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Have your say – vote in RiDER Power

25 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Ride magazine wants to find Britain’s best bikes – according to the people who own them. And that means you. Whether you own a Honda Blackbird, a BMW R1200GS or a brand-new Suzuki GSX-R thou, we...

Staff Blog: Are you a year round Yamaha Fazer8 rider?

25 September 2013 by Alison Silcox

Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis will remember I recently requested your top tips for winter riding. Thanks to all those who replied to the blog and took the time to e-mail me, I’m...

Staff Blog: Rekindling the love

25 September 2013 by Steve Hunt

I’ve not ridden much these past few weeks. A combination of school holidays, work load and a general feeling of malaise has forced me to leave the trusted F800GT in the garage for longer than I would...

Staff Blog: To Jet Wash or Not to Jet Wash?

25 September 2013 by Alison Silcox

I lent my bike to a colleague last week for the MCN Awards ride out and after an awfully wet ride down to the venue in Dorking, followed by a couple of hours riding through the Surrey Hills, the bike...

Video: New Kawasaki Z1000SX first ride

25 September 2013 by MCN

Kawasaki’s underrated Z1000SX sports-tourer may have arrived quietly in 2010, but thanks to its blend of Z1000 fun, ZX-10R performance, upright comfort and impressive value, it’s proven a big hit. One...

Video: KTM 390 - Headbanger?

24 September 2013 by MCN

We go to Box Hill to find out if the funky KTM single can lay claim to being the new hooligan on the block. Is the KTM the modern-day equivalent of those 250/350cc two-strokes and 400 two-strokes, we...

Online petition for stranded Sean Emmett gains support

24 September 2013 by Andy Downes

An online petition calling for the UK Government to help get former British Superbike racer Sean Emmett returned to this country from Dubai has gained nearly 4000 signatures in just a few...

KTM first with anti-lowside ABS brakes

24 September 2013 by Andy Downes

KTM will be the first manufacturer to sell a bike equipped with the latest generation of ABS to work as an anti-lowside braking system on the 2014 KTM Adventure 1190R. The new braking system is the...

New MCN September 25: Kawasaki Z1000SX first ride

24 September 2013 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 25: – World exclusive first test of the updated Kawasaki Z1000SX – Hooligan bikes: Old vs new – Ducati Scrambler...

Staff Blog: My cleaning confession

23 September 2013 by Andy Downes

I know some (most) people don’t enjoy cleaning motorcycles but for me it’s a seriously satisfying part of riding bikes and I’ve just spent three hours working on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring...

Suzuki reveals new V-Strom 1000 tech details

23 September 2013 by Andy Downes

New V-Strom 1000 gets 100bhp, traction control, ABS and three colourschemes as it enters the adventure bike market priced around £10,000 Suzuki is continuing to stretch out pre-launch information...

First Ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX

23 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Kawasaki’s updated Z1000SX is currently being put through it’s paces in Austria by MCN’s Phil West and here are his first impressions. ‘The SX has been a massive hit for Kawasaki in the UK being by...

Staff Blog: A Week of Two Wheels but not the Motorised Kind!

20 September 2013 by Alison Silcox

I’ve not turned a wheel on the Yamaha Fazer8 for the last couple of weeks. Instead of being power assisted I’ve been producing my own power and cycled, along with a group of ten family and friends,...

Only two weeks until BikeShed 2

20 September 2013 by Ped Baker

There are just 14 days to go until the second Bikeshed Event kicks off in Shoreditch, London on October 5-6. After the blinding success of the inaugural show last May, the Bikeshed crew are pulling...

VIDEO: Goodwood Revival - Chad Races a Manx Norton 500

20 September 2013 by MCN Staff

MCN took a trip to Goodwood Revival to sample the nostalgia of days gone by…. When gorgeous metal of both the four AND TWO WHEELED variety ruled the roads! Chad was racing a Manx Norton in the Barry...

Men banned from Silverstone

19 September 2013 by James Hagon

Ladies looking for a testosterone-free track day might want to put October the 3rd in their diary, when Silverstone is holding its first ever women-only sessions at the iconic Northamptonshire...

MCN Asks: Which nation makes the world's best motorcycles?

19 September 2013 by MCN Staff

For our second question this week:

MCN Asks: Do you break the speed limit?

19 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Every week we ask our readers the questions that matter in motorcycling. This week: Do you break the speed limit? Do you break the speed limit?

