Motorcycle

Portugal

Motorcyclists gather in their thousands at Fatima shrine for blessing

The blessing of the helmets has become one of the great events and one of the great pilgrimages to Fatima's shrine in recent years. This year’s was the largest ever.

22/09/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The death-defying jumps that made Evel Knievel a star

30 November 2007: Evel Knievel dies.

30/11/2023

Culture news

French actor Mathieu Kassovitz "seriously injured" in motorcycle crash

Best known for directing and starring in the 1995 French classic "La Haine", Kassovitz has been injured while partaking in a motorbike training course.

04/09/2023

Travel News

Why is Bali banning tourists from renting motorbikes?

Balinese authorities are 'tidying up’ by cracking down on tourists hiring motorbikes.

15/03/2023

Culture news

Motorcycle mechanics: Female bikers hit the road in Jammu and Kashmir

Despite concerns expressed by conservatives, more and more women are taking to the roads on two wheels in Jammu and Kashmir as motorbiking increases in popularity

09/03/2023

Culture news

Classic British motorcycle brands on the big comeback

Sales of UK Muscle bikes with new technology are soaring as more people follow their hearts desires to experience the thrills of two wheels. And perhaps to beat traffic.

06/12/2022

Mobility

This drone-inspired motorbike can fly at high speed for 40 minutes

The world's first flying bike made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show this week.

16/09/2022

France

Anger as Paris brings in parking charges for motorbikes and scooters

Officials in the French capital admit the move is about pushing commuters to use other forms of transport.

31/08/2022

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Princess of the Wall of Death'

Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan's Barrel, drawing gasps from spectators looking down into the drum.

27/05/2022

Eco-Innovation

These solar-powered motorbikes are a poacher's worst nightmare

Anti-poaching rangers on petrol-powered bikes can be heard up to 45 minutes before they arrive so this Swedish company has come up with a solution.

31/01/2022

Italy

Italian police catch 'totally blind' fraudster riding scooter

The Palermo man is accused of claiming up to €170,000 in state aid over a number of years.

15/12/2021

People

This biker gang are changing perceptions one rev at a time

Bikers from Libya's Mediterranean city of Benghazi, the cradle of its 2011 revolution and a one-time Islamist bastion, rev up their motors to show another side to their country and their gang.

15/06/2021

Italy

Swiss motorcyclist Jason Dupasquier dies in Italy crash

The 19-year-old died at a hospital in Florence on Sunday after a collision during Moto3 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

30/05/2021

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Motorcycle stunt rider draws huge crowds in Venezuela

On Sunday, a squad of soldiers in a poor Caracas neighborhood preempted their performance before getting started. Led by Aldana, the caravan drove in a mad dash across Caracas into the sweeping barrio of Petare, one of the biggest in Venezuela.

02/02/2021

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Motorbike enthusiasts gather in South Dakota despite COVID-19 spike

An annual biker event takes place over 10 days in Sturgis, South Dakota. Even as health officials warned of a major coronavirus spike, some 250 000 bikers gathered at the event.

13/08/2020