August

Picture story: Militarisation of police? It started with bike cops

Picture story: Militarisation of police? It started with bike cops

It’s air-cooled, belt-fed and gas-powered – not the bike, that is, but the machine gun this US policeman has mounted to his 990cc Indian v-twin. 1918 was a good time to be a bike cop in New York,...

8 best bits from the go-faster books

8 best bits from the go-faster books

We’ve burned the midnight oil digesting the finest biking bibles so you don’t have to. Read and learn… 1: The need to focus “When you ride you should try to forget everything else. Don’t think...

Picture story: Prepare to fall for Honor Blackman all over again

Picture story: Prepare to fall for Honor Blackman all over again

Goldfinger and Avengers star Honor Blackman wasn’t just completely dishy, she was also a proper biker. Seen here first posing on her own Norton ES2, she volunteered as a dispatch rider during World...