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TT races in Birmingham? North Circular GP?

08 April 2011 by John Westlake

TT races in Birmingham? North Circular GP?

Transport minister Mike Penning has announced a consultation document which, if passed as law, would allow councils to hold bike (or car) races on public roads. This would bring mainland UK in line...

Video: Rollastand in action

08 April 2011 by Marc Abbott

This week’s MCN has details of a new stand that allows you to clean your wheels without moving your bike. Here’s a short video showing how the Rollastand works.

KTM 525 EXC: now Roland Sands has the best bikes AND customers

08 April 2011 by Guy Procter

KTM 525 EXC: now Roland Sands has the best bikes AND customers

This is Roland Sands’ latest take on his ‘cafe-moto’ theme, just picked up by its delighted new owner. And a lovely pair they make. Roland, we hate you. About the bike “Happiness comes in many forms...

Extreme motorcycle theft deterrent

08 April 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Extreme motorcycle theft deterrent

An industrious garage owner in Mexico has invented a revolutionary new anti-theft device that could be the perfect way to protect your pride and joy against against bike thieves. Fed up with his...

I'm a young rider!

08 April 2011 by YORKSHIRE1003

I'm a young rider!

After reading many articles about young riders, the common problem is that there aren’t many of us, I decided it was my duty as a young rider to pipe up. I am more than slightly disappointed that my...

MCN at our wedding

08 April 2011 by Bryan1200

MCN at our wedding

It wouldn’t be complete without a copy of MCN! Left to right; Pete (groom), Lisa (bride) and Bryan (best man)

The ultimate touring bike… a Ural Cross 750?

07 April 2011 by Dan Aspel

The ultimate touring bike… a Ural Cross 750?

This 355kg, 40bhp flat-twin bearing Ural Cross 750 could be the world’s greatest touring bike, and the owner intends to find out… by taking it to Mongolia. Equipped with Brembo brakes, a Sachs shock,...

Video: Are 1000cc sports bikes still relevant?

07 April 2011 by MCN

Video: Are 1000cc sports bikes still relevant?

The new Suzuki GSX-R750 and Ducati 848 Evo have all the cubes you’ll ever need on the road or track, so do we still need 1000cc sports bikes? We test the two bikes against a Honda Fireblade on road...

New issue of MCN Sport out now!

07 April 2011 by MCN

New issue of MCN Sport out now!

Find out the full story behind Valentino Rossi’s Ducati nightmare in the brilliant new issue of MCN Sport magazine, on sale now. Put together by the expert team behind MCN and motorcyclenews.com, the...

BMW confirms Concept C scooter on sale in 2012

07 April 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

BMW confirms Concept C scooter on sale in 2012

BMW has confirmed it will be putting a version of its Concept C scooter into production and the bike will go on sale in 2012. (If you can’t wait until then, check out scooters for sale right now). The...

World exclusive: MV Agusta F3 in white - hell yeah

07 April 2011 by Guy Procter

World exclusive: MV Agusta F3 in white - hell yeah

MCN has had world exclusive access to the new MV Agusta F3, its engineers and testers. You’ll be able read the fruits of our labours in MCN soon, but suffice to say, hubbah-hubbah. Find an MV Agusta...

Celebrate the VMAX’s 26th birthday by buying a watch!

07 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Celebrate the VMAX’s 26th birthday by buying a watch!

What better way to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Yamaha VMAX than buying a VMAX Chronograph watch? (If you’d rather buy parts for your VMAX, then see the Yamaha VMAX parts and accessories to...

Ducati Monster 1100 Evo first ride: "superbike technology in naked form"

07 April 2011 by MCN

Ducati Monster 1100 Evo first ride: "superbike technology in naked form"

Senior Road Tester Adam Child is currently riding the mountain roads of Sicily aboard the new £8995 Ducati Monster 1100 Evo. Right now he’s drawing breath and enjoying the view from the top of Mount...

Video: Kawasaki KR500 up the hill at Goodwood

06 April 2011 by MCN

Video: Kawasaki KR500 up the hill at Goodwood

This year’s Festival of Speed was launched recently, and MCN’s Michael Neeves was lucky enough to ride the course. Neeves said: “I was lucky enough to ride Chris Wilson’s 1981 Kawasaki KR500...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

06 April 2011 by Phil West

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale.              Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V first ride: "It’s a very civilised package"

06 April 2011 by MCN

Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V first ride: "It’s a very civilised package"

This afternoon Michael Neeves has been riding the updated Moto Guzzi Norge GT 8V, costing £11,549. Find a Moto Guzzi for sale “Like the Stelvio that was tested this morning the Norge has a host of...

Erik Buell Racing 1125R Typhon makes track debut in Aragon

06 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Erik Buell Racing 1125R Typhon makes track debut in Aragon

The Erik Buell Racing 1125R Typhon made its track debut at Motorland Aragon in Spain on Saturday. The Typhon is a Streetfighter concept developed by Pegasus Racing and derived from the...

Moto Guzzi Stelvio first ride: "Very easy and relaxing to ride"

06 April 2011 by MCN

Moto Guzzi Stelvio first ride: "Very easy and relaxing to ride"

Moto Guzzi is celebrating it’s 90th birthday with two new Moto Guzzi Stelvio Adventure bikes and a revised Moto Guzzi Norge Tourer. Michael Neeves, Senior Road Tester, has ridden both Stelvios this...

