Someone has probably already registered the name but, were there such a thing as an ‘iBike’, this would be it. Zero Motorcycles’ 2012 models have longer range and better performance; really class-leading figures that – finally – make electric bikes usable on a daily basis...   read more >>

Its looks might be inspired by the iconic ‘rockers’ bikes of the sixties, yet the latest limited-edition Bonny celebrates the very first Triumph, built 110 years ago...   read more >>

You can retrieve your eyebrows from the ceiling – Ducati hasn’t made a motorbike which drinks from the black pump, but it has collaborated with the Italian clothing brand to produce a special edition version of its popular Monster motorcycle...   read more >>

When you think ‘custom bike’, the first image that comes to mind is of a pristine example under a dust-cover in an immaculate garage. Not so the BMW R100T-based custom designed by the Danish company Wrenchmonkees destined for the wild roads of Mauritania...   read more >>

With the market for custom bikes and café racers booming at the moment, Classic Driver has collected its best articles together...   read more >>

Australian custom builder Deus ex Machina has taken a 2008 Yamaha Scorpio bike as a donor and totally rebuilt it, spraying it baby blue and adding the finishing touch of ‘Tom’, from Tom and Jerry, whose characteristic profile acts as a tank badge...   read more >>

The Ducati 848 Challenge series is popular among gentleman riders – and this spring will see the dawn of a new season, with some places on the track still spare...   read more >>

Regular Classic Driver readers will have seen our recent piece about the forthcoming sale of motor cars from the estate of Dr George Daniels, the legendary English watchmaker who died last October, writes Simon de Burton...   read more >>

We recently announced that RM Auctions would be selling one of the world’s most important Ducati collections, at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique on 10 to 12 May. RM has now released fuller details on the legendary Saltarelli Collection – plus some ex-Works racing machines and memorabilia directly from the Ducati factory...   read more >>

In 1950s Italy, it wasn’t only Alfa Romeo that produced a model blessed with the sobriquet ‘Disco Volante’. Motorcycle manufacturer MV’s 175CS Sport was also so-named, this time after the voluptuous profile of its fuel tank when viewed from above...   read more >>

Bonhams’ 12 January Nevada motorcycle auction will include two significant racing Benellis. Joining the genuine ex-factory 1958 250cc single is a faithful replica of the company’s jewel-like 1969 350cc four-cylinder racer...   read more >>

Seventy years ago in Irbit, near Siberia, Russian manufacturer Ural began producing a motorcycle with a sidecar for the Red Army. Now the company has announced an anniversary edition to pay homage to the military workhorse – complete with a shovel and machine-gun mount...   read more >>

Shortly after revealing its heritage-inspired MOAB concept, BMW-owned Husqvarna Motorcycles has previewed another experimental bike: Concept Strada...   read more >>

In a further phase of the companies’ closer collaboration, Mercedes-AMG and Ducati showed two, striking, high-performance machines at the Bologna Motor Show, identically painted in the arresting shade 'Street Fighter Yellow'...   read more >>

For the first time, the Audi Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt is showing two-wheelers – more than 60 of them, from DKW to Harley-Davidson, on display until the end of January...   read more >>

Try getting your inside leg measured for this one. American purveyor of “clothing of style & substance”, Bench & Loom, is offering one of the new, highly sought-after Brough Superior motorcycles alongside its hip men’s threads...   read more >>

Short of a genuine, 60-year-old classic, nothing on two wheels comes closer to evoking the sensation of 1950s motorcycling than a Royal Enfield...   read more >>

At this year’s Milan Motorbike Show, Swedish motorcycle manufacturer Husqvarna is showing off its experimental side. The BMW subsidiary’s Moab concept study – named after a desert in the United States – is intended to bridge the gap between the past and future in style...   read more >>

At the EICMA in Milan, the two-wheeled industry is showing its new models for 2012, including some unusual and varied concepts. Classic Driver has had a look around the world's largest motorcycle show and brings you the ‘Best of Show’...   read more >>

At the forthcoming EICMA fair in Milan, Ducati will present not only its exciting new 1199 Panigale superbike but also the entire 2012 range when it holds a press conference at the Teatro Dal Verme...   read more >>

Legendary Italian manufacturer MV Agusta has released full details of its 2012 F3 675 motorcycle. The latest supersports machine will have a counter-clockwise-spinning crankshaft, traction control and ride-by-wire throttle...   read more >>

When the legendary Saltarelli Collection is put up for sale by RM Auctions on 11 May next year at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, it will be one of the largest private collections of Ducati motorcycles ever offered at auction. Enticingly, the entire 100-bike collection will be sold ‘without reserve’...   read more >>

Triumph will be unveiling three new motorcycles at the EICMA in Milan next month, including a special series in honour of Steve McQueen, based on the Bonneville T100...   read more >>

History could be made in Staffordshire on Sunday 16 October, with Bonhams auctioning a Brough Superior SS100 motorcycle tipped by some to become the world’s most expensive motorcycle...   read more >>

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 >>

Icon Sheene: the Ultimate Ultrabike

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 >>

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 >>