2011

Video: New Husqvarna 900 spied on the road

Video: New Husqvarna 900 spied on the road

This spy video reveals the new Husqvarna 900 undergoing testing on the road near a BMW testing facility in Munich, Germany and shows the parallel-twin undergoing endurance testing on the road. We’re...

Fantasy Road Race: Stoner and Checa on fire

Fantasy Road Race: Stoner and Checa on fire

Casey Stoner’s red-hot form and Carlos Checa’s continued domination of World Superbikes helped Clive Mewton win round three of this year’s MCN Fantasy Road Race competition in association with MCE...

Police bike theft squad axed

Police bike theft squad axed

One of Britain’s last police stolen vehicle squads is to be closed from next year, leaving organised bike theft uninvestigated. The Metropolitan Police’s stolen vehicle squad will be disbanded from...

Road safety charity: ‘Don’t buy your kids motorbikes’

Road safety charity: ‘Don’t buy your kids motorbikes’

Parents who buy motorcycles for their children are irresponsible, according to an influential road safety charity. Junior motorcycles are “inappropriate for children” and getting your child one is...

New Ducati 1199 stuns Bayliss in test at Mugello

New Ducati 1199 stuns Bayliss in test at Mugello

Ducati’s rivals are reeling after retired Ducati legend Troy bayliss matched his fastest ever time around Mugello, in a sensational three-day test of the new 1199. The 52-time WSB race winner left the...

300mph, jet-assisted Hayabusa: meet the Bullet 1236

300mph, jet-assisted Hayabusa: meet the Bullet 1236

So this is the theory: a bike could go a lot faster on the straights if it didn’t have wheels dragging on the ground. The solution? A small jet engine and a few subtle wings contributing enough thrust...

£1240-worth of goodies with new Harley-Davidson XR1200s

£1240-worth of goodies with new Harley-Davidson XR1200s

Harley-Davidson are offering – for a limited period – performance and cosmetic goodies worth at total of £1240 with purchases of its XR1200X. The offer, introduced to coincide with the current XR1200...

Destination dealer: Celebrate 40 years with Fraser's

Destination dealer: Celebrate 40 years with Fraser's

ADVERTISING PROMOTION This year Fraser’s of Gloucester will be celebrating its 40th year with its biggest ever open weekend on Saturday 25 – Sunday 26 June. Owner Neal Fraser said : “Guy Martin, Tommy...

Classic ear porn

Classic ear porn

The Speed Shop Design Beezerker has been around for a while (best in show 2010 LA Calendar Long Beach, 2nd place AMD champ metric), but so far only the privileged few have heard it run. In case you’re...

Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Special Edition first impressions

Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Special Edition first impressions

Ducati’s new special edition Pikes Peak version of its 1200S Multistrada is about to arrive in dealers and MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is currently getting a first ride, exclusively for MCN.

Video: Honda CBR250R tackles the class of 33bhp

Video: Honda CBR250R tackles the class of 33bhp

You’re under 21 and have passed your test – what are you going to ride? The law says you must spend two whole years on a 33bhp-limited bike before you rip out the washers, throw them in the river and...

MRO Powerbike blog: Silverstone 18/19 June 2011

MRO Powerbike blog: Silverstone 18/19 June 2011

That was the best weekend’s racing I’ve ever had –three out of three wins (two in the dry, one in the wet). I just scraped the fastest lap of the weekend on Silverstone’s national circuit, ahead of...

Suzuki leaks new 650 V-Strom by mistake

Suzuki leaks new 650 V-Strom by mistake

Suzuki has accidentally leaked full details of the new DL650 V-Strom revealing at last what the finished bike will look like with full technical details. The details show a bike that has been given a...

At the Bungalow

At the Bungalow

My Partner Sharon on her new Triumph Street Triple R at the Bungalow on the Mountain at the Isle of Man TT.

A day of rest at the TT

A day of rest at the TT

A day of rest at the 2011 Isle Of Man TT.

Mad TT fan

Mad TT fan

Me and a mad TT fan I met during TT week.

Me and Hutchy

Me and Hutchy

Me and TT ace Ian Hutchinson at the 2011 Isle of Man TT.

At the TT with McGuinness and Boorman

At the TT with McGuinness and Boorman

Me and my partner Sharon at the 2011 TT with Charley Boorman and King of the Mountain John Mcguinness.

New MCN June 22: New Ducati 1199!

New MCN June 22: New Ducati 1199!

