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Would you really take the BMW R1200GS or KTM Adventure off road?

18 February 2013 by MCN

The KTM 1190 and BMW R1200GS are two huge updates to the adventure bike market, but would you really take either of them for some serious off-roading? pollcomment

You ask/you answer: Are sat-navs really necesarry?

18 February 2013 by MCN

“When I need to, I strap a knackered old map to my tank to get me from A to B. My friends all seem to use sat-navs but I don’t see the point. They are hugely expensive and fiddly, having to attach and...

My son the criminal

15 February 2013 by jess jephcott

An interesting situation is developing in our lives at the moment – I would welcome comment about it. Last June, my 17-year-old son went to a local supermarket on his motorcycle to use the cash machine. Whilst in the car park he was hit by a car, knocked off and injured. It turned out that the driver of the car was a family friend. She got out, apologised to him, saying she didn’t see him, and...

New Yamaha FJR1300 makes debut at London Motorcycle Show

14 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Yamaha will...

Video: All roads lead to the MCN Show

14 February 2013 by MCN

Typical motorbike racers, always late… So 19-time TT winner John McGuinness, 12-time World Trials champion Dougie Lampkin, and former World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson had to resort to Boris Bikes...

Video: Protecting your bike with All Year Biker

14 February 2013 by MCN

All Year Biker is a set-up that uses franchised operators across the much of the UK. The work consists of a complete clean of the bike using an array of bike-specific Halo cleaning amd degreasing...

We're Going to the MCN London Motorcycle Show - Are You?

13 February 2013 by MCN

John McGuinness, Tommy Hill, Chris Walker, and Dougie Lampkin are just some of the stars attending this weekend’s MCN London Motorcycle Show! Are you joining them? www.mcnmotorcycleshow.com

Free 32-page Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show Guide this week

13 February 2013 by Andy Downes

This week’s issue of MCN has a free 32-page guide to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show Guide which kicks off this Friday at Excel in London’s Docklands. The show starts on Friday, February 15 and...

Two new Daytonas at London Motorcycle Show!

13 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Triumph has...

Unique Fireblade poster being auctioned in aid of NABB

12 February 2013 by Stritchy

This signed poster is being auctioned on behalf of the Honda Owners Club with all the money raised going to our chosen charity which is the National Association of Blood Bikes. It is signed by 16...

Bring MCN to life with your mobile

12 February 2013 by Ped Baker

This weeks MCN features amazing new interactive content that you can bring to life with your mobile phone. Simply download the free yo2mo window app from your phones app store, find the ads and images...

New MCN February 13: The Real Rossi is Back!

12 February 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN, out February 13th, we look at Valentino Rossi’s return to Yamaha as he sets a searing pace in testing. We have a free 32-page pull-out guide to this weekend’s MCN London Motorcycle...

Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport first ride

12 February 2013 by Michael Neeves

We’re riding the mountain roads near Barcelona on the new £9599 Tiger 1050 Sport, Triumph’s adventure-styled sports tourer. It’s an updated version of the Tiger 1050 that’s been with us since 2007...

New Kawasakis unveiled at London Motorcycle Show

12 February 2013

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Kawasaki will...

Feb 13: Bkes on the Box

12 February 2013 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS. DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

Host of custom builders confirmed for London Motorcycle Show

11 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Over 50 of...

New Multistrada gets UK launch at London Motorcycle Show

10 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Ducati will...

Bryan 'Radar' Mckim

09 February 2013 by Stritchy

The Honda Owners Club has lost one of life’s great characters. Radar was a great friend, fantastic riding companion and a brilliantly funny companion who will be sorely missed by everyone who knew...

New HD Street Glide at London Motorcycle Show

08 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live...

Honda unveils two new 700s in US

08 February 2013 by Phil West

In a surprise move, Honda has just unveiled two new varients of its novice-friendly NC700 V-twin – but it’s not yet certain they’ll be coming to the UK. The two scooter-cruiser hybrids, unveiled in...

Howling Honda Six to appear at London Motorcycle Show!

07 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Even if you...

£1.2 million ‘Think Bike’ campaign this spring

07 February 2013 by Steve Farrell

Drivers will be told to look out for bikes in a £1.2mllion government campaign this spring. The ‘Think bike’ campaign will run from March to April, to coincide with many riders returning to the...

Does The CB1100 Tick The Boxes?

06 February 2013 by Phil West

It’s been a long time coming – in every sense of the expression – but the CB1100 might, just MIGHT, have made that wait worthwhile. Six years after the prototype was first unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo...

Honda unveil CB1100 at the London Motorcycle Show

06 February 2013 by MCN

The Carol Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show takes place on February 15 to 17 at ExCel. Almost every new bike will be there along with customs, classic and the amazing Revolution live show. Honda has...

You Ask/You Answer: Luggage

06 February 2013 by MCN

“I need some on-bike luggage, but can’t decide what sort to go for. Is a top box best, or panniers? Also, should I get luggage that’s properly fitted to the bike, or would throw-over panniers or a...

Is the new owner of Husqvarna wrong to ditch the road bike range?

06 February 2013

Husqvarna have been bought by the owner of KTM, after BMW sold off the Swedish-Italian manufacturer last week, as broken exclusivly by MCN. Stefan Pierer, the new owner, has vowed that he’ll take the...

The biking pilgrimage I'd most like to do from this week's MCN is...

06 February 2013 by MCN

In this week’s paper MCN takes a look at five of the ultimate biking pilgramages you just have to ride. From the sweeping greenery of the Antrim coast that was Joey Dunlop’s test track, to the iconic...

Feb 6: Bikes on the Box

06 February 2013 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS. DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

Ducati barely scraped into the top ten in the first MotoGP test at Sepang – should they just admit defeat?

05 February 2013 by MCN

After the first test of 2013, Valentino Rossi is back on top pace, running in fourth place, while Andrea Dovizioso (who took his ride at Ducati) is in a lowly 13th place. Former teammate Nicky Hayden...

New MCN February 6: Title Fight

05 February 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN, out February 6th, we put the naked middleweights against each other in a world first road test. We have spy shots and a detailed analysis of Yamaha’s new R1. Also this week: Living...

All test cheats are drivers

05 February 2013 by Steve Farrell

Hundreds of learner drivers a year get someone else to take their test for them while not one motorcyclist attempts the scam, government figures show. Suspected impersonators sat 455 practical tests...

Adventure firm kept £122,000 of charity donations

04 February 2013 by Steve Farrell

A motorcycle adventure firm used by Princes William and Harry has kept up to £122,000 belonging to charities. Global Enduro went into administration last week having failed to pass on customers’...

Bike Shop Star of the month

04 February 2013 by MCN Staff

The nominations are in and January’s winner is: Jamie Kellmanno of Fast Lane Motorcycles, Tonbridge MCN is on the look-out for men and women in the motorcycle trade who have gone that extra mile, just...

The Ten Worst Safety Innovations

03 February 2013 by Steve Farrell

Over the years there’s been some interesting, awful, and downright dangerous suggestions made to make biking safer, from researchers, manufacturers and government. We’ve compiled our top ten worst...

School for Slide

03 February 2013 by Rupert Paul

If a passing stranger informed you that this time next week you could be sliding a motorcycle round corners like Nicky Hayden in the off season, you’d write him off as a dangerous lunatic. Well, I am...

Ever held on to a piece of kit too long?

02 February 2013 by Andy Davidson

In the Anatolian mountains of Turkey the summer sun burns so hot that it cracks the Tarmac. To ride in full biking gear is bordering on suicide, and you find yourself resorting to just a pair of...

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