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Whatever happened to 'Captain' Mark Phillips?

04 April 2016 by MCN News

He wasn’t a royal but he was only man to win a TTF1 title on a two-stroke Mark Phillips was one of Britain’s top racers of the late 1980s. He won the 1986 British TTF1 title on a bike powered by an...

Picture story: The ground-breaking V4 super cruiser in Harley-Davidson's attic

04 April 2016 by MCN

Here’s a bike that’s hard to place – it’s the Harley-Davidson Nova, of 1979/80. Intended as a counter to the growing threat of high-tech European and Japanese rivals, it was planned for launch in 1981...

Victory confirms Project 156 and Empulse RR for Pikes Peak

04 April 2016 by Andy Downes

American firm Victory has officially announced it will be racing at the famous Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in June this year. The firm will be racing both an updated versions of the 1200cc...

Pirelli Diablo Rosso III first test

04 April 2016 by Michael Neeves

We’re at the world launch of Pirelli’s new Diablo Rosso III at Aragon circuit in Spain and the surrounding roads. The new tyre replaces the Diablo Rosso II and is aimed at sporty riders who ride...

Join Colin Edwards at the MCN Festival

04 April 2016 by MCN News

Motorcycling icons, off-road gods and masters of the speedway oval will be mixing it up at the MCN Festival May 14-15 in the second annual MCN Transatlantic short-track trophy. The Texas Tornado...

1982 GSX1100EX - the joy of GSX

03 April 2016 by Practical Sportsbikes

Kevin Davison has owned many bikes over the past three decades, but the GSX1100EX he bought new in 1982 is still his favourite, especially now he’s modified it to just how he wants it. ot all...

Speedway's new hope

03 April 2016 by MCN

It’s been put down as a joke for years, but could the new National Stadium be a fresh dawn for speedway? he roads are jammed and Star Wars characters dance joyfully to a brass band as racing...

Sam Lowes: “I wish I’d been in GPs since I was 15”

02 April 2016 by MCN Sport

It was a mixed year for Brits in the MotoGP paddock. MCN Sport asked four of our top riders for their verdicts. Now it’s the turn of Sam Lowes hat’s the biggest difference between Moto2 and World...

Whatever happened to MX hero Rob Herring?

02 April 2016 by MCN

He was the golden boy of British motocross, then he vanished. Or did he? Rob Herring – 11 times British MX champion – 1994 Motocross Des Nations winner – Now does film work with credits including...

Ride your dream at MCN Festival

01 April 2016 by MCN News

More bikes have been added to the MCN Festival test bike fleet including Suzuki’s new SV650 and KTM’s stunning 1290 Super Adventure. So if you want to ride the pick of 2016’s new bikes from a whole...

The new-old café racers

01 April 2016 by MCN

It’s not just the major manufacturers doing something new and wonderful with classic British designs. Here are four of the best home-built examples in the country omething new is happening with old...

Steve Parrish launches new race series

01 April 2016 by MCN News

Ex-BBC MotoGP commentator and motorcycle racer Steve Parrish is taking to the track again with an all-new race series – for buses! After years of campaigning, he has finally got the go-ahead from the...

Experience Motocross at MCNLive!

31 March 2016 by MCN News

The AMCA Yamaha MX Experience will be heading to MCNLive! at Butlins Skegness, April 15-18, giving you the opportunity to have a go at off-road riding. Yamaha will be bringing along an assortment of...

The man who's been doing the TT forever

31 March 2016 by MCN Sport

But he still wants a 200mph lap… f you’ve read a TT programme in the last 30 years you can’t fail to have clocked the name Dave Madsen-Mygdal. He’s been racing on the Island since 1979, and at the TT...

My life in bikes: Chris Walker

31 March 2016 by MCN

‘I did my first 100mph when I was just three years old’ Whether it’s on two wheels or three, Chris Walker shares his love of speed How did you first get into bikes? My dad and granddad both had bikes,...

Ducati Scrambler becomes Mike’s bike

31 March 2016 by Andy Downes

This Ducati Scrambler has been built by Ducati Thailand as a tribute to the legendary racer Mike Hailwood, with his son David on hand to see the first example of just 58 being built. The Hailwood...

Guy Martin special edition magazine – OUT NOW!

30 March 2016 by MCN News

Guy Martin is now one of the UK’s most famous motorcycle racers, thanks to his fearless racing antics, massive road-racing crashes, his staring role in Closer to the Edge, and regular appearances on...

Road test: 2016 Zero SR

30 March 2016 by Bike magazine

Zero’s SR is the latest in an increasingly long line of electric bikes, and it’s good. No wonder Harley, Yamaha and Honda fancy a piece of the action… hat a difference a few years make. Five or six...

