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Video: Man takes his three dogs for a ride

11 July 2017 by MCN

Popping out for a Sunday ride with your significant other or one of your kids riding pillion is pretty normal, but popping out with not one, not two, but three of your dogs on the back is pretty out...

Kawasaki launch motorcycle care products

11 July 2017 by James Archibald

Kawasaki are launching their own range of motorcycle cleaning and care products in conjunction with their Team Green partner Team 6t9. The products will be officially launched at the sixth round of...

Ride with the Flying Millyard at Llan Bike Fest

11 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

Visitors to the Llan Bike Fest from August 5-6 will have the chance to ride in convoy with bike builder Allen Milyard and his 5-litre V-twin Flying Millyard. Allen Millyard is well known for creating...

101-year-old granny leads motorbike convoy

11 July 2017 by James Archibald

Maud Cartlidge, who celebrated her 101st birthday on Sunday was pleasantly surprised when she had the opportunity to ride pillion and lead a motorcycle convoy of nearly 100 bikes around...

Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition unveiled

11 July 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

All good things must come to an end, or so the Chaucer saying goes. In this case, it’s true – the Panigale line is coming to a close, so Ducati have honoured it with a bang by releasing the 1299...

Elspeth Beard Lone Rider book launch at Vines of Guildford

11 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

BMW dealer Vines of Guildford will be hosting the book launch for Lone Rider, the book written by the first British woman to ride around the world, Elspeth Beard. In 1982 Elspeth, aged just 23, set...

Video: Guy Martin on the Honda RC174

10 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

You might have thought getting the opporunity to ride the new Honda Fireblade was enough to sway Guy Martin into signing for Honda earlier this year, but according to the man himself one of the big...

The Philippines' first off-road school

10 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

Despite 93% of the Philippines’ village roads being unpaved the only way to learn how to ride off-road in the country was to get out on dirt roads and ride, but that’s all changed with the country’s...

Check out Norway aboard an Indian

10 July 2017 by James Archibald

Indian are now offering motorcycle hire in Norway thanks to Eagle Rider. When visiting Norway, riders can head to the Twin Thunder dealership in Lyngdal and hire one of three Indian Roadmaster...

K-World goes to Cadwell

10 July 2017 by James Archibald

Kawasaki made their second appearance of their K-World Tour, this time at Cadwell Park. Kawasaki have been stopping at Select No Limits trackdays to give potential customers the opportunity to test...

BMW's new TFT dash explained

10 July 2017 by Jon Urry

When MCN posted a picture of the R1200GS’s new TFT dash on social media, the response was huge. So huge in fact that we have decided to dedicate a whole story to it! So here we go… First of all the...

The Sunday Social with Indian PR guru Steve Cain

09 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

What better way to spend a Sunday than for MCN to sit down with a fellow biker for a chinwag about life and bikes, of course. This week we caught up with Indian Motorcycle’s External Relations Manager...

Gallery: KTM v Honda v Ducati v BMW adventure bikes

07 July 2017 by MCN News

Our trusty road testers are out and about again. This week they’ve been comparing, KTM’s 1290 Super Adventure, Honda’s Africa Twin DCT, Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 Enduro and BMW’s R1200GS Adventure...

RAF Shawbury promise a charity track weekend for the whole family

07 July 2017 by Dan Sutherland

RAF Shawbury is hosting a charity track weekend between July 15 and 16, with the majority of the proceeds going to the RAF Benevolent Fund. Now in its fifth year, the event sees the Shropshire airbase...

New colours and accessories for BMW range

07 July 2017 by James Archibald

BMW have announced a new raft of colours for a number of motorcycles in their current line-up and a host of new accessory options. BMW have also added a full-colour 6.5 inch TFT optional display which...

Bring your Dream Machines to Poole Quay

06 July 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

Every Tuesday night from April to September picturesque Poole Quay becomes the exclusive domain of motorcycles, where at the height of summer as many as 1500 bikes roll into town to make Dream...

SC Project pipe-up with new silencers

06 July 2017 by James Archibald

Italian exhaust manufacturer SC Project has a new range of end-cans designed to meet Euro4 standards for some of the best-selling machines on the market right now. The new line-up includes three...

Honda introduce fixed price service plans

06 July 2017 by James Archibald

Honda have rolled out a fixed price service plan option when you buy a new motorcycle. It’s simple in the way it works too – buy a new bike and pay a fixed amount extra that will cover it for the...

