Steve Rose
BikeSocial Publisher
BikeSocial Publisher since January 2017. Riding for 40 years, writing about motorcycles professionally for 27 of them and has written for, edited or published most of the UK’s best known bike magazines. Ridden and reviewed pretty much every significant roadgoing motorcycle of the last 40 years, owned more than 100 bikes (currently has four in the garage), is addicted to motorcycle classifieds and appears to be a walking Glass’s Guide for motorcycle pricing. Cried when Bike Trader stopped publishing a weekly publication.
Strangely attracted to riding high miles in all weathers, Steve sees motorcycles as putting the fun into functional, finds track days ‘confusing’ and describes the secret to better riding as ‘being invincible’.
Recent Posts
- Heated kit
Keis G901 heated gloves review
£210 | Battery or hard-wired power | Level 1 KP
By Steve Rose19/12/2024 - Long-Term Test Bikes
BMW R 1300 GS (2024) - Long Term Review
Testing the R1300GS’s performance, comfort and handling on motorways, A-roads and twisty back roads.
By Steve Rose17/12/2024 - News and views
High tech motorcycles, low-skilled riders. How we redress the balance
Motorcycle technology advances but riders have the same crashes. Why?
By Steve Rose17/12/2024 - News and views
Motorcycling? It’s probably not for you
Let’s stop apologising and stand up for biking
By Steve Rose29/11/2024