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Bike test rules relaxed

16 May 2011 by Steve Farrell

Bike test rules relaxed

The motorcycle test has been changed in a bid to improve safety. Changes are introduced today to the off-road part of the exam in the hope of cutting the number of learners who crash taking it. It...

MCN on honeymoon

14 May 2011 by Craig Glover

MCN on honeymoon

On honeymoon in Puerto Rico with MCN, oh and the missus of course!

BMW S1000RR streetfighter: so wrong it's right

13 May 2011 by Guy Procter

BMW S1000RR streetfighter: so wrong it's right

Believe it or not, this is an S1000RR. No doubt some parts will make you laugh and others weep, but there’s no denying it’s a really thorough desecration. As a lover of all eras of BMW, owner and...

MCN exclusive: Limtied edition Valentino Rossi winter testing AGV GP-Tech

13 May 2011 by MCN

MCN exclusive: Limtied edition Valentino Rossi winter testing AGV GP-Tech

We’re excited to be in a position to offer the very latest Valentino Rosi limited edition AGV helmet exclusively to MCN reader, at just £499.99,it’s £50 less than the usual price of a Rossi limited...

Best of bikemart: Modern classic bikes for sale this week

13 May 2011 by Phil West

Best of bikemart: Modern classic bikes for sale this week

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...

Video: Husqvarna SMS630 first ride

13 May 2011 by MCN

Video: Husqvarna SMS630 first ride

The new Husqvarna SMS630 is claimed to be the most user-friendly supermoto yet but thanks to its all new twin-cam engine it’s no softy either. MCN tested the SMS630 on the road and on track at Mallory...

Honda CX500 StreetTracker

13 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

Honda CX500 StreetTracker

Proving that a home-made custom project doesn’t have to be glamorous to impress is this dolled-up CX500 ‘StreetTracker’. Builder Graham Braid of Street Tuff Customs describes the original CX500 as...

More CBRs than anywhere else: new email alerts

13 May 2011 by MCN

More CBRs than anywhere else: new email alerts

This week we have more Honda CBRs for sale than any other UK website. For 55 years buying and selling bikes has been at the heart of MCN, and now with more of the UK’s best-selling bikes for sale than...

All new Suzuki GSX-R600 gets 0% finance deal

12 May 2011 by Andy Downes

All new Suzuki GSX-R600 gets 0% finance deal

Just months after the launch of the all-new and class-leading 600cc supersports Suzuki GSX-R600 the firm is offering the bike on 0% finance over three years with £1 deposit. All you need to do is put...

Aprilia RSV4 R gets tech goodies

12 May 2011 by Michael Neeves

Aprilia RSV4 R gets tech goodies

This is undoubtedly the year of the RSV4. Aprilia’s cutting-edge V4-engined superbike had its ups and downs when it was launched in 2009 but now the rough edges are smoothed off and it’s a...

Poll: Suzuki GSR750 vs Triumph Street Triple, Yamaha FZ8 and Kawasaki Z750

12 May 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Poll: Suzuki GSR750 vs Triumph Street Triple, Yamaha FZ8 and Kawasaki Z750

Triumph’s successful Street Triple exploded onto the market in 2007 and hasn’t been outclassed since. But there’s a new bike in town… The Suzuki GSR750 has received rave reviews since its 2011 launch.

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - First impressions

12 May 2011 by Ian Jubb

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - First impressions

A slow three hour train journey from Kings Lynn to Coventry allowed just enough time for the nerves to build up. I say nerves I mean more apprehension about the 162 horses waiting to be unleashed. The...

250 bobber 'Tha Heist' makes UK debut at BMF show

12 May 2011 by Guy Procter

250 bobber 'Tha Heist' makes UK debut at BMF show

The 250 class continues to stretch in all directions, with the UK launch of ‘Tha Heist’, a lightweight bobber packing full-size attitude. Designed by Cleveland CycleWerks in the states, the Heist will...

Husqvarna SMS630: A very civilised supermoto

12 May 2011 by MCN

Husqvarna SMS630: A very civilised supermoto

The new Husqvarna SMS630 is claimed to be the most user-friendly supermoto yet but thanks to its all new twin-cam engine it’s no softy either. Build quality and styling are improved – a result of the...

Rieju RS3 125LC show debut at the BMF this weekend

12 May 2011 by MCN

Rieju RS3 125LC show debut at the BMF this weekend

Rieju’s RS3 125LC learner sports bike will make its show debut at the BMF show in Peterborough this weekend (14 – 15 May). Powered by the water-cooled Yamaha YZF-R125 engine, but using carburettors...

More CBRs than anywhere else: rare Honda CBRs

12 May 2011 by MCN

More CBRs than anywhere else: rare Honda CBRs

We currently have more Honda CBRs for sale on mcnbikesforsale.com than any other website in the UK, ranging from CBR125Rs to CBR1100XX Super Blackbirds, so to celebrate this fact we take a look at...

Motorcycle builders and restorers wanted for TV commercial

12 May 2011 by MCN

There is a great opportunity for motorcycle builders and restorers to feature in a new TV commercial for a leading brand of shower gel. The brand is seeking enthusiasts aged between 35-40 years (give or take a few years) to be filmed in their work and home environments. Successful candidates will also have children and a partner (who may also be filmed for the commercial). The commercial will be...

