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Yamaha music and bike designers swap roles

26 March 2015 by MCN News

Yamaha is primarily a company of two halves, one side automotive, the other musical, so what happens when you let them switch roles, and give them free reign to design whatever they want? You get the...

Adventure Ashram Rally 2015

25 March 2015 by MCN

Adventure Ashram is looking for riders to sign up for its 2015 Adventure Ashram Rally on May 9 in Buxton. You can enter the event for a £30 donation, with the proceeds going to Odanadi, an Indian...

New Yamaha XV950 Racer revealed

25 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Yamaha have revealed this new XV950 Racer version of the V-twin sport heritage bikes as an additional model to join the range. Yamaha has been working over the past 18 months or so with some of the...

Bike of the Day: Aprilia Dorsoduro 750

25 March 2015 by MCN

Aprilia’s answer to the Ducati Hypermotard and KTM 990 Supermoto, the Dorsoduro is perhaps not as radical or exciting as the competition, but its ease of use makes it a fantastic road bike. The...

RIDDEN: Suzuki GSX-S1000

25 March 2015 by Michael Neeves

It Really Is A Naked K5 For the best part of a decade many have dreamt about the day Suzuki would build a naked GSX-R1000. Well, now it’s here: the new GSX-S1000. Like the Japanese firm’s superbike,...

Top five warm underlayers on the MCN Shop

25 March 2015 by MCN Shop

The sunshine is starting to tease us by poking its head out from the clouds every so often, raising our expectations of the glorious riding days ahead. But it’s still damned chilly out there, so...

Poll: Are top-end adventure bikes getting too sophisticated?

24 March 2015 by MCN Staff

KTM’s new 1290 Super Adventure boasts everything from semi-active suspension to auxiliary active cornering lights and myriad riding modes. Is this the best thing since pre-peeled potatoes, or do you...

Triumph Street Triple owners wanted

24 March 2015 by MCN

We’re celebrating the Triumph Street Triple in an upcoming issue of MCN and we’d love to hear from owners of the bike about what they feel makes it so special. Please send in a picture of yourself and...

New MCN March 25: Sportsbike of the year

24 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from March 25: – Sportsbike of the year shootout – Honda’s small wonders – KTM V4 spied testing – Free 20-page MotoGP...

Win the ride of your life!

20 March 2015 by MCN News

Win a place on the Aprilia RSV4 RF and Tuono V4 1100 RR launch – at Misano! Prizes don’t get much more exclusive or exciting than this. MCN has teamed-up with Aprilia to offer one incredibly lucky MCN...

Suzuki GSX-S1000: the rivals

20 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves will be riding the new Suzuki GSX-S1000 in Alicante next week. The bike, a new model for Suzuki, is powered by a modified 2005 GSX-R1000 engine, housed in an...

MCN superbike shootout – best on the road?

20 March 2015 by Michael Neeves

We’re just putting the finishing touches to our biggest ever superbike shootout, in time for next Wednesday’s MCN. We took the latest and greatest 2015 tackle to Jerez for an intensive two-day track...

Honda Bulldog concept unveiled

20 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda has added a third concept model to those bikes being shown at the Osaka motorcycle show with this new 400cc parallel-twin ‘fun’ bike called Bulldog. MCN has already shown both of the other...

Bike of the Day: Yamaha Thunderace

19 March 2015 by MCN

The Thunderace was Yamaha’s 1000cc superbike before the R1 came along, and by today’s standards is a little soft and heavy. Far from hurting the Thunderace this means it’s an excellent sports touring...

Introducing our superbike shootout contenders

19 March 2015 by Michael Neeves

We’re just putting the finishing touches to our biggest ever superbike shootout, in time for next Wednesday’s MCN. We took the latest and greatest 2015 tackle to Jerez for an intensive two-day track...

Who will be the strongest Brit?

18 March 2015 by MCN

MotoGP kicks off on March 29 under the floodlights of Qatar. The Brits are on their best form for years – so who’s your money on for the strongest result in class? Who will be the strongest Brit?

Bike of the Day: Aprilia RST1000 Futura

18 March 2015 by MCN

The Aprilia Futura, the Italian firm’s answer to the Honda VFR800, was only around for two years before production stopped and sales were underwhelming. The Futura is powered by the same engine used...

Honda CRF250 concept

17 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda will be taking the wraps off this CRF250 Rally at this weekend’s Osaka motorcycle show – at this stage it’s only being billed as a concept bike but production looks certain. The CRF250 Rally is...

