempting to recreate Steve McQueen's motorcycle leap from The Great Escape.
Published 01 December 2019
Get 15% off tickets for the 2019 GoPro MotoGP British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Win or 15% off 2019 MotoGP British GP tickets

MotoGP is coming to Silverstone and we have some brilliant ticket offers for anyone looking for the ultimate motor sport fix.
Published 08 August 2019
Met Police showcase effectiveness of "tactical contact" against scooter gangs

The Met use "tactical contact" against bike gangs

Thanks to new strategies such as "tactical contact", Scotland Yard says motorbike crimes in London have fallen like-for-like by 36%.
Published 26 November 2018
Watch superbike racer Fenati 'endanger life' of rival by grabbing their brake

Watch superbike racer 'endanger life' of rival

A rider in the Moto2 bike racing series has been sacked by his team after actions during a race on Sunday that were branded irresponsibl...
Published 10 September 2018