April

Yamaha test ride competition launched with the chance to win a semi-automatic MT-07 Y-AMT naked bike

Yamaha test ride competition launched with the chance to win a semi-automatic MT-07 Y-AMT naked bike

Yamaha UK are giving riders the chance to win a brand-new Yamaha MT-07 Y-AMT worth £8054, simply by booking a test ride of one of their machines at an authorised dealership. Related: Yamaha MT-09...

Life and racing career of Joey Dunlop to be honoured with free-to-attend celebration in his hometown

Life and racing career of Joey Dunlop to be honoured with free-to-attend celebration in his hometown

A free-to-attend event honouring the life and racing success of 26-time Isle of Man TT winner Joey Dunlop will take place in his hometown of Ballymoney on Saturday, May 24. Called ‘Joey 25’, the...

Speedway fans across the globe show support for Tai Woffinden following racing accident in Poland

Speedway fans across the globe show support for Tai Woffinden following racing accident in Poland

Speedway lovers across the globe have come out in support of British rider Tai Woffinden after he was airlifted to hospital following a crash in Poland on Sunday, March 30. Woffinden was racing for...

Green laning made easy! New online platform recommends routes and helps keep you riding legally

Green laning made easy! New online platform recommends routes and helps keep you riding legally

An online video route-sharing and difficulty grading guide has been launched to help make getting into green laning and trail riding a little less daunting. Related: Best off-road...

Ducati pull the covers off the customer spec Desmo450 MX motocrosser - and it's brimming with tech

Ducati pull the covers off the customer spec Desmo450 MX motocrosser - and it's brimming with tech

Ducati’s long-awaited Desmo450 MX motocrosser has arrived in a production-ready guise.  Related: Now’s the time to try off-road riding Ready to ride – sans fuel – the circuit-use-only machine...

Turbo Hayabusa duo have Millyard and Cole in their sights after hitting 224mph in practice

Turbo Hayabusa duo have Millyard and Cole in their sights after hitting 224mph in practice

A pair of straight-line racing enthusiasts are attempting to set a new world record for the fastest speed two-up on a motorcycle, achieving 224mph in practice ahead of an official attempt in May.

Former road racer Steve Mercer prepares to get back on a bike after life-changing TT accident

Former road racer Steve Mercer prepares to get back on a bike after life-changing TT accident

Former road racer and World Endurance star Steve Mercer has announced big plans to get back on a bike, after a serious accident at the 2018 Isle of Man TT left him without use of his right leg. The...

Mother and daughter set to take on charity sidecar adventure riding Land’s End to John o’ Groats

Mother and daughter set to take on charity sidecar adventure riding Land’s End to John o’ Groats

A mother and daughter duo from Kent are planning to ride a motorcycle and sidecar outfit from Land’s End to John o’ Groats raising money for brain injury charity Headway. Related: Sidecar duo plan...

BMW axe 2025 GS Trophy UK qualifier with no plans to send Brit team to the international competition

BMW axe 2025 GS Trophy UK qualifier with no plans to send Brit team to the international competition

BMW have officially confirmed that the 2025 GS Trophy UK Qualifier will not be taking place, with additional Off Road Skills courses to be run instead. Related: How to ride your bike...

Police Scotland urge bikers to take care on the roads as the weather improves

Police Scotland urge bikers to take care on the roads as the weather improves

Police Scotland have urged bikers and drivers alike to take action after new figures revealed a worrying toll of motorcyclist fatalities across the country. An analysis of collisions between...

Peace of mind for Honda owners as firm launch six-year transferable warranty

Peace of mind for Honda owners as firm launch six-year transferable warranty

Honda Europe have announced a new warranty scheme of up to six years, providing owners continue to get their bikes serviced through authorised dealerships. Announced on Wednesday, April 2, the new...

Future Honda motorcycles could feature cameras and radar based rider assistance technology

Future Honda motorcycles could feature cameras and radar based rider assistance technology

Radar-based rider-assistance technology has been a hot field of development in recent years and has introduced ideas like adaptive cruise control and auto-braking crash mitigation to the world of...

Triumph reveal special Scrambler 1200 top prize for 2025 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Triumph reveal special Scrambler 1200 top prize for 2025 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

Triumph are offering a special Scrambler 1200 Icon Edition to the top fundraiser at this year’s Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR). Founded in 2012, the DGR has now raised more than $50 million...

Suzuki return to Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race with greener GSX-R1000R running 100% sustainable fuel

Suzuki return to Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race with greener GSX-R1000R running 100% sustainable fuel

Suzuki will return to the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race this August 1-3, continuing their carbon-neutral racing project while hoping to build on last year’s eighth-place result. Team Suzuki CN...

Motorcycle Action Group hit back at Government response to bus lane access petition

Motorcycle Action Group hit back at Government response to bus lane access petition

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) have hit back at the ‘negative response’ received on a petition calling on the government to allow motorcycles into bus lanes by default.  The petition gathered...

KTM confirm motorcycle production has restarted in Mattighofen following financial difficulties

KTM confirm motorcycle production has restarted in Mattighofen following financial difficulties

Austrian brand KTM have confirmed that motorcycles are once again being produced at their factory in Mattighofen, following a production pause amid financial difficulties. The Ready to Race brand...

Over 1000 people have now signed up to the MCN Pit Stop group... Isn't it time you did the same?

Over 1000 people have now signed up to the MCN Pit Stop group... Isn't it time you did the same?

The recently launched MCN Pit Stop Facebook group has raced past 1000 members in just a matter of weeks, with no signs of slowing down. The online forum has been designed to bring bikers together...

April Fool's for motorcyclists

April Fool's for motorcyclists

It’s that time of year again! April Fool’s Day is here and companies from across the globe have united as one, in an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. We’ve been sent some cracking ruses...