How the motorcycle helmet evolved [infographic]
The first motorcycle helmet was not a helmet at all – just a leather cap that would prevent nothing more serious than a few cranial grazes. But concussion injuries in bike racing led to the first hard helmets introduced at the Isle of Man TT in 1914, dramatically reducing injuries and paving the way for […]
The Lid: evolution of the motorcycle helmet
Remember the days when wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle was optional?
Superbike legend Foggy to line up for Dirt Quake 2016
Superbike legend Carl “Foggy” Fogarty will take part in motorcycling’s most madcap festival of fun in King’s Lynn this summer.
A brief history of motorcycle sidecars
Invented in France in 1893, sidecars predate the first production motorcycles, as they were originally designed for a newspaper competition to find the best method of carrying a passenger on a bicycle.
Iconic Eighties Bikes From Film and TV
The hair, the shoulder pads, the music and the fashion – there’s lots about the 1980s that we remember fondly, and lots of it we’d rather forget …
The Greatest Stuntmen Of All Time
“Look mum, no hands!”
Top 10 motorcyclist pet hates
For bike nerds like us, one of the joys of January is planning a whole year of riding, with the prospect of lighter evenings to come.
Nine lost speedway stadiums
During the first four decades of the 20th century, motorcycle racing evolved from niche interest to mass phenomenon.
Norwich speedway: Story of the Stars
Norwich, being stuck out on the eastern hump of England and with only gradually improving road connections to anywhere outside of Norfolk.