Video: Best new retros - Triumph Thruxton R v BMW R nineT Sport v Yamaha XJR1300

30 March 2016 by MCN News

We fell in love with the Thruxton R at its launch a few weeks ago and couldn’t wait to get our hands on it again. So we took two of its best retro rivals to Triumph’s launch location in Portugal to...

MV Agusta in crisis

29 March 2016 by Andy Downes

MV Agusta will have to get smaller in order to survive over the long term, and that process has already started according to boss Giovanni Castiglioni. The Italian marque is to undergo a complete...

'I always thought I'd thrashed it senseless' – a love letter to the Yamaha R6, by James Whitham

29 March 2016 by MCN

In 1999 James Whitham took a one-off ride in the World Supersport series. What followed was the start of a love affair with the YZF-R6. Prepare to want one all over again. he fact I even ended up...

Who’s your money on for BSB glory in 2016?

29 March 2016 by MCN News

Who’s your money on for BSB glory in 2016?

New MCN March 30: Best new retros

29 March 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from March 30: Triumph’s new Thruxton R takes on old-school rivals MV Agusta battles for survival Inside the BMW GS Trophy...

Guy Martin breaks Wall of Death record

29 March 2016 by Stephen Davison

Millions of television viewers watched Guy Martin set a new Wall of Death world speed record on Easter Monday during a spectacular live broadcast on Channel Four. The 34 year old blasted around the...

TT Tales - Being a fan

28 March 2016 by MCN Sport

‘Never mind what you’ve seen on telly, brilliant though the coverage is. When you get there you simply won’t believe it’ s soon as you arrive, you’ve got to do a lap. Be humble, be cautious, be...

Guy Martin’s Wall of Death (Part 3)

28 March 2016 by Andy Davidson

Today is the day that Guy Martin will ride around the largest Wall of Death ever built, aiming for a top speed of 60mph and a Guinness Word Record, all live on TV. Here’s everything you need to know...

So long, Ryan

27 March 2016 by MCN Sport

This feature, from late 2012, marked the retirement (albeit only temporary, as it turned out) of Ryan Farquhar. At the time of his retiurement he had amassed 80 more Irish National races than Joey and...

Guy Martin’s Wall of Death (Part 2)

27 March 2016 by Andy Davidson

This Easter Monday Guy Martin will ride around the largest Wall of Death ever built, aiming for a top speed of 60mph and a Guinness Word Record, all live on TV. Here’s everything you need to know...

Grand Day Out: Vintage Performance Bikes

26 March 2016 by Performance Bikes

It was January 1998 and it was a typical post photo shoot piss-up. The usual insults flowed: Ronnie’s ferret, Gus’s willy, Alex’s teeth, and so on. By closing time it’d turned ugly. And a race was on:...

Cal Crutchlow: “I feel I’m always riding injured”

26 March 2016 by MCN Sport

It was a mixed year for Brits in the MotoGP paddock. MCN Sport asked four of our top riders for their verdicts. First up: Cal Crutchlow ou’ve just turned 30. How does your body feel? My body is tired.

Guy Martin’s Wall of Death (Part 1)

26 March 2016 by Andy Davidson

This Easter Monday Guy Martin will ride around the largest Wall of Death ever built, aiming for a top speed of 60mph and a Guinness Word Record, all live on TV. Here’s everything you need to know...

Take your bike down the strip at MCNLive!

24 March 2016 by MCN News

We’ve teamed up with the East Kirkby Straightliners to give MCNLive! visitors a chance to take their bikes down the drag strip at a Straightliners’ championship round on Sunday April 18. There will be...

Better Riding: Braking for corners

23 March 2016 by RiDE magazine

The brakes are used for more than emergency stops – and how we use them reveals a lot about our riding ometimes you’ll approach a tight corner and need to slow down quickly – which is a job for the...

Yamaha RD125LC restoration

23 March 2016 by Practical Sportsbikes

Mark Rouse had been without a bike for 26 years when his mate Chris Tring found him the dream machine from his youth, a Yamaha RD125LC. It started him on the path to resto redemption… ark Rouse has...

Buzz around new BMW lid

23 March 2016 by Andy Downes

BMW are developing a helmet that uses haptics – the transmission of information via touch – rather than the more common visual or audible signals. A few years ago ‘haptic’ wasn’t a common word, but...

Poll: What do you think of wings on MotoGP bikes?

23 March 2016 by MCN News

What do you think of wings on MotoGP bikes?

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