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Why is there still nothing like this in Moto2?

05 May 2016 by MCN Sport

The total chassis freedom of the Moto2 class promised a field of weird and wacky machines. A look back at the Elf Honda makes us sad no team dared look for a killer advantage outside the...

Texas Tornado takes on Stalker at the MCN Festival

05 May 2016 by MCN News

Motorcycling gods and masters of the speedway oval will be locking handlebars as the Transatlantic Trophy makes a comeback at this weekend’s MCN Festival of Motorcycling. MotoGP man Colin Edwards...

Ron Haslam 20-year anniversary; It’s Rocket science (Part 1)

05 May 2016 by MCN

Take one racing legend with a passion for bikes, add in a sprinkling of Derbyshire hospitality and you’ve got the formula for the world’s most successful race school or a legend who has stood on the...

Camp for the weekend at the MCN Festival!

04 May 2016 by MCN News

There’s no need to face the long ride home after an incredible day at next weekends MCN Festival. Our camping package offers a great way to experience the entire show and is excellent value for money.

Niall Mackenzie's all-time top five BSB riders

04 May 2016 by Performance Bikes

Triple champion and paddock stalwart Niall Mackenzie chooses his five favourites from the 20-year history of British Superbikes 1 Shane Byrne “Shakey still wants it after all these years, which...

Herald to build new British bike

04 May 2016 by Jon Urry

Herald Motor Company are looking to become the latest in a long line of British motorcycle manufacturers as they set their sights on releasing their very own UK-built bike at the end of 2016. Not bad...

Stand by for more Triumphs

04 May 2016 by Ben Purvis

The Scrambler spied this week is one of the missing links from the all-new Bonneville range that the firm needs to complete by the start of 2017 when the last of the old air-cooled Bonnies will no...

New Triumph Scrambler spied

04 May 2016 by Ben Purvis

This is the world’s first glimpse of the all-new Triumph Scrambler, spotted last week undergoing road development work in the UK. Long before the recent craze for retro scramblers emerged, the...

Poll: Who's going to win big at the TT this year?

03 May 2016 by MCN News

The TT countdown is well underway, but who is going to win big this year?

More clubs than ever at the MCN Festival!

03 May 2016 by MCN News

This year we’ve ramped up the amount of club stands who’ll be bringing along a stack of bikes from every era at the MCN Festival of Motorcycling on May 14-15. From mammoth single-make owner clubs such...

New Lambretta L70 scooter teased

03 May 2016 by Andy Downes

The next step in the evolution of the legendary Lambretta scooter marque is being teased with this image with the full reveal of the new machine named L70 due in another few weeks. This is the first...

New MCN May 04: Adventure sports shootout

03 May 2016 by James Archibald

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from May 04: All new Triumph Scrambler Pedrosa linked to Yamaha EU referendum; what does it mean for motorcycling? Davies...

Profile: Briggo, the Sheene of Speedway

02 May 2016 by MCN News

Four-times World Speedway champion Barry Briggs was a phenomenon – 90,000 watched him race and his speedway invention is still used today. arry Briggs may be the most famous racer you’ve never heard...

Suzuki and Ducati reveal test fleets at the MCN Festival

02 May 2016 by MCN News

The MCN Festival of Motorcycling is once again shaping up to be the event of the year. Not only does the Peterborough extravaganza offer a huge retail zone, thrilling live action (featuring MotoGP...

Meet Horice: the road race stuck in a timewarp

01 May 2016 by MCN Sport

With unprotected trees and beer-swilling fans lining the course, the town of Horice in the Czech Republic hosts raw, dangerous, old-school road racing. In 2011 a dozen riders from England and Ireland...

Danilo Petrucci: How did I get here?

30 April 2016 by MCN Sport

Pramac Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci watched Rossi, Pedrosa and Dovizioso on telly. He still hasn’t quite got used to being a top flight MotoGP racer himself s a child whose father worked in the teams of...

Rossi: MCN exclusive interview (Part 3)

30 April 2016 by MCN

‘I don’t want to stop. I know it won’t be easy’ MCN find out what Rossi’s got planned for the future from those closest to him Friends to the end…. Uccio Salucci Rossi’s best mate since school and...

Rossi: MCN exclusive interview (Part2)

29 April 2016 by MCN

‘I don’t want to stop. I know it won’t be easy’ n a rare one-on-one interview, Rossi tells MCN what he’s got planned for the future Age will be a key difference regardless of whom Rossi’s...

Chris Walker takes on Colin Edwards at MCN Festival!

