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Aprilia Tuono V4 R first ride – “I’m blown away!”

14 April 2011 by MCN

The new Aprilia Tuono V4 R is essentially an RSV4 without a fairing, and is one of the most powerful naked bikes on the market, producing 167bhp. Find an Aprilia for sale MCN Senior Road Tester,...

Ducati Desmodoctor 1000

13 April 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my idea for a bike which would be prepared by the Ducati Corse department for Valentino Rossi. A supermotard based on the technical part of Demosedici RR 1000. This one will help Valentino to...

Stealth Pan

13 April 2011 by Stewart Swan

I bought an old ST1100 Pan European, which is 21 years old last August. As you would expect by the age it was tired but a solid bike. I stripped it down, replaced the rear shock, disc and pads, gave...

New Aprilia Tuono V4 R video

13 April 2011 by MCN

MCN’s senior road tester Michael Neeves is about to ride Aprilia’s new V4 Tuono at the official launch in Valencia. Find an Aprilia for sale Great things are expected of the 167bhp (claimed) machine,...

MRO Powerbike blog: Cadwell Park

13 April 2011 by Michael Neeves

It was one of the best racing weekends for me so far on my beloved BMW Park lane S1000RR. The weather was glorious and I managed three thirds in Powerbikes, with a best lap time of 1.33.01. That’s...

Bikes on TV: April 13-19

12 April 2011 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time SHED – Discovery Shed DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors...

Leicester County Council giving away high-visibility rucksacks for bikers

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Leicestershire County Council is giving away high-visibility rucksacks and information on one-to-one training sessions for motorcyclists. “The rucksacks are a novel way of making bikers more visible...

Three classic bikes added to Silverstone MotoGP auction

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Three classic bikes have been added to the Silverstone Auctions on June 11, in the midst of the AirAsia British MotoGP. And if you’re not successful at the auction, why not have a look at classic...

Triumph dealer to open in Plymouth

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

A new Triumph dealer will open in Plymouth on Saturday (April 16). If you can’t wait, why not check out Triumph motorcycles for sale on motorcyclenews.com? Triumph Plymouth, on Eagle Road in Plympton, will share garages with Plymouth Harley-Davidson. Triumph Plymouth’s General Sales Manager Gary Smith said: “I think this is probably the strongest position [Triumph’s] ever been in, to be honest.”...

Biker death at speed camera site

12 April 2011 by Steve Farrell

A motorcyclist crashed and died after braking as he approached a speed camera van. Witnesses say the rider lost control before hitting the central reservation. The 64-year-old was pronounced dead at...

Low financing on Husqvarna supermoto and trail bikes

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Husqvarna are now offering two percent APR financing on their 2011 SMR511 and SMR630 supermoto bikes, and their TE630 trail bike. And if that’s got you interested, but you can’t quite stretch to a new...

Knotts Motorcycles of Stratford Upon Avon reopens

12 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Knotts Motorcycles of Stratford Upon Avon has reopened after it was recently shut after 35 years of service. The Blade Group purchased the dealership and retained eight of the nine staff members. Blade Group Motorcycle Division General Manager Chris Waldron said: “These are tough times for bike retailers and even well run, long-established dealerships have struggled with the generally poor economy...

New MCN April 13: Rossi on 2012 Ducati

12 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale April 13, we have all the news from Ducati’s test of their 2012 MotoGP bike, as well as why Rossi’s struggles could spark disaster for Ducati’s new superbike. We...

2011 Bennetts Babes unveiled

12 April 2011 by MCN

After receiving 1,700 entries, the 2011 Bennetts Babe Squad has been chosen, and you can see exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from their first photo shoot in the video below. This year’s search was...

Staff Bikes: Ducati Multistrada - It continues to impress

11 April 2011 by Marc Potter

If you’re going on a long trip then the first thing you need is a motorcycle that’s capable of covering big miles in comfort with luggage on board. That’s the Multistrada 1200S then. The next thing...

Kawasaki announces low fixed rate financing on some 2011 models

11 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Kawasaki has announced new low rate financing on its 2011 Z1000 and VN1700 models. See how that compares to Kawasaki Z1000s for sale and Kawasaki VN1700s for sale, and check insurance quotes with MCN...

Exclusive: behind the scenes with Guy Martin on TT3D

11 April 2011 by Guy Procter

The effervescent Guy Martin stars in the new bikesport blockbuster TT3D: Closer to the Edge, which hits cinemas nationwide from 22 April, and we’ve got this exclusive clip of him talking to director...

