November
Bradley Smith live from 5pm!
30 November 2013 by
In the latest of our Motorcycle Live special guests, we’ve got Bradley Smith in the MCN studio to answer your questions from 5pm onwards. Leave your questions in the comments below, and Jamie Whitham...
Royal touch at Motorcycle Live
30 November 2013 by
Bike mad His Royal Highness Prince William visited Motorcycle Live today, as he dropped into the show at Birmingham’s NEC for a look at some of the 2014 bikes on offer, as well as visiting a number of...
Alex Lowes live at 3.30pm on MCN Facebook
30 November 2013 by
The first of our guests today will be BSB champion Alex Lowes, taking over Facebook to answer your questions from 3.30pm today! Post your questions over at our Facebook page and we’ll hand over to...
New Hesketh 24 revealed
29 November 2013 by
This is the first new model from British firm Hesketh Motorcycles, which will be available in a limited run of 24 examples when it goes on sale in February 2014. The brand was recently bought by Paul...
Michael Laverty takes over our Facebook!
29 November 2013 by
We’ve got our next live event from Motorcycle Live coming up in an hour, with PBM Aprilia MotoGP racer Michael Laverty taking over our Facebook to answer your questions! Post your questions in the...
Scott Redding Q&A from Motorcycle Live
29 November 2013 by
In a first for MCN, we’ve just concluded a LIVE Q&A with Scott Redding from Motorcycle Live at the NEC! Former racer James Whitham, now a leading bike racing commentator, put the best of your...
Video: Metzeler Sportec M7 RR exclusive test
29 November 2013 by
Metzeler’s new Sportec M7 RR is the replacement for the firm’s out-going Sportec M5 Interact sports tyre. In our world exclusive test, we get to put the tyres through their paces around the Pergusa...
UK version of Ducati 1199 Panigale Senna
28 November 2013 by
Ducati recently revealed plans for a limited run of 1199 Panigale Senna recreations of the original 916 but there is a catch; they are only available in Brazil. Now Ducati Aylesbury has come up with...
MCN on iPad only 99p this weekend!
28 November 2013 by
For this weekend only MCN on the iPad will be available for only 99p! The flash sale starts Firday November 29 and ends Monday December 2. MCN on the iPad includes all the latest news, road tests and...
Supersport 400 owners needed
28 November 2013 by
MCN is on the hunt for owners of supersport 400s. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the Honda CBR400RR, Kawasaki ZXR400 and Honda VFR400R NC30/NC35. We’ll be using the information to...
Video: Kawasaki Z1000 first ride
28 November 2013 by
The Z1000 has been the most serious Japanese ‘super naked’ since 2003, and Kawasaki have determinedly reinvented it ever since. For 2014, it’s re-styled and eschews electronics in favour of...
Walker takes Race School on tour
27 November 2013 by
The Chris Walker Race School is looking to bounce back from the demise of it’s home at Mallory Park, with an even bigger and better schedule for 2014 announced today at Motorcycle Live. With the...
Video: Ducati Panigale 899 fights Suzuki and Triumph
27 November 2013 by
Ducati’s eagerly anticipated ‘baby’ Panigale 899 is the new challenger in the middleweight sports bike division. We pit it against the class leading Suzuki GSX-R750 and the hugely capable Triumph...
£1 off January issue of Bike, out now!
27 November 2013 by
You can claim £1.00 off the latest issue of Bike magazine, which comes with a free supplement marking the 90th birthday of BMW motorcycles. They’ve got quite a bit to celebrate. Bike’s custom bike...
If you could download an expert bike skill overnight – which would you pick?
27 November 2013 by
If you could download an expert bike skill overnight – which would you pick?
Staff Blog: Natural order restored
27 November 2013 by
I thought I was done for winter. After a couple of weeks on holiday I’d not got back into the habit of riding to work every day, thanks to my insistence that I would only ride when I wanted to, not...
Staff blog: Garage blues
26 November 2013 by
As you’ll all, no doubt, have noticed, winter has arrived. And as you’ll all equally no doubt know, winter is a time for garages. Though I’m planning to run the Tiger Sport through as much of this...
New MCN November 27: Z1000 Simply Brilliant
26 November 2013 by
In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 27: World first Kawasaki Z1000 test: Simply brilliant! Scoop: New Triumph 250 Baby Daytona and Street Triple spy...
