July

Destination dealer: Ride Crossrunner at Doble

Destination dealer: Ride Crossrunner at Doble

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Doble Motorcycles haven generated an enviable reputation throughout their 44-year history for supplying customers with the best deals and the best service. Their friendly,...

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 18,000 motorcycles for sale.              Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

Win Brands Hatch BSB tickets!

Win Brands Hatch BSB tickets!

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship returns to Brands Hatch on 5-7 August. Don’t miss a triple-header battle for supremacy on the Grand Prix circuit! HM Plant Honda’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne...

Video: Impreza breaking Isle of Man TT course record

Video: Impreza breaking Isle of Man TT course record

We know it’s not a bike… but this video of triple British rally champion Mark Higgins steering a lightly modified Subaru Impreza WRX STI around the Isle of Man gives a great view of the Mountain...

‘King Kenny’s R1’ up for grabs!

‘King Kenny’s R1’ up for grabs!

A special, one-off Yamaha R1 which is to be ridden by GP legend ‘King’ Kenny Roberts at the US MotoGP this weekend is to be auctioned off for charity. Fans of the three times 500cc world champion will...

Suzuki launches female rider initiative

Suzuki launches female rider initiative

Suzuki GB has launched a dedicated web resource for females. The new Girl Torque web resource is aimed at providing all-things motorcycling to new and existing female riders as well as anyone...

KTM to make road racing debut

KTM to make road racing debut

KTM and MCN will be making road racing history at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough this weekend, as Senior Road Tester Adam Child will be competing in the historic ‘Cock of the North’ meeting on board...

Harley-Davidson Switchback new for 2012

Harley-Davidson Switchback new for 2012

Harley-Davidson has just released details of its 2012 model range, which includes the new £13,499 Dyna Switchback – a custom convertible with removable hard panniers and screen. The idea is to provide...

First ride: Vyrus Moto2 bike

First ride: Vyrus Moto2 bike

Vyrus are testing their new Moto2 bike at Misano, so Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has joined the Italian firm to ride the innovative bike on track. Here are his first impressions: ‘This is one of...

My custom Kawasaki Ninja 250R

My custom Kawasaki Ninja 250R

I’m Ossy from Indonesia. The picture shows my Kawasaki Ninja 250R which I have customised. Here are the specs: Ignition Coil : Nology Complete Sets Carburetors : SUDCO CR 33″ Pistons : JE Piston adj...

Video: Kawasaki ZX-6R buying guide

Video: Kawasaki ZX-6R buying guide

With more Kawasaki ZX-Rs for sale than any other site, we take a look at the 2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R in our latest buying guide. What MCN said at the time: “In the Kawasaki ZX-6R, Kawasaki has built a...

Video: Isle of Man TT Review 2011

Video: Isle of Man TT Review 2011

The official 2011 TT review DVD is out now, costing £24.99. It lasts 240 minutes, and is also available on Blu-Ray. Want to know if it’s worth the money? Check out the footage at 1:12… Unreal.

All-new Triumph Daytona 675 spied

All-new Triumph Daytona 675 spied

This grainy picture is the first ever shot of the new Triumph Daytona 675. It was one of four pictures – including a much clearer side-on shot you can see in tomorrow’s MCN – taken by an MCN reader...

New MCN July 20: New Triumph Daytona!

New MCN July 20: New Triumph Daytona!

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale 20 July, we reveal the all-new Triumph Daytona 675, spotted duting testing near the Hinckley factory. Plus, we test £3000 adventure bikes to see if they’re all the...

Avon unearths film gems during 100th anniversary year

Avon unearths film gems during 100th anniversary year

Avon Tyres has discovered a collection of films that provide a unique insight into parts of the firm’s 100 year history of motorcycle tyre manufacture. Avon’s Global Motorcycle Sales Manager Graham...

The sounds of a Spa classic bike meet

The sounds of a classic bike meeting at Spa-Francorchamps, this time without music.

Mallory Festival of 1000 Bikes

Mallory Festival of 1000 Bikes

Me and my mates having just finished our parade laps at this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes.

Ride across Africa with GP stars

Ride across Africa with GP stars

Suzuki MotoGP rider Álvaro Bautista and 13-time grand prix winner Randy Mamola will be joining participants on the Riders for Health Experience Africa adventure ride in Zambia in November 2011.

