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Improve your riding: Swing in the rain

04 March 2017 by Adam Child

Riding well in the wet can improve your overall ability. The latest sports touring rubber offers incredible wet weather grip, but I often wonder whether it helps to be a bit obsessive about riding a...

Marquez on snow. Again.

03 March 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Marc Marquez breaks out the studded tyres again but this time on an X-ADV Having already thrashed the slopes on his MotoGP bike, Marc Marquez has once again taken to the white stuff, this time on an...

Shed-built: 'Early Hinckley Triples are bomb-proof'

03 March 2017 by MCN News

Will Hince, a surveyor from Portsmouth, first dabbled with customising when he bought an unfinished project because he couldn’t stretch to a classic Norton or a new Bonneville. He picked a Triumph...

Suzuki GSX250R price announced

02 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

The new Suzuki GSX250R, first unveiled at the Milan Show in 2016, will be available from £4299 when it reaches UK dealers in April. The new bike will also be available in a MotoGP replica colour...

Guide: Fun ways to clock #ride5000miles

02 March 2017 by MCN News

So you lot should already be in-the-know with MCN’s fabulous #ride5000miles campaign sponsored by Bennetts. For those who aren’t familiar, *coughs* shame on you *coughs*. We forgive you. Here is a...

Take the €10 challenge at the Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show

02 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

If you head down to the Carole Nash Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show this weekend at the RDS, Dublin, you could walk away with an extra €10 in your pocket. All you have to do is visit the Carole Nash...

First government-subsidised electric bike takes to the road

01 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

The first electric motorcycle to be bought with the new ‘plug-in’ subsidy has taken to the roads of the UK today. Fred Murphy, 48, a self-confessed petrolhead from Redhill in Surrey, has collected his...

Segoni G800 Oro debuts in the UK

01 March 2017 by MCN News

At Intermot in October last year historical manufacturer Segoni unveiled the G800 Oro, a Kawasaki Z800-powered bike with a 24 carat gold-plated steel frame, after a 40-year slumber. Now it’s been...

Polaris to launch Indian electric motorcycle

01 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

Polaris Industries, the company behind Indian and the now defunct Victory, are planning to release an electric motorcycle under the Indian name within the next five years, a senior executive has...

Another reason bikes are best

01 March 2017 by James Archibald

No charge for bikes on new Mersey Gateway Bridge Motorcycles will be able to cross the new Mersey Gateway toll bridge, which will run between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes near Liverpool, for free...

Suzuki to sponsor 2017 Endurance Legends event

01 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

Suzuki GB will sponsor the 2017 Endurance Legends event at Donington Park, May 6-7, with the Japanese manufacturer planning a series of activities at the event alongside the support of Team Classic...

Bike thieves target Cornwall

01 March 2017 by MCN News

Police warn riders to be on their guard Motorcyclists in the South West have been urged to remain vigilant by Devon & Cornwall Police after a spate of bike thefts. The information come on the back of...

Indian Scout FTR750 available to purchase

01 March 2017 by Liam Marsden

The Indian Scout FTR750, the American firm’s factory-built flat track racing motorcycle, is now available for customers to buy for $50,000. Indian returned to flat track racing in 2016 with the...