June

Year: 2020

Month: June

VIDEO: Indian partner Roland Sands Design to create new FTR1200 accessory range

02 July 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Indian Motorcycle have announced a new partnership with Roland Sands Design (RSD) to produce a range of accessories for the FTR1200. Said to be inspired by the RSD-backed ‘Super Hooligan’ American...

Start your engines: Drag racing returns to Santa Pod next month

29 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

High-octane two and four-wheeled drag racing action will return to Santa Pod Raceway next month, following a period of closure due to coronavirus. Initially due to start their straight-lining season...

Blowing hot and cold: Indian reveal plans for cooling and heated seats

25 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

If you’ve ever ridden a motorcycle in the peak of summer, you’ll know just how hot and sticky it can get for your nether regions. Thankfully, Indian Motorcycles may have just come up with a solution...

Shock therapy: Royal Enfield 650s get K-Tech Suspension treatment

24 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Looking to enhance the ride and handling of your Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 or Continental GT? Well, the spring gurus at K-Tech Suspension might have just the thing… Sold separately for the front...

Ducati-only trackdays resume on August 11 at Donington Park

23 June 2020 by Andy Calton

Following earlier postponements due to Covid-19, bookings have now re-opened for two special Ducati-only trackdays. The Silverstone full circuit event originally planned for July 6 has now been...

California Superbike School returns to UK with Keith Code’s blessing

22 June 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

The UK arm of the California Superbike School is set to return this year after being revived by two of its coaches. The school ceased activities last year after its holding company ran into financial...

Wheels to Work scheme set up to get people moving cheaply and easily

18 June 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

A scheme has been set up at Silverstone offering cheap and easy scooter rental to help get people back to work. Wheels to Work Silverstone has been set up by the people behind Spyder Club, a company...

MIPS helmet tech: Protecting the brains you were born with

17 June 2020 by MCN

MIPS promotion With over 20 years of research and more than 31,000 helmet tests in their state-of-the-art test lab in Sweden MIPS (which is short for Multi-directional Impact Protection System) know that protecting...

Return of the Hondamatic? Patent reveals clutchless CB1100

17 June 2020 by Ben Purvis

Back in 1976 Honda made a bold move to make motorcycling easier and more accessible with the introduction of the CB750A Hondamatic: a twist-and-go version of its range-topping superbike of the...

Coronavirus latest: 2020 Intermot trade show to be replaced by online industry event

16 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

The 2020 Intermot motorcycle trade show has been cancelled in favour of a digital-only event amidst coronavirus safety concerns. Originally set to take place from October 6-11, in Cologne, Germany,...

Triumph brings pedal power to the party with new Trekker GT e-bike

16 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

With urban mobility making headlines as people try to avoid public transport, Triumph Motorcycles have taken their first steps into the e-bike market, revealing a new £2950 road-biased model called...

Playing it safe: Reopened showrooms kitted out with sanitisers for biking's 'new normal'

15 June 2020 by Justin Hayzelden

Bike shops throughout England are opening for business once again as dealerships move forward in line with the Government’s plan to ease lockdown restrictions. New measures introduced on June 1 have...

Online radio station raising money and awareness of Blood Bikes arriving in July

12 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A Manchester motorcyclist is attempting to launch a new online radio station to help raise money for the Blood Bike charities, as well as greater awareness to the services they provide. “It’s...

The new modular helmet from SHARK Helmets offers ultimate travel convenience

09 June 2020 by MCN

SHARK helmets promotion Whilst Covid-19 may have put a pause on our #ride5000miles campaign, motorcyclists are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. With UK lockdown restrictions slowly being lifted but all social...

2020 Motorcycle Live show postponed until November 2021

08 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Motorcycle Live organisers have this morning announced that the 2020 show has been postponed until November 2021, following coronavirus safety concerns for visitors and the industry workers at the...

Know any lockdown legends? Triumph wants you to nominate them for a gift box

03 June 2020 by Gareth Evans

Triumph have announced they are celebrating the UK’s lockdown heroes with a new social media campaign called #TriumphTogether. The Hinckley-based company is asking people to nominate people in their...