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  With the Covid clouds eventually dissipating, fans, riders and teams flocked back to the Isle of Man in their droves at the end of May to welcome back the greatest motorsport event in the world - the Isle of Man TT Races. The past three years of enforced TT...

Red Torpedo's new RT Spring / Summer collection is now in stock and we're delighted with the initial customer feedback that it has received! So what’s new for 2022? All the gear's still made by our European suppliers to the same quality standards that the brand has become known for -...

  Northern Ireland’s largest outdoor sporting event, the North West 200, roared back last weekend following a three year absence and for a change, it was Ray Bans and factor 40 on the “Portrush Riviera” for Saturday's main race day, not capes and wellies! With the sun Gods smiling all...

  Following months of deliberation and planning, we’re really excited to be launching a new range of Red Torpedo casual clothing for women. This gear will have the same top end quality that’s always been associated with the brand but we’re going BIG in a number of other key areas...

Lee Johnston, one of Northern Ireland’s world class road racers, is competing in his second consecutive full season in the British Supersport Championship. With just four races to go, he’s currently lying in third place. In any 'normal' pre Covid year, some of the top road racers always participate in...

With the global spread of the pandemic, Isle of Man TT fans and riders have been denied the past two years of their annual “adrenaline fix.” Some even began to speculate whether the TT would survive the enforced hiatus – or what form it might take when it returned. But...

If there's one fact that's beyond dispute in the world of motorcycle sport it's that Northern Ireland's always been the epicentre of "between the hedges" motorcycle road racing. The strength in depth of world class road racers that this part of the UK has produced is bonkers. But drill down...

The most successful living TT racer and one of Red Torpedo's posse of sponsored riders, John McGuinness, has signed with Bournemouth Kawasaki for 2020 to campaign the ZX-10RR Superbike and Superstock machines at the Northwest 200 and Isle of Man TT. A Supersport ride still has to be announced and...

There can't be a better way to kick start a new decade than with a new bike but amongst the plethora of options available, what would fit the bill? After mulling it over, nothing was really fuelling Red Torpedo's "fire." Could nitrous oxide be the way to go? Enter FRNKNSTN...

Connor Cummins enters TT 2019 looking in great form having lifted two NW200 Supersport and Superbike podiums on the Milenco by Padgetts CBR600RR and Fireblade. At 33, the Manxman's racked up eight TT podiums - two 2nds and six 3rds but is still gunning for his maiden TT victory. And...

In near perfect racing conditions, Lee Johnston won a thrilling Supersport 1 race on the opening Thursday evening of the 90th International North West 200. It was the Northern Irish road racer's first International win since 2015 and he now joins such highly esteemed company as the late Jimmy Guthrie, Bob...

We're super excited to announce that we've just teamed up with American Flat Track singles racer Shayna Texter.  Texter becomes our second USA flat track brand ambassador following our signing of AFT Twins 2017/18 back-to-back Champion Jared Mees at the start of last season. The two flat track stars join...

The Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show is the capital's largest bike show attracting around forty thousand visitors over a three day stretch - commencing Friday 15th until Sunday 17th February. With a huge retail area selling everything from performance motorcycle gear, biking accessories, aftermarket parts and leisure wear, the...

We've just returned from a successful trip to Verona for the Motor Bike Expo Show - one of the largest custom motorcycle shows in the world. Joining us in Italy was top road racer, coffee afficianado and very tall man, Conor Cummins. Conor has been a key rider in our...

Having packed the Red Torpedo truck with top gear, our hardcore, "mile munchin'" retail team (aka Kenny and Helen) has driven 1300 miles over to Verona in northern Italy for the 11th Motor Bike Expo (MBE) Show - one of the largest and most important motorcycle custom shows in the...

The New Year's off to a flying start with us teaming up with one of the top road racers on the international scene - Silicone Engineering Racing's Dean Harrison. He joins our stellar line-up of world class road racing specialists - Conor Cummins, Lee Johnston, John McGuinness and Guy Martin....

Are you looking for that special Xmas gift idea for a motorcycle mad partner, friend or relative? Something that's really going to hit the spot? Well, Red Torpedo's Xmas gift bundles for bikers could be exactly what you're looking for. This year we've made your Xmas shopping a lot easier...

The 2018 AFT Flat Track season wound up at Meadowlands, New Jersey on October 6. Eighteen races done 'n dusted, thousands of miles racked up in RVs across fourteen different US States and one Champion crowned "King of the Dirt  Track Ovals." For the second consecutive year, Red Torpedo's US...

Introduced in 2013 and positioned alongside the Manx GP and Festival of Jurby, The Classic TT forms the cornerstone of the two week long Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling. Held over the August bank holiday weekend, the two day, four race Classic TT has gained a reputation as the...

Hard to believe, but we're now half way through the 2018 AMA Flat Track season. Nine rounds gone, nine to go - and defending champion and Red Torpedo's USA brand ambassador Jared Mees is leading the Championship by 59 points ahead of Henry Wiles in second and Mees's Indian Motorcycles...