Motorcycle Features

Can 210kg of BMW R1200GS Adventure beat 36 tons of SOVIET S21 Grozdilka tank around a sodden track in Northampton? Who’s got the bollocks to win this brutal clash of heavy metal, as at last we find a worthy opponent to BMW’s Schnell Panzer...

Photographer Don Morley shot motorcycles for over 50 years. Every month, we dip into Don’s archive as he talks in his own words about the pictures that made history

For less than £200 you can buy a field bike. Now convince five mates to do the same and have the best afternoon’s racing of your life. Re-discover the reason you got into bikes in the first place for less than the price of a night out in London . .

We've never seen a new model (not) launched like this

We take a look at the young Valentino Rossi in his second World Championship season in MotoGP

Pictures of the girlfriends of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi over the years

Electric bikes are evolving fast and here to stay. We take a look at a university student's impressive vision of the future

French fashion design guru Christian Audigier turns his hand to Ducati's Monster with questionable results

Honda's legendary GP500 won 8 out of 12 rounds of the World Championship, ridden by fast Freddie Spencer

Against the odds, Rossi took Yamaha's mediocre M1 to MotoGP victory in 2004. He talks to Mackenzie about riding, winning and shoe shopping...

He may have had 23 top 30 hits, but David will remain a one-race wonder

Ever wanted to see what it's like to ride flat-out around the North West 200? Steve Plater shows you the way 'round

One man, one motorcycle - over twenty years ago Eddie Lawson raced a bright green bike very, very well. Decades later and, for some, it's as if he never stopped

Rossi, Foggy, Sheene - In this age of space technology, it's comforting to know that bike racers are a desperately superstitious bunch

Professional Hard Man - In 'Who Dares Wins', Collins roared around on a Harris Magnum

Shane Byrne's rip-snorting, untamable MotoGP bike and videos of the snarling animal in action

Max Biaggi's gorgeous, legendary championship-winning GP bike and a video of him working Aprilia's magic

We take a closer look under the skin of Stoner's latest weapon

Yamaha's Rossi-engined R1 goes up against the traction control-equipped 1198 on the road and at Brands Hatch

We all got so used to Honda winning everything for so long that their slow-down in race results, followed by recent pull-outs, have sent wagging tongues into overdrive. What’s really going on at Honda and why?

Fast food - but with a difference

Soaring costs, endless red-tape and now a new peril – an American-style suing culture – are taking their toll on the British motorcyclist’s greatest escape…

Photographer Don Morley shot motorcycles for over 50 years. Every month, we dip into Don’s archive as he talks in his own words about the pictures that made history

Today's unloved 999 superbike is tomorrow's enthusiasts' gold