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Heat up your Royal Enfield 650 with S&S kit

14 October 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Tuning specialists S&S have worked their magic on Royal Enfield’s 650 twins, turning them from retro rumblers to burbling brutes. The Indian-built roadsters have proved hugely popular since going on...

Team Classic Suzuki Katana's final fling

14 October 2019 by Michael Neeves

In the Team Classic Suzuki Katana’s tender three year life it’s been crashed, set on fire, finished on podiums, travelled all over Europe, Down Under to Phillip Island and the Classic TT. Paraded and...

Video: Ernie Vigil desert racing on Triumph Scrambler 1200

25 June 2019 by Ben Clarke

A retro-styled 1200cc Triumph may sound like more of a coffee shop cruiser than an off-road racer, but if you are in any doubt that the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE has serious capabilities on the loose...

Troy Bayliss gives Ducati MIG-RR e-MTB electric mountain bike approval

24 June 2019 by Chris Northover

The new Ducati MIG-RR e-MTB is designed to deliver the best bits of mountain biking without needing a finely tuned set of legs and lungs to get back to the top of the hill. Ducati partnered up with...

MCN races a replica of Mike Hailwood's 1978 NCR Ducati

02 April 2019 by Michael Neeves

If the Truman Show had its own racetrack, it would look just like the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. This swooping 17-turn, 2.38-mile ribbon of ‘asphalt’ is lovingly draped across...

All the hottest 2019 bikes from Eicma Motorcycle Show

09 November 2018 by MCN News

The EICMA Motorcycle Show is one of the biggest motorbike expos in the world with more than 1200 brands presenting their latest technology, concepts and new models. Alongside the exhibition space will...

40 year special: Mike Hailwood - the man and the bike

21 October 2018 by Stuart Barker

Eleven years after quitting bike racing to compete in F1, Mike Hailwood returned to the TT to make racing history, winning the Formula One race on a Sports Motor Cycles Ducati. The man who made it...

Biking family begin installing defibrillators in memory of son tragically killed in riding accident

18 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

The family of a motorcyclist killed during a traffic accident have begun installing life-saving defibrillators at popular biking haunts, in an attempt to help save the lives of riders caught-up in any...

The day MCN rode an Evel Knievel Harley-Davidson XR750 replica

17 October 2018 by Adam Child

Motorbike daredevil Evel Knievel would have turned 80 on Wednesday, October 17. He inspired generations of stunt riders and was a hero to many with his intoxicating blend of bravery and...

Epic trails and enlightenment on the Trans Euro Trail

14 October 2018 by Michael Guy

The sun is sinking low in the sky, casting golden light on the mountains around us. Beneath me the rear tyre of my fully loaded Honda Africa Twin is spinning wildly on the steep gravel trail, but in a...

Triumph Glasgow create 135bhp supercharged Triumph Bobber Black

14 October 2018 by Michael Neeves

Fancy a Triumph Bonneville Bobber Black with the rear wheel power of a Speed Triple and more torque than a Ducati Diavel? Well Triumph Glasgow have created the bike of your dreams and it could be...

Edinburgh sees 60% drop in bike theft

14 October 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

A massive reduction in motorcycle crime in Edinburgh and surrounding areas is the result of an uprated police operation, according to Police Scotland. Between April and September 2018 there was a 60%...

Gallery: Intermot 2018

07 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

The 2018 Intermot motorcycle fair in Cologne came to a close today after a week of new bike releases and product launches across five large exhibition halls. MCN attended the show at the beginning of...

Movie mistakes: when the films get motorbikes wrong

07 October 2018 by Ben Clarke

For some reason, when filmmakers decide to include a motorbike in their story they rarely bother to find out what it’s meant to sound like. Either that or they just don’t care. But when you love bikes...

Wheels Motorcycles launch clearance sale

05 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Peterborough-based multi-franchise bike dealership Wheels Motorcycles are launching a huge clearance sale on clothing tomorrow, with 20% off everything and up to 50% off all items found within their...

Intermot: New paintjobs for Energica, Aprilia, Yamaha and more

04 October 2018 by MCN News

Not every motorbike unveiled at Intermot is dripping in new bling and tech, several models are just getting a new lick of paint in 2019. Aprilia RSV4 RR The 2019 Aprilia RSV4 RR now ‘Rivazza’ grey...

Police fight motorbike crime with DNA spray

03 October 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

Police in Sunderland and South Tyneside are to carry canisters containing an invisible UV spray as part of a crackdown on illegally-ridden off-road bikes and scooter-based crime – and if it proves...

