August

Butlins auction = win win

26 August 2005

Dave Thomas was the lucky highest bidder on an apartment at MCN’s 50th birthday celebration weekender. He saved £25 on the full price and raised £240 for Barry Sheene’s favourite charity CLIC. He was...

MCN Aug 31 - new R6!

26 August 2005

Pictures of what people believe is the new R6 have been cropping up on a handful of forums in the last few days. Now MCN can confirm they are accurate – and that the R6 is just one of a crop of hot...

Used bike sales rocket

26 August 2005

Sales of used bikes have risen faster in the last quarter than at any time since records began. Official DVLA records show 146,586 used bikes changed hands in the second quarter of 2005 – up 9.6% on...

Holiday speed warning

26 August 2005

North Yorks police are warning they are getting tough on speeding throughout the Bank Holiday Weekend. There will be extra patrols and speed checks as part of the force’s Operation Halter – a...

06 Yamaha R6 revealed

26 August 2005

This is the new Yamaha R6 – complete with MotoGP-inspired styling and the oddest exhaust we’ve spotted yet. This image is one of several which have found their way on to chat forums around the world...

Rider dies in bus leap

26 August 2005

An attempt to break the world record for jumping over buses on a bike ended in tragedy in Tehran, Iran when rider Javad Palizbanian crashed to his death. Reports on The Guardian’s website say the Iranian stunt rider hit the unlucky 13th bus in an attempt on Saturday. He was trying to clear 22.

Back from Cannonball

26 August 2005

MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child is back from the Cannonball Bike Run. On this story you’ll find new pictures, links to his daily en-route updates and new audio to download. Chad reveals his...

CB13S' new look & sound

26 August 2005

Our long term test CB1300S has a new look and a new sound thanks to a series of bolt-ons we’ve now added. Blue Flame supplied us with a choice of three cans (check out Blue Flame options here) but we...

2006 Kawasakis unveiled

26 August 2005

Kawasaki’s ZX-10R will be faster and smaller for 2006 with a host of changes that make it a genuinely new bike. Read the full and exclusive details and see more pictures, only in MCN – out on...

What?s on: August 31 on

26 August 2005

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to now show events by their location, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. Worldwide Midlands East of England Ireland North Scotland South East England South West England Wales

Cannonball: Day by day

26 August 2005

Wednesday Aug 24 8pm: Chad reports in by text. He arrived in Geneva in seventh place – 1hr 20min behind the leader. Wednesday Aug 24 3pm: Chad calls in from an unscheduled petrol stop somewhere close...

06 FZ1, R1 & MT-03

26 August 2005

Yamaha is rolling out a series of stunning new machines for 2006 including the now-ready-for-production MT-03. The new 660cc single has all the stripped down appeal of the MT-01 at a fraction of the...

New CCM coming soon

19 August 2005

Check out Wednesday’s MCN, out August 24, for an exclusive first look at the next generation of bike to come out of the CCM factory. Four weeks ago we gave you a first look at the drawings of the new...

US scooter sales boom

19 August 2005

Rising petrol prices are fuelling a massive rise in scooter sales in the US, a country traditionally associated with big bore cruisers. Total scooter sales last year rose to 86,000, more than double...

Yobs torch 100+ bikes

19 August 2005

Over one hundred bikes have been torched in the last month in a spate of arson attacks in Italy; with police no closer to catching those responsible. The attacks have happened mostly at night in Rome...

2m plays of babes game

19 August 2005

The Bennetts Babes have stripped off more than 2,000,000 times since we launched the Redline Racer game. 80,000 unique users have tried to set fast times in the online drag-strip race. The faster...

Your Unity Ride stories

19 August 2005

Many of you took part in the London Unity Ride on Sunday August 21, 2005, to show support for the victims of the London bombings. We’ve collected just some of your experiences of the day, below: “The...

3500 join Unity Ride

19 August 2005

A huge number of people joined the London Unity Ride on Sunday August 21, with organisers claiming around 3500 motorcycles and 4000-plus people. The ride was to show unity and support for the people...

MCN's Bonnie Triumph

19 August 2005

MCN’s long term test 2001 Triumph Bonneville is in the care of British Superbike reporter Gary Pinchin. Find out how he has fared with the retro machine so far with his first three reports below, and...

Round-world record row

19 August 2005

Statement on behalf of Kevin and Julia Sanders Nick Sanders: ‘world record’ – or world record imagination? So, Nick Sanders is claiming an unofficial ‘world record’ for the fastest circumnavigation...

What?s on: August 24 on

19 August 2005

We’ve changed our What’s On listings to now show events by their location, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. Worldwide Midlands East of England Ireland North Scotland South East England South West England Wales

New MCN out Aug 24

19 August 2005

Get this week’s new-look MCN – out from Wednesday, August 24 – for: How loony Eurocrats plan to ban biking by 2020 Triumph’s 2006 range revealed, including new sexy Scrambler Big name exclusives:...

New CCM breaks cover

19 August 2005

Check out this Wednesday’s MCN for an exclusive first look at the next generation of bike to come out of the CCM factory. Just four weeks ago MCN showed the first drawings of the FT35S roadbike, and...

Pitchfork poked at riders

19 August 2005

A woman who walked out into the road pointing a pitchfork at passing motorcyclists managed to knock off one rider – injuring him and herself in the process. Police say the 43-year-old woman was trying to slow down a group of bikes passing her home in Hastings, Michigan, US. She is in critical condition while the Kawasaki Ninja rider is stable. The incident, which happened on Sunday Aug 21, is...