Roadskin Motorcycle News and Features

Roadskin Motorcycle Jeans - a customer's crash experience - Roadskin®

Roadskin Motorcycle Jeans - a customer's crash experience

We love to hear from our customers, and we were very pleased to find a very satisfied one practically on our doorstep in the shape of Jonathan Jewell, who works in the auto-repair trade on the very same industrial estate as Roadskin HQ in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

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Getting the message out about men's mental health among motorcyclists - Roadskin®

Getting the message out about men's mental health among motorcyclists

Man Down is a project to raise awareness of men’s mental health and the message It’s OK to talk. We speak to founder Dean Lambert about the campaign and his Garden Hopping Tour.

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Why Roadskin believes that motorcycling can be great for your mental health - Roadskin®

Why Roadskin believes that motorcycling can be great for your mental health

As motorcyclists ourselves, we know that the open road can be a path to better mental health and improved well-being. Getting out on our bikes helps us maintain a calm, positive outlook, due to the feeling of freedom and a sense of adventure. It's a great way to relax and reduce stress.

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Roadskin meets Wales’s first lady of Harley-Davidson motorcycles - Roadskin®

Roadskin meets Wales’s first lady of Harley-Davidson motorcycles

Michelle Chamberlain fell in love with motorbikes as a teenager, and inherited a serious Harley-Davidson habit from her parents. Ten years later, she’s best known as Lady Harley, sharing her passion for motorcycling with over 100,000 Instagram followers. We caught up with her in the depths of South Wales to talk about biker life - on the road, and online - and her ever-growing collection of Harleys.

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Five great motorcycle road trips in Scotland - Roadskin®

Five great motorcycle road trips in Scotland

A Scotland road trip refreshes the parts other road trips can’t. Go for the long evenings where the sun doesn’t set until after 10; the stunning displays of purple heather, and the hectic festivals and events scene. Here are five Scottish road trips that should be on every biker’s bucket list.

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The history and a guide to the Isle of Man TT - Roadskin®

The history and a guide to the Isle of Man TT

Every May and June, the global biking community assembles for the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (known as the Isle of Man TT) road races that take place on a small, picturesque island in the middle of the Irish Sea. View our ultimate guide to the TT, from the beginning til now.

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Five of the best motorbike road trips in England - Roadskin®

Five of the best motorbike road trips in England

England ticks all the boxes for magnificent motorcycling, and it can be as quiet or as sociable as you like. If you crave splendid isolation, you can find it; but equally, there's also a lively and friendly biker community to get stuck into.

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There be Dragon Rallies... - Roadskin®

There be Dragon Rallies...

Snowdonia is home to the Dragon Rally, started up in 1962 by the Conwy and District Motorcycle Club, which has run the rally ever since. It is similar in many respects to the Elefantentreffen  – endurance camping, trophies, beer, cold, damp. It takes place annually, with the date deliberately chosen to deliver what is reliably the worst weather of the year.

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A Q&A with Zoe Caines aka Classic Bike Girl - Roadskin®

A Q&A with Zoe Caines aka Classic Bike Girl

Classic Bike Girl lives on top of a mountain in Wales, between Swansea and Caernarfon. Known to her family and friends as Zoe Caines, she is training to be a doctor, bakes award-winning cakes, and documents her biker life on Instagram. We caught up with Zoe on the winding roads of west Wales to chat about her lifelong love affair with motorbikes.  

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