UK Motorcycle News & Stories — Britiish Motorcyle Racing
Peter Hickman Targets 400mph Motorcycle Land Speed Record
Mike Bowden Britiish Motorcyle Racing Motorcycle Engineering motorcycle racing peter hickman
Peter Hickman has already demonstrated extraordinary courage and skill on the Isle of Man Mountain Course. Now the British racer is preparing for an entirely different challenge, joining a project that aims to take a motorcycle beyond 400mph.
On This Day 1961 - Mike Hailwood Gave Honda Its First World Title
Mike Bowden Britiish Motorcyle Racing Honda Mike Hailwood On This Day
Mike Hailwood’s victory in the 250cc Swedish Grand Prix secured his first motorcycle World Championship. It also delivered the first world title ever won by Honda—a company that had arrived in international Grand Prix racing only two years earlier with ambition considerably greater than its experience.