HOW WE PUBLISH AND CHECK OUR ADVICE
EDITORIAL STANDARDS & CORRECTIONS
How we check the information we publish, describe our riding experience and put mistakes right.
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A rider may use our advice to choose a motorcycle. A journalist may use it to explain one. Both need to know where the information comes from and what it means for the bike they are looking at.
These standards guide new articles and substantial updates in our Advice Centre and press centre. Ati is the contact for editorial questions and corrections at [email protected].
SOURCES
We identify where information comes from and keep the conditions attached to a claim.
RIDING AND TESTING
We explain who rode the bike, what they did and which figures were measured.
CORRECTIONS
Tell us what needs checking. Confirmed errors are corrected, with a dated note for significant changes.
GO BACK TO THE SOURCE
For technical details, we use manufacturer documents, official records and recorded observations from our own work. We identify the model and version, including the market where it is sold. A specification for one version must not be presented as a fact about every bike carrying that name.
Range and charging figures need their conditions. Prices need a date and a clear description of what is included. When sources disagree, we explain the difference or check further before making a claim.
SAY WHAT WAS RIDDEN AND WHAT WAS MEASURED
- Manufacturer figures
We name the source and include its stated conditions. Readers should be able to tell when a figure comes from the manufacturer.
- Showroom and workshop experience
We describe what the team observed and the circumstances. One customer’s experience does not establish a result for every rider.
- Riding reports
We identify the rider and motorcycle, with the route or type of riding and date where recorded. A rider’s impression is described as an impression.
- Measured tests
A test needs a record of the method, bike setup, rider and load, conditions, duration or distance, and relevant charge levels or battery changes.
Comparisons based on specification sheets are labelled accordingly. We only describe work as our own testing when it was carried out and recorded. Our Stark VARG range guide explains why the type of evidence matters.
BE EXACT ABOUT ROAD USE AND POLICE REPORTING
Electric bicycles and electric motorbikes are different categories. Our reporting must identify the vehicle, the jurisdiction and the source behind a road-use claim. We refer to official guidance, including electric bicycle rules and motorcycle and moped guidance, and check the requirements relevant to the question.
For police stories, we use the original statement or official announcement, with its date and location. We keep the reported facts separate from our comment. A report about one incident is not a ruling on every model or rider.
Lee’s interviews bring the experience of a motorcycle retailer. Individual questions about entitlement, insurance or vehicle approval need the documents and circumstances of the rider and bike concerned.
GIVE PEOPLE CREDIT FOR THE WORK THEY DID
Bylines and review credits must reflect the person’s contribution. We name a rider when describing their ride, and a reviewer when they have checked the material. A team byline does not mean every member rode every motorcycle mentioned.
Lee Robinson is the founder of MotoEbikes and our spokesperson on dealership and ownership questions. His profile sets out his experience and interview topics. Quotes, qualifications and test results must have a source.
BE OPEN ABOUT OUR BUSINESS
MotoEbikes sells motorcycles, parts and workshop services. Our articles may link to products we sell. That commercial relationship should be clear to the reader.
Relevant loans, payments, sponsorships, affiliate links and supplied material are disclosed in the article concerned. We credit photographs and identify manufacturer imagery where relevant. A photograph must not suggest that we carried out a test we did not perform.
Our media credits describe the work involved, whether it was technical information, a review-bike loan or supply for a production. Image permissions and credits are available through our media contact.
KEEP DATES MEANINGFUL
We distinguish when an article was published, when a ride took place and when information was checked. A new review date requires a substantive check. Moving or reformatting an article does not make its information new.
Archive reports retain their original context. Prices, specifications and road-use guidance must be checked again before they are reused as current advice. Older articles are brought through these standards when they receive a substantial review.
TELL US WHEN SOMETHING NEEDS CORRECTING
Email [email protected] with “Editorial correction” in the subject line. Include the page URL, the passage concerned, what you believe is wrong and a supporting source where available.
We check the request against the original source and the context. If there is an error, we correct it and check any related wording or figures on the page. A correction that changes the meaning or advice receives a dated note explaining the change. Routine spelling and formatting fixes do not need that note.
You can use the same address to ask for the source behind a statement.
For interviews and comment, visit the Press & Media Centre.