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The Home Secretary has been telling police forces to down-grade their focus on speeding, the Met Police have called a halt to any additional Gatsos, to spend more cash on catching real criminals. You...

Jon F of Northampton reckons his two Mastiff bitches are the ultimate in bike security. He said: " They’re completely loyal and very protective. As soon as the dogs hear something they go...

HARLEY-DAVIDSON isn’t a name that generally conjures up excitement and 140mph bikes. In fact think of a Harley and you’re probably already asleep. Wake up now because things for the oldest name in...

The lids featured here are Italian firm Devel’s latest offerings. The full-face Vaga and the flip-up Razor are both available in British dealers for the first time this week, for £149.99.They use...

We want to know your experience at your dealer. How good is the level of service? Would you recommend them to a friend?We all know how good it is to find a place you’re happy with to do your servicing...

AFTER having the entire contents of his garage stolen, including his Kawasaki ZX-7R, Kirk Walker, from Sheffield, wasn’t too happy.He said: " I felt like crying. The police weren’t interested,...

Ray M, from Tyne and Wear, has installed a pepper gas sprayer in his garage. Such devices are illegal in this country, so Ray has declined to comment. He got hold of his from an American company via...

If you thought Carnell-City’s Real Prices were good, you ain’t seen nothing yet!From today, on selected new bikes you’ll want to own, we’ve been able to take even more off the already cut-to-the-bone...

CCM’s R30 comes with the kind of creature comforts that the British firm hopes will attract a wider audience.It’s got a rev-counter, cush-drive, alloy wheels and even a fully-painted pearlescent...

THE JAPANESE infatuation with old British bikes will lead to the introduction of the new Honda GB400RS next year.Our artist’s impression shows the bike is based on the current CL400 – a low-cost retro...

Look closely at this bike and you’ll see Suzuki has kept the familiar Intruder name, and bolted on the " Volusia " tag to mark this new but even more traditional style. It’s named after...

Next year’s Yamaha R1 will be radically revised to challenge the competition from Suzuki’s class-leading GSX-R1000. It will also have to deal with new machines in the form of Honda’s 2002 FireBlade –...

While police in London call a halt to adding to the capital’s Gatsos, Northants police seem to be making life marginally easier, too.In the capital the force says it is concentrating its budgets on...

The current design of UK roadside barriers may protect drivers in a crash but they only serve to maim and kill riders, according to a leading professor of structural engineering. Dr John Knapton is...

Staying in the saddle is a prerequisite for victory

Not sure that this is the line he was shown…

Many feel they get the best from their bike by moving around it during corners… this bloke over does it.

IT’S easy to feel jealous of riders in the rest of Europe. There are no GATSOs in France. There are no speed limits on some stretches of German autobahn. And anyone can walk into their nearest dealer,...

I’m about to ride my dream bike – Mick Doohan’s NSR500. The one that took Doohan on to his second title with seven wins in 1995. All 180bhp and more of its savage two-stroke power around a park in the...

Every rider’s favourite TV personality, Steve Berry, is going to get the gunge treatment this weekend.If you’ve seen his smiling mug on your TV just one or two times too many, you’ll want to be there...

The choice of which oil to use in your bike in Britain has increased, with the launch of Q8 Oils for motorcycles and scooters.The motorcycle range includes Q8 SBK part synthetic for four-strokes at...

You too can sample some of the flavour of Freddie Spencer’s awesome NS500 triple. Click on the link below to hear one of the most evocative sounds in Grand Prix motorcycling and the last ever V-3...

Some will say this is the only way you should treat a vehicle like this.

We haven’t seen ruts like that since the Somme

LINED up in front of me are four NS/NSR500s from the Honda Collection Hall museum in Japan. The men who make this museum and the bikes inside it their lives are looking anxious as they explain how to...

Suspension expert Craig Webb will be available to answer your questions in a live chat on motorcyclenews on Thursday, July 19.Webb is eminently well qualified to help you improve your handling as he...

DONINGTON PARK bosses should learn later this month whether they can go ahead with a major £36 million revamp of the Leicestershire circuit.Giant American entertainment company SFX, which leases...

When Eddie Lawson left Yamaha after six years and three 500 GP titles to join the Rothmans Honda team for the 1989 season, many people felt it was a mistake. He exchanged the sweet-handling YZR500...

Wish you ‘d been to Goodwood? Never mind if you couldn’t make it because we can bring you a flavour of the Festival.Click on the link below and you’ll be transported back to 1989 to hear Eddie...

Look in the mirrors on most sports bikes and all you’ll see is your elbows.Now an engineering design student has come up with a system to use a video camera and small display screen to give you more...

The second time Doohan won the world 500 championship was on this NSR500. Doohan instantly became attached to the bike and continued his dominance with seven wins, three seconds, two non-finishes and...

INSURANCE has become a bit of a dirty word to many motorcyclists in recent years. From riders who find they can’t get insurance on their bikes, to those who get a renewal notice asking for £2000,...

Freddie Spencer had won the 1983 500cc world title riding the NS500 triple, but lined up for the following season on a brand new V4 NSR500. At the Nurburgring round, he demanded the NS500 back after a...

And right on the racing line as well