September

Japanese cruisers wanted

Japanese cruisers wanted

MCN are looking for owners of three Japanese cruisers – the Kawasaki VN1500, Honda VTX1300 and Suzuki VL1500. We’ll be using the information to help with our article and there may be a chance you get...

Llyn Bikers 2013 Wales Air Ambulance fundraiser

Llyn Bikers 2013 Wales Air Ambulance fundraiser

“Well they did it again!” Beicwyr Llyn Bikers Motorbike Club with the help of their family and friends, have again this year raised an amazing amount of money for a good cause. This year’s chosen...

Lap the Assen TT circuit with MCN

Lap the Assen TT circuit with MCN

200 fans will be offered the opportunity to lap the legendary Assen circuit when the British Superbike championship returns there September 20-22. All advance UK ticket holders will have the chance to...

Royal Enfield Continental GT first ride

Royal Enfield Continental GT first ride

The Royal Enfield Continental GT is currently getting its world first ride in and around London in the hands of MCN Executive Editor Phil West. Here are his first impressions: “At first glance the new...

BMW unveils production spec electric scooter

BMW unveils production spec electric scooter

BMW has shown off the final production version of the company’s first electric two-wheeler and it appears to be exactly the same as the concept bike MCN tested last year. The BMW C evolution scooter...

Staff Blog: Triumph Street Triple R at Silverstone

Staff Blog: Triumph Street Triple R at Silverstone

Two years ago, MCN Consumer Editor Tony Hoare almost died after an accident at Cadwell Park. He hadn’t been back on track since, until he took his Triumph Street Triple R for a trackday on the...

Video: TT Lightweights are back

Video: TT Lightweights are back

In 1999 John McGuinness set the TT Lightweight lap record on Paul Bird’s stunning 250GP Honda. Yet at this year’s TT James Hillier lapped quicker on his Bournemouth Kawasaki ER-6 650cc supertwin. How...

New MCN September 11: New 899 Panigale

New MCN September 11: New 899 Panigale

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 11: – Official pictures and full spec for the newly unveiled Ducati 899 Panigale – New Kawasaki Z1000: Better to...

New Ducati 899 revealed

New Ducati 899 revealed

A new breed of sports bikes has been evolving, defined by non-conformity to more established capacities. Where once we had superbike and supersport categories, the trend is now towards a burgeoning...

Kawasaki Z1000SX updated for 2014

Kawasaki Z1000SX updated for 2014

Kawasaki’s popular sports-tourer, the Z1000SX, is to receive a host of significant updates for 2014, the Japanese firm has announced. Not only does it get a new, bespoke, colour-coded optional pannier...

We want your Box Hill stories

We want your Box Hill stories

We’re organising a road test, which will take place at Box Hill next Tuesday. Box Hill has been a Mecca to southern bikers for years. It’s been a destination for ride-outs, somewhere to ogle cool...

Which do you think is the best configuration for a road bike?

Which do you think is the best configuration for a road bike?

Yamaha recently launched the eagerly awaited new three-cylinder MT-09, a bike to go up against the class leading Triumph Street Triple. But are three cylinders really the best? Which do you think is...

Which electronic rider aid would you most like on your bike?

Which electronic rider aid would you most like on your bike?

It’s hard to find a top-of-the-range bike these days without multiple electronic aids, from variable mapping to traction control. But which ones of these do you most want to see on your bike? Maybe...

V-twin sports bike owners needed!

V-twin sports bike owners needed!

V-twin sports bike owners needed! MCN are looking for owners of some v-twin sports bikes upcoming test. Specifically we’re looking for owners of: Aprilia Falcos Suzuki TL1000Rs Honda VTR1000F...

New MCN September 4: Yamaha strikes back!

New MCN September 4: Yamaha strikes back!

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 4: – Yamaha strikes back with the launch of the new three-cylinder MT-09 – Around the world on a 125! –...

Italian Job

Italian Job

The last weekend of August saw a number of Aprilia Caponord owners meet in sleepy Llandovery, mid Wales. The beautiful and sunny weather helped the Caporiders enjoy the outstanding scenery that Wales...

Fancy coming on an MCN road test?

Fancy coming on an MCN road test?

We’re putting a road test feature together next week and we’re after owners of the following bikes to come along and get involved: Yamaha TDR250 Yamaha RD350 LC Kawasaki ZXR400 The plan will be to...