Born in Galloway, Scotland, Stuart Barker graduated from Strathclyde University in 1996 and began working as a motorcycle journalist for Motor Cycle News. Freelance since 2001, he has written for most of the major motorcycling titles and was editor of the Isle of Man TT programme for eight years. He has written eight books including a best-selling biography of Barry Sheene and a biography of Evel Knievel which is set to be made into a major Hollywood movie. Other woks include biographies of Niall Mackenzie, Steve Hislop, David Jefferies, Valentino Rossi and Marc Màrquez. Barker has also written a history of the Isle of Man TT races (‘TT Century’) and penned the best-selling ‘Ragged Edge: The Brutal True Story of the Isle of Man TT – The World’s Most Dangerous race.’ His latest book ‘Win, Lose or Die: Inside the Lethal Sport of Motorcycle Road Racing and the Isle of Man TT’ will be released by Bonnier Books in May 2026. He lives in Kettering, Northamptonshire.