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Biking's future | First cohort of SuperBike Factory apprentices get ready for full-time biking employment

13 August 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Used motorcycle specialists, SuperBike Factory are attempting to future-proof the success of the business with a rigorous new technical apprentice programme devised in partnership with Nottingham...

Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club receives £90k boost after helping to cut anti-social riding by 80%

12 August 2024 by Jim Moore

A Scottish Motorcycle Club that has helped reduce anti-social behaviour and illegal riding in its local area has been awarded £90,000 to further its good work. Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club in Fife...

Yamaha’s prototype electric superbike | New patent reveals air-cooled battery pack and sporty motor

12 August 2024 by Ben Purvis

Over the decades we’ve come to accept that really high-performance combustion engines need to be liquid cooled to allow the tight tolerances and controlled combustion needed to meet modern demands in...

Forget Me Not | Biography to late road racer Daley Mathison released with funds pledged to good causes

09 August 2024 by Nye Davis

A biography of the late road racer, Daley Mathison has been published in memory of the three-time Isle of Man TT podium taker. Titled Forget me not, the book tells the story of Mathison’s life...

Twin cylinder lifeline | Ducati confirms plans to introduce new V2 Panigale to replace defunct Superquadro

09 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Ducati say they will be sticking with twin-cylinder powertrains for their mid-capacity sportsbikes, with the company’s Head of Product Communications, Giulio Fabbri, revealing to MCN that a new...

'We already have the most powerful bike' | No displacement increase for Multistrada V4 says Ducati

08 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Ducati developers have confirmed that the Multistrada V4 platform won’t receive a bump in displacement any time soon, with the company opting to steer clear of a capacity arms race now raging between...

Ducati to hit the trails | Motocross legend Tony Cairoli confirms plans for 450 enduro bike

08 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Nine-time motocross world champion and current Ducati factory rider, Tony Cairoli has told MCN that Ducati have a road-legal 450 enduro bike in the works and it is slated to enter production during...

Suzuki GSX-R goes retro | Customiser creates one-off Slabside for diehard 1100 fan

08 August 2024 by Dan Sutherland

The ’80s are back… thanks to a London-based custom builder who’s blended old-school bulbous Suzuki style with modern performance in a one-off GSX-R1100 Slabside. Marc Bell, who owns and runs Haxch...

‘EV is not the goal’ | Suzuki bosses commit to the future of internal combustion engines

08 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Suzuki have confirmed their dedication to the future of the internal combustion engine (ICE), saying they will explore a multifaceted approach to achieving low emission targets with investment into...

Bike fans to go Toon | Red Bull Tyne Ride urban enduro draws big crowds to Newcastle’s Quayside

08 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Red Bull’s inaugural Tyne Ride event drew big crowds to Newcastle’s Quayside on August 3 as thousands turned out to catch the urban enduro action. The free to watch event pitched 14 professionals...

Roads in crisis | National Audit Office release report highlighting the failing state of UK's roads

06 August 2024 by Nye Davis

The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a damning report on the state of minor road networks, suggesting a worsening situation for the nation’s local lanes and an insufficient level of investment...

Back in the game | Can-Am return to two wheels with plans for new electric adventure and naked bikes

06 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Best known for sporty trikes, Can-Am have teased the release of two electric motorcycles, marking a return to two-wheeled production for the first time in over three decades. We’ve ridden it!...

Thousands raised as MotoGP royalty attend annual Day of Champions event for Two Wheels for Life

05 August 2024 by Dan Sutherland

The British round of the MotoGP world championship kicked off in style with an auction like no other, raising just shy of £80,000 for the Two Wheels for Life charity through the sale of signed...

Royal Enfield expansion | Design boss, Mark Wells hints at future 450 single-cylinder models

02 August 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Royal Enfield’s Chief of Design, Mark Wells has suggested that we could see further expansion of the brand’s 452cc single-cylinder Sherpa engine family – confirming that the Indian brand are already...

Magic in Misano | World Ducati Week draws record crowds as fans get thrilled by Race of Champions

02 August 2024 by Nye Davis

Record crowds of 94,000 Ducati fans joined together from 86 countries to celebrate the brand at this year’s biennial World Ducati Week, held at the Misano World Circuit in Italy from July...

MV Agusta announce ambitious global plans including new stores and increased production volume

02 August 2024 by Nye Davis

MV Agusta have announced ambitious plans for the year ahead, including an increase in production volume and the opening of new stores globally. The news comes as a result of Pierer Mobility...

Green GSX-R shines in Suzuka | Eco-friendly Suzuki achieves impressive eighth place in endurance race

02 August 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Team Suzuki CN Challenge raced an experimental GSX-R1000R superbike fitted with multiple greener parts to an impressive eighth place at the 45th Suzuka Eight Hours Endurance race late last month,...

