January
Boss of Aprilia Racing confirms he will be involved in future road bike development
20 January 2011 by
The man who took the Aprilia RSV4 Superbike to the World Superbike title has exclusively confirmed to MCN that he will be involved in ‘future innovation’ in the firm’s road bikes. Rumours began...
Insure your dream bike: Triumph Street Triple
20 January 2011 by
Each week, we’ll take a look at one of your top rated bikes in MCN’s Biking Britain survey and let you know just what it would cost to insure them. This week, we use MCNcompare to find out what it...
What Rossi's input on Ducati road bikes means for us
20 January 2011 by
Ducati has officially confirmed that Valentino Rossi will be integral in developing the next generation of road bikes using technology from his Ducati MotoGP machine. Video: Valentino Rossi’s 2011...
Win tickets to MCN Revolution!
20 January 2011 by
You can win 1 of 25 pairs of tickets to MCN Revolution in our free to enter competition. click here to enter The 2011 Bike Show is unlike any other – staged alongside the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle...
MCN’s pothole campaign working
20 January 2011 by
MCN’s pothole campaign is working. We’ve been searching for the country’s worst pothole in a bid to keep pressure on local authorities to maintain the roads through this winter’s freezing...
Can you find a bigger pothole than this?
20 January 2011 by
This is the latest pothole to be nominated in MCN’s search for the country’s worst, after it left an MCN reader’s bike badly damaged. The crater, on Fendrod Way, Llansamlet, Swansea is a foot wide...
Video: Flat trackers at the Arizona mile
20 January 2011 by
American bike mag Cycle World send Associate Editor Mark Cernicky to ride the pick of the AMA Flat Track Litter at the Arizona Mile:
Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 blows away rivals
20 January 2011 by
Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is finally at the top of the supersports tree, after years of playing second fiddle to the competition. Find a 600cc sportsbike for sale We took the new GSX-R600 and its...
Yamaha offer finance & insurance deals on new bikes
19 January 2011 by
Yamaha have announced some great new finance and insurance packages for 2011. Find a Yamaha for sale Whether you’re after the street-wise Fazer8 ABS or the crossplane-cranked YZF-R1, they offer...
BMW S1000RR races car on Top Gear this Sunday
19 January 2011 by
After years of ignoring bikes, Top Gear has finally seen sense. This Sunday’s show will feature a BMW S1000RR racing against a £150,000 Ariel Atom V8 around the BBC show’s famous test track. MCN...
MCNcompare.com saves motorcyclists £780,000!
19 January 2011 by
MCN’s insurance comparison service MCNcompare.com saved motorcyclists a whopping £780,000 on their policies last year. Save money on your motorcycle insurance with MCN Compare Figures just...
Moto Guzzi V7 Classic now available in red
19 January 2011 by
Moto Guzzi has added a red colour scheme to the V7 Classic for 2011. Find a Moto Guzzi V7 Classic for sale The V7 Classic has a 48bhp air-cooled V-twin and remains mechanically identical to the...
Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 gets new 2011 colours
19 January 2011 by
Aprilia has released three new colours for the V-twin Dorsoduro 750 supermoto with a new green, white and black available for 2011. Find an Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 for sale The Dorsoduro 750 was...
Bennetts Biking Dreams winners: Susie Cater
19 January 2011 by
Bennetts celebrated its 80th birthday last year by running the £80,000 Biking Dreams competition. A motorcycle rider from Gosport in Hampshire, has been successfully chosen from thousands of entries...
The perfect honeymoon companion
18 January 2011 by
The perfect honeymoon companion – just don’t tell the wife.
Bikes on TV: January 19-25
18 January 2011 by
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...
Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 flat out!
18 January 2011 by
Aside from a few minor parts the 2011 GSX-R600 is completely new. It’s a massive 9kg lighter, has lighter engine internals and a higher compression ratio. It also has a close-ratio gearbox, Showa Big...
New MCN January 19: New Suzuki GSX-R600 vs rivals
18 January 2011 by
In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale January 19, we test the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 against its supersport rivals with Simon Crafar in the South of France. Also in this week’s MCN, Rossi breaks silence...