MCN Awards 2013: Winners Revealed

18 September 2013 by MCN

It’s been one of the hardest-fought years in motorcycling, with icons being born, and re-born, in equal measure. These are MCN’s best of the best… MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR BMW MOTORRAD BMW Motorrad is...

Moto Guzzi owners needed!

18 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Moto Guzzi owners needed! MCN are looking for owners of Moto Guzzi bikes for an upcoming test. Specifically we’re looking for owners of: Griso California 1100 Bellagio 940 We’ll be using the...

Video: Welcome to the Hard Alpi tour

17 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Welcome to the Hard Alpi tour. MCN took three very different bikes on a 2000 mile trip to Italy’s Hard Alpi tour, a 24-hour rally through the Italian Alps. Step up the KTM 1190 Adventure, BMW F800GS...

Video: 55 years of the Bonneville - from 1959 to 2014

17 September 2013 by MCN Staff

The arrival of the updated 2013 Bonnevilles marks 55 years since the launch of the original. What better time thank now, to revisit classic Triumph Bonnies?

Video: Royal Enfield GT Continental 2013, First Ride

17 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Indian-owned Royal Enfield is aiming to join the big boys on the global stage. There’s a new factory, ambitions to double production and plan to grow exports with a family of mid-range, affordable,...

New MCN September 18: New Royal Enfield Ridden

17 September 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 18: – Exclusive first test of the new Royal Enfield cafe racer! – Triumph Bonnie special – Crutchlow rebuilds...

Pics: Valentino Rossi’s 2014 factory YZR-M1 revealed

16 September 2013 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have completed their first laps on an early 2014 factory YZR-M1 prototype at the Misano circuit in Italy today. The new bike features revised motor and chassis and...

An XJR that RoCkS

13 September 2013 by Ped Baker

This is the latest stunning cafe racer from the Portuguese outfit it RoCkS bikes. Called Sunburn, the bike is based around a 1997 Yamaha XJR1200. Builders Osvaldo & Alexandre set to work with a...

Agostini at the Classic TT

13 September 2013 by Anonymous

I was lucky enough to bump into the legend Giacomo Agostini at the Classic TT!

Yamaha unveils new FJR 1300 AE

13 September 2013 by James Hagon

Yamaha is expanding its FJR tourer range with this FJR 1300 AE. A step up from the base FJR-A, the AE comes with electronically-adjustable suspension but does without the clutchless gear-shift of the...

Bimota announces takeover (again)

12 September 2013 by Phil West, Executive Editor

Bimota has announced, somewhat mysteriously, that it’s been taken over – yet again. The Italian exotica specialist, reknown for bikes like thiscurrent DB11, made the following statement which, in...

Japanese cruisers wanted

12 September 2013 by MCN

MCN are looking for owners of three Japanese cruisers – the Kawasaki VN1500, Honda VTX1300 and Suzuki VL1500. We’ll be using the information to help with our article and there may be a chance you get...

Llyn Bikers 2013 Wales Air Ambulance fundraiser

11 September 2013 by BikerLlyn

“Well they did it again!” Beicwyr Llyn Bikers Motorbike Club with the help of their family and friends, have again this year raised an amazing amount of money for a good cause. This year’s chosen...

Lap the Assen TT circuit with MCN

11 September 2013 by Liam Marsden

200 fans will be offered the opportunity to lap the legendary Assen circuit when the British Superbike championship returns there September 20-22. All advance UK ticket holders will have the chance to...

Royal Enfield Continental GT first ride

11 September 2013 by MCN

The Royal Enfield Continental GT is currently getting its world first ride in and around London in the hands of MCN Executive Editor Phil West. Here are his first impressions: “At first glance the new...

BMW unveils production spec electric scooter

11 September 2013 by Andy Downes

BMW has shown off the final production version of the company’s first electric two-wheeler and it appears to be exactly the same as the concept bike MCN tested last year. The BMW C evolution scooter...

Staff Blog: Triumph Street Triple R at Silverstone

10 September 2013 by MCN

Two years ago, MCN Consumer Editor Tony Hoare almost died after an accident at Cadwell Park. He hadn’t been back on track since, until he took his Triumph Street Triple R for a trackday on the...

Video: TT Lightweights are back

10 September 2013

In 1999 John McGuinness set the TT Lightweight lap record on Paul Bird’s stunning 250GP Honda. Yet at this year’s TT James Hillier lapped quicker on his Bournemouth Kawasaki ER-6 650cc supertwin. How...

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