November

Tax hike for E-bikes: VED set to be introduced from 2025

30 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Electric motorcycles are set to start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) from April 2025, following the Government’s Autumn Statement. Plug-in motorcycles, electric cars, and vans will begin to pay...

Motorcycle Live bounces back after Covid hit years

28 November 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Organisers of the annual Motorcycle Live show are celebrating a highly successful 2022 event following nine busy days at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC). Showcasing 52 motorcycle...

Royal Enfield return to the UK with fresh distribution network

28 November 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Royal Enfield is coming back to the UK, cutting ties with MotoGB, and establishing their own distribution network to strengthen retailer and customer relations. Launching their first bike in the UK...

'There's no entry level Ferrari' - Ducati's Head of Design reasserts the brand's premium status

24 November 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Ducati have been incredibly busy this year. Not only did they dominate the MotoGP and World Superbike championships, but they’ve also been methodically drip-feeding new motorcycles into their range...

Listen to this! Wild 370bhp TTS SuperBusa ridden flat-out to top speed

23 November 2022 by Gareth Evans

Check out this video to hear the wild noise the TTS SuperBusa makes at full speed.

Medi-bike for war in Ukraine: Ex-NHS BMW R1200RT heads to the frontline

23 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

A former NHS motorcycle is the target of a fundraising campaign that hopes to deliver the bike to Ukraine’s frontline. A JustGiving page has been launched from the unlikely headquarters of The Pot...

Tyred out: Avon plant to close at the end of 2023

22 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

The Avon Tyres plant, the last remaining motorcycle tyre production facility in the UK, will close its factory in Melksham, Wiltshire next year. The site began making tyres in 1904, with the...

Yamaha launch vision for safety: Combination of tech and training to eliminate bike fatalities

21 November 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha Motor has announced the establishment of its Safety Vision which aims to reduce motorcycle fatalities and create a ‘world without accidents’. This vision is separated into two parts – Jin-Ki...

Thousands of motorcyclists form a Ring of Red around Manchester

17 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Almost 6000 motorbikes took to the M60 around Stockport on Remembrance Sunday to create a Ring of Red, with bikers paying their respects to the Armed Forces both past and present. The event was one...

KTM’s owners buy 25.1% stake in MV Agusta

04 November 2022 by Ben Clarke

Pierer Mobility, the Austrian company that owns KTM, GasGas and Husqvarna have bought just over a quarter of MV Agusta by way of a capital increase. The partnership will see KTM provide the Italian...

Sustainable safety: Tucano Urbano debut jackets from recycled bottles

02 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Italian urban riding kit specialist Tucano Urbano have introduced jackets using recycled polyester taken from disused plastic bottles. Called the Good Wheels collection, they are the first products...

Fancy doing London to Dakar? Step this way...

01 November 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Bespoke Rallies are offering a London to Dakar Enduro rally experience – and there are still a few places left. But don’t hang about because the 22-day epic starts from the Brooklands Museum, Surrey...

‘Goodbye Chrissy’: Hundreds turn out to pay respects to fallen BSB racer

31 October 2022 by Ian Lamming

A cavalcade of 200 motorcycle riders revved their engines in honour of one of their own as they followed a hearse carrying British Superbike rider Chrissy Rouse to a packed funeral service at Emmanuel...