22 year old Chesca Miles had to battle sexism and prejudice in order to become top of the motorcycling stunt world. She has been riding motorbikes since the age of 14 and currently rides a specially adapted Honda for touring around various motorcycle shows.

She plans to spend 8-10 years on the road, exploring America, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. She has already travelled 100k miles on her motorbike seeing most of Europe. Her family think she is a bit crazy but Sue is determined to live life to the full whilst she still can.

The poll found that 78% owned a motorbike as well as a car and 88% use their bike for leisure purposes. Only a minority used their motorbike only for commuting, adding weight to the pattern being a short term trend linked to the current economic climate. An overwhelming majority of the respondents thought that motorcyclists should be allowed to utilise bus lanes and that clearer more consistent signposting and better road conditions would improve the safety of motorcyclists.

The DIY project streamlined the frame of the little motorbike to improve its aerodynamics. Further gains in fuel efficiency were from making the gear ratio longer. Results from tests return an average of 199mpg but his record is 214mpg. He claims with some more modifications he might be able to achieve 235mpg.

The bike, named the Seppster 2 Ice Racer, features a 6-speed transmission, lightweight drilled frame, twist clutch and double chain drive assembly. The tyres are 18″ with each having 120 spikes for maximum traction on ice. The frame is drilled to make the bike lightweight. We think it is more of a show bike than something you would use on your daily commute to work when the weather is inclement.

The protesters were there to campaign against the use of leather in motorcycle clothing and motorbike seats. Eye witness reports say that the activists were throwing balloons filled with red coloured water to simulate blood and shouting ‘murderers’ to people at the rally. Later, two of the protesters were found duct taped to the inside of a dustbin at a fast food outlet whilst the third was taped to a tree. They claim they were force-fed hamburgers, used as a latrine and had their heads farted on. Organisers of the rally say they were friendly towards the protesters and were surprised at the allegations.

Founder of Buell, Erik Buell, is to take his bikes and start building and preparing race-only motorbikes based on the Buell design and name. Erik has been making motorbikes since the 1970′s and has come up with some industry leading innovations in motorbike design, such as under-engine exhausts to centralise mass, stress bearing engines to keep frames light and stiff and even fuel-in-frame technology, using the frame to hold oil and act as fuel tanks.

The man said he always wanted one of the bikes but could never afford one, so decided to steal a bike instead, one part at a time. He ended up successfully assembling the motorbike at his home and riding around town feeling quite chuffed with himself up until the Chinese Police pulled him for driving with no Licence or paperwork for the machine. He was fined £440, received one year’s probation and had to return the motorbike to the factory.

The licence allows him to ride his specially adapted Royal Enfield Bullet but not on main roads. The boy’s father created extensions to the controls so he could reach them. His father says that he is a better rider than most adult bikers out there. He goes on to say that his son’s dream bike is a Harley.