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Got a question for Carl Fogarty?

16 August 2010 by Andy Downes

MCN is catching up with Carl Fogarty this week as we prepare to celebrate ten years passing since he was forced to retire and we want to ask him your questions. Foggy was injured at the start of the...

2010 North West 200 on DVD

16 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

The official review of this year’s NW200 features action from all six races as riders hit more than 200mph on public roads to gain the crucial slipstream advantage. There’s commentary and interviews...

New R&G hugger and chain guard for FZ8

16 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

R&G Racing has added to its Yamaha Fazer8 and FZ8 range with a new hugger and chain guard. Save cash on motorcycle products The Hugger is 30% longer than the factory-fitted item and bolts directly...

Red Bull X-Fighters battle through rain, mud and crashes in Battersea

16 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

Saturday’s freestyle motocross event was performed to a sell-out crowd, despite a waterlogged arena and tour leader André Villa crashing into the crowd during a practice run. In a moment that was...

David Aldana in Daytona

15 August 2010 by KevPhillips

Here are my kids Josh and Abbie, catching up with David Aldana at his condo in Daytona Beach. It wasn’t hard as he’s their Uncle!

F1 veterans Brundle and Warwick ride Silverstone

13 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

Ex-Formula 1 drivers Martin Brundle, 51, and Derek Warwick, 55, took to two wheels at Ron Haslam’s race school on Tuesday. The pair, both riding Honda CBR600RR’s, attended the course to improve...

What do you get if you cross a Triumph, Norton and Ducati?

13 August 2010 by John Westlake

Answer: a Tronti. This one was built by Mike Etienne from Jersey and is a modern take on the Triton of the Sixties. This is the synthesis of 1958 Manx Norton frame, 1979 T140 Triumph 750 engine (not...

Rossi not as rich as Rome’s chariot racers

13 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

Valentino Rossi may be on the verge of signing a £12.5m contract with Ducati, but it’s still peanuts compared to the wealth of ancient Roman charioteers. One racer, a Spaniard named Gaius Appuleius...

Top 10 movie motorcycles you can buy

13 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

Iconic motorcycling movies are few and far between. So for those of us waiting for the next Motorcycle Diaries or The World’s Fastest Indian to come out, we have to make do with bike spotting in more...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

13 August 2010 by MCN

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...

Former Doohan team-mate Daryl Beattie banned from driving

13 August 2010 by Guy Procter

1995 GP500 runner-up Daryl Beattie has been banned from driving for a year after failing to give a breath test in Australia. 40 year old Beattie rode for Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki factory teams in the...

R&G Racing launch scrappage scheme

13 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

R&G Racing’s new crash bung scrappage scheme is being offered across 100 of its leading retailers in the UK, with immediate effect. All you need to do to qualify for a £10 discount on a pair of R&G...

New book on the golden age of GP racing

13 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

An Age of Superheroes by Mat Oxley is a 240-page hardback celebration of the men who put their necks on the line in a time when riding a premier class GP bike meant wrestling an evil 200mph...

Video review : Harley Wide Glide v Victory Vegas v Triumph Thunderbird

13 August 2010 by MCN

With competition getting even stiffer for Harley from the new Victory Vegas 8-Ball and the big bore, 1700cc Triumph Thunderbird, is the classic Harley Dyna Wide Glide cruiser still doing enough? Find...

Donington re-opens!

13 August 2010 by Adam Child

Donington Park has re-opened after extensive track re-building – and is better than ever, according to MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child. MCN was given exclusive access to ride the first laps of the...

Ducati Multistrada 1200 beats sales expectations

12 August 2010 by Andy Downes

Ducati has announced the new Multistrada 1200 has beaten sales targets in the UK by more than 20% with 40% of owners new to the Italian brand. So far more than 500 Multistradas have been sold in the...

BMW S1000RR - Cadwell MRO Stocksport 1000 preview

12 August 2010 by Michael Neeves

The next round of the MRO Stocksport 1000 championship is looming I’ll be racing at the magnificent Cadwell Park this weekend. This will be the first time Vari-Trac BMW Park Lane team has been to the...

New Husqvarna TE310

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

Based on the super-light super-revvy TE250 (which currently leads the E1 world enduro championship), this bike found universal approval at the launch. While a 450 dirt bike can be a bit of an animal...

