Five reasons why you should go to the North West 200. - Red Torpedo

Five reasons why you should go to the North West 200.

The home of between the hedges, real road racing on closed public roads is Northern Ireland and this week the 86th North West 200 gets underway amid forecasts of a mini heatwave. And about time too!...

Guy Martin Attempts New Wall of Death Speed Record

On Easter Monday, motorcycle road racer, truck fitter, speed addict and all round good bloke Guy Martin will attempt to conquer what he describes as “the biggest thing we’ve ever done:” to set a new world...
John McGuinness and the Mugen TT Zero bike - Red Torpedo

John McGuinness and the Mugen TT Zero bike

Twenty-three times Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness will shortly kick-start his 2016 racing season on board the same line-up of machinery that he rode last year: the Honda HRC Superbike for the road...
Daytona Bike Week rolls around again for the 75th year - Red Torpedo

Daytona Bike Week rolls around again for the 75th year

The 75th annual Daytona Bike Week, one of the USA’s “big two” bike shows attracting around 0.5m visitors each, is held during March and this year Red Torpedo will be retailing leisure wear for bike fanatics...
 TAS Racing for 2016 - Red Torpedo

Red Torpedo teams up with Tyco BMW / TAS Racing for 2016

Red Torpedo is delighted to announce that we’re working with TAS Racing again in 2016 continuing our sponsorship of the Tyco BMW Motorrad  team. This is our sixth year with Moneymore based TAS Racing run...

JONATHAN REA CROWNED WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPION IN JEREZ

Johnny Rea has become Northern Ireland’s first motorcycle world champ since Joey Dunlop’s F1 championship and Brian Reid’s double TT F2 titles in 1986 – and he achieved it two rounds before the end of...
Glemseck 101 – Europe’s best Café Racer Sprint - Red Torpedo

Glemseck 101 – Europe’s best Café Racer Sprint

Of the open air café racer festivals held in Europe – including Wheels and Waves (Biarritz) and the Montlhery Café Racer Festival (Paris), The Glemseck 101 Café Racer Sprint can probably claim to being Europe’s...
Triumph Barbour Bonneville Street Tracker - Red Torpedo

Triumph Barbour Bonneville Street Tracker

When we first took a gander at the Barbour-Triumph Brit 1 Bonneville collaboration recently displayed at Bike Shed IV we had a sneaking suspicion that it might be another custom build by the mighty Spirit...
Norton pushes the Boundaries with the SG4 - Red Torpedo

Norton pushes the Boundaries with the SG4

As the Superbikes line up at this year’s TT to blast off down Glenclutchery road, the Norton SG4 piloted by two times TT winner Cameron Donald is guaranteed to turn a few heads. It’s a...
TYCO BMW S1000RR rated by Guy Martin - Red Torpedo

TYCO BMW S1000RR rated by Guy Martin

Guy had driven down to Almeria in Southern Spain in his Transit van – (kipping in it as well) to link up with team mate William Dunlop and the Tyco BMW squad of Tommy Bridewell,...