Ducati celebrates 100th year with retro Formula 73
In its centenary year, Ducati has done something rather lovely. Instead of chasing lap times, horsepower wars, or the latest aerodynamic origami, the firm from Borgo Panigale has reached back…
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1928 BSA Sloper: A Jolly Green Giant is calling
There’s a certain quality and star status afforded classic motorcycles with girder forks. Partly it’s because many date from a ‘Golden Age’ of motorcycles when there were dozens of manufacturers…
Purpose Built Moto’s Royal Enfield Bobber
There’s something beautifully irreverent about unbolting a brand-new Royal Enfield straight out of the crate and taking an angle grinder to it. Most builders wait until a bike has at…
Honda NRX1800 Valkyrie Rune: Aye, the Druids have it
+VIDEO The Honda NRX1800 Valkyrie Rune, or as some people call it, mostly Druids, the Rune, is one of those motorcycles that makes you pause and wonder what on earth…
Shell’s Time Machine: Watch Geoff Duke win the 1954 Dutch TT
+VIDEO Geoff Duke was one of the most successful British motorcycle racers of all time, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races during his racing career…
LiveWire launches all-new S2 Mulholland American cruiser
+VIDEO American style cruisers are typically styled around the petrol tank which on an electric motorcycle, clearly, is unnecessary so in a bold move Livewire has styled its latest motorcycle,…
The Vincent story: Speed Is Expensive DVD released
Speed Is Expensive – yup, we know that and there’s a movie to confirm it. It’s the story of the rise and fall of Vincent motorcycles and the small and…
Watch a rusty old Jawa come back to life
US YouTube channel Rescue Story is restoring a 1960s Jawa motorcycle found in a dilapidated state. View the whole series here.
‘Made at the Manx’ lap takes centre stage at Manx GP centennial
A ‘Made at the Manx’ lap will be part of the special events being held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Manx Grand Prix on Saturday 26 August 2023.…
Royal Enfield: Recreating its first 1901 motor-bicycle
How do you recreate a motorcycle first seen in 1901 when you have no surviving examples, no technical drawings and just a handful of period photos? Answer: A combination of…