UK Motorcycle News & Stories
On This Day 1961 - Mike Hailwood Gave Honda Its First World Title
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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.
Why British Riders Are Buying Different Motorcycles
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Motorcycle registrations rose 17% in August—but machines above 1000cc went backwards. Britain’s riders may not be downsizing so much as choosing bikes that better fit real life.
20 mph Roads Are Safer—But What About Motorcyclists?
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Transport for London says 20 mph schemes on London’s borough roads have saved lives. The headline evidence is difficult to dismiss: deaths fell, serious injuries fell and collisions fell by substantially more within the studied areas than across comparable London roads.
On This Day 1948: Rollie Free's 150mph Vincent Record
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On this day, 13 September 1948, Rollie Free rode a specially prepared Vincent HRD across the Bonneville Salt Flats at 150.313mph wearing swimming trunks, a bathing cap and borrowed shoes.
Padgett’s Motorcycles: The Family Behind Racing Heroes
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Motorcycle racing naturally turns its attention towards the rider. It is the rider whose name appears beside the result, whose face fills the television screen and whose hands lift the trophy.