January

Angelman Rally charity ride is huge success

10 June 2019 by MCN News

Despite terrible weather, near constant rain and one small spill, The Angelman Rally has returned home triumphant, having raised thousands for charity. Xavier Lomas, Graham Trood and Dan Whitley spent...

Riding with Ian Hutchinson: Miracle man

06 March 2019 by Adam Child

Hutchy’s front wheel rises over the crest, he’s slightly crossed up, but perfectly in control. I spot his right foot tap another gear on his modified Honda Fireblade SP, and he’s gone. Two corners...

Warr's 'Crook' bags top spot in Harley Battle of the Kings

04 March 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Warr’s simple but effective take on the chopper has netted them the top spot of the public vote once again in Harley-Davidson’s Battle of the Kings custom competition. Fighting off some extremely...

Stunning Foggy Petronas FP1 sells for £31,275

25 February 2019 by MCN News

A Foggy Petronas FP1 with just 7km on the clock has sold for £31,275 at the Race Retro show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. One of the road bikes manufactured for Petronas by Essex-based...

Video: Revvi Twelve" electric balance bike teaches kids throttle control

11 February 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Available in five colour options from late February to early March, the Revvi Twelve” electric balance bike will start at a base price of £299 and will cater for budding bikers ranging from two to six...

Honda CBR900RR FireBlade used test

31 January 2019 by Bruce Dunn

In 1992, the Honda CBR900RR FireBlade changed the sportbike game forever. Promising unparalleled levels of lightness, agile steering and plenty of poke, it was the must have bike of the time. Over a...

New statistics show how few motorcycle thefts result in action

30 January 2019 by MCN News

New figures have revealed the size of the motorcycle theft problem in London and how little of it ends in police action being taken. From January 2015 to October 2018, over 45,000 motorcycle or moped...

Italian design house create Ducati Panigale V4 streetfighter

30 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

This stunning Ducati Panigale V4 streetfighter could be the shape of things to come with Ducati promising more models with the MotoGP-derived engine. Italian design house Officine GP Design are...

Bag a motorbike kit bargain in online clearance auction

30 January 2019 by Ben Clarke

£500,000-worth of motorbike kit is to be auctioned online during the first week of February 2019. The stock of Bradford-based retailer Nicholas Noble (UK) Ltd, which recently went into administration...

Crescent Motorcycles celebrate 55 years with Suzuki

29 January 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Multi-franchise motorcycle dealer group Crescent Motorcycles are celebrating 55 years in partnership with Suzuki. Crescent took delivery of their first machines in the 1960s, when the business...

Steve McQueen's Triumph fetches £118,000 at auction

28 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

The massive Las Vegas Bonhams motorcycle auction took place on Thursday, January 24 with 128 motorbikes going under the hammer. MORE FROM MCN Ducati electric mountain bike arrives in dealers 5 ways...

Hex Innovate create new generation BMW diagnostic tool

23 January 2019 by Dan Sutherland

South African motorcycle tech experts Hex Innovate have created a new diagnostic tool for riders, which can be operated remotely via a laptop or smartphone. Known as the GS-911, the unit gives BMW...

Government sets up a new taskforce to tackle rise in bike crime

23 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

The Home Office has set up a vehicle taskforce after a huge rise in theft nationally. The taskforce is chaired by Policing Minister Nick Hurd MP and includes representatives from various police...

Metisse are thinking big

23 January 2019 by MCN News

An all-new biking destination will soon be on the map thanks to bespoke motorcycle manufacturer Metisse. The company, based in Carswell, Oxfordshire, have announced that construction is due to begin...

"Men worry about dropping their bike too, they just don't talk about it"

22 January 2019 by Ben Clarke

Being 50 years old wasn’t going to stop MCN reader Sue Gibbons getting her bike licence and nor was being a woman in the largely male-dominated motorbike world. As a pillion on her husband’s...

SWM appoint 3X Motorcycles as UK dealer

21 January 2019 by Ben Clarke

SWM, the Italian motorbike manufacturer famed for their off-road exploits in the 1970s and ’80s have appointed 3X Motorcycles as their official UK distributor. The deal means that 2019 models will be...

Revisited: 1990-1992 Kawasaki KR-1S

17 January 2019 by Bruce Dunn

The Kawasaki KR-1S was one of the most exciting two-stroke performance bikes produced in the 1990s and here in Britain we absolutely lapped them up. So, what’s it like 28 years on? MCN finds out. MORE...

BMW's loose spoke woes

16 January 2019 by Richard Newland

Up to a thousand BMW bikes sold in the UK last year with spoked rims could be at risk of multiple spokes working loose, leading to compromised wheel integrity. The issue also affects all spoked-rim...

Complicated sales fraud catches out unwitting bike buyers

16 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Used motorcycle buyers are being warned to be extra cautious and vigilant after a sophisticated new fraud emerged, which involves the theft and selling of three similar motorcycles. The fraud catches...

GYTR race kit transforms Yamaha YZF-R3 into Supersport 300 racer

16 January 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Alongside the introduction of a revised YZF-R3 road bike for 2019, Yamaha have revealed a new GYTR performance kit to transform the standard machine into a World Supersport 300 (WSSP300) race...

Poll: Which was the greatest late 80s/early 90s Japanese sportsbike?

15 January 2019 by MCN News

As Kawasaki’s ZXR750 turns 30, we are on a quest to discover the greatest late 80s to early 90s Japanese superbike ever produced. In the running is the Honda RC30, Yamaha OW01 and the aforementioned...

CES Las Vegas 2019 motorbike tech on display

15 January 2019 by MCN News

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is where technology companies from all over the world display their latest and greatest ideas. This year a few motorcycle companies made the trip, including...

Adventure Spec Challenge is perfect for bikers new to off-roading

14 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

After the success of last year’s Wales 500 the organisers, RallyMoto, have expanded the event into a series called the Adventure Spec Challenge. For 2019 there will be three ‘500’ events in...

MV Agusta announce A2-friendly Brutale 800 and F3 675

10 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Never ones to be accused of not looking after the interests of young people, MV Agusta have homologated A2-compliant versions of the MV Agusta Brutale 800 and MV Agusta F3 675 that can be...

Lightning ramp up electric bike assembly line

03 January 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Just as the electric bike market is heating up with more manufacturers and increasing sales, US firm Lightning have entered the next stage of mass production with their LS-218 sportsbike. MORE FROM...

Mike Hailwood Ducati TT replica auctioned

02 January 2019 by MCN News

This NCR Ducati replica, identical to the bike Mike Hailwood rode to historic victory at the 1978 TT, is the star lot at the Mecum auction in Las Vegas later this month. NCR were a tuning shop down...

Newmarket gets UK’s largest Harley-Davidson dealership

02 January 2019 by Dan Sutherland

After 22 years of service at its Black Bear Lane premises, Newmarket Harley-Davidson have moved location to a new purpose-built showroom for the first time today. Promising to be both ‘bigger and...

McAMS Yamaha's Jason O'Halloran gives trackday tuition

02 January 2019 by Ben Clarke

Aussie BSB star Jason O’Halloran will be giving special one-to-one tuition at Almeria, courtesy of Focused Events, in an exclusive Golden Ticket promotion. MORE FROM MCN Celebrity favourite bikes of...