Honda SFA roadster concept

17 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda will be showing this SFA concept bike at the Osaka motorcycle show in Japan this weekend alongside the CRF250 Rally machine. This isn’t the first time the SFA has been seen; it was shown in...

Top 6 prizes on WIN IT this week!

17 March 2015 by MCN Staff

Did you know that we run a motorcycle competition website? It’s the place to find all of the latest giveaways and competitions that we are running – and we’ve got some amazing prizes up for...

Bike of the Day: Ducati Streetfighter 1100

17 March 2015 by MCN

You could argue Ducati were slightly ahead of the super naked curve when they unveiled the Streetfighter 1100 in 2009. Powered by the engine from the 1098, the Streetfighter puts out a not-too-shabby...

New MCN March 18: Lotus C-01 first ride

17 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from March 18: – World First Test of Lotus C-01 – New Ducati Multistrada DVT first ride – KTM V4 spied testing – Guy Martin...

Isle of Man TT 2015 ferry bookings up 10%

16 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Bookings for the Isle of Man TT ferries through the Steam Packet Company are up 10% compared to the same time last year thanks to increased capacity for motorcycles. More than 13,500 motorcycles are...

Bike of the Day: MV Agusta Brutale 675

16 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

The Brutale 675 is MV’s answer to the Triumph Street Triple and they did a pretty good job first time round. The launch models were blighted with snatchy throttle response, but an ECU upgrade fixed...

BMW February sales break records

16 March 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW motorcycle sales in February increased by 14.2% compared to the same period last year with more than 15,000 bikes sold in 2015 so far. The official figures are 9195 motorcycles and maxi-scooters...

Suzuki confirms new GSX-S1000 prices

16 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Suzuki has officially confirmed prices for the new GSX-S1000 in the UK with the base model costing £8999 and the fully-faired model with ABS costing £9999. The prices for the new GSX-S1000 have been...

Sixty Bikes For Sixty Years!

16 March 2015 by MCN

Welcome to MCN’s greatest debate yet MCN has caused a huge mix of celebration and consternation over its 60 years by shooting from the hip when it comes to saying whether a new motorcyle is good, bad...

Join Skeggy Beach mayhem at MCN Live!

13 March 2015 by MCN Staff

Mad new event at MCN bash You’ve heard of the Paris Dakar or the Baja 1000, and maybe even witnessed Le Touquet or the epic Weston beach race, but on April 18-19 this year the Lincolnshire coast will...

128mph ice wheelie sets record

13 March 2015 by MCN News

With some help from a BMW S1000RR, 24-year-old Swedish rider Robert Gull has become the first person to wheelie a motorcycle at over 200 km/h on ice, and in doing so has set a new Guinness World...

WALLPAPERS: Kawasaki Phone and Desktop images.

13 March 2015 by MCN Staff

If you love motorcycles – and you’re on the world’s biggest motorcycling website so it’s odds-on that you do – you couldn’t fail to have noticed that Kawasaki have launched a couple of new bikes this...

Former racer Sean Emmett jailed for assault

13 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Former race Sean Emmett has been jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting his girlfriend after an afternoon of heavy drinking at a pub in Surrey because he didn’t like the way she was eating. Emmett and...

Poll: Are electronics boring?

12 March 2015 by MCN

The latest crop of superbikes are dripping in a dazzling array of incredible electronic rider aids, but have they taken the edginess away? Are electronics boring? The latest crop of superbikes are...

Bike of the Day: Aprilia Tuono 1000 R

12 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

The last V-twin Aprilia Tuono is a popular bike thanks to a strong engine, brilliant handling and decent comfort, but it’s just a bit, well, normal, isn’t it? Or at least that’s what the previous...

BMW recalls 300,000 R and K models

12 March 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW has issued a recall that affects 300,000 R and K series models built between 2003 and 2011 for a replacement rear wheel flange. The global recall relates to around 300,000 bikes in total with...

Long Term Report: Honda CB650F

11 March 2015 by Alison Silcox

With the early spring sun breaking through the clouds and the Honda CB650F due to be returned to Honda I knew I had to get out for one last ride. Wrapping up and heading out for just over an hour, I...

First ride: Dunlop Trailsmart adventure tyres

11 March 2015 by Tony Hoare

MCN have just finished riding at the press launch of Dunlop’s new Trailsmart tyres, which are aimed at adventure bike owners who spend most of their time on the road but still want to know they can...

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