February

New MCN February 12: Four exclusive first rides in bumper issue

11 February 2014 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from February 12: World exclusive: New Yamaha R-series bike incoming Free 36-page MCN Motorcycle Show guide World first tests:...

Plan your London Motorcycle Show day

10 February 2014 by MCN Staff

The MCN Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show isn’t just about getting the chance to see all of the latest, 2014 bikes under one roof. It’s not just about being able to get the latest offers from our...

Meet Cal and Bradley this Friday!

10 February 2014 by MCN

MotoGP superstars Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith will be appearing live on stage this Friday at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show. The British duo are flying in especially from testing in...

First Ride: Triumph 2014 Thunderbird Cruisers

10 February 2014 by Phil West

Triumph’s two new 2014 Thunderbird-based cruisers, the ‘Road King’ style LT bagger and the fat, reto-styled Commander, are currently being put through their paces for the first time by MCN Executive...

James May's Meccano bike at London Show!

10 February 2014 by MCN

James May’s Meccano bike, which the Top Gear star rode around the Isle of Man TT circuit, will be on display at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show February 14-16. May built the bike from over...

Reading MCN with Cal

07 February 2014 by Sharon Page

Reading MCN with Cal at the Sepang test with Pole Position Travel.

Would you really take a BMW R1200GS round the world?

07 February 2014 by MCN

Fancy an adventure bike? BMW’s new R1200GS Adventure costs £12,600 for the base model, £14,750 for the XE and £15,350 for the TE model. We’re talking big money here, but would you really take a bike...

Meet MCE BSB riders at the MCN London Motorcycle Show

07 February 2014 by MCN Staff

The MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship will be coming to town as London’s Excel hosts the MCN London Motorcycle Show on 14/15/16 February with fans able to get up close to some of this...

Stars line up for MCN London Show

07 February 2014 by MCN

In just eight days the doors will open to the most exciting and feature-packed motorcycle show of 2014. Starring biking’s biggest names, the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show will be packed with...

Over-sized middleweight owners needed

06 February 2014 by MCN

MCN is on the hunt for owners of over-sized middleweight naked bikes. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of: Suzuki GSR750 Kawasaki Z800 BMW F800R We’ll be using the information to help...

YOUR VOTES DECIDE - Classic Bike of The Year at this year's MCN London Motorcycle Show

06 February 2014 by MCN Staff

There are 10 fantastic finalists, but there can only be one winner – so vote now! See these bikes for yourself at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show, from February 14-16 at ExCeL in London’s...

Taking a break with MCN on the slopes

06 February 2014 by Dynspud

Me (Dave) and my partner (Nerys), in the centre, and our biking and skiing friends Jamie and Sophie enjoying MCN during a hot chocolate break high up the slopes at Meribel, France. Great times!

New MCN 5 Feb: World first test - BMW R1200GS Adventure

04 February 2014 by MCN

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from February 5: World first test: BMW R1200GS Adventure MV’s maddest naked yet: New Dragster 800 stunning first pics Hailwood:...

Yamaha MT-07 "Street Racer concept"

04 February 2014 by Oberdan Bezzi

The MT-07 in ‘Continental Circus’ sauce. What do you think?

Close Motor Finance raise £25k for motoring charity

03 February 2014 by Simon Patterson

Close Motor Finance, one of the UK’s leading providers of financing for motorbikes, has managed to raise a huge £25,000 for BEN, the motoring industry charity, after a year of fundraising through its...

Filippo Preziosi resigns from Ducati

28 February 2013 by MCN

Filippo Preziosi has resigned from Ducati before he was due to start his new role as Director of R&D, citing poor health. Preziosi was the engineer in charge of the development of the Desmosedici...

Free Barry Sheene DVD from Duke!

28 February 2013 by MCN

Barry Sheene, MBE – probably the most famous star on two wheels ever to have come out of Britain – was a cheeky cockney inspiration to millions. Incredibly, it’s a decade since we lost Bazza to...

Kevin Ash memorial fund

28 February 2013 by MCN

World-respected journalist Kevin Ash, who died in January, was an MCN columnist and the Daily Telegraph’s motorcycling correspondent. MCN and The Telegraph have been overwhelmed by the tributes since...

New Yamaha R1 spied testing

28 February 2013 by MCN

Early prototypes for Yamaha’s next-generation R1 superbike have been spied being put through their paces by the firm’s test riders. Two of the machines were caught by our colleagues at Australian...

