Motorcycle Blogs
BikeSocial’s writers ride a lot. And think a lot too. Getting under the skin of motorcycling means we end up with a lot to say. Much of that becomes a proper road test or news item or feature, but sometimes it works better as a motorcycle blog.
List of articles
Blog: The true cost of motorcycle fun; 0.83p
Putting the widest of smiles on your daft biking face costs less than a penny a mile. BikeSocial did the maths so you don't have to
By Steve Rose13/02/2020Motorcyclists less annoying than 86% of other road users
Elderly drivers, young men, lorries and taxis all more irritating
By John Milbank09/01/2020My Best Bikes of 2019 - Michael Mann
Memories, experiences, launches, what are BikeSocial's Michael Mann's best biking moments of 2019
By Michael Mann06/01/2020Could this charging innovation be the moment electric bikes become viable?
A new technique can put 200 miles of charge in a battery in just ten minutes. Interested?
By Steve Rose09/12/2019Cheap bikes...great bikes...why not have both?
You'd have to be crazy to buy a 160mph motorcycle and then fits cheap and nasty parts to it.
By Steve Rose26/11/2019Blog: Bye bye Jorge, who'll be our villain now?
Jorge Lorenzo's retirement from MotoGP leaves a gap for the role of 'Official eccentric villain'. Who might fill the role?
By Steve Rose15/11/2019Bike Shed Festival - build it, don't buy it
Bike Shed's race event went large for 2019. BikeSocial built a bike... it lasted one lap
By Kane Dalton28/10/2019Is it me or the bike? | Does a better bike make a better biker?
Buying a better bike doesn't make you a better rider. As any pigeon will tell you.
By Steve Rose15/10/2019Blog: So you want to be an adventurer
Insights from the 'elder statesman' of adventure
By Nick Sanders08/10/2019Loud pipes save nothing, why not ride smarter instead?
How taking responsibility for your riding is better than annoying the neighbours
By Steve Rose18/09/2019
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