Motorcycle Features

Summer Solstice in June means loads of warm weather and daylight to go riding in. But what happens when you go to a place where the sun never sets? 24hrs of non-stop riding in Iceland

There are various different species of rider but with most cases the requirement of speed is essential. Visordown examines why some riders are faster than others, what being fast really means and uncovers the secrets of going faster

Read this before buying a 15-year-old 'bargain'

The rise of the Honda 600 CBR with reviews and specs gallery and owner information

Information and history on the Italian multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi riding for Ducati in 2011

A pilgrimage to Italy on a Cagiva Gran Canyon to visit the legendary MV Agusta factory

A guide through the wonders of how the stunning MV Agustas are born

On the back of the success of the GSX-R common sense would suggest that when four-strokes were introduced with MotoGP the knowledge would transfer to the GSV-R

Tips for the next batch of bikes destined to be future classics in the auction house

Welcome to motorcycling innerspace, a place so tiny you can't see it with the naked eye

In the 1990s, cigarette sponsorship ran the world. Massive corporates, incredibly rich and powerful, went to war on the sidepanels and fairings of the fastest machines in the world. We remember a time when fag ash was king...

Gallery of the different paint schemes that coated the YZF750SP at the Suzuka 8hr event through the ages

There is a race twelve miles long, with 156 flat-out bends on a mix of tarmac and dirt. on any one of those corners, running off the track means plunging over a cliff and hitting rocks. We tackle the legendary Pikes Peak hillclimb

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the BMW GS here is a pictorial look through the history of the big adventure trailie

In 2004 I had a Honda Fireblade, and very nice it was too. Then some lowlife scum decided to relieve me of it. Now, years later, the police have recovered the bike. What happened in between?

It’s no accident that Jorge’s giving the MotoGP establishment a run for their money. He’s packing five big guns in his armoury in particular. Here they are

A selection of legendary pictures from motorcycling past

After nine years waiting, Suzuki unveiled their all-new Hayabusa in 2008. Promising 198bhp and the fastest acceleration of any production superbike, we spoke to the team of people who put it together

When the compulsory helmet law came through in 1973 this man opposed it

From the Isle of Man to Silverstone via Donington Park, the story and the thrilling races that make up the history of the British Grand Prix

Riding with lights on, do they raise visibility or are they a nuisance?

The Z900 was a memorable moment in Kawasaki's history as one of the motorcycling milestones of the past fifty years

Where the idea originated with the ill-fated Honda CB400 Hondamatic

Six completely different people who completely unaware of they were part of a 90,000 cast of the British MotoGP at Donington Park in 2007