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M25 speeders

M25 speeders

30mph speed limit on the M25 and just look at the speeders! No motorcyclists there but do the police do anything? I don’t think so. What’s more dangerous??

Now learners can split new test

Now learners can split new test

Learners will be able to take the two parts of a new motorcycle test on different days following an announcement by roads minister Jim Fitzpatrick. From April 27 new riders must pass a ‘manoeuvres’...

Filtering Through Traffic

I don’t know about you but I prefer the motor car to be behind me for most of the time, because we all know and some of us too well how unpredictable the driver of such contraptions can be.  Filtering, yes we all do it, I mean why would we sit in a traffic queue when we can safely move to the front and thus reduce the risk of not being seen? If we’re at the front of the traffic we can hopefully...

Snow way José

Snow way José

When I saw this this morning there was no way I was going out on two wheels. Tried it once and fell flat on my arse getting out of the drive. Much better to leave it looking so pretty.

World exclusive: Alpinestars Spring 2009 range

World exclusive: Alpinestars Spring 2009 range

MCN has gained exclusive access to Alpinestars latest additions to their already extensive range headed-up by an all-new race suit. The Trigger suit will be the tenth men’s one-piece leather suit to...

Riding in the snow

I would normally ride a Suzuki GSF 1250SA Bandit, but obviously there is an awful lot of power to the back wheel, so today the most sensible thing to do was ride in on my wife’s Honda Dylan 125 scooter! I think if everybody owned a scooter, you can virtually go anywhere, any weather. Just ride slow and sensible, keep off the brakes, be nice and smooth on the throttle, and you’ll get there.

First aftermarket accessories for 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1

First aftermarket accessories for 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1

These are the first images of any full 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 accessory kit that includes the first replacement pipes, including side-slung stubby replacements for the OE underseat...

Nikki Hemmings crowned MCN Babe winner

Nikki Hemmings crowned MCN Babe winner

Nikki Hemmings has been crowned MCN Babe of the Year by your votes at the MCN London Motorcycle Show. The 26 year-old stunner from Wimbledon pipped five other finalists to the title and received her...

Did you ride your motorcycle to work through the snow?

Did you ride your motorcycle to work through the snow?

The Siberian snow fall which has covered most of the UK seems to have stopped the majority of public transport and airliners, but what about us bikers? MCN wants to know how any of you are true...

Supersport 600 shoot-out: What will be king of the track 2009?

Supersport 600 shoot-out: What will be king of the track 2009?

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 4th, the latest crop of middleweight supersports bikes fight it out to see which will be crowned king of the track for 2009. What do you think...

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr (part 2)

Florida to Alaska, R1 Sjaak and Doris visited World famous Dave Barr. The man who drove around world and over the ice with two iron legs… This is part two.

Kawasaki ER-6n design competition launches

Kawasaki ER-6n design competition launches

Kawasaki has kicked off its Europe-wide design competition with this custom-painted ER-6n to fire up MCN London Motorcycle Show-goers’ imagination. The competition will see riders from across the...

MCN London Motorcycle Show: Ducati 2009 clothing

MCN London Motorcycle Show: Ducati 2009 clothing

Ducati revealed its new range of clothing last week and has some of the first items in the country on sale at ExCel. We’ve picked some of the key items from the new range, but for more see Ducati...

MCN Babe to be crowned at London Motorcycle Show

MCN Babe to be crowned at London Motorcycle Show

There’s just a few hours left to check out this year’s MCN Babe contest and Hollyoaks actort Stuart Manning will be the lucky man to crown this year’s babe on the MCN Live! stage at 4pm. There are...

If only the 675 had a lower seat

If only the 675 had a lower seat

If only the 675 came with a lower seat, my granddaughter Abi would be off and running!

AGV confirms latest Rossi replica helmet

AGV confirms latest Rossi replica helmet

You’ll have to be quick to snap up the latest Valentino Rossi lid, as just 300 will be available in the UK when it goes on sale in April. Rossi donned the Celebr-8 after scooping his eight world crown...

MCN in Afghanistan

MCN in Afghanistan

Eddie Hague, Guy, Cal and Dave in sangin (dc), Afghanistan last year.  I’d like to thank my dad Brian, he sends me MCN every week.