Ducati sales up 68 percent in North America

06 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Ducati sales up 68 percent in North America

Ducati sales are up 68 percent in North America in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same time last year, they announced Monday. However, Ducati did not release their sales figures. Find...

First ride – new Moto Guzzi Stelvio and Norge

05 April 2011 by Michael Neeves

First ride – new Moto Guzzi Stelvio and Norge

MCN Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves, has just arrived in a sunny Florence, Italy ahead of the launch test of the new Moto Guzzi Stelvio and Norge which both feature a host of modifications from...

Get On celebrity charity ride to Africa underway

05 April 2011 by Austin Lindberg

Get On celebrity charity ride to Africa underway

Five celebrities are teaming up with Riders for Health and Get On and heading to Lesotho to aid in delivering medical supplies in the fight against HIV and tuberculosis. Gethin Jones, Darren Gough,...

Carl Fogarty: “Ducati Diavel is f**king awesome”

05 April 2011 by Andy Downes

Carl Fogarty: “Ducati Diavel is f**king awesome”

Carl Fogarty’s immediate verdict on the Ducati Diavel he picked up yesterday afternoon was that the bike is “f**king awesome”. Four-times World Superbike champion Fogarty picked up a borrowed Ducati...

New MCN April 6: Rossi and Stoner reaction

05 April 2011 by Liam Marsden

New MCN April 6: Rossi and Stoner reaction

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale April 6, we have all the reaction from the crazy Jerez MotoGP weekend, including Rossi and Stoner’s thoughts on that crash. We test the new Honda Crossrunner and...

2011 Yorkshire Ride of Honour

04 April 2011 by grahamseed

2011 Yorkshire Ride of Honour

One rider didn’t even get out of the starting gate before he crashed! But I’m glad to say the bike was picked up and he continued. A great day was had by all and all in a good cause.

MCN Live weekend

04 April 2011 by kerrijoe

MCN Live weekend

I had a wicked weekend as usual at MCN Live! Thank you!

MCN’s website hits 1m users!

04 April 2011 by MCN

MCN’s website hits 1m users!

Over a MILLION people used MCN’s website www.motorcyclenews.com in March, confirming its position as by far and away the WORLD’S most popular motorcycling site. In fact almost 1.1m motorcyclists...

Carl Fogarty picks up a Ducati Diavel

04 April 2011 by Andy Downes

Carl Fogarty picks up a Ducati Diavel

Four-times World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty has just picked up a Ducati Diavel and he will be keeping it through the summer months. Foggy has borrowed a black Diavel from Ducati Manchester and...

John's wedding cake

03 April 2011 by Anonymous

John's wedding cake

The top of John and Karen’s wedding cake – his Triumph ST with Manx number plate.

With Paul Curran's bike

03 April 2011 by Sam Williams

With Paul Curran's bike

Myself and my partner Dave stood next to Paul Curran’s Enviroracing team bike after he got a third in the Thundersport race at Donington Park WSB.

New BMW R1200GS Triple Black first ride

01 April 2011 by Trevore Franklin

New BMW R1200GS Triple Black first ride

Limited edition bikes are like truffles: you wonder what all the fuss is about, especially for the extra outlay involved in buying them. So, when BMW introduces a limited edition R1200GS, you feel...

Pick up a bargain Desmosedici at British MotoGP

01 April 2011 by John Westlake

Pick up a bargain Desmosedici at British MotoGP

Besides watching qualifying for the British MotoGP at Silverstone on June 11, fans will also have the chance to pick up a bargain Ducati Desmosedici RR. The exclusive V4 race replica is up for...

New Kawasaki ZX-10R gets mean (not green) makeover

01 April 2011 by Guy Procter

New Kawasaki ZX-10R gets mean (not green) makeover

Kawasaki’s new ZX-10R may have lost the outright power battle with the BMW S1000RR and the handling scrap to Aprilia’s RSV4 APRC but it’s determined to walk away from the tussles head held high in the...

Supermarkets make bikes rough

01 April 2011 by Nathan Lewis

Been only 17 you expect me to have not much money (correct) so I tend to find the cheapest deal, be it insurance, oil or fuel. Recently I went to get my bike checked because it was running a bit rough, only to be told not to buy supermarket fuel. So I took the advice on this and bought some fuel from my local petrol station (130.9 a litre) and I can gladly say my bike runs perfectly again. So to...

Experts sceptical of Motus claims

01 April 2011 by Guy Procter

Experts sceptical of Motus claims

Fresh scepticism has greeted the new Motus MST-01 V4 following its public unveiling at Daytona, raising suspicions the men behind the MST-01 have a steeper mountain to climb than they...

Video: d3o body armour

01 April 2011 by Marc Abbott

Body armour company d3o has just unleashed its latest promo video on the world. As well as the motorcycle application we’re growing increasingly familiar with, the firm apparently also does army and cycling kit. Fancy.

Engine theft loophole

01 April 2011 by Steve Farrell

Engine theft loophole

Motorcycles fitted with stolen engines can be given registration documents making them appear legitimate, DVLA has admitted.  The agency said it would issue replacement registrations documents...