It may feel like there’s a BMW GS model on every street corner these days, such is the sales domination the R1200GS model has had in markets such as the UK over the past decade and more. It wasn’t always like this. When the first BMW R80 G/S model was...

Ride a motorcycle and you’ll need a crash helmet. The fact that it’s the only piece of personal protection equipment mandated by law tells you everything you need to know. It’s the single most important piece of safety equipment for any motorcyclist, but...

Ducati has created many classic designs. From the 750SS of the 1970s, to the 916 of the 1990s, through the limited edition Desmosedici and even today’s V4 Panigales, but the Paso is an intriguing and often overlooked model, which provided a bridge between...

This futuristic Ducati Scrambler concept design is the winning entry in an official Ducati Design Center competition. The bike is the work of student designer Peter Harkins, who studies at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California and was...

Never ones to miss out on a celebrity endorsement, Brit bike brand Triumph has announced a limited edition run of 250 ‘Bond Editions’ of its top-spec Scrambler 1200XE. Triumph is an ‘official partner’ for the upcoming 007 movie, No Time To Die, which is...

For three quarters of the year, we watch racers and their teams squeeze every bit of performance out of their bikes to gain a tenth of a second here and a hundredth there, in order to achieve the best possible lap time. So, what makes a racing motorcycle...

Government advice in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has restricted the use of vehicles to nothing except for ‘essential’ travel or travelling to and from a place of work. For many of us on two wheels, this means we haven’t been able to go for a...

We all knew that it was coming, and we all knew it was going to be big, but BMW has finally unwrapped its new R18, the German company’s first cruiser since the R1200C shuffled out of the range over 15 years ago. BMW has been teasing and trailing a...

The 1980s was a time of rapid developments for motorbikes. While European companies floundered, Japanese brands innovated and so much good stuff that we now take for granted: fairings, four-valve heads, water-cooling and even anti-lock brakes emerged and...

The ongoing coronavirus crisis has seen motorcycle sport across the world suspended, with many fans wondering if we will see any more racing at all in 2020. Race bosses in all the championships are working hard to salvage their respective series, whether...

Bud Ekins was one America’s pioneering off-road motorcycle racers, a Hollywood stunt rider and classic motorcycle collector. His expertise in off road riding led to him being the stunt double for Steve McQueen in the iconic war film ‘The Great Escape’,...

Global company Bosch leads the field when it comes to automotive safety systems like ABS and traction control, with new innovations appearing all the time. Insidebikes spoke to Geoff Liersch, President of Bosch’s Two-Wheeler and Powersports business unit,...

Triumph’s Tiger 800 has proved a popular model for the Brit brand since its introduction for 2011. With two versions (a road orientated standard version and dual purpose XC) the lusty triple hit a sweet spot for riders looking for a versatile machine that...

Historic Italian boutique manufacturer Bimota looks set for a comeback later this year, as it puts the final touches on its new KB4 ahead of a late 2020 launch. The company has put out some deliberately blurry photos on its Facebook page showing a bike on...

Honda’s CBR600 has been one of the company’s most successful models over the years, on the race track and in the showrooms, but despite over 30 years of heritage, the model has slipped out of Honda’s European range in recent years. Credible reports from...

Last month it was announced that Indian company TVS Motors had purchased iconic British motorcycle brand Norton for £16m. While TVS is virtually unheard of in Europe, it is one of a number of enormous Indian motorcycle manufacturers, selling around three...

Designing and building a new superbike is a complicated process with lots of challenges along the way, even for a major manufacturer. Even with vast budgets and seemingly endless resources, creating a high performance motorcycle that works straight out of...

Motorcycles born from the racetrack have been a staple in the sportsbike category since the 1980s and ‘90s. We’ve seen the likes of the Yamaha RD500LC, the Suzuki RG500, and the Honda RC30 offer everyday road riders the chance to feel what it’s like to...

The chances are you might not know who Alessandro Valia is but if you’ve seen a Ducati promotional video or ridden any new Ducati in the past few years, you will have experienced his work. Those impossibly fast videos of a Ducati Superleggera V4 lapping...

With electric cars now in the mainstream, many feel that electric motorcycles can also make a breakthrough in the 2020s. Major brands like Kawasaki and Harley-Davidson are joining start-up electric companies like Energica and Zero in offering battery...