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale 22 June, we have world exclusive news on the new Ducati 1199, including ex-WSB champ Troy Bayliss’s verdict after testing the new superbike. We speak to the...

Ride To Work Day Australia

Ride To Work Day Australia

A typical winter’s day in Sydney (sunny, 19 degrees Celsius). Riders at Aristocrat Australia come out for Ride To Work day photos.

Bikes on TV: June 22-28

Bikes on TV: June 22-28

KEY TO CHANNELS:   DRT – Discovery Real Time  DSC – Discovery Channel   DHD – Discovery Channel HD   EXS – Extreme Sports Channel  EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV   CH4 – Channel...

Yamaha YZF 750 SP Cadburys Boost Ride to Work

Yamaha YZF 750 SP Cadburys Boost Ride to Work

My Ride to Work day bike, a Yamaha YZF 750 SP Cadbury’s Boost. A rare site on today’s roads. I commute from Wirral to North Wales.

Freestyle madman learns to courier

Freestyle madman learns to courier

Freestyle motocross star Robbie Maddison meets up with Brazilian courier Karlo Maxwell as each try and teach some of the secrets of their respective jobs to the other…we’re not sure which is more...

Ride To Work day: Send us your pictures

Ride To Work day: Send us your pictures

Today is Ride to Work Day and MCN needs your images so we can print them in the paper and put up an online gallery. This picture shows the MCN staff and the bikes we rode in this morning. Send us your...

The first one in?

The first one in?

Am I the first one in? This is my bike parked outside work at 1:30am on Ride to Work day. My ride to work everyday on my old trusty CBF 1000

Accident waiting to happen?

Accident waiting to happen?

Is it just me that thinks this petrol station sign at Hill top, Gomersal near leeds is an accident waiting to happen? Why would any one put a red and green light next to a set of traffic lights?

2012 Husqvarna enduro models revealed

2012 Husqvarna enduro models revealed

Revitalised BMW-owned Husqvarna has released details of its updated 2012 range of enduro bikes. Each gets new graphics, new black chassis and new silver wheels while the TE250 and TE310 four-stroke...

Pro-bike Prince of Wales meets Royal Legion's biker branch

Pro-bike Prince of Wales meets Royal Legion's biker branch

The House of Windsor’s quiet pro-biking campaign goes on, as the Prince of Wales today met members of The Royal British Legion Riders Branch to thank them for their services to the British Armed...

Rossi the sneak

Rossi the sneak

This is Rossi trying to sneak in to Silverstone Day of Champions on Thursday, but me and this young lad spotted him. Try a wig and moustache next time Rossi!

Bikes join the champagne set

Bikes join the champagne set

Classic and historic bikes ranging from TT racers to ‘Steve McQueen machines’ will come under the scrutiny of the rich and famous next week when they form part of the UK’s premier Concours d’Elegance...

BMW unveils ‘Try it, Buy it, Win it’ competition

BMW unveils ‘Try it, Buy it, Win it’ competition

BMW has announced details of a new offer that gives a free magazine subscription off and a competition to have the cost of your motorcycle refunded. Anyone booking a test ride on any model from the...

Find the Golden ZX-R and win £1,000 towards your next bike

Find the Golden ZX-R and win £1,000 towards your next bike

We currently have more than 14,000 bikes for sale at MCNbikesforsale.com, with more Kawasaki ZX-Rs and ZXRs for sale online than anywhere else in the UK. In celebration of this fact we are giving away...

Drivers urged to look for bikers at junctions

Drivers urged to look for bikers at junctions

Drivers will be urged to look out for motorcyclists at junctions in a Government bid to cut casualties. Road Safety Minister Mike Penning has today launched a new campaign aimed at getting drivers to...

Harley-Davidson extend incentive offer

Harley-Davidson extend incentive offer

Harley-Davidson has extended its offer of up to £1,000 discount on new models, when trading in a rival brand of bike, for another month. Existing Harley owners can benefit from up to £750 additional...

Steve McQueen's Brough Superior to be auctioned

Steve McQueen's Brough Superior to be auctioned

A 1931 Brough Superior SS80 that once belonged to Steve McQueen and US customiser Von Dutch is to be put under the hammer at the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance in August. In the late 1970’s McQueen...

Robbery rocks CCM motocross team

Robbery rocks CCM motocross team

Eight works motocross machines plus a large quantity of spares and tools were stolen when the race workshop of CCM Racing was broken into this week. Thieves struck at the base in Bracknell on Tuesday...