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WANTED! Teenage road testers

10 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

Fancy taking part in an MCN road test? If you ride a 125cc bike you may be just what we’re looking for. We’ll be spending Wednesday 18th May in the Peterborough area putting the new KTM 125 Duke...

Husqvarna 900 Street One

10 May 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my idea for the new BMW-powered Husqvarna street bike. What do you think?

New MCN May 11: Honda's shock new V4 concept

10 May 2011 by MCN

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale May 11, we unveil Honda’s radical plans for 2012, including a shock new V4 cruiser to rival the Diavel. We review the new KTM 990 Adventure Dakar Edition in a...

Honda launches Casey Stoner replica Fireblade

10 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Honda Australia has announced a special edition of the CBR1000RR 2011 Repsol Honda Fireblade in Casey Stoner colours and trim – sadly it’s only for the Aussie market but they have made a great video...

Win a new Honda Crossrunner

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Honda is launching the new Crossrunner in dealers across the country on May 14 and to celebrate the arrival of the bike the firm is offering the chance to win one in a free prize draw. One person can...

Free accessories worth £1600 with Yamaha Tenere XT1200Z

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Yamaha is offering up to £1600 of free accessories to anyone buying a Super Tenere XT1200Z during May with test riders at Yamaha dealers getting a free DVD and book featuring Nick Sanders. Anyone...

Video: A lap of the Las Vegas supercross track

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Ever wondered what it’s like to be able to ride a factory motocross bike? We mean really, really ride it rather than wobble around with a look of terror like most people would actually do when faced with the Las Vegas supercross track? Ryan Sipes is a factory rider in the AMA Supercross Lites class which means he races a Yamaha YZF-250R. Check it out here as he tackles a lap of the Las Vegas...

Free test rides on new 167bhp Aprilia Tuono

09 May 2011 by John Westlake

Showing commendable confidence in the easy-riding manners of the new Tuono, Aprilia are offering free test rides of the 167bhp hooligan. Provided you’re over 21 and have a full motorcycle licence, you...

Triumph's 500,000th bike unleashed

06 May 2011 by MCN

Triumph’s 500,000th bike has rolled off the production line. Check out the teaser to see exclusive footage of the landmark bike being assembled and a hint of what Triumph are up to…

BMW makes two millionth motorcycle in Berlin

06 May 2011 by Andy Downes

BMW is celebrating the two millionth motorcycle to be built at the Berlin plant in Spandau with factory-backed stunt rider Christian Pfeiffer writing 2,000,000 with a burn out on his BMW F800R. The...

Courts “prejudiced” against bikers

06 May 2011 by Steve Farrell

A leading motorcycle group is demanding a Government investigation into “prejudice” of courts after a drink-driver got three years’ jail for killing a biker. The Motor Cycle Action Group (MAG) says...

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - It's almost time!

06 May 2011 by Ian Jubb

My excitement is mounting by the bucket load as after a few weeks of waiting I have finally been given the date for collection of my Ducati Diavel long termer for 2011. On Monday I’ll be getting the...

Best of bikemart: Modern classic bikes for sale this week

06 May 2011 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

BBC labels biking more dangerous than hang-gliding

06 May 2011 by Steve Farrell

A quiz on the BBC’s website appears to suggest motorcycling is twice as dangerous as hang-gliding and more than three times as risky as scuba diving. But the figures have been arrived at by comparing...

Husqvarna reveals new 900cc parallel twin road bike engine

06 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian firm Husqvarna has unveiled a new 900cc engine based around the BMW F800 engine that will power the first of five new road bikes being launched in the next five years. Husqvarna revealed the...

Video: Suzuki GSR750 vs Suzuki GSX-R750

05 May 2011 by MCN

The new Suzuki GSR750 is a naked streetbike that costs £7,125, while the GSX-R750 is a focused sports bike that costs £10,026. £3000 more than the GSR750. But do you really need a focused sports bike,...

Riders for Health offers chance to buy a Ducati two-seater MotoGP ride

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Charity Riders for Health is offering the chance to ride on the back of a MotoGP bike with the two-seater Ducati ridden by ex-racer Randy Mamola. This is the only time during the year there is a...

Win a Ducati Diavel with Rizoma

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian builder of beautiful bike parts Rizoma is offering the chance to win a Ducati Diavel for free with a design competition. The game is called ‘Unlock Your Ideas’, it’s free to enter and runs...

