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2010’s maddest biking records

28 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

2010’s maddest biking records

Who pulled the longest wheelie in 2010? Who jumped a Harley the furthest? Who was the quickest rider through the mountains of Lesotho? Or across the beaches of Weston-super-Mare?     Find out in...

Top 5 reliable middleweights

28 December 2010 by MCN

Top 5 reliable middleweights

More than 12,000 MCN readers have responded to our Biking Britain survey this year, and your combined scores on the bikes you own and love (or hate) have allowed us to put together this definitive...

Chesca Miles: Stunt Rider

27 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

Chesca Miles: Stunt Rider

In this week’s issue of MCN we’ve spoken to Chesca Miles, the UK’s only female stunt rider.   20-year-old Chesca tells us all about her stunting ambitions, her part-time modelling and what it’s like...

Video: KTM 990 Adventure goes off-road!

27 December 2010 by Michael Guy

Video: KTM 990 Adventure goes off-road!

Our KTM 990 Adventure longterm test bike is billed as one of the best all round bikes available and over the last eight months I’ve been bar to bar with despatch riders in London, scratched on country...

MCN's top videos of 2010

26 December 2010 by James Keen

MCN's top videos of 2010

Over the course of 2010 we’ve had some cracking videos here on MCN, covering the biggest new bike launches, best group tests and top features. On the MCN youtube channel our 924 (and counting) videos...

CobraUSA RS750 retro specials

26 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

CobraUSA RS750 retro specials

Cobra USA’s “Special Projects Division” have taken two Honda RS750s and decided to completely change their look.    The first has become a CL77 Scrambler 305 look-a-like, while the second is...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

26 December 2010 by MCN

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 of the...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

26 December 2010 by MCN

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 of...

Ossa TR280i begins production

25 December 2010 by MCN

Ossa TR280i begins production

The first units of OSSA’s trial bike – the TR280i – are already rolling off the production line.  64.5kg Ossa TR280i is world’s lightest trial bike Ossa are churning them out at a rate of about 20...

Top 5 middleweight retro bikes

25 December 2010 by Marc Abbott

Top 5 middleweight retro bikes

More than 12,000 MCN readers have responded to our Biking Britain survey this year, and your combined scores on the bikes you own and love (or hate) have allowed us to put together this definitive...

NZ trip

24 December 2010 by stevetrotman

NZ trip

During my trip to New Zealand I met up with my mate, Hilton. Here’s a picture of us both with his latest Suzuki GSX-R1000, which he even let me have a quick go on.

Top video picks of the week! – Xmas Eve

24 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

This here’s our last video selection for 2010. Luckily it’s got pretty much everything we love about biking in it. Merry Christmas, and see you all in 2011. Buenos Aires stunt spree Stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer heads from sub-zero Germany to +35C Buenos Aires to sweat it up with this trick video. Michael Dunlop onboard Try taking your eyes off this footage of Michael Dunlop at the Tandragee 100.

The world's sexiest electric bike?

24 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

The world's sexiest electric bike?

This is the Mission R electric race bike from US-based Mission Motors. They describe it as: “powerful, intelligent and downright fierce”.   The top speed of 160mph is achieved via a 141bhp...

Triumph inspires the next generation of designers

24 December 2010 by MCN

Triumph inspires the next generation of designers

Eighteen MA Product Design students were tasked with designing and creating alternative lifestyle products based on components from the iconic Triumph Bonneville T100.    The event in December saw 18...

National Road Rally 2011

23 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

National Road Rally 2011

The National Road Rally 2011 will be held on 25/26 June 2011, organisers have announced. The nation-wide rally event is divided into four classes, with riders having the option to travel between 200...

Video: Triumph Speed Triple 1050 - 2011 vs 2010

22 December 2010 by MCN

Video: Triumph Speed Triple 1050 - 2011 vs 2010

The 2010 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 wasn’t broke – but they fixed it anyway. It was already the class-leading supernaked, but for 2011 Triumph has completely redesigned its roadster.      Find a...

Video: Dougie Lampkin’s back!

22 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

Video: Dougie Lampkin’s back!

Trials legend Dougie Lampkin is back with a new Nissan-funded video available exclusively on motorcyclenews.com. MCN caught up with Lampkin on the set of the video shoot. He told us how his haul of...

Free tickets for next year's NEC Show

21 December 2010 by John Westlake

Free tickets for next year's NEC Show

If you bought a ticket in advance for the Carole Nash Motorcycle Live Show at the NEC in November, but were unable to attend because of the atrocious road conditions, you can get a free ticket to next...

Bikes on TV: December 21-28

21 December 2010 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: December 21-28

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

2011 MV Agusta Brutale 920 gallery

21 December 2010 by Chris Newbigging

2011 MV Agusta Brutale 920 gallery

Following the earlier release of the new-for-2011 MV Agusta Brutale 920, here’s the full gallery of pictures for the new bike. New ‘cheaper’ 2011 MV Agusta 920 The matte-black finish is unique to...

