2016 | Page 15

Crutchlow's journey to the top

01 September 2016 by MCN News

He may have only just turned 30, but Crutchlow is now in his 18th year of racing in a career that spans back to 1999. During that time he’s won in Aprilia Superteens, British Superstock 600, British...

Victory forced to slash model range for 2017

01 September 2016 by MCN News

Victory to cut back the number of models available in Europe. While Victory can continue to sell the current models in the US market, the new rules mean only bikes with full Euro4 certification can be...

Gallery: British GP over the years

31 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

With Cal Crutchlow becoming the first Brit to win a GP since Barry Sheene 35 years ago, our excitement for this weekend’s upcoming British GP at Silverstone is at an all time high. With hopefully more...

WSB on the cheap (Part 1)

31 August 2016 by MCN

They may not be the exotic homologation specials of old, but these bikes all boast a WSB title to their name – and they’re great value too hen World Superbike rules were tweaked to allow 1000cc...

WSB on the cheap (Part 2)

31 August 2016 by MCN

‘Damn, that thing still sounds good!’ hink we’d forgotten the booming and beautiful work of HRC art that is the SP-2? Double world champion Colin Edwards certainly hasn’t… The Honda SP-2 holds a very...

Can you hear the Thunder? Bikers flock to the Highlands for annual rally.

31 August 2016 by Alison Silcox

This weekend saw Aviemore in the Cairngorms come alive with the sound of Thunder! It wasn’t your normal weather related thunder but the sound of 1000s of bikes, roaring through the glens for the...

Motorcycle Live: The rhythm of the road

31 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

In the second of six short videos released in the build up to Motorcycle Live 2016, long-distance rider Nathan Millward shares his passion for the open road and explains how his love of motorcycling...

New KTM Adventure spied

31 August 2016 by Andy Downes

KTM’s 1190 Adventure will be heavily updated for 2017, as revealed by these spy shots taken last week outside the Austrian factory. The 1195cc V-twin has been a strong seller and remains an important...

Husqvarna range hots up

31 August 2016 by Andy Downes

The rebirth of the historic Husqvarna brand will reach a huge milestone in a matter of a few months with the launch of a three-model family of modern roadsters later this year. MCN was granted...

Limited edition whisky launched for Harley's biggest rally in Europe

30 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

Harley-Davidson riders from around the UK gathered in the Scottish Highlands for the annual Thunder in the Glens rally last weekend and visited the Speyside Distillery to be presented with...

Wanted: Marketing Executive

30 August 2016 by MCN News

MCN are on the lookout for the best marketing exec on the planet. No, seriously. It’s a brilliant portfolio that includes one of Specialist’s flagship brands. So you’ll need to be good. Very...

Who’s your money on to blitz the BSB Showdown?

30 August 2016 by MCN News

After fighting back to take victory in the second race at Cadwell Park yesterday, Leon Haslam is now just 21 points behind championship leader Shane Byrne, with four rounds to go. Can the WSB race...

Engineer aims to set sidecar speed record

30 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

Five years ago Kevin Clemens, an engineer at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, decided he would try and set a land speed record riding an electric motorcycle. He set a national record at...

MCN users respond to Calais border travel issues

30 August 2016 by Maria Vallahis

Earlier this month MCN’s Deputy Editor, Richard Newland, encountered some potentially life-threatening problems on the road into Calais when returning from the Austrian round of MotoGP. Just a week...

This week's issue: Cal can win again

30 August 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from August 31: Cal: “I can win again” MotoGP race winner Cal Crutchlow on why it’s determination as much as skill that’s...

True Heroes Racing line up at Shelsley Walsh Bike Festival

29 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

True Heroes Racing, the UK’s first injured serviceman’s motorcycle team are set to attend the Shelsley Walsh Bike Festival on Sunday September 4. True Heroes Racing was set up to prove injured...

How the hell do you... Make a bike defy gravity?

29 August 2016 by Andy Davidson

Here’s part 2 Answered by Dougie Lampkin MBE – Trials legend Dougie has won the FIM World Trial Championship a staggering 12 times and the Scottish Six Days Trial ten times. On a trials bike you can...

Guy Martin goes Trannie racing

29 August 2016 by MCN News

Persistent speed junkie, occasional motorcycle racer and full-time lorry mechanic, Guy Martin, is back with another series of his wildly popular Speed programme, on Channel 4. In the new series Guy...

