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Ducati and Diesel team up to create Diavel Diesel

17 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

Ducati have teamed up with fashion company Diesel to create a limited edition Diavel. The Ducati Diavel Diesel. Designed by the Ducati Design Center and Creative Director of Diesel Licences Andrea...

Triumph launches new finance offers

17 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced new finance offers available across several of the firm’s models, available until March 31 at dealers nationwide. Triumph’s 6.9% APR TriStar finance package will be available on...

Beat the winter blues with the Christini AWD II-Track

16 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

So far in 2017 we’ve only had a very light dusting of snow across most of the UK, but should things get a little more Day After Tomorrow there’s the new Christini AWD II-Track snow bike. As you might...

Bike-wreck! Underwater motorcycles found off Australian coast

16 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve in Sydney, Australia, is a haven for marine life and is a popular destination with snorkelers and divers alike. However, one marine photographer has captured what is...

Iranian women arrested after video shows them riding motorcycle

16 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

Two Iranian women have been arrested for breaking “revolutionary norms and values” after a video posted online showed them riding a motorcycle. While it is not illegal for women to ride motorcycles in...

Dambusters' European charity raid

16 January 2017 by MCN News

The Dambusters Charity Ride first hit the road in 2012 and since then has become an annual pilgrimmage to raise money for service charities Help for Heroes and, more recently, the RAF Benevolent Fund...

Video: Watch James May build a Honda Z50 Mini Trail

16 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

James May one third of The Grand Tour and long time motorcycle enthusiast also happens to have a real love for taking things apart and putting them back together. Which is what he does with a Honda...

20 questions: Marcel Duinker

14 January 2017 by MCN News

Top WSB crew chief talks about life in the fast and slow lane. Q1. What are you riding? I am too ashamed to tell you. Q2. Who do you admire? Rossi. He’s a legend. Q3. Your worst riding habit? Not...

This week in news...

14 January 2017 by MCN News

What every Saturday needs: This week in motorcycle news looked a bit like this… Triumph unveil new Street Triple 765 RS A whole decade has passed since Triumph unveiled the original Street Triple,...

In&motion create smartphone-connected crash vest that can call for help in an accident

13 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

In&motion has unveiled a new crash vest at the CES Show in Las Vegas, which will inflate in an impact and call for rescuers if it detects the rider isn’t moving. The vest, which is worn below your...

Toddler rides motorbike along busy streets with dad as pillion

13 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

A young girl has been spotted riding a motorbike on the road with her presumed father riding as pillion. Travelling through what appears to be city streets, the girl seems to be in complete control –...

Infinity Motorcycles broken into five times

13 January 2017 by Tom West

Last December, in the one month of the year when everyone typically summons their most generous side, a group of lads did the exact opposite and broke into Infinity Motorcycles. Five times. First, the...

The three best bikes Victory Motorcycles ever built

13 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

Earlier this week, MCN revealed that Victory Motorcycles were to cease production immediately. Founded 18 years ago, a lack of global sales forced parent company Polaris to pull the plug in the...

Throwback Thursday: Victory unveil V92C

12 January 2017 by MCN News

Polaris Industries announced on January 9, 2016 that all production of Victory Motorcycles is to cease, 20 years after the Victory brand was created. TOP STORIES Victory Motorcycles cease production...

This Is England actor releases John McGuinness documentary

12 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

Actor Andrew Shim, best known as Milky in This Is England, has released the first episode of his new web series Inside the Passion, which he hopes will bring motorcycle racing fans closer to their...

Here's your completely 3D printed RC motorcycle

12 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

After focussing on car parts and radio controlled (RC) cars, 3D printing specialists BTI3Dlabs have turned their attention to two wheels, printing a miniature RC version of the Ducati draXter concept...

Jonathan Rea picks Carole Nash's 'Best Little Bikers'

12 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

Motorcycle insurance broker, Carole Nash, has announced the winner of its Best Little Biker competition. Neve Longworth, 6, from Cononley, West Yorkshire, took victory over hundreds of other...

Black Douglas: Rose-tinted autocycles

12 January 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Black Douglas produces motorcycles that hark back to yesteryear There was a once a time when gentlemen wore hats, pannier mounts were briefcase holders and you could ride a motorcycle from London to...

7 brilliant reasons to ride this week

11 January 2017 by MCN News

Seven days and seven brilliant reasons to ride this week. Which will you be attending/are interested in? 1. Get your fitness regime off to a muddy start Hare & Hounds Mudfest Where? Rowlands...

