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Draggin' Jeans top independent abrasion test

25 May 2017 by MCN News

Draggin’ Jeans’ all-new material has beaten rivals in an independent abrasion test carried out by Deakin University, Australia. The test, which took place in conditions identical to those used for the...

Gallery: Bike Shed London 2017 snapshot

25 May 2017 by MCN News

With talks of The Bike Shed events potentially going global (Spain, Italy and America), Dutch Van Someren and the crew bring it home this weekend for one of Europe’s biggest custom show. The year’s...

Ducati Museum to open on Sundays

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The Ducati Museum in Bologna is now open on Sundays from 9am to 6pm for the course of the summer. The extra day means the museum is now open six days a week, with it being closed on Wednesdays. Last...

Triumph add new colours to retro models

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced new colours for their retro range of bikes, including Cranberry Red and Frozen Silver on the popular new Bobber model. The Thruxton R’s Diablo Red option will be replaced by...

KTM Adventure Rally comes to Europe

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM have announced their first Adventure Rally in Europe, which will see participants riding their own KTM Adventure bikes on three off-road loops over the course of three days. The first European...

Children banned from motorcycles in Philippines

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Small children are now banned from riding pillion on motorcycles in the Philippines unless they can reach the foot pegs, reach their arms around the rider and wear a helmet. As in many countries in...

Burt Munro's great nephew heading to Bonneville

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats for the final time and set an under 1000cc class record of 183.59mpg. And now his great nephew Lee...

2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 first ride

25 May 2017 by Jon Urry

Before I rode the Versys-X 300 there were a few potential issues that I was concerned about – namely the tall 845mm seat height and the screen’s lack of adjustability. I know these may seem small...

Gallery: Rocking retros

24 May 2017 by MCN News

If you want to have a chilled ride, one or two up, a modern classic should do the trick. MCN contributor Jon Urry put the theory to the test with Honda’s CB1100 EX, BMW’s R nineT Pure and Triumph...

The Bike Shed London show set to go global!

24 May 2017 by Gary Pinchin

It all started in late 2011 when Anthony ‘Dutch’ van Someren blogged about his transition from trackday sportsbike power- ranger to jacket ’n jeans custom biker. Two years later, Dutch and his mates...

Energica knock £1500 off model range

24 May 2017 by MCN News

Energica, the Italian company behind the Eva and Ego electric motorcycles are not yet approved as part of the UK government’s Plug-In grant for electric vehicles, so they’ve decided to reduce the...

Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen almost ready

24 May 2017 by Richard Newland

Husqvarna are about to unleash a new range of bikes and these exclusive spy shots show the firm has a few surprises up its sleeve, too. Husqvarna’s trump card is that they have access to sister...

Alien Moto win PETA award for vegan suit

24 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Swedish company Alien Moto have won a Proggy Award from animal rights charity PETA for their completely vegan motorcycle suit which they unveiled in October 2016. PETA’s Proggy (short for progress)...

Free BikeTrac with Ducati 959 Panigale

24 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Ducati are giving customers who buy a new 959 Panigale before June 30th 2017 a free BikeTrac security system, which tracks the movements of the bike should it be moved without the key in the...

Are you going to the Isle of Man TT?

23 May 2017 by MCN News

This weekend the 2017 Isle of Man TT will kick off as the racers head down Bray Hill for the first practice session of the year. Will you be there to see the drama unfold? Are you going over to the...

In this week's issue: Nicky Hayden tribute

23 May 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue of MCN we pay tribute to 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden, who succumbed to injuries sustained following a crash while training on his bicycle in Italy. Also inside MCN...

Kawasaki Versys-X 300 first ride incoming

23 May 2017 by Jon Urry

Not every adventure has to be to the furthest flung corners of the world and this year we are starting to see the rise of the mini adventure bike – small capacity machines that offer all of the...

Ducati 1299 Superleggera: The most savage superbike ever

22 May 2017 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s new £72,000 1299 Superleggera is the world’s most powerful production twin-cylinder. Related: 2020 Ducati V4 Superleggera revealed The 215bhp carbon fibre beast weighs just 156kg dry,...

