The Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati has revealed the name of its next-generation superbike: the 1199 Panigale. It will make its debut at this year’s International Motorcycle Show in Milan from 10 November...   read more >>

It’s pretty pointless judging Harley-Davidsons by normal road-testing parameters, writes Tom Stewart. You see, people generally don’t ride Harleys because they’re swift, light, economical or comfortable...   read more >>

As a further step in their cooperation, Ducati and AMG will launch a personalised version of the Italian superbike manufacturer’s Diavel...   read more >>

Pundits who decry the decline of British manufacturing sometimes forget to mention that for the past two decades there’s been a motorcycle maker in Leicestershire turning out terrific machines, writes Tom Stewart...   read more >>

In 2010, the South Downs circuit welcomed grapple fans back. This year, another mainstay of 1960s Saturday tea-time TV will be featured at the Revival: no less ‘dirty’, it's classic motocross...   read more >>

Craft, passion, pride and the de-industrialisation of America – in his motorcycle shop in Philadelphia, Adam Cramer ponders the big questions of life. Here, Andrew David Watson portrays the passionate mechanic on film...   read more >>

Classic Driver doesn’t generally feature vehicles from the Orient, writes Tom Stewart. The closest I can find here is the Suzuki-powered but otherwise British Icon Sheene motorcycle – but here’s an exception...   read more >>

Bonhams’ August sale in Carmel, California, has been selected to sell one of the rarest and most sought-after motorcycles in the world. Only four examples of the 1954 AJS E95, nicknamed ‘Porcupine, were built by British manufacturer AJS and Bonhams anticipates a record bid of more than $750,000...   read more >>

Industrial designer Ian Barry has presented his latest masterpiece at the Californian Quail Motorcycle Gathering. The Black Falcon, a drag racer based on the legendary Vincent Black Shadow, is the third of the 10 custom creations Barry’s planning...   read more >>

There was no sign of ‘McQueen mania’ abating at last weekend’s Bonhams Quail Lodge all-motorcycle sale, as a 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross, once owned and ridden by the 'King of Cool', sold for $144,500...   read more >>

“The way motorcycles should be,” says the manufacturer’s website. “The authentic parallel twin.” Classic motorcycle design from the 50s, 60s and 70s but with the benefits of contemporary technology are on offer from the ‘Classics’ division of Triumph Motorcycles...   read more >>

The celebrated German motorcyle manufacturer, Horex, is back on the scene with the launch of a new bike powered by a unique, supercharged 1200cc VR6 engine.   read more >>

The world’s most powerful – and, at £107,000, the most expensive – production road bike will be ridden up the hill at next month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed by Barry Sheene’s son, Freddie...   read more >>

With their inspiration coming “directly from the culture of comics”, French designers Frank Charriaut and Vincent Prat of Southsiders MC have produced a show motorcycle that combines custom, vintage and dirt-track styling cues...   read more >>

Bonhams to Sell Important BMW Motorcycle Collection in Munich

French motorcycle policemen, riding boots and jodhpurs – if you like this sort of thing (in its most innocent sense) you should be at the BMW Museum on 28 November to bid on one of motoring’s most enduring images: black-painted, flat-twin BMW motorcycles...   read more >>

Falcon Motorcycles: Concept Ten

Ten unique motorcycles built up from salvaged frames and engines: this is what Los Angeles-based company Falcon Motorcycles is offering, but only to select clientele. The very special creations are in hot demand in Hollywood but not every customer is accepted...   read more >>

Mac Motorcycles: British-Built Café Racers

A new British make of motorcycle has arrived, with the launch of Mac Motorcycles – a collaboration between Ellis Pitt and the motorcycle design studio, Xenophya Design. These are not modern, hi-tech superbikes but interpretations of historical two-wheelers with a touch of the Ace Café about them...   read more >>

Métisse Desert Racer: Built for Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen’s legendary motorcycle leap over the fence of a prisoner-of-war camp in the film The Great Escape is an image not easily forgotten. Now, Métisse Motorcycles has created a limited production run of the film star’s own bike...   read more >>