Getting social: 10 events to attend in October

01 October 2018 by Ben Clarke

Just because the mornings are a bit colder and the annual pumpkin spice takeover is getting underway doesn’t mean you can’t wrap up and get out for a ride to an event this October. There’s plenty...

10 of the most inspiring women in motorcycling

13 September 2018 by MCN News

Motorcycling, as a sport and as a hobby, has historically been dominated by men. But there are an ever-growing number of women across the globe turning to two wheels as a form of enjoyment or as a...

Allen Millyard's V10 Viper motorbike hits 207mph

16 May 2018 by MCN News

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you – this 8000cc, 500bhp two-wheeler is possibly the maddest, baddest motorcycle ever built – and it’s British! Watch the video now! The awesome, utterly unique...

Video: On the Bridgestone Battlax R11 launch

12 March 2018 by MCN News

1. The new Bridgestone Battlax R11 is a race tyre. Although they’re street legal, they are homologated for racing and the new R11 tyres need heat in them to work at their best, therefore they aren’t...

First ride: 2018 Honda Gold Wing is 'light years ahead of the old Wing'

09 March 2018 by Adam Child

For seventeen years the previous Honda Gold Wing was a staple of Honda’s range. Introduced in 2001, it provided smooth, sophisticated but heavyweight transport to almost an entire generation of...

Video: Kawasaki's supercharged SX appeal

07 March 2018 by Adam Child

Despite what its name might suggest, the H2 SX is neither a supercharged H2 with added panniers and screen nor the best-selling Z1000SX with the H2’s 197bhp engine wedged in. No, the H2 SX is much,...

The Sunday Social with trials instructor Stuart Day

21 January 2018 by MCN News

For this week’s Sunday Social we spoke with Stuart Day, former British Enduro champion and owner of the Trials Day school. What’s for breakfast on your Sunday ride? “I live in Staffordshire, so it’s...

Gallery: Famous faces and their motorbikes

08 January 2018 by MCN News

Some celebrities are well known for their love of motorcycles, such as Long Way Round star Ewan McGregor and Keanu Reeves, who even has his own motorcycle company. Many of them enjoy the anonymity...

The Sunday Social with TT racer Maria Costello

07 January 2018 by Liam Marsden

For this week’s Sunday Social we spoke with Maria Costello, who was the first female solo racer to stand on the podium at the Isle of Man when she took third place in the Ultra Lightweight category at...

#BlackFriday deals for Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show 2018!

24 November 2017 by MCN News

An all-new live action show is set to hit the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show in February 2018. Discounted tickets and paddock passes are on sale now, but that’s not all that we’ve got...

News podcast episode 18: Milan Show preview

01 November 2017 by MCN News

Welcome to the latest episode of the MCN News Podcast is an online offering from MCN, discussing the latest news in the biking world. The MCN News Podcast is available regularly via Soundcloud and the...

TfL look to raise standard of riders

01 November 2017 by Liam Marsden

Transport for London and the Mayor of London have announced plans to create three new training courses for riders in the capital, to boost rider confidence, skill and knowledge. The move is part of...

Brad Pitt's Bonneville going up for auction

31 October 2017 by MCN News

Machines owned by Hollywood A-listers aren’t usually seen for sale this side of the pond and this sweetly customised Bonnie has some top pedigree too. Based on a 2009 865cc Triumph Bonneville and...

Poll: So, Who’s going to take the MotoGP title at Valencia?

31 October 2017 by MCN News

Who’s going to take the MotoGP title at Valencia?

Video: BMW release F850GS teaser

31 October 2017 by James Archibald

BMW are the latest manufacturer to release a teaser video. Giving us just enough info of their new F850GS to keep us excited ahead of next week’s Milan show, where most of 2018’s bikes will be...

Video: The Yamaha MOTOROiD lives!

31 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Yamaha revealed some pretty bonkers stuff at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. There was the Niken three-wheeler, which grabbed all the headlines, and the artificial intelligence-powered MOTOROiD. Yamaha...

2017 Tokyo Motor Show

31 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Yamaha’s odd-looking Niken three-wheeler, Kawasaki’s Z900RS and the new Honda Gold Wing may be grabbing all the headlines so far at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show, but there’s plenty more being...

Suzuki’s V-Strom range gets GT upgrades

30 October 2017 by James Archibald

Suzuki are making it easier to smash out those epic trips by producing GT versions of the bikes in their mile-munching V-Strom 650 and 1000 range. Essentially, the biggest difference between the GT...

Bandit-priced Speed Triple anyone?

30 October 2017 by Neil Murray

It’s interesting to note that early Speed Triple prices have descended into Cheap Hack territory. I never thought I’d see that happen. There’s a sort of dead-zone and it’s the 955 Triumphs that are...