New BMW-powered Husqvarnas ridden

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

The new flagship in Husqvarna’s range is the 449, which has taken the engine from BMW’s now discontinued G450X enduro and given it new life. Made in two variants, the TC is the motocrosser, the TE an...

New Rieju RS3 tested

12 August 2010 by Pierre Galpin

If this bike had been about when I was 16 I would happily have sold my parents for it. The new Rieju RS3 50cc, with a design clearly inspired by the 2009 Yamaha R1, has everything to make budding...

New Ducati 649R special

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

Sean Kynnersley had to go to extreme lengths to race a Ducati in the UK MiniTwins series. Why? Because the awkward Italians never made a 650 – the maximum capacity eligible for the ultra-competitive...

What the French are doing right now

12 August 2010 by Pierre Galpin

If it was raining on your ride into work this morning you may have regretted taking the bike. Not as much as these guys. This is hill-climbing, one of the craziest motorcycle disciplines and a sport...

Nikwax launches 'Black Waterproofing Wax for Leather'

12 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

Nikwax’s new Black Waterproofing Wax for Leather is claimed to immediately waterproof and polish wet or dry footwear. One application is said to reduce the water absorbency of leather without...

New Yamaha XT660 supermoto on the way

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

MCN has uncovered designs showing the next-generation Yamaha XT660 supermoto with Ducati Hypermotard-like styling. It’s a far cry from the dumpy current XT, which lacks excitement and desirability...

New MV 675cc triple will spearhead company relaunch

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

New MV Agusta owner Claudio Castigilioni has confirmed a 675cc three-cylinder sportbike and Brutale will be at the heart of the relaunch of the Italian firm. MCN has caught the 675cc – called the F3 –...

Dorsoduro 1200 leak: Aprilia stay silent

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

Aprilia is remaining tight-lipped after a 183 page owners manual for the new 1200cc Dorsoduro was leaked on the internet. The official document confirms MCN’s insider reports of the past two years...

New BMW race kit for S1000RR

12 August 2010 by Marc Abbott

You can now buy the same race kit used by Superstock champ Ayrton Badovini. The official BMW Motorrad HP Race Power Kit includes a new ECU and an Akrapovic exhaust system (said to save 6.8kg), claimed...

Video: Worst bike ad ever?

12 August 2010 by Pierre Galpin

Honda just released this video advertising its 2010 Hunk (non-UK) model. Aimed at the Indian market, it’s a “muscular” 150cc equipped with a rear disc brake, tubeless tyres, a digital dashboard and LED taillights of all things. Enjoy!

Britain's Got Biking Talent: Kawasaki ZX-10R

12 August 2010 by John Westlake

This stunning 2005 Kawasaki ZX-10R is just one of the hundreds of bikes entered into MCN’s Britain’s Got Biking Talent competition with Carole Nash. The annual free competition closes in six days, so...

MCN in Egypt

12 August 2010 by J888cat

Pete MZ Emms enjoying the views on holiday with MCN.

MCN at the Giant Redwoods

11 August 2010 by paulgregg

My daughter Catherine reading MCN at the Giant Redwoods in California during a biking holiday in July 2010.

Red Bull riders jump Ascot hurdles

11 August 2010 by Dan Aspel

A trio of Red Bull’s daredevil riders jumped the hedgerows of Ascot today, to publicise Saturday’s X-Fighter free-style motocross tournament in Battersea. 28,000 fans are expected to attended the...

Kawasaki UK returns to Facebook

11 August 2010 by Trevor Franklin

Kawasaki fans will be relieved to know they can fill a void in their life with the successful reintroduction of Kawasaki Motors UK Facebook page. KMUK’s previous Facebook page collapsed beyond repair...

The craziest bikes of Sturgis 2010

11 August 2010 by Dan Aspel & Pierre Galpin

America’s most famous motorcycle rally is well underway in the shadow of the Black Hills of South Dakota. The rally’s been going since 1938, when the thousands of bikers who parked up could camp in...

Britain's top biking spot: the finalists

11 August 2010 by MCN

MCN and Devitts are a step closer to identifying Britain’s best biking destination. Out of the hundreds of entries uploaded onto www.keepbritainbiking.com the 10 finalists have been picked (right) –...

Seven days left to enter Britain's Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash

11 August 2010 by MCN

If you think you own a special bike then you’ve got just seven days left to prove it. Entries for this years Britain’s Got Biking Talent competition with Carole Nash close on 18 August. There are six...

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