Motorcycle news

It’s the motorcycle that all other manufacturers had to beat and, while they could on occasion, it was the Harley Davidson XR750 that ruled the racing roost for nearly 5 decades, outlasting all its rivals.

Applying lube to your chain is one of the essential jobs you have to regularly do on your bike. If you don’t have a centre stand, however, what’s the best way?

Bought your first motorcycle? Congratulations: you have many years of fantastic freedom ahead of you, but only if you look after yourself and wear the right gear on every ride.

’King’ Kenny Roberts is a massively important figure in motorcycle racing: two Grand National championships, 32 wins, three 500cc World Championships and 24 wins. No matter what he rode, he beat all-comers.

Who doesn’t love American Flat track racing? We all have our favourite eras but, for me, the late 1960s through to the mid 1970s were the peak. The might of Harley was challenged by Triumph, BSA and Yamaha and the greats were all still racing - Romero, Aldana, Rice, Mann, Lawwill. A couple of videos for you here from the 1971 season.

Between 1910 and 1930, board track racing was hugely popular in the U.S. However, the risks were enormous and the tracks soon became known as the Murderdomes!

Think of custom motorcycle builders and America and Japan immediately spring to mind. But, after watching this film, you realise that Australia has its fair share of visionary creators too.

New model from Brough Superior takes the French manufacturer into the Scrambler class. Chunky off-road tyres and adjusted riding position pay lip service to heading onto the dirt but the price tag suggests an easier life.

Japanese air-cooled inline four-cylinder engines are a popular choice for custom builders but rarely are they as perfectly formed as this supercharged CB550 from Popbang Classics

Following the shock announcement (pun intended!) of Ducati’s successful bid to supply electric bikes for the 2023 MotoE championship, the prototype has been unveiled.

Whereas in the Isle of Man, the races are man against the clock, in the Irish Road Racing series, they have massed starts and ever more insanely narrow country roads to race on.

Despite a history dotted with uncertainty and financial troubles, the iconic Italian manufacturer has survived for 100 years. Here’s a potted history of an idiosyncratic manufacturer.

It’s the thin end of the wedge as Italy passes a law making it illegal to take your off-road or adventure bike along tracks in forests and across fields. How long until other countries adopt a similar attitude?

Having separated the electric Livewire brand from the parent Harley Davidson brand, the company has now revealed its future plans.

In the 1960s, Batman and Robin thrilled TV audiences in their fight against the evil of Gotham City. With the help of various ingenious cars, boats and ’copters, they took on the likes of the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler. Now, a replica Batcycle is up for auction.

Austrian designed and Chinese-built retro roadster is the spitting image of the Triumph Bonneville in more ways than just looks.

The best custom bikes are just a little bit unusual, if still beautifully executed and completely gorgeous. This Triumph Trident-engined creation is the work of Japanese master builder Kengo Kimura.

We love drag races here at topspeed.com and so do the guys at Hoonigan. Here they pit a 1500bhp Audi R8 against a drag Harley with nitrous injection and 240bhp.

Getting bored of reading about electric bikes? Well, it’s not going away any time soon. in fact, its even spreading to off-road bikes now.

Back in the days of scarce TV coverage of racing and the modern marvel of VCR video tapes, these crash compilations were the best entertainment out there.

The Japanese are building some incredible custom bikes and this one might just be the nicest Triumph TR6 in the world right now.

There have been many significant Italian motorcycles, but the Ducati 916 has a strong claim to being the most iconic.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, the love for Lego never goes away, especially when we can build a motorbike.