Dynamic designer Sacha Lakic talks custom classics with Built

29 August 2016 by Maria Vallahis

Sacha Lakic is a world famous designer, better known for his James Bond set-style approach to architectural concepts, such as the Nest (pictured), a luxury home suspended 1000m high above the Colarado...

CFMoto plans a cheap 650 twin

27 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

CFMoto are revamping their range and adding this Versys-style budget 650 twin model to their line-up. Called the 650MT, the bike takes its chassis and 650cc parallel-twin engine from the firm’s...

MV Agusta F4Z custom superbike revealed

26 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

MV Agusta have revealed images of the upcoming F4Z a week before the bike was due to be unveiled. The F4Z is the result of a collaboration between MV Agusta and Milan-based design house Zagato, who...

Infinity Motorcycles gives free reign to street artist for office wall design

26 August 2016 by Dan Sutherland

Infinity Motorcycles’ Camberley warehouse have transformed a plain, breezeblock wall into a vibrant mural to motorcycling with the help of street artist Nathan Bowen. Nathan was commissioned for the...

Motorcycles in Russian houses: The bikes that came in from the cold

26 August 2016 by Bike magazine

If you reckon a British winter is tough to cope with on two wheels, spare a thought for the denizens of St. Petersburg and its environs. When the thermometer dips to minus 30º riders take the only...

Akrapovič donate limited-edition exhausts to Day of Champions

26 August 2016 by Simon Patterson

Slovenian exhaust manufacturers Akrapovič will donate the first in a series of special edition exhausts launched to celebrate their 25th anniversary to the Day of Champions, MotoGP’s annual charity...

Kawasaki tie-in gets serious with new Kymco 650 roadster

26 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

Kymco and Kawasaki have already been in cahoots to create Kawasaki’s first attack on the scooter market with the J300 and J125 – and now Kawasaki are repaying the favour by helping Kymco take a shot...

Triumph Bobber confirmed

26 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

Triumph have been developing hordes of new bikes around their water-cooled Bonneville engine family and one of the strangest will be the bobber that’s been spotted on test a couple of times in the...

IAM Roadsmart female-only bike skills day to be held next month

25 August 2016 by James Archibald

The Institute of Advanced Motorists is holding its first ever female-only bike skills event on September 19 at the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire. The track event has been designed to focus on riding...

ARM1: The story of one man's return to biking

25 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

aRm1 from Roos Brothers on Vimeo. It takes a certain kind of person to lose a limb in a motorcycle accident and be back in the saddle just six months later. Chris Ganley is that type of person. A road...

BMW retro range set to grow

25 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

At least two further versions of the BMW R nineT are set to go on sale in 2017, just as MCN exclusively revealed earlier this year. Information from emissions certification paperwork in America shows...

The ultimate motorcycling high. Riding the Himalayas

25 August 2016 by Andy Davidson

Mountains are earth’s giants. They’re behemoths, slowly pushing their way through the clouds over millions of years to scratch at heaven’s belly. The ancient rocks offer us the highest ground we can...

Honda to unleash mad 750 adventure scooter

25 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

When Honda showed the City Adventure concept bike at last year’s EICMA show in Milan few people took it seriously. A cross between a big scooter and an adventure bike, Honda refused to reveal any...

Honda resume full production at earthquake damaged factory

24 August 2016 by James Archibald

Honda has resumed full production of motorcycles at the Kumamoto plant that was wrecked by two major earthquakes that hit Japan back in April. Severe damage occurred to both the buildings and...

Triumph record attempt set for September

24 August 2016 by Liam Marsden

After achieving a top speed of 274.2mph during their practice session at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Triumph have confirmed they will return in September to attempt to set a new motorcycle land speed...

213.3mph wheelie sensation

24 August 2016 by James Archibald

Dutch rider Egbert van Popta has set a new record for the world’s fastest wheelie at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire. A stunning 213.3mph saw him overtake the 209.8mph record set by Liverpool’s...

Harley-Davidson reveal new engines for 2017 range

23 August 2016 by Andy Downes

Harley-Davidson have unveiled the complete range of new touring models which now feature the company’s most-powerful engine yet – the new Milwaukee-Eight V-twin. The Milwaukee-Eight is, slightly...

This week's issue: Cal Strikes Gold

23 August 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from August 24: Cal strikes Gold Crutchlow takes stunning Brno GP victory – ending Barry Sheene’s 35-year record Ducati 1299...