Meet the Narley – oh wait, they called it a Norley

05 May 2011 by Guy Procter

That most promiscuous of motorcycle frames, the Norton featherbed, has mated again – this time with a Harley. And it’s produced a handsome mongrel that’s for sale in aid of charity Curing Kids...

WK SM50: Racy supermoto 16-er arrives in UK

05 May 2011 by Phil West

If you thought affordable, saucy 50cc bikes were a thing of the past, checkout this new offering from new-to-the-UK Chinese manufacturer WK. Dubbed the SM50, it’s a supermoto-styled, liquid-cooled,...

Staff bikes: MV Agusta Brutale 920 - That’s it run-in then!

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Last year I arranged with the factory on a recent visit that MV Agusta would supply MCN with one of the new 920cc Brutales as a long term test bike. The plan was for an MCN person to fly out to the...

Free panniers on BMW R1200GS and Adventure models

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

BMW is offering free panniers on the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure models for a limited time. Customers will be given a set of BMW panniers which suit their chosen bike, with R1200GS buyers offered a...

'Charge': the worst timed movie ever?

05 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

‘Charge’ is a new documentary following the electric bikes at the Isle of Man TT, and you can see the trailer below. Narrated by Ewan McGregor and directed by Mark Neale – of ‘Faster’ (2003) fame –...

TT3D - yet more cinemas, yet more success

05 May 2011 by Guy Procter

Word-of-mouth marketing has seen TT3D: Closer to the Edge reach even more cinemas, and smash the half-million mark in box-office receipts after two weekends – a key movie milestone. The new cinemas...

Majorca tour

04 May 2011 by bikercash

About to set off on a tour round Majorca. Me on the Yamaha Fazer that I hired and my brother-in-law on his Hyosung. We had to read our favourite MCN befotre setting off!

MV Agusta celebrates 150 years of Italian unification

04 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian firm MV Agusta is commemorating 150 years since the unification of its home country with a special series of bikes based on the Brutale 990R. There are just 150 of the bikes being built which...

Used bikes for sale - our picks of the week

04 May 2011 by MCN

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Here’s just a few of the fantastic bikes available this week: ...

Last chance to enter Triumph Young Guns talent competition

04 May 2011 by Ped Baker

Triumph is urging aspiring champions to enter its Young Guns talent scheme before the 13 May deadline. Launched to turn promising young riders into the UK’s racetrack stars of tomorrow the scheme is...

BMW-backed Husqvarna to launch five new road bikes

04 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian motorcycle firm Husqvarna is just months away from unveiling the first of five new road bikes which will have BMW-derived twin and single cylinder engines. Find a Husqvarna for sale. There’s...

Leather jackets for less than £150 on the MCN shop

04 May 2011 by Marc Abbott

Leather jackets are one of the mainstays of motorcycling kit, but so often you’ll need to pay top dollar for the most popular brand names or the latest features. But buying your first leather jacket...

Bikes on TV: May 4-10

04 May 2011 by Alison Silcox

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

Brammo launches four 'game changing' new bikes: ones real riders will like

04 May 2011 by Guy Procter

American electric bike manufacturer Brammo is launching four new models featuring ‘a game-changing mechatronic propulsion unit that emulates the feeling and performance of a traditional internal...

Why Rossi has Ducati worried sick about their new superbike

04 May 2011 by Guy Procter

It’s November 2011. MotoGP’s just finished with [insert Stoner/Lorenzo/Pedrosa/Spies here] and Rossi, um, fifth. Press releases are hurriedly despatched – ‘It was his shoulder!’; ‘It was mainly his...

Video: S1000RR faster than an M3 even in the wet

03 May 2011 by Guy Procter

BMW’s M3 saloon is lame, according to a shock video admission by the firm itself. It’s released this video of its ‘fastest’ four-wheeler racing its fastest bike in what we can only interpret as a...

Destination dealer: Power Sunday at Laguna

03 May 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION The Laguna Performance Centre has everything a biker could need – whether you’re interested in performance, commuting or off-road riding with Ducati, KTM, Kawasaki, Piaggio and...

Free tickets to see Foggy and Whit show!

03 May 2011 by MCN

Four-times WSB champion Carl Fogarty and his TV commentator best mate Jamie Whitham are offering 36 pairs of tickets to MCN readers for three of their ‘Foggy and Whit: Givin’ It Gas’ shows. The tour...