Carl Fogarty and Gary Johnson star at DirtQuake

06 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

Four time World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty and TT winner Gary Johnson will go head-to-head this weekend in the Best of British flat track race at DirtQuake. The two racers will compete for top...

News podcast episode 4

05 July 2017 by MCN News

Senior News Reporter Jordan Gibbons was joined by Web Producer Liam Marsden for the fourth MCN news podcast to chat about this week’s news in the motorcycling world. This week the guys discuss the...

Paris to Morocco via scooter

05 July 2017 by James Archibald

With a spirit for a different kind of adventure, Clémence Couten and Lisa Aleksenko have traveled from Paris to Marrakesh aboard a pair of Peugeot 125cc Django scooters. With a 50-day itinery, the...

Video: Motorcycle falls through railway bridge

05 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

Adventure riding by its very nature means you’re going to be riding off the beaten path, on roads that might be a bit run down, and a long way from civilisation. But we doubt this rider expected to...

Spy shots! New MT-07 adventure bike spotted

05 July 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Yamaha are about to unleash an affordable and funky new MT-07 adventure bike. Yamaha showed the T7 concept at last year’s Milan Show in November, claiming it was imbued with ‘the Ténéré spirit’ –...

In this week's issue: Closest MotoGP title fight ever

04 July 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue we have all the latest MotoGP news after the latest round at Sachsenring. There are just 10 points separating the top four, making it the closest title fight ever. Plus: Our free...

Poll: Would you consider an automatic bike like Honda’s Africa Twin DCT?

04 July 2017 by MCN News

It’s poll time again and this week we’re asking, Would you consider an automatic bike like Honda’s DCT Africa Twin? The MCN team tried the bike in our big adventure test in tomorrow’s issue which you...

Vehicle communication could cut motorcycle accidents

04 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

An Israeli company partnered with Bosch believes vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology could be key to reducing collisions between motorcycles and other vehicles on the road. Autotalk, who have...

Hanoi motorcycle ban pushed back to 2030

04 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

In August last year Vietnam announced plans to ban all motorcycles from the city of Hanoi by 2025 in an effort to solve the growing traffic problem in the nation’s capital and promote public...

MV Agusta Brutale 800 America revealed

04 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

To coincide with the America’s Independence Day, MV Agusta unveiled the special edition Brutale 800 America. The limited edition model – the first 50 of which will be sent to the States – will come...

KTM and Bajaj partnership expands to Husqvarna

03 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM and Indian manufacturer Bajaj have expanded their partnership to include Husqvarna, who were purchased by KTM in 2013. Under the new partnerships the new Svartpilen 401, Vitpilen 401 and Vitpilen...

From no motorcycle licence to the Sahara

03 July 2017 by Liam Marsden

What do you do if you want to ride motorcycles to the Sahara desert but you’ve never ridden before? In the case of Tom Caulfield and James Whittle you book an intensive week of training, and set off...

Goodwood celebrates Dunlop Dynasty

03 July 2017 by Michael Neeves

Road racing’s most revered family was celebrated in style over the weekend as the Goodwood Festival of Speed paid tribute to the Dunlops. Check out our Goodwood Facebook gallery here. A brace of...

Tom Hardy passes bike test

03 July 2017 by James Archibald & Liam Marsden

Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has passed his category A motorcycle test, and can now take to the roads on any motorcycle he chooses. The Dark Knight Rises and Legend actor was spotted preparing for his...

The Social Sunday with ex-road tester Simon Roots

02 July 2017 by Maria Vallahis

What better way to spend a Sunday than for MCN to sit down with a fellow biker for a chinwag about life and bikes, of course. This week we caught up with ex-road tester and KTM’s Marketing Manager,...

The 5 best V4s you can actually own

30 June 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Forget the triple, the V4 is the best combination of a twin and a four. With photos emerging of the new Ducati V4, everyone is getting excited about V4 bikes again. V4s have scored countless race wins...

Biking's fastest women reveal special Blade

30 June 2017 by James Archibald

BSB and TT stars Jenny Tinmouth and Maria Costello have unveiled a special liveried Honda Fireblade at the Goodwood Festival of Speed – and it’s all in aid of the Dare to be Different charity. Dare to...

Watch: KTM & AMA champ break Pikes Peak record

30 June 2017 by James Archibald

KTM have released a video of AMA superbike rider, Chris Fillmore tackling the Pikes Peak International Hill climb last weekend in Colorado. Riding a 2017 KTM Super Duke 1290 R, the American would go...

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