29 April 2016 by MCN News

Fans’ favourite Chris Walker will lead the UK team against a starstudded American squad in MCN Festival’s action-packed Transatlantic dirt track tussle. Two-times WSB champion Colin Edwards leads the...

Rossi: MCN exclusive interview (Part 1)

28 April 2016 by MCN

‘I don’t want to stop. I know it won’t be easy’ n a rare one-on-one interview, Rossi tells MCN what he’s got planned for the future Valentino Rossi has made no secret of the fact that he’s been...

A great way to finance your next used bike

28 April 2016 by MCN News

MCN and Black Horse have launched a new and unique on-line finance tool for anyone looking to buy a used bike on either hire purchase or PCP. Added to dealer bikes across MCN’s Bikes For Sale website,...

Ride the Triumph Thruxton R at MCN Festival

28 April 2016 by MCN News

With the new Thruxton and Thruxton R Triumph has produced a Thruxton worthy to carry the name to the next generation of owners – and it’s available to test ride at the MCN Festival, May 14-15. The...

Gallery: At (motor)home with Colin Edwards

28 April 2016 by MCN Sport

IN summer 2011, Colin Edwards invited us, Hello-style, into his glamorous motorhome. So crack open a Kronenbourg and sink into one of the luxury leather sofas of his 14 metre long gin palace he sun is...

Kawasaki launches ‘K-World’ app

28 April 2016 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki have launched a new smartphone app called ‘K-World’ aiming to bring owners and racing fans news, updates and exclusive content about the company. The ‘K-World’ app will be available for iOS...

‘Severe’ Honda factory damage

28 April 2016 by Andy Downes

Honda have announced it may take as long as another four months to get the earthquake-damaged Kumamoto factory in Japan back to full production capacity following the recent natural disaster. The...

Benelli go large

28 April 2016 by Jon Urry

Benelli is about to blast back into the big time with an impressive range of bikes from 125cc to 750cc. Eleven years ago, Italian manufacturer Benelli was bought by the Chinese Qianjiang group after...

See Colin Edwards race dirt track at the MCN Festival

27 April 2016 by MCN News

Last year’s MCN Festival marked the debut of our Transatlantic Trophy dirt track race series, as Kevin Schwantz led a team of Americans against the Brits, led by enduro master David Knight. The Brits...

James Haydon's 2016 tips

27 April 2016 by Bike magazine

The 2016 race season is underway. Bike’s ex-BSB, ex-WSB, exMotoGP James Haydon tries manfully to contain himself. And predicts three top threes British Superbike I’m a big Shane Byrne fan but for...

Picture story: Rollie's difficult second

26 April 2016 by MCN

Everyone knows the Rollie Free, nearly-naked-man-on-a-motorbike, speeding-across-Bonneville shot. Well, here’s the less-well-known, difficult-second-album follow-up. Two years later, Rollie returned...

Ride the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro at MCN Festival

26 April 2016 by MCN News

Ducati’s Multistrada is an excellent road-going adventure bike, and with the Multistrada Enduro Ducati have created a truly superb bike that can go absolutely anywhere – and it’s available to test...

New MCN April 27: Rossi back on top

26 April 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from April 27: New SV650 vs MT-07 vs ER-6n Brough Superior old vs new 25 years of Hinckley Triumph Benelli go large Lorenzo...

New MCN app means your next bike is just a click away

25 April 2016 by James Archibald

The new MCN bikes for sale app is now available to download, it’s the easiest way to find your next dream machine. Browsing through thousands of bikes currently for sale at MCNBikesforsale.com, you...

My life in bikes: Leon Haslam

25 April 2016 by MCN News

‘My mum and dad tried to stop me from racing’ P and WSB rider, now battling in BSB. Oh, and son of Ron! Leon talks youth motocross, injuries, racing, NSR500s and touring on Harleys Can you recall a...

'Do you ever get scared in a race?' Simoncelli's last interview

25 April 2016 by MCN Sport

Just a few months before his untimely death in October 2011, Marco Simoncelli sat down with MCN Sport for what would turn out to be the last time. Who were your rivals when you were minimoto...

Ride to MCN Festival with Billy McConnell and TomTom

25 April 2016 by MCN News

You could join BSB racer Billy McConnell for the official TomTom Ride into the MCN Festival on Saturday May 14. Everyone is welcome to join the ride-in, which will depart from the Little Chef at...

Dr John: His life and legacy

24 April 2016 by MCN Sport

Before his death in 2015 the pioneering trauma surgeon John Hinds was a mainstay of the Irish road race scene. But that wasn’t all he did with his short, brilliant life e was famous throughout the...

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