October

Man pleads guilty to Hells Angel murder

Man pleads guilty to Hells Angel murder

A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Hells Angel member, Gerry Tobin, who was shot dead when riding his Harley-Davidson on the M40 after the Bulldog Bash last year. Sean Creighton, 44 from...

Friday funny: Five knee downs on one bike!

The Eurpeans do have funny ways of doing things. Not to be outdone, a group of Europeans have decided one person getting their knee down on a motorcycle isn’t enough, so they’ve put five people on a scooter for some knee down action! That’s not all this crazy bunch of Europeans get up to. There’s knee downs on a BMX, power slides, people being towed along in buckets and as you might have guessed,...

Track days- everyone should try it

Track days- everyone should try it

This is a photo of me at last Sundays (28th Sep) track day at Kirkistown race track which is situated a short distance off the Newtownards coast in Northern Ireland. I ride a BMW R1200RT as my...

'Lost' in Scotland

'Lost' in Scotland

Me and the boy’s “lost” in scotland 26/09/08, a hard place to find!

Video: Kawasaki ZX-10R onboard fast laps round Mallory Park

MCN man Adam Child took his 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R long term test bike to Mallory for the ACU practice session to give it a quick blast at full pace. Check out the video below to see Chad in action at the short fast circuit on his road-going ZX-10R.

Suzuki launch Cameron Donald and Bruce Anstey TT replica GSX-Rs

Suzuki launch Cameron Donald and Bruce Anstey TT replica GSX-Rs

Suzuki has launched a new colour scheme to celebrate the Relentless by TAS team’s victories at the Isle of Man TT. Suzuki GSX-R1000s for sale Suzuki GSX-R600s for sale Cameron Donald secured...

Hairy Bikers cook up a storm at Silverstone

Hairy Bikers cook up a storm at Silverstone

Simon King and Dave Myers cooked up a treat for visitors to the Tena for Men Honda hospitality suite at the Silverstone BSB round at the weekend. The Hairy Bikers demonstrated how to make the perfect...

Historic Moto Guzzi factory to survive

Historic Moto Guzzi factory to survive

Moto Guzzi has dismissed reports the marque’s historic factory in Mandello del Lario, Italy, is set to close. View Moto Guzzi motorcycles for sale A motorcycling website had claimed the move was...

Biking lawyers launch claims service Biker Resolve

Biking lawyers launch claims service Biker Resolve

Biking lawyers from Midalnds-based law firm Harvey Ingram have launched an accident claims service dedicated to bikers called Biker Resolve. Biker Resolve offers a telephone hotline, where bikers can...

Motorcyclists not immune to front-facing speed cameras

Motorcyclists can be caught by front-facing speed cameras even though they don’t capture our number plates, a court case has shown.  Steven Skilton, 22, pleaded guilty to six separate speeding offences after being linked to speed camera photos by tiny details on his motorcycle and clothing. An expert who usually helps identify murderers and armed robbers from CCTV footage had pored over the...

John and the OCC Boys

John and the OCC Boys

Here’s a picture of my dad John and his mates at the BMF…

MCN on Safari

MCN on Safari

What a place to sit down and read MCN! I had to watch out for the tigers though… thats the ones that eat you, not the ones you ride.

200mph bikers aim for record

200mph bikers aim for record

Attached is an oxford mail story of our 200mph bikes. We are planning a trip to Bonneville next year for a serious go at some records. We went out to bonneville this year and got working with a team...

Buell 1125CR-Café Racer First Ride!

Buell 1125CR-Café Racer First Ride!

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just been riding the new Buell 1125CR Café Racer – these are his first impressions hot off the bike. “My test of the new 1125CR took place at a small facility...

German team build the 'world's heaviest bike'

German team build the 'world's heaviest bike'

Aprilia might be obsessed with saving weight on its new RSV4, but the Germans are bucking the trend with 4.7 tonne, tank-engines behemoth. Named Katharina die Grose, it holds the world record for...