The Sunday Social with Shinji Kazama

21 May 2017 by Stuart Barker

Shinji Kazama (66) is the only man to have ridden to both Poles and he also set a world record by riding higher up Everest than any motorcyclist had ever been. He was born in 1950 and first rode his...

Riding clinic: A careful approach

21 May 2017 by Mark Edwards

Ever heard the saying: ‘There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots’? This could just have easily have been written with motorcyclists in mind as a careful...

#ride5000miles ‘Joining R5K has improved our lives’

20 May 2017 by MCN News

With the riding season underway, there is still time to join our #ride5000miles challenge. Thousands of British bikers are already members of our online community. “It’s been great fun so far,” says...

Get the most from selling your bike

20 May 2017 by Neil Murray

How do you get the most watchers, and the best price for you motorcycle when it comes to seling it online and through eBay? Don’t take the number of watchers as indicative of the number of people...

Ducati owners wanted for Hailwood tribute

19 May 2017 by Mike Nicks

Steve Wynne, the architect behind Mike Hailwood’s comeback win at the 1978 Isle of Man TT, is appealing for all Ducati owners to support a 60-year Hailwood celebration gathering at Castle Combe...

The new sidecar sensation?

19 May 2017 by James Archibald

British sidecar manufacturer Watsonian Squire have upped their production by 50% this year to meet export demands for their products, could this mean that the three wheelers are having a...

Ducati Enduro Academy dates announced

19 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The dates for Ducati’s Enduro Academy for 2017 have been announced, and the course will run throughout June and July in the grounds of Nipozzano Castle, near Florence, Italy. The Enduro Academy is...

Free luggage offer from Suzuki

19 May 2017 by James Archibald

Suzuki are offering free luggage with every V-Strom 650 that is registered before June 30. As an incentive to get you out there touring more, Suzuki are offering customers a free Suzuki top box and...

The algae powered motorcycle of the future?

18 May 2017 by James Archibald

Designer Ritsert Mans has collaborated with friend, and scientist, Peter Mooji to create a bike made from wood which runs on algae oil. The Dutch duo have developed the bike as a demonstration of how...

Join the Boxers Club

18 May 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

With a motorcycling heritage that goes back some 90 odd years and a current line up of models that regularly feature as ‘best in class’ and ‘top 10 sellers’ it may come as no surprise that BMW is the...

A day at Rocket Ron’s race school

18 May 2017 by James Archibald

The Ron Haslam Race School has become synonymous for motorcyclists who want to better their riding without speed limits and in a safe environment. It’s an experience that benefits both road craft and...

First ride: Egli Fritz W.1300

17 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Swiss chassis builder Egli have been crafting frames for over 100 years, but the Fritz W.1300– named after founding father Fritz Egli – is their first new bike for nearly 30 years. It features a...

Gallery: Extreme bikes on extreme roads

17 May 2017 by MCN News

Aprilia’s new Tuono 1100 V4 Factory, the BMW S1000R Sport, KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the Yamaha MT-10SP are the hardest, most extreme super-nakeds money can buy. The new machines rival sportsbikes...

Gallery: Might-TE machines

17 May 2017 by MCN News

Entering a BMW showroom can be a confusing affair. These are bikes sold with myriad options and each has its own bamboozling acronym. But there is a way to simplify the whole process – just tick the...

Off-road motorcycles to be banned in parts of Dubai

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Off-road motorcycles are set to be banned in certain neighbourhoods of Dubai in a bid to crack down on antisocial behaviour. Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed made the decision to ban...

Gallery: Electric boogaloo

17 May 2017 by Jon Urry

The future is electric. It’s a statement often trotted out as we search for evergreener solutions to our increasingly finite resources of black gold and rapidly multiplying transport woes – especially...

Vigilantes aim to tackle motorcycle crime

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Vigilante groups appear to be forming in London to combat the recent rise in motorcycle crimes, with ads being posted on social media and handed out to motorcyclists in the capital. A printed advert...

Laverda museum collection up for sale

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

An entire museum collection of 81 Laverdas from the Laverda Netherlands museum is up for sale, including prototypes and race bikes. Included in the collection, which spans the entire history of the...