New 20mph limit creates ‘confusion, irritation and… apathy’ according to Welsh bikers

21 September 2023 by Phil West

The latest blanket 20mph speed limit across Wales has not only sparked an opposition petition with over 463,000 signatories, but it’s also now damaging biking businesses and causing confusion and...

Ready to run up that hill: Classic climb is all in a good cause

29 August 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Owners of pre-war bikes and cars are making final preparations for a hillclimb organised by Louth Rotary club in Lincolnshire. Debuting in 2022, the Lincolnshire Wolds Vintage Hill Climb will again...

Lincs firefighters to go the distance with 1000-mile charity ride honouring fallen colleagues

29 August 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Firefighters from Alford Community Fire Station in Lincolnshire are hoping to raise £5000 for The Fire Fighters Charity with a circa 1000-mile ride to Scotland to meet the team at fellow Alford...

Robocop: AI tech deployed to catch mobile phone and seatbelt driving offences

22 August 2023 by Ben Clarke

Devon and Cornwall Police have deployed a free-standing AI road safety camera to catch drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts. Said to be a UK first, the system netted almost 300...

Piaggio CEO Roberto Colaninno passes away

21 August 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Chairman and CEO of Piaggio Group, Roberto Colaninno has passed away aged 80, leaving behind a 20-year legacy featuring some of the most iconic motorcycles of the modern era. The news was confirmed...

Heavy tomes: The encyclopaedia to end all encyclopaedias

21 August 2023 by Richard Newland

If you’re looking for an encyclopaedia that lavishly chronicles 100 of the most significant bikes of all time, then this new tome from Taschen is going to be hard to surpass. And as difficult as it...

Vincent's life explored: New documentary narrated by Ewan McGregor to appear in September

21 August 2023 by Dan Sutherland

A new documentary exploring the history of Vincent Motorcycles and narrated by A-list film star Ewan McGregor will be available to stream from September 2023. Speed is Expensive will appear on...

Speed demon Jack Frost beats Guy Martin’s speed record on his boosted 'Busa

18 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Jarrod ‘Jack’ Frost has smashed through the 270mph standing-mile barrier on his turbo-charged Suzuki Hayabusa, beating ex-TT racer and TV star Guy Martin’s course record in the process. The...

Help heroes keep airborne - Air Ambulance UK fundraiser kicks off

15 August 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Air Ambulance UK are gearing up for their annual fundraising week to raise awareness of the work of the 21 air ambulance charities across the UK – with many callouts assisting stricken motorcyclists.

Yamaha celebrates 50 years of YZ racing success with range of special editions

15 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

This year marks half a century since Yamaha YZ was the firm’s first foray into motocross, launching their original YZ production model and winning a first world title in the same year with the factory...

Last call for donations to the Joan Seeley Memorial Trust

11 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Eva Seeley, widow of motorcycle manufacturer and British sidecar road race champion Colin Seeley, is seeking final donations before winding up the Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust. Colin, who...

Hey, hey we’re on Monkeys... eleven-day minibike adventure in the name of men’s health

09 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Most normal folk choose something like a BMW GS for 2500-mile tours of the UK spread across the best part of two weeks… but not Dean Lambert and his merry band of Honda Monkey enthusiasts. Dean,...

The Sammy Miller Museum gets fruity

08 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum has added two rare bikes to its collection with one counting towards your five-a-day. The first is a 1963 Victoria 155 49cc, otherwise known as the ‘Tin...

Two Wheels for Life smash fundraising total at British MotoGP

07 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

British charity Two Wheels for Life had one of its most successful Day of Champions events during last weekend’s British MotoGP race weekend at Silverstone, raising £275,000. The figure is...

After sixty years son fulfils dream of riding his father’s restored 1926 HRD

07 August 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

An 82-year-old biker has fulfilled a long-held dream of riding his father’s 350cc 1926 HRD motorcycle, having stored the bike in boxes of bits for 40 years, before undertaking a 15-year restoration...

Rolling back the years for motorcycle globe trotters: Pair retrace steps for charity

02 September 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Thirty-five years after friends Max Wiseberg, 65 and Mark Galer, 64, circumnavigated the globe the pair reunited for an US ride on big bad Harleys raising thousands for charity. The last ride, on a...

Beefy power hike from new S&S big-bore kit for Harley-Davidsons

01 September 2022 by Phil West

American performance firm S&S have released their biggest-ever Harley-Davidson big-bore kits which aim to turn an 1868cc, 93bhp cruiser into a monstrous 2163cc, 135.5bhp bruiser. “This one is huge,...

Welsh training teaches bikers what to do at the scene of a crash

29 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A Welsh former ambulance service paramedic and retired Police advanced motorcyclist has begun offering courses teaching vital skills on what to do if you’re first on the scene at a traffic collision.

No time to buy: James Bond Scrambler 1200 XE goes for £138,600 in charity sale

25 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE ridden in the latest James Bond epic No Time To Die has sold for £138,600 at a charity auction. The twin-cylinder retro was expected to fetch between £20,000-£30,000 and...