Save money at Lidl with MCN

27 February 2013 by MCN

German supermarket chain Lidl are holding another of their budget motorcycling sales starting on the 28th February, and you can save 10% exclusively with MCN! Featured items include a Crivit Sport...

Enfield loses its UK distributor

26 February 2013 by Rich Newland

Fourteen years after acquiring the UK distribution rights for Royal Enfield, Cotswold-based Watsonian Squire has announced that they are ceasing distribution of the Indian-made motorcycles. The firm,...

You Ask/You Answer: Problems with Cornering

26 February 2013 by MCN

“I’m a new rider and have a problem with cornering. I seem to stiffen up when cornering and do not have the confidence to lean – I keep thinking the bike will slip over or I’ll completely lose the...

New limited edition Moto Morini Scrambler

26 February 2013 by MCN

The latest from Italian firm Moto Morini is this Scrambler special, lavished with goodies and priced at £9394. The Scrambler 1200 Military Green comes with leather saddlebags, slipper clutch and...

Breganze 750 SFC concept

26 February 2013 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my concept for the Italian Laverda soul in a new brand!

The best biking decade was...

25 February 2013 by MCN

What was the heyday of biking? Was it the arrival of cheap machinery in the 1970s, the exotica of the 1980s, the screaming two-stroke 500s of the 1990s, the technology of the 2000s? Or is it the...

CCM’s new adventure bike

25 February 2013 by MCN

This is CCM’s all-new, road legal, middleweight adventure bike – the GP 450 – set to go into production in May this year! Although by the 450cc single cylinder Dakar-style racers it’s a fully road...

Ex-racer Emmett’s new bride dies

25 February 2013 by Andy Downes

The new wife of ex-500GP racer Sean Emmett has died after apparently falling from a hotel window while the newly married couple were on honeymoon in Dubai. Abbie Emmett, 27, died just days after...

Sheene's greatest ever GP race was...

24 February 2013 by MCN

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My motorcycle fleet is...

23 February 2013 by MCN

How many bikes is too many bikes? Have you just got your trusty all-rounder that’s capable of everything, something like a CBR600F? Or do you keep an everyday bike and a trackday tool? Or is more...

Feb 20: Bikes on the Box

21 February 2013 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS. DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

Insurance Advice: What to do if you're convicted?

21 February 2013 by MCN Staff

If you’re ever unfortunate enough to find yourself convicted of a motoring offence with your bike you’ll have a lot of questions flying through your head. MCN Compare have taken some of the most frequently asked questions about motoring convictions and answered them here for you; to help take some of the mystery our of insurance. What to do if you’re convicted What it means to you premium: A...

New MCN February 12: Four exclusive first rides in bumper issue

Plan your London Motorcycle Show day

Meet Cal and Bradley this Friday!

First Ride: Triumph 2014 Thunderbird Cruisers

James May's Meccano bike at London Show!

Reading MCN with Cal

Would you really take a BMW R1200GS round the world?

Meet MCE BSB riders at the MCN London Motorcycle Show

Stars line up for MCN London Show

Over-sized middleweight owners needed

YOUR VOTES DECIDE - Classic Bike of The Year at this year's MCN London Motorcycle Show

Taking a break with MCN on the slopes

New MCN 5 Feb: World first test - BMW R1200GS Adventure

Yamaha MT-07 "Street Racer concept"

Close Motor Finance raise £25k for motoring charity

Filippo Preziosi resigns from Ducati

Free Barry Sheene DVD from Duke!

Kevin Ash memorial fund

New Yamaha R1 spied testing

Save money at Lidl with MCN

Enfield loses its UK distributor

You Ask/You Answer: Problems with Cornering

New limited edition Moto Morini Scrambler

Breganze 750 SFC concept

The best biking decade was...

CCM’s new adventure bike

Ex-racer Emmett’s new bride dies

Sheene's greatest ever GP race was...

My motorcycle fleet is...

Feb 20: Bikes on the Box

Insurance Advice: What to do if you're convicted?

New Ducati Hypermotard first ride

Video: New Triumph Daytona 675 vs Old

See the London Motorcycle Show on TV

Video: Triumph Tiger Sport First Ride

Nitro Circus: The Movie 3D hits the big screen with world record breaking stunt