Your chance to win a Kawasaki Z300!

11 January 2017 by Dan Sutherland

Kawasaki are giving anyone who registers for their 2017 dealer showroom launch events the chance to win a ‘Refined Raw’ Z300, complete with a unique paint scheme. The launches will take place on...

Poll: Will you be ordering Triumph’s all-new Street Triple 765?

11 January 2017 by MCN News

With the surprise unveiling of the Triumph Street Triple 765 RS, it seem only right to see what you lot think. Are you interested in the UK manufacturers latest new bike? If so, answer below. Will...

In this week's issue: New Triumph special

11 January 2017 by MCN News

It’s #MCNWednesday again and this week’s issue is a new Triumph special, with details of the UK manufacturers brand-spaning new range for 2017. Triumph announced yesterday their new Street Triple 765...

Triumph boost Street Triple 765 range for 2017

10 January 2017 by Richard Newland

In addition to the range-topping Street Triple RS, Triumph will offer two further main model choices – the S and the R – as well as two spin-off models catering for A2 licence holders and the...

Triumph unveil hot new Street Triple 765 RS

10 January 2017 by Richard Newland

A whole decade has passed since Triumph unveiled the original Street Triple, which emerged blinking its trademark round headlamps into the daylight for 2007. It instantly defined a whole new attitude...

TCX discount gives dirt racers a chance to fill their boots

10 January 2017 by Emma Franklin

Italian boot brand TCX are offering all UK off-road racers an amazing discount on their range-topping motocross boots. The deal sees all ACU licenced riders get a whopping 35% off the rrp of the...

Get muddy over winter with these finance trail deals

10 January 2017 by MCN News

The road bike is in the garage tucked up warm away from all the nasty frost and salt currently invading the roads. But despite the weather you’re still longing for your two wheel fix and watching...

Top 5 best-selling motorbike t-shirts

09 January 2017 by MCN News

If you’re looking for a good offer on a motorcycle t-shirt then we’e got the top five from MCN’s t-shirt shop here just for you. At the moment MCN’s t-shirt shop has a discount on these tees –...

Victory Motorcycles cease production

09 January 2017 by Richard Newland

Polaris Industries, the giant American firm behind Victory Motorcycles and Indian Motorcycle, have announced that they will immediately begin winding down the Victory Motorcycles brand. Polaris will...

Video: BMW and Touratech unveil R 1200 GS Rambler

09 January 2017 by Maria Vallahis

BMW’s R1200GS may be broadly regarded as the go-to do-it-all adventure bike for everything from the daily commute to a bit of round-the-world globetrotting. But that’s not to say that it couldn’t be...

Riding clinic: ‘Go in faster and move up to the fast group’

08 January 2017 by Michael Neeves

We road riders are taught to brake early on an approach to a corner, then power through. Going in steadily gives you the wiggle room to slow down, swerve, or even stop, if something unexpected...

The MCN test: Corporate Customs

07 January 2017 by Jon Urry

Eventually, every trend is forced to break from its underground roots as commercialisation takes over. The anti-capitalist hippy generation soon saw their tie-dye T-shirts in mainstream shops owned by...

20 questions with Adam Kay

07 January 2017 by MCN News

The man credited with kickstarting the café racer movement in the UK, Adam Kay, reveals all in MCN’s 20 question interview. Q1. What are you currently riding? I’m still riding my BMW R80 from 1979,...

This week in news...

07 January 2017 by MCN News

What every Saturday needs: This week in motorcycle news looked a bit like this… Supersized Street Triple out soon Triumph look set to unveil the new Street Triple next week, a bike MCN has spied...

5 best-selling hoodies for winter

06 January 2017 by MCN News

Here at MCN we love to give you an offer. So what better way to kick-off 2017 with some hoodie sales. All labelled with motorcycle designs and one with a Casey Stoner quote, sit tight and get cosy in...

Steve McQueen's vintage Harley up for sale

06 January 2017 by James Archibald

Steve McQueen – Famous Hollywood actor, once the highest paid in his field, but also a massive lover of vintage motorcycles. Don’t ‘cha know! Now the opportunity has come to own, yes own, for...

How EagleRider found success selling the American Dream

06 January 2017 by Liam Marsden

25 years ago in a Los Angeles garage with only four motorcycles, Chris McIntyre and friend Jeff Brown started EagleRider with the sole purpose of giving motorcyclists the world over the chance to...