2014

BMW R1200GS Adventure launch today

24 January 2014 by Michael Neeves

MCN is at the launch of the new BMW R1200GS adventure in southern Spain today. Based on the liquid-cooled, face lifted R1200GS which arrived in dealers last year, the new Adventure version has a new...

Which was your favourite challenge from Guy Martin's recent 'Speed' television series?

23 January 2014 by MCN

Guy Martin’s new television series ‘Speed’ has been a massive success, and has seen the Lincolnshire TT racer attempt to set records for everything from the cycling land speed record to the fastest...

BMW R nineT launch today

23 January 2014 by Michael Neeves

MCN is at the launch of BMW’s beautiful new retro-style R nineT in southern Spain today. Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves will ride the new machine, which is powered by the six-speed, 110bhp, 1170cc...

Vote now for your 2013 MCN Man of the Year!

23 January 2014 by MCN

With British riders taking on the world in 2013 – and winning – there’s a whole host of top talent in the running for MCN’s Man of the Year, including three world champions in Tom Sykes, Sam Lowes and...

Competition: Win GB Racing engine protection

23 January 2014 by Tony Hoare

British engine crash protection firm GB Racing has been awarded worldwide approval by the FIM, motorcycle racing’s world governing body – and is celebrating by offering motorcyclenews.com readers a...

Who says learning can’t be fun?

23 January 2014 by MCN Staff

Aprilia RS4 125 The RS4 125 took over from the legendary RS125 in 2011, bringing four-stroke reliability to Aprilia’s 125cc sportsbikes for the first time. While many lamented the demise of the...

Limited number of ABS-equipped Kawasaki J300s coming to UK

22 January 2014 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki UK has announced plans to sell a limited number of ABS-equipped J300SE scooters in the UK in 2014. The manufacturer originally planned to only sell the non-ABS version, stating they didnt...

New Honda Fireblade takes on rivals

22 January 2014 by MCN Staff

With over 210,000 bikes sold since 1992, the evergreen Fireblade is one of the most successful road-going superbikes ever. Honda has upgraded it for 2014, so how has it changed and how does it stack...

New MCN January 22: New Fireblade shootout

21 January 2014 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from January 22: New Fireblade shootout: Has Honda’s faster, sharper superstar got what it takes to beat the very...

MV tease new Dragster 800

20 January 2014 by Phil West

These are the first official images of MV Agusta’s forthcoming new Dragster 800. They’re taken from an official ‘teaser’ promotional video of the new machine which was released by the Varese factory...

Road Test Diary: Part One

17 January 2014 by MCN Staff

In late October last year, MCN Road Testers Michael Neeves and Adam Child took a trip to Sicily for a week’s worth of road tests. The digital producer that went along to shoot video also took some...

Bike tax changes causing confusion

17 January 2014 by Andy Downes

Scrapping the paper tax disc has left the DVLA scrabbling for a solution to the problem of what to do once a bike is sold with remaining tax on it; something no one appears to have thought about before announcing the end of the current system. Moves to scrap the 93-year-old vehicle tax disc in October this year have thrown up some issues which the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) has...

The new Lotus superbike carries dramatic styling – but do you like it?

16 January 2014 by MCN

MCN has the world exclusive images of the new Lotus superbike in this week’s issue of the paper along with details of the project and how running prototypes are already out testing. MCN managed to get...

Alan Davies sells his V-Strom for Riders for Health

16 January 2014 by MCN

TV funnyman, actor and all round bike-nut Alan Davies has decided to mark the launch of his new DVD, Life is Pain in quite an special way; he has decided to donate his own bike to biking charity,...

Tarmac stars get a taste of dirt!

15 January 2014 by MCN

When the 2014 Garmin Arenacross Tour kicks off on Friday evening at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena the International flavour on-track will be complimented off it with British Superbike, MotoGP and...

Bimota SB-1 600 Concept

15 January 2014 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my concept for a Bimota scooter.

Video like a pro

15 January 2014 by MCN

Unlike 1970’s motocross legend Heikki Mikkola, these days you don’t need to bungee a Super 8 film camera to your helmet to capture your motorcycling exploits. Digital video cameras are small, cheap...

Lotus superbike: MCN world exclusive

15 January 2014 by Andy Downes

MCN has the world exclusive images of the new Lotus superbike in this week’s issue of the paper along with details of the project and how running prototypes are already out testing. We have exclusive...

MCN Live! '14 promises to be the best party weekend yet

15 January 2014 by MCN Staff

Do you fancy a weekend partying with fellow bikers and the MCN staff? Of course you do! Thanks to Devitt insurance, MCNLive! is back in Skegness in March for another fantastic, party weekend of...

Win a place on the MT-07 world launch!

15 January 2014 by MCN

One lucky MCN reader will be jumping on a plane on February 7th, and heading out to Lanzarote where they’ll get the chance to ride Yamaha’s all-new MT-07 at the world press launch event. The...

Do you recognise this motocross bike?

15 January 2014 by Tony Hoare

Gwent police is trying to find the owner of this bike, a Yamaha YZ450F or YZ250F, which was recovered at a property in the Coedkernew area. A 22-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested on...

My Dream Harley-Davidson – £10k of genuine parts & accessories to be won

14 January 2014 by MCN Staff

Two Harley-Davidson owners can each win £5000 of genuine Harley-Davidson parts and accessories to create their dream bike – and have the parts fitted by Harley Master Technicians at a live makeover...

Festival of 1000 Bikes cancelled

14 January 2014 by Andy Downes

The Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) has been forced to cancel the 2014 running of the Festival of 1000 Bikes following the months of speculation and turmoil at Mallory Park racing circuit which has only recently been resolved. Mallory Park was eventually placed into administration in late 2013 and it was only later that new operators Real Motor Sport Ltd took over the running of the track but the...

Old school supersport 600s needed

14 January 2014 by MCN

MCN is on the hunt for owners of old school 600 supersport bikes. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the Yamaha Thundercat, Kawasaki ZX-6R (1998-2002) and Suzuki GSX-R600 SRAD...

Changes to A2 test delayed

14 January 2014 by Andy Downes

Planned changes for the A2 bike test to reduce the minimum power of the bikes allowed to be ridden have been pushed back by delays in getting proposed legislation approved by Parliament. It’s not thought any potential test candidates have been affected by this as the bikes allowed under the current rules were never changed while the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) waited for the alterations to the...

Hour wait for injured motorcyclist ambulance

14 January 2014 by Andy Downes

An injured motorcyclist knocked off his bike near Luton and suffering multiple injuries waited over an hour for the arrival of an ambulance capable of taking him to hospital. The accident on the A6 in Bedfordshire, was witnessed by a fellow motorcyclist and nurse who sat with the injured rider; firstly waiting 40 minutes for an ambulance car to arrive and then a further 28 minutes for an ambulance...