Benelli celebrates 100 years with £2000 savings

11 May 2011 by John Westlake

Benelli celebrates 100 years with £2000 savings

Benelli is 100-years-old this year and one part of its celebrations is a dramatic reduction of its On The Road (OTR) prices on selected road bikes in the present Benelli range. Machines that are not...

Destination dealer: Open House-Demo Day at Performance Triumph & Blade Motorcycles

11 May 2011 by MCN

Destination dealer: Open House-Demo Day at Performance Triumph & Blade Motorcycles

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Get down to Performance Triumph and Blade Motorcycles in Swindon this Saturday (14 May) for the brilliant Open House-Demo Day. Involving all of the Blade Group dealerships on the...

On-the-spot fines for careless drivers

11 May 2011 by Steve Farrell

On-the-spot fines for careless drivers

Careless drivers will face new on-the-spot fixed penalties of three points and a £100 fine under plans to be announced today. Motorists who don’t look or check their mirrors before manoeuvring will be...

New MV Agusta F4 RR - quicker yet slower

11 May 2011 by Guy Procter

New MV Agusta F4 RR - quicker yet slower

MV Agusta has seized on a critical lull in new sportsbike activity to launch the most powerful production superbike ever, the F4 RR ‘Corsacorta’. MV hopes the £17,999, 201bhp, 998cc halo version of...

Bikes on TV: May 11-17

11 May 2011 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: May 11-17

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...

More CBRs for sale than anywhere else in the UK!

11 May 2011 by MCN

More CBRs for sale than anywhere else in the UK!

This week we have more of Britain’s top-selling range of CBR’s available than any other UK website, and to celebrate we’re giving you the chance to win £1000 towards your next bike. Simply find the...

Find the Golden CBR and win £1000 to buy your next bike

10 May 2011 by MCN

Find the Golden CBR and win £1000 to buy your next bike

In celebration of MCN currently having more Honda CBRs for sale online than anyone else in the UK, as well as a huge range of other exclusive bikes for sale, we are giving away a £1,000 voucher to...

WANTED! Teenage road testers

10 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

WANTED! Teenage road testers

Fancy taking part in an MCN road test? If you ride a 125cc bike you may be just what we’re looking for. We’ll be spending Wednesday 18th May in the Peterborough area putting the new KTM 125 Duke...

Husqvarna 900 Street One

10 May 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Husqvarna 900 Street One

Here’s my idea for the new BMW-powered Husqvarna street bike. What do you think?

New MCN May 11: Honda's shock new V4 concept

10 May 2011 by MCN

New MCN May 11: Honda's shock new V4 concept

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale May 11, we unveil Honda’s radical plans for 2012, including a shock new V4 cruiser to rival the Diavel. We review the new KTM 990 Adventure Dakar Edition in a...

Honda launches Casey Stoner replica Fireblade

10 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Honda launches Casey Stoner replica Fireblade

Honda Australia has announced a special edition of the CBR1000RR 2011 Repsol Honda Fireblade in Casey Stoner colours and trim – sadly it’s only for the Aussie market but they have made a great video...

Win a new Honda Crossrunner

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Win a new Honda Crossrunner

Honda is launching the new Crossrunner in dealers across the country on May 14 and to celebrate the arrival of the bike the firm is offering the chance to win one in a free prize draw. One person can...

Free accessories worth £1600 with Yamaha Tenere XT1200Z

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Free accessories worth £1600 with Yamaha Tenere XT1200Z

Yamaha is offering up to £1600 of free accessories to anyone buying a Super Tenere XT1200Z during May with test riders at Yamaha dealers getting a free DVD and book featuring Nick Sanders. Anyone...

Video: A lap of the Las Vegas supercross track

09 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Ever wondered what it’s like to be able to ride a factory motocross bike? We mean really, really ride it rather than wobble around with a look of terror like most people would actually do when faced with the Las Vegas supercross track? Ryan Sipes is a factory rider in the AMA Supercross Lites class which means he races a Yamaha YZF-250R.   Check it out here as he tackles a lap of the Las Vegas...

Free test rides on new 167bhp Aprilia Tuono

09 May 2011 by John Westlake

Free test rides on new 167bhp Aprilia Tuono

Showing commendable confidence in the easy-riding manners of the new Tuono, Aprilia are offering free test rides of the 167bhp hooligan. Provided you’re over 21 and have a full motorcycle licence, you...

Triumph's 500,000th bike unleashed

06 May 2011 by MCN

Triumph's 500,000th bike unleashed

Triumph’s 500,000th bike has rolled off the production line. Check out the teaser to see exclusive footage of the landmark bike being assembled and a hint of what Triumph are up to…

BMW makes two millionth motorcycle in Berlin

06 May 2011 by Andy Downes

BMW makes two millionth motorcycle in Berlin

BMW is celebrating the two millionth motorcycle to be built at the Berlin plant in Spandau with factory-backed stunt rider Christian Pfeiffer writing 2,000,000 with a burn out on his BMW F800R. The...

Courts “prejudiced” against bikers

06 May 2011 by Steve Farrell

Courts “prejudiced” against bikers

A leading motorcycle group is demanding a Government investigation into “prejudice” of courts after a drink-driver got three years’ jail for killing a biker.  The Motor Cycle Action Group (MAG) says...

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - It's almost time!

06 May 2011 by Ian Jubb

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - It's almost time!

My excitement is mounting by the bucket load as after a few weeks of waiting I have finally been given the date for collection of my Ducati Diavel long termer for 2011. On Monday I’ll be getting the...