Free 8-page Racing Legends pull-out in this week's MCN
18 January 2011 by
On February 3-6 at Excel, London, some of the world’s legendary motorcycle competitors go head-to-head in a one hour spectacular, combining the excitement of world-class stunt acts in a totally new...
Carl Fogarty apologises… via Twitter
17 January 2011 by
Carl Fogarty has apologised to his former racing rivals Aaron Slight, Scott Russell, Colin Edwards and John Kocinski on his Twitter feed. We’re not entirely sure what has caused him to publicly...
MCN Revolution - only 3 weeks to go!
17 January 2011 by
MCN Revolution is the first motorcycle event that pits top-class riders against each other on different machines across some breathtaking obstacles – think 1970’s TV shows Superstars and Kickstart...
MCNLive! is open for bookings - April 1st-4th 2011
17 January 2011 by
MCNLive! 2011 is here again with its bike-fuelled, party-packed days and nights at Butlins Skegness. From the 1st – 4th April 2011 you can watch amazing stunts, meet the beautiful MCN babes, see live...
Did you buy a Yamaha R1 or R6 in 2010?
17 January 2011 by
If you bought either the Yamaha YZF-R1 or YZF-R6 in the UK during 2010 we need to hear from you. Find a Yamaha R1 or Yamaha R6 for sale With new motorcycle prices hitting even greater heights we...
Video: SBK 2011 trailer
14 January 2011 by
Black Bean Games have released this trailer of the forthcoming PC, Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 game SBK2011. Follow Max Biaggi around Portimao in this video, which shows gameplay in development. The...
Which manufacturer has the best bike range?
14 January 2011 by
In next week’s MCN, technical expert Kevin Ash discusses how Kawasaki has methodically rejuvenated its range of bikes, so that it now has an impressive model in almost every category. Find a...
Free roadside assistance with a Honda Service
14 January 2011 by
Honda is offering a year’s free Honda Happiness Roadside Assistance, worth £100, with all bikes booked in for a service and healthcheck before the end of February 2011. Find a Honda for sale If you...
Triumph laughs off 125 rumours
14 January 2011 by
Triumph insiders have laughed off online rumours the British firm is gearing up to produce a 125cc capacity bike. Find a 125cc motorcycle for sale MCN spoke to an insider who said: “We have no...
Back to front, upside down 2000cc triple!
14 January 2011 by
No, it’s not a computer mock-up – that engine really is upside down! And it’s going in to small-scale production too. The Nembo Super 32 Rovescio is the brainchild of Italian designer Daniele...
Top video picks of the week! – 14 January
14 January 2011 by
It’s Friday, and that means five more videos trawled from across the web. This week we’ve got two battles, one round-up and two slices of motorcycling nostalgia. Put a brew on and enjoy. Bike vs.
Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week
14 January 2011 by
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 of...
Motorcycles banned from bus lanes over other people’s crashes
14 January 2011 by
Motorcyclists are to be booted out of bus lanes following a rise in cycle collisions, despite not being involved a single one. A report on a trial of motorcycles sharing bus lanes with cycles in...
Video: Bike vs car drift race
14 January 2011 by
There’s plenty of bike drifting on Youtube, but here’s some with large walls nearby and a big car following close behind. At several points the rider the drag-prepped Kawasaki ZX-10R takes a hand off the bars or good measure. All very IAM. Enjoy.
Video: Electric bike vs. petrol rivals – full race commentary
14 January 2011 by
Electric superbike racer Chip Yates has released this video of his podium-placed race against a grid of petrol-fuelled bikes last weekend. The Swigz.com Electric Racing team bike makes an estimated...
Poll: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 v Daytona 675 v ZX-6R v R6 v CBR600RR
14 January 2011 by
Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is lighter, has more midrange torque and extra revs, but can it beat the competition from both Japan and the UK? Find a used sports 600 for sale Senior road tester Michael...
2010 Yamaha Fazer8 - full review
13 January 2011 by
The 2010 Yamaha Fazer8 has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Yamaha Fazer8 review “The Fazer8 shares crankcases with the...
Triumph tops 2010 sales chart
13 January 2011 by
Triumph finished top of last year’s high-capacity sales chart, selling more 500cc+ bikes in the UK than any other manufacturer. Find a used Triumph for sale. The figures, released by the Motorcycle...