Victory announce five year warranty
25 November 2013 by
Victory Motorcycles will offer a UK first five year warranty available on all new 2014 models. The extended warranty covers parts and labour charges for repair or replacement of defective parts and...
Ross Noble, Riders For Health documentary available for free
22 November 2013 by
Comedian and biker Ross Noble featured in a heart-warming documentary about his motorcycling mission to support health workers in Zambia – The Supporters Club: Ross Noble Riding to the Rescue on BT...
Staff Blog: Yard Built, Yamaha Blessed
22 November 2013 by
After years of bubbling just below the surface, the ‘café-racer scene’, this once underground segment of the custom-bike world now finds itself cresting the mainstream wave; shows on Discovery Turbo,...
Friday only ticket offer for London Motorcycle Show
22 November 2013 by
If you’re planning on heading to the MCN London Motorcycle Show 14=16 February 2014 then you may want to take advantage of a ticket offer which is only available today, Friday November 22. Up until...
Can Crutchlow fix the Ducati?
21 November 2013 by
Marco Melandri, Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso are all top level riders who have failed to make the infamous Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike work. The latest rider to take on the...
Biking the backstreets of Beijing
21 November 2013 by
This is a short video I made with a friend biking through the narrow allies (hutongs) of Beijing. Shot from a variety of different angles it gives a nice look into parts of the city not many tourists get to see, and ends beneath the Drum and Bell towers.
Kawasaki unveil supercharged engine
20 November 2013 by
Kawasaki has unveiled a supercharged engine at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan. No details about the engine have been released, although Kawasaki insiders have suggested the capacity could be close...
Early Yamaha R1 owners needed
20 November 2013 by
MCN is on the hunt for owners of early Yamaha R1s. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2002-03 models, before the R1 got underseat exhausts. We’ll be using the...
Yamaha Tokyo concepts
20 November 2013 by
Yamaha has unveiled five concept machines at the Tokyo motorcycle show in Japan; one a café racer version of the XV950, two electric bikes and an electric scooter. None of the four bikes being shown...
CB1100 gets mid-life tweaks
20 November 2013 by
The Honda CB1100 – now designated the CB1100EX – may only have been introduced into Europe for 2013 but it was first unveiled in Japan in 2009, and has now been given a mid-life refresh with spoked...
New MCN November 20: Cal 'I can make it work'
19 November 2013 by
In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 20: Crutchlow’s Ducati debut – Cal vows to make the Ducati work after the first test 24-page NEC Show special –...
Harley Davidson 110 Celebrations at Motorcycle Live
18 November 2013 by
Harley-Davidson UK & Ireland reaches the end of a celebratory year with a major display at Motorcycle Live – the biggest yet to be seen at the Midlands-based NEC. A large section of its floor space is...
Video: Jeremy McWilliams thrashes the new KTM Super Duke
16 November 2013 by
KTM have released this video of the new Super Duke 1290 at it’s recentl launch, with Jeremy McWilliams onboard around the Ascari circuit in Spain. It’s fairly obvous that McWill has lost ittle of the...
Let your children ride for free
15 November 2013 by
If you have ever wanted to let you young children have a go at riding a motorcycle then a free trial at Motorcycle Live might be the perfect test for those aged between two and 12-years-old thanks to...
Litre sportsbikes for less than £3,000
14 November 2013 by
1998/99 Yamaha YZF-R1 In 1998 theYamaha YZF-R1 arrived and rewrote the rulebook when it came to litre sportsbikes. Where the FireBlade had effectively created the genre in 1992, the R1 moved the game...
Norton team up with OSET for family fun day
13 November 2013 by
Norton have teamed up with electric trials bike manufacturer OSET to hold a kids fun day at Norton’s Donington Hall HQ this weekend. It’s aimed at kids from 4 to 12, and will run from 12pm at...
Which rider deserved the championship more?
13 November 2013 by
Marc Marquez is the youngest MotoGP champion ever, taking the title at just 20 years and 266 days old. Lorenzo took more wins (8 to 6), led more laps (236 to 83), but lost out on podiums (6 to Marc’s...
More motorcycles could mean fewer casualties
12 November 2013 by
According to a recent poll from the AA, 85% of drivers say that motorcyclists are ‘hard to see’. The stats were presented by the current president of the AA, Edmund King, whilst addressing a...