Chinese bike group test

21 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

Chinese bike group test

Chinese manufacturers are becoming a bigger and bigger feature in the UK scene. With thousands of bikes built by Jinlu, Sukida, Pulse, Lexmoto, Sinnis and Haotian (to name a few) appearing on our...

50cc bike trip

21 December 2010 by Joshua Cherry

50cc bike trip

I just read your ‘top adventure motorcyclists’ article on the website and thought I’d share my biking experience too to emphasise ANYONE really can do this and how much I’d recomend it. Last year me...

World’s top adventure motorcyclists speak!

21 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

World’s top adventure motorcyclists speak!

MCN have spoken to a panel of the top bike adventurers in the world today, to find out why they do what they do and why you should do the same. Hear about home-grown adventures in wild Siberia,...

US tuner creates naked BMW S1000RR

21 December 2010 by Tim Carrithers/Motorcyclist

US tuner creates naked BMW S1000RR

BMW has already officially dismissed rumours of a naked version of the class-leading S1000RR superbike, but that wasn’t what top US tuner Ken Zeller wanted to hear.  Find a BMW S1000RR for...

Make your own Pierobon special for £7800

21 December 2010 by Andy Downes

Make your own Pierobon special for £7800

Italian frame-building magicians Pierobon have turned its previously track-only F042 chassis into a road bike that could cost less than £8000 to build. The F042 chassis has been around for a few years...

MCN Christmas Quiz Part 1

21 December 2010 by Andy Downes

MCN Christmas Quiz Part 1

This week’s issue of MCN sees the first of two parts of the 2010 MCN Christmas Quiz with 40 questions to answer and the chance to win World Superbike star Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne’s race boots and...

Norton ‘Chris Walker Special’ set for 2011 Thundersprint

21 December 2010 by Andy Downes

Norton ‘Chris Walker Special’ set for 2011 Thundersprint

This new, special version of the Norton Commando Café Racer is set to be one of the stars of next year’s Thundersprint. The special edition, features black engine cases and exhausts and BST carbon...

Controversial loan companies target bikers

21 December 2010 by Steve Farrell

Controversial loan companies target bikers

Second-hand buyers are more at risk of having their bikes seized over outstanding finance thanks to an explosion in a controversial lending practice. The number of so-called log book loans secured on...

New MCN December 22: Rea's Honda MotoGP test

21 December 2010 by Liam Marsden

New MCN December 22: Rea's Honda MotoGP test

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale December 22, WSB star Johnny Rea’s top secret test on Casey Stoner’s Honda RC212V. We test the old Triumph Speed Triple against the redesigned 2011 model. Also in...

Free 2011 calendar in this week's MCN

21 December 2010 by MCN

Free 2011 calendar in this week's MCN

In this week’s MCN there’s a FREE high quality glossy calendar featuring the best photographs from this year’s British Superbikes. The calendar already has next year’s BSB dates marked on it, so...

New 'cheaper' 2011 MV Agusta 920

21 December 2010 by Chris Newbigging

New 'cheaper' 2011 MV Agusta 920

This is MV Agusta’s new base-model Brutale – a 921cc version that will become the least expensive way to own a new MV Agusta. Find a used MV Agusta for sale The Brutale will cost 11,999 Euros in...

Video: Cyril Despres prepares for the 2011 Dakar Rally

20 December 2010 by James Keen

Video: Cyril Despres prepares for the 2011 Dakar Rally

In January 2011 Cyril Despres – one of enduro and rally’s most successful riders – Returns to Argentina and Chile to defend his 2010 Dakar Rally title.      With more than 5,900miles to be completed,...

Secrets of the UK’s best specials

20 December 2010 by Chris Newbigging

Secrets of the UK’s best specials

In this week’s MCN we’re taking a look inside some of Britain’s best home-grown specials – the top three from Britain’s Got Biking talent. We spoke to the owners of the top three bikes to find out...

£77 million of bike test centres scrapped

20 December 2010 by Steve Farrell

£77 million of bike test centres scrapped

A controversial off-road part of the motorcycle test is to be scrapped under Government proposals announced this morning. From the end of next year, learners will have to take just one practical test...

Briggo’s bike up for auction

17 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

Briggo’s bike up for auction

Speedway legend Barry Briggs’ Yamaha WR250R is to be auctioned as the original buyer wants to help raise even more money for injured riders.   Throughout 2010, Briggo visited every UK speedway track...

Top video picks of the week! – Dec 17

17 December 2010 by Dan Aspel

Top video picks of the week! – Dec 17

Britain’s enduring The Big Freeze Mk.2 at the moment and short of riding like a 50p piece, there’s not much biking to be had on the icy roads.  Put the kettle on, enjoy these videos and make plans...