New & Features

THEY PRODUCED A 16-year-old’s dream in the 1970s – the 60mph GT50 moped. They also made the 50cc and 125cc Chopper and one of the best small trail bikes of the era, the Caballero. Now, Italian manufacturer Fantic is bringing back that name for a brand-new scrambler-themed machine with a look that is both up-to-date…

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The risks of leaving modern ethanol-rich petrol sitting in tanks and the damage it can do is becoming more commonly understood, especially in the winter when motorcycles see less use on the roads. Spares supplier Wemoto is now selling ethanol treatment Star Tron in quantities from 30ml to a litre – enough to treat 720…

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KAWASAKI HAS FINALLY unveiled the long-awaited retro-themed Z900RS, based on the look of the classic Z1 of 1972. Tagged a ‘Retro Sport’ thanks to its RS moniker, the new Z900RS has been painstakingly created by Kawasaki’s styling department and factory engineers as an all-new machine sharing some lineage with the four-cylinder water-cooled Z900. The Z900RS…

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS clarified details of what will happen when the new 40-year MoT Exemption is introduced in May 2018. Details of what the words ‘substantially modified’ mean, which is the term used to classify whether a vehicle can be considered exempt, have been firmed up. There has also been a change in the date…

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THE ISLE OF MAN TT is the focus at one of Europe’s biggest classic vehicle shows in February. The organisers of the Bremen Classic Motorshow are exhibiting a group of 20 British motorcycles never shown together before, from Friday, February 2 to Sunday, February 4, at the Bremen Fair in Germany. The special exhibition entitled…

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Working on your bike can be as satisfying as a good ride, once you know how. We look at how to go through some basic maintenance to make sure your ride on a British bike isn’t a sour one. In our modern world of cars that need for nothing but petrol in between 20,000 mile…

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There’s a fabulous, eclectic range of machines on offer at Osenat’s sale, at the Salon Moto Legende in Paris, on Saturday, November 25. Ranging from a host of engines – mainly from French machines – through to barn find motorcycles, restored lightweights and having a pair of Vincent Black Shadows as its marquee lots, there’s…

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INDIAN MOTOR GIANT Mahindra, which bought the BSA and Jawa names last year, is to concentrate on the development of larger motorcycles using the two names at the expense of mass-market 50cc and 125cc machines. Mahindra is to reduce the production of small petrol-driven home market bikes in favour of electric versions, while the new…

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The Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club was founded in 1924 and inaugurated the first Pioneer Run to Brighton in 1930. The next Pioneer Run will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018, and will be the 79th event. This event attracts the largest gathering of pre-1915 solos, sidecars and tricycles in the world and represents the…

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PLANS PROPOSED BY VW to sell Ducati have been shelved. German Labour Union, IG Metall, which was representing the employees from Ducati, has said the Italian motorcycle brand will not be sold and will continue to be a part of the Volkswagen Group. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali told workers that VW had halted the company’s…

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