Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, adored by the public and press alike, he won two world motorcycle championships - in 1976 and 1977. He achieved iconic status by being involved in some horrifc crashes and was dubbed the bionic man ......

Even thirty years after his death, Steve McQueen remains a cultural icon. His image continues to appear in advertising and pop culture and his fan base spans from car lovers to racing enthusiasts to motorcycle obsessives. In his movies, McQueens character always had an envy-inducing motorcycle or car, but in his personal life, motorcycles were ......

A Harley-Davidson is more than a motorcycle. It is a symbol of Americana, built from the ground up by founders Walter (Michiel Huisman) and Arthur Davidson (Bug Hall) and their friend Bill Harley (Robert Aramayo). But the road to success was not exactly smooth – filled with innumerable obstacles, ruthless competitors ......

Triple World Champion Wayne Rainey recalls the challenges, memorable moments and dramas of the 1992 season. 

From pre-season testing to relaxing at his new Californian home after the final race, our cameras trace every stage of his victorious year. 

Find out how he and his team prepare, both mentally and ......

This is the profile of a rider who was known as a man of steel.

A man so coolly single-minded about his racing that few people felt they knew the man behind the visor.

A man whose determination to win took him from almost crippling injury to the World Champion’s rostrum three times by the time this film was made, and a ......

Kevin Schwantz had the reputation for being the rider most prepared to ride on the ragged edge between control and catastrophe during an era when there were many tough and flamboyant willing to risk their necks for a tantalising chance at glory. This film follows Schwantz as he pursues his dream of winning a World title through ......

This autobiography is the incredible rags-to-riches story of one of the world’s greatest motorcycle racers. From humble beginnings in 1930s London, to winning six world titles, Jim Redman MBE is one of GP’s most extraordinary characters, and a true legend of motorcycle racing. After migrating to South Africa, he started his racing career in the ......

Learn the real stories behind legendary events in motorcycle outlaw history. Pretty much everything the world has ever heard about one-percenter motorcycle clubs has been pure, unadulterated bullshit. Take the so-called Hollister riot of 1947 that started it all.LIFE magazine convinced America that what Hunter Thompson called "The Menace" was ......

I had never heard of Gary Hocking until I discovered his grave in a cemetary in Wales. On looking-up his name, my jaw dropped. I had heard of Geoff Duke, and Mike Hailwood, and John Surtees. Yet Hocking had raced against them all, and eventually became double World Champion. I was fascinated to learn of his retirement, at an early stage in his ......

Casey Stoner is a MotoGP legend. With two MotoGP World Championships and six consecutive victories at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Stoner simply walked away from the sport. Fed up with the politics and endless sponsor commitments, Stoner decided to spend time with his family and live a more normal life, away from the prying eyes of the ......

On his third solo African motorcycle journey, Alan Whelan turns to one of the defining features of the continent: Lake Victoria. Using the lake as a hub, Empire Road reveals the beauty and the tragedy, the inspiration and the ingenuity of a region that still resonates from the days of empire. After acquiring a boda-boda motorcycle taxi in ......