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  • New recruits add to Bonhams’ experience

    New recruits add to Bonhams’ experience

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    Bonhams motorcycle department has added two experienced consultants, Greg Pullen and Dave Hancock, to the team. Greg Pullen has been a Ducati fan since childhood and is a respected authority on motorcycles. He is also

  • The World’s First Ducati 350

    The World’s First Ducati 350

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      Back in 1960, the biggest motorcycle model that Ducati made was just 200cc, so most people would have considered anyone talking of turning that little bike into a 350 racer to be certifiably insane.

  • Bright sparks

    Bright sparks

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      Anyone who has taken note of the electric bike scene can’t fail to have noticed how far it has advanced over the past few years, from an interesting novelty to a more serious contender.

  • New European series will recreate golden era at iconic racing venues

    New European series will recreate golden era at iconic racing venues

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      A new international series for classic race bikes of the 1970s and 1980s has been launched. It will bring together three of the most popular four hour races across Europe and provide race classes

  • Winter wonderings

    Winter wonderings

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    I’ve been chatting with friends who’ve ridden the latest phenomenon, Ducati’s Panigale V4. Phrases ‘game changer’ and ‘revolutionary’ were banded around. It’s not ‘just’ the 214bhp (in standard, warranty-friendly road trim) V4 MotoGP inspired engine.

  • The long quest for ‘King Dick’

    The long quest for ‘King Dick’

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    Mention the words King Dick and most polite people will simply think ‘spanner’

  • Manx Radio continues Southern 100 link-up

    Manx Radio continues Southern 100 link-up

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    Southern 100 Racing has announced that Manx Radio will continue to be the official broadcast partner for all the races held on the Billown course for 2018. Manx Radio has been broadcasting the Southern 100

  • Higher-archy

    Higher-archy

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      Years ago I was interviewing the legendary Mick Doohan. At the time, the Aussie was pretty much at the height of his power. Doohan was, outwardly, in command and harshly honest – not only

  • Mick Doohan: Developing the Honda NSR500

    Mick Doohan: Developing the Honda NSR500

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    Mick Doohan and the Honda NSR500 formed the most formidable and successful partnership of the 500cc era of Grand Prix racing that ran from 1949 until 2001. The NSR scored a total of 133 GP wins between

  • The BSA-750/3: Born quickly

    The BSA-750/3: Born quickly

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      The Highboy-framed BSA-3 which Mike Hailwood raced in the 1970 Daytona 200 is in the Barber Museum in Alabama, but the fate of his 1971 Lowboy bike is less certain. Taking the frame of


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