Superbike stars on MCN Live stage

Superbike stars on MCN Live stage

The MCN Live! stage was brimming with talent today at the London Motorcycle Show with no fewer than six superbike stars taking part in the celebrity interview in front of hundreds of race fans. Troy...

BKS working on new body armour

BKS working on new body armour

James Toseland and Tommy Hill will test a new style body armour for leathers firm BKS, and you could be wearing it in 2010. The prototype armour is thinner and tougher than the armour BKS currently...

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr

Doris and Sjaak visited Dave Barr. A man with a story, a man with a mission.

Bus Lanes - action needed!

This is taken from Honda Owners’ Club website: “Apparently Transport for London are receiving very few comments from motorcyclists about the new London-wide TfL trial of motorcycles in red-route bus lanes. The latest news is that as part of the evaluation of the scheme ‘users views’ will be taken into account and ‘numbers responding’ will play a part in this. “It’s this kind of thing that would...

KTM announces customising challenge

KTM announces customising challenge

All the owners of KTM motorcycles have been offered a challenge to create the best customised bike to win over £800 worth of parts. The competition is open up until the end of March 2009 and the top...

Thanks to a helpful biker

I jsut want to post a message of thanks to a fellow biker called Gavin who stopped to help me on the A5 into Milton Keynes today and gave me lift to a petrol station and back after I foolishly tried running my R6 on air.   Cheers mate. I will have to pass on the favour to another stranded biker!

Indian Chiefs and Scouts

Indian Chiefs and Scouts

Last week’s MCN really caught my eye. Not the R1 or the sport stuff. I liked the new Ducati and doesn’t Nicky look a bit tidy in basic red. No, it was the news that Indian is coming back. The...

New Rok Secure Anchor Plus

New Rok Secure Anchor Plus

Here’s a new twist on the traditional motorcycle ground anchor. Rok Secure’s Anchor Plus clamps the motorcycle’s rear axle to prevent the wheel being removed, but also has a pair of rollers that let...

Show us your custom paint scheme

Show us your custom paint scheme

Custom paint schemes on motorcycles are generally thought to devalue them, but we want to know if you have a custom paint scheme. If you have a custom paint scheme we’d like to know why and also which...

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Busy year ahead for Niall Mackenzie

Busy year ahead for Niall Mackenzie

Triple British Superbike champion Niall Mackenzie will have a busy year ahead of him as both his sons will be racing in 2009. Niall’s eldest son Taylor, 15, is about to begin his second season in the...

The latest offers on new motorcycles

The latest offers on new motorcycles

Here’s a convenient run-down of the offers and deals that some of the major motorcycle manufacturers are running at the moment. Thinking about a new bike? Sell your old bike with MCN for...

New Knox Fastback

New Knox Fastback

Take the hassle out of wearing a back protector with the Knox FastBack vest. It’s designed to be worn under one- or two-piece leathers, and has a removable CE-approved level 1 back protector. Compare...

Hubless wheels in action

A new video released by American chopper designers shows hubless wheels, similar to those featured on Honda’s stunning V4 concept bike, being successfully used on the roads. Tennessee-based Amen Design built a concept chopper based around Italian engineer Franco Sbarro’s hubless wheels back in 2005. They have finally got the Hubless Monster out on the road and just released a video showing the...

Kriega launches new universal tank mounting system

Kriega launches new universal tank mounting system

Motorcycle luggage specialists Kriega have launched a new universal tank mounting system for bikes that will allow the existing range of tailpacks to fit straight on. The mounting system fits a huge...

Florida to Alaska - California

r1 jaak and doris in Californië.

New look Yamaha X-Max for 2009

New look Yamaha X-Max for 2009

Yamaha has announced new special editions of the X-Max scooter for 2009 which will see the popular scooter in new colours and with new lines and new instrument faces.   The X-Max is available in a 125...

MCN apologises for wrongly stating Suzuki are at the MCN London Motorcycle Show

MCN apologises for wrongly stating Suzuki are at the MCN London Motorcycle Show

MCN would like to offer sincere apologies to MCN readers for wrongly stating in the official MCN London show guide that the firm would be in attendance. This was a mistake with no malice intended for...

Manhole cover petition

The following petition is a relatively cheap way to make motorcycling much safer particularly in the dark and wet: “We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace with or apply gripped surfaces on manhole covers to give grip in wet conditions for motorcyclists and other road users.” http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/motorcycleman/