UK Motorcycle News & Stories
On This Day 2002 - Alex Barros Won on His Honda RC211V Debut
Mike Bowden Honda MotoGP motorcycle racing On This Day
Barros won the Pacific Grand Prix at Motegi on 6 October, finishing 1.641 seconds ahead of Rossi and recording the fastest lap on the final tour. It was his first race on Honda’s V5 MotoGP machine after spending the opening 12 rounds aboard the increasingly outclassed NSR500 two-stroke.
How Britain’s Bikers Turn Compassion Into Action
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Bikers come from every walk of life, but a shared cause can unite thousands. From Ride to the Wall and blood bikes to Christmas toy runs, this is why Britain’s motorcyclists do more than talk—they turn up.
Is Britain Running Out of Motocross Tracks and Places to Ride?
Mike Bowden grassroots racing Green Laning Motocross Motorcycle Events
Motocross requires fewer buildings than speedway, but it still depends upon something Britain is finding increasingly difficult to provide: affordable land where motorcycles may be ridden legally. Could green laning attract recreational competitors—and could losing tracks push a minority towards trespass?
Ride to the Wall 2026: Remembrance and Solidarity
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Ride to the Wall returns to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Saturday 3 October 2026. Thousands of motorcycles will make the journey, but when I think back to attending a few years ago, the bikes are only part of what I remember.
Billy Joel’s Motorcycle Auction: Why He Is Letting Go
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Billy Joel is preparing to auction more than 70 motorcycles in New York this November. It is an impressive collection, but the more interesting question is what happens when the bikes you have spent years choosing, riding and working on begin leaving for somebody else’s garage