FireBlade gets the best Japan, Italy and Sweden have to offer

11 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

This bike started life as a CBR900RR-Y Honda FireBlade. After a crash at a track day, it fell into the hands of eBike Parts’ Chris Turvey and nine months later, this is the result. And if it inspires...

Husqvarna offering free insurance on 125s

11 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Husqvarna is offering free insurance on its SMS125 and SMS4125 supermoto bikes, and WRE125 and TE125 trail bikes for anyone 25 and older. If you want to compare prizes, you can check out Husqvarna...

Have you seen this bike?

11 April 2011 by Dan Aspel

This Lucky Strike Schwantz rep. 2007 GSX-R1000 was stolen on Friday, April 8th, 2011 from Palmer’s Motorcycles in Hemel Hempstead, Herts. The rare and collectable machine was parked outside the...

MCN in Egypt

09 April 2011 by neil cowling

Here’s my Triumph daft fiance, Neil sitting out the winter in Egypt with his MCN.

TT races in Birmingham? North Circular GP?

08 April 2011 by John Westlake

Transport minister Mike Penning has announced a consultation document which, if passed as law, would allow councils to hold bike (or car) races on public roads. This would bring mainland UK in line...

Video: Rollastand in action

08 April 2011 by Marc Abbott

This week’s MCN has details of a new stand that allows you to clean your wheels without moving your bike. Here’s a short video showing how the Rollastand works.

KTM 525 EXC: now Roland Sands has the best bikes AND customers

08 April 2011 by Guy Procter

This is Roland Sands’ latest take on his ‘cafe-moto’ theme, just picked up by its delighted new owner. And a lovely pair they make. Roland, we hate you. About the bike “Happiness comes in many forms...

Extreme motorcycle theft deterrent

08 April 2011 by Trevor Franklin

An industrious garage owner in Mexico has invented a revolutionary new anti-theft device that could be the perfect way to protect your pride and joy against against bike thieves. Fed up with his...

I'm a young rider!

08 April 2011 by YORKSHIRE1003

After reading many articles about young riders, the common problem is that there aren’t many of us, I decided it was my duty as a young rider to pipe up. I am more than slightly disappointed that my...

MCN at our wedding

08 April 2011 by Bryan1200

It wouldn’t be complete without a copy of MCN! Left to right; Pete (groom), Lisa (bride) and Bryan (best man)

The ultimate touring bike… a Ural Cross 750?

07 April 2011 by Dan Aspel

This 355kg, 40bhp flat-twin bearing Ural Cross 750 could be the world’s greatest touring bike, and the owner intends to find out… by taking it to Mongolia. Equipped with Brembo brakes, a Sachs shock,...

Video: Are 1000cc sports bikes still relevant?

07 April 2011 by MCN

The new Suzuki GSX-R750 and Ducati 848 Evo have all the cubes you’ll ever need on the road or track, so do we still need 1000cc sports bikes? We test the two bikes against a Honda Fireblade on road...

New issue of MCN Sport out now!

07 April 2011 by MCN

Find out the full story behind Valentino Rossi’s Ducati nightmare in the brilliant new issue of MCN Sport magazine, on sale now. Put together by the expert team behind MCN and motorcyclenews.com, the...

BMW confirms Concept C scooter on sale in 2012

07 April 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

BMW has confirmed it will be putting a version of its Concept C scooter into production and the bike will go on sale in 2012. (If you can’t wait until then, check out scooters for sale right now). The...

World exclusive: MV Agusta F3 in white - hell yeah

07 April 2011 by Guy Procter

MCN has had world exclusive access to the new MV Agusta F3, its engineers and testers. You’ll be able read the fruits of our labours in MCN soon, but suffice to say, hubbah-hubbah. Find an MV Agusta...

Celebrate the VMAX’s 26th birthday by buying a watch!

07 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

What better way to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Yamaha VMAX than buying a VMAX Chronograph watch? (If you’d rather buy parts for your VMAX, then see the Yamaha VMAX parts and accessories to...

Ducati Monster 1100 Evo first ride: "superbike technology in naked form"

07 April 2011 by MCN

Senior Road Tester Adam Child is currently riding the mountain roads of Sicily aboard the new £8995 Ducati Monster 1100 Evo. Right now he’s drawing breath and enjoying the view from the top of Mount...

Video: Kawasaki KR500 up the hill at Goodwood

06 April 2011 by MCN

This year’s Festival of Speed was launched recently, and MCN’s Michael Neeves was lucky enough to ride the course. Neeves said: “I was lucky enough to ride Chris Wilson’s 1981 Kawasaki KR500...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

06 April 2011 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...