Bikes on TV: July 20-26

Bikes on TV: July 20-26

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...

What happens next?

What happens next?

We have no idea who these two riders are but it was hard to predict exactly how this unfolded. Without cheating, how many of you can guess what happens next? Watch here…

Another Manchester?

Another Manchester?

I was just wondering whether Pete Johnson of Manchester (MCN June 15 issue story) had visited this particular Manchester in Wisconsin USA? I was there with my copy of MCN last week! It is situated on...

Spa-Francorchamps classic bike meet

The sounds and sights of a Spa-Francorchamps classic bike meet.

Video: Rizoma kit for Ducati Diavel

Video: Rizoma kit for Ducati Diavel

The July 20 issue of MCN, on sale next Wednesday, has some tasty new accessories for the BMW R1200GS and S1000RR from European masters of aluminium trinkets, Rizoma. Here’s a taster of what’s...

Rieju taking deposits on new “Duke Killer”

Rieju taking deposits on new “Duke Killer”

Catalan marque Rieju is taking deposits on a new, high spec. supermoto special, codenamed the “Duke Killer”. Aimed at the same class of young riders as KTM’s recent 125 Duke (RRP £3495), the £3699...

Deus Yamaha SR custom dirt tracker

Deus Yamaha SR custom dirt tracker

The Oddjob is Sydney based Deus’ latest pared-down dirt track inspired take on the Yamaha SR500. The original air-cooled 499cc single cylinder was bored out to 542cc and blueprinted by Carl Batley of...

Shock new Indians leak to MCN reader!

Shock new Indians leak to MCN reader!

Pictures of five new Indians and a production version of the radical Victory Core concept have leaked to MCN after a reader was unwittingly targeted by an online research firm. The six bikes –...

Moto Guzzi V7 chases down the café racer king

Moto Guzzi V7 chases down the café racer king

Moto Guzzi is on a roll. Under the guidance of Aprilia (itself under the umbrella of Piaggio) one of the oldest names in Italian motorcycling is once again producing modern, practical and desirable...

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 18,000 motorcycles for sale.              Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

RSD Tony Hawk custom Harley-Davidson

RSD Tony Hawk custom Harley-Davidson

This is the second Tony Hawk project bike that Roland Sands Design (RSD) have built for the Tony Hawk Foundation, which raises money to help build skate parks in low income cities in the US. Based on...

Destination dealer: Colchester Kawasaki

Destination dealer: Colchester Kawasaki

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Colchester Kawasaki has been raising dealer standards for years and is now one of the most successful Kawasaki dealers in the UK. As the home of British Superbike team MSS...

Kiyonari HM Plant Honda Fireblade up for grabs

Kiyonari HM Plant Honda Fireblade up for grabs

An ex-Ryuichi Kiyonari, BSB championship-winning CBR1000RR, is one of the star sale items at an auction next week. The bike, which won the series in 2006 and 2007 in HM Plant livery, is ultra rare in...

Over a century of TT footage on new DVD

Over a century of TT footage on new DVD

Celebrating the 100 year history of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races, a 2-disc DVD is being released. ‘The History of the TT 1907-2010’ includes footage, interviews and commentary. It also...

Taylor Mackenzie gets a KTM 125 Duke

Taylor Mackenzie gets a KTM 125 Duke

Current 125GP rising star Taylor Mackenzie took delivery of a brand new KTM 125 Duke at Donington Park yesterday (Wednesday), and was immediately out on track. Taylor only passed his CBT the previous...

Stirling’s scooter up for grabs

Stirling’s scooter up for grabs

Fancy getting a chance to own Sir Stirling Moss’ personal transport? But this is no vintage Aston Martin or classic racer, it’s his personal scooter. The modest W-reg Piaggio ET4, with less than 2000...

MV Agusta F3 “Serie Oro” revealed

MV Agusta F3 “Serie Oro” revealed

MV Agusta’s top spec. “Serie Oro” edition of the upcoming F3 has been photographed for the first time. The exclusive special – rumoured to cost around £22,000 – will come with full Ohlins suspension,...

BMW WSB T-shirts go on sale

BMW WSB T-shirts go on sale

BMW has just released two new T-shirts aimed at fans of its WSB riders Leon Haslam and Troy Corser. The 100% cotton shirts feature the works S1000RR riders’ chosen logos and race numbers, a Motorrad...