Michael Mann

Peterborough

Motorcycle Journalist and Web Editor at Bike Social

📝 Motorcycle Journalist / Web Editor. https://t.co/bmKl6pL6EJ by @bennetts_bike IG: mrmichaelmann

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Articles

Torqueing Heads - Series 2 - Episode 01

1 week ago | bennetts.co.uk | Michael Mann

Welcome to the all-new Torqueing Heads series - BikeSocial's rejuvenated motorcycle chat show!Five years ago, during lockdown, we brought you Zoom-based interviews under this name. Now, we're back with a fresh twist! Join us as we dive into the world of UK motorcycling, chatting with the industry's top influencers and decision-makers. Get ready to meet the people who shape the future of motorcycling and discover their stories and businesses like never before.
Is E10 fuel safe to use in my bike?

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Ben Purvis |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

Back in March 2020 the Government published a consultation into proposals to make E10 the standard 95-octane petrol on UK forecourts – doubling the amount of ethanol allowed in petrol to the concern of many riders. Despite concerns raised by many respondents about the potential damage that E10 could cause to their vehicles the rules were pushed through into legislation and came into force in September 2021.
Front End Chatter - episode 210

1 month ago | bennetts.co.uk | Simon Hargreaves |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

Hello you lovely FECers you, and welcome to Episode 210 of the long-running, will-it-never-end, Front End Chatter podcast for motorcycles and motorcyclists, spoken out loud by Simian Hardgleaves and Marsupial Fatz-Domino. We are, as ever, indebted and beholden unto Lord Bennetts, Britannia's Best Bike Insurers and may his whaling fleet never run out of blubber, and bikesocial.co.uk, the hostess with the mostess, you know, you know... the one that goes up to 11.
Best 2025 Sports bikes

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | Martin Fitz-Gibbons |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

What is a sports bike? Sportsbikes represent peak motorcycling performance and purity. They offer undiluted dynamism: huge power, minimal weight, instant handling, towering top speeds and breathtaking acceleration. And all while looking utterly heroic too. Shrink-wrapped full fairings, low-slung clip-on handlebars and high-rise rearset footpegs are the defining features of an authentic sportsbike.
Police to be able to recover stolen bikes more easily

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann |Michael Burton

Police Officers will be given greater powers to access a property if a tracking device shows that a stolen motorcycle or scooter is inside, thanks to the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill.
A complete guide to the Daytona 200

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | Michael Burton |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

The Daytona 200 is one of the most famous motorcycle races held around the world, with speeds in excess of 150 miles per hour set over 200 miles on the banked-oval, course located at Daytona Beach in Florida. For 2025 there is plenty of British interest with no less than potentially five riders from our small shores taking part, so BikeSocial felt it only right to create a handy one-stop shop with all the need-to-know information about the event. When will the Daytona 200 take place?
UK motorcycle theft | Crime stats help YOU stay safe

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann |Michael Burton

Seeing how criminal gangs move their operations around the UK can help motorcyclists realise the importance of locking their bikes, and be more prepared when thefts rise in their area. This map shows the increases and decreases of motorcycle and scooter thefts by comparing the last full month’s data with the month before that. Open the tab below the map to show the data in full, as the colours represent the CHANGE to theft rates, not the quantity.
Front End Chatter - episode 209

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | Simon Hargreaves |John Milbank |Dale Lomas |Michael Mann

Hello and welcome to Front End Chatter, and it's episode 209 of the 209 episode-long motorcycling podcast presented, and I use the word in its loosest sense, by Martina Fitz-Gibbons and Simone Hargreaves, a pair of transitioning motorcycle journalists whose personal pronouns are 'it'.
Better riding; practice (lots) makes perfect (kinda)

2 months ago | bennetts.co.uk | Steve Rose |Michael Mann |Dale Lomas |Dave Yorke

By Steve Rose and Motorbike Coach Mark McVeigh, BikeSocial’s riding Coach. I’ve spent a lot of the last seven months watching my 16-month-old granddaughter learning to walk. It’s been fascinating to see the transition between rolling over, sitting up, shuffling, standing while holding-on, tottering around and lurching into a stumble and fall. The ‘arms-out, Frankenstein shuffle’ was getting close to a walk and now, finally, something resembling a proper stroll.
Supercharged Showdown: ride a Kawasaki flat out, legally!

Feb 14, 2025 | bennetts.co.uk | Michael Mann |Michael Burton |Martin Fitz-Gibbons |Ben Purvis

Click the image to go to BikeSocial Membership platform to registerFancy riding your Supercharged Kawasaki flat out? Calling all Supercharged Kawasaki owners, road legal or otherwise. Or those interested in a Supercharged Kawasaki. How would you like to attend a joint BikeSocial/Kawasaki event and do as many high-speed runs as you want on the UK’s longest available runway?