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Time for a two-stroke comeback

03 April 2020 by Mike Armitage

Cutting carbon emissions and accepting dried-up oil supplies means adopting alternative technology. So, the obvious thing is of course to bring back two-strokes… In a few years Formula 1 racing will...

Super Soco announce 10% discount for all key workers during Coronavirus outbreak

03 April 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Small-capacity electric motorbike manufacturer, Super Soco have this morning announced they will be offering a 10% discount to all key workers during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The offer is valid...

Harley-Davidson up their game with new flat track and café concepts

02 April 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Filings from the European patent office have confirmed that Harley-Davidson are moving forward with two bikes powered by their new water-cooled engine that follow classic flat track and café racer...

Dainese set-up GoFundMe to provide medical equipment for Italian healthcare professionals

02 April 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Dainese are currently appealing for donations as they attempt to raise €200,000 to help provide medical equipment for Italian healthcare professionals tackling the Coronavirus emergency. The...

Step up to the MCN Visor Challenge on social media!

30 March 2020 by Ben Clarke

We challenged you all to see if you could beat Chief Road Tester, Michael Neeves’s visor change time in the #mcnvisorchallenge and you didn’t disappoint! If you want to take part, you can still post...

#R5K member Mark Silcox gets reunited with his beloved Ducati 998S after 11 years, following a serious racing accident

29 March 2020 by Dan Sutherland

For many, Ducati’s 916 family are regarded as the most beautiful sportsbikes ever made, and it’s the reason why 53-year-old Mark Silcox became the owner of a brand new 998S in 2002. Purchased after...

Honda step back in time: New CB-F Concept takes the CB1000R back to the '80s

27 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Honda have worked a little ’80s magic on the CB1000R and brought us this: the CB-F Concept. It’s based on the CB900F (the original – not the recent Hornet), which itself was attempting to capitalise...

Spy shots: 2021 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT looks to gain chassis and engine from 2020 Super Duke R

26 March 2020 by Dan Sutherland

KTM’s raucous 1290 Super Duke GT looks set to receive a revised chassis and new Euro5-friendly engine courtesy of the 2020 Super Duke R, after fresh spy shots revealed test rider Jeremy McWilliams...

Coronavirus and bikes - a letter from our Editor

25 March 2020 by Richard Newland

Dear readers, As the world continues to get increasingly unrecognisable day by day, I’ve realised just how much I rely on motorbikes for my daily happiness and dose of soul food. But, for now, my...

Ways to read Motor Cycle News

23 March 2020 by MCN News

MCN MCN is the world’s number one biking weekly. Every issue is packed full of the latest news from the world of biking, as well as new bike reviews and thorough testing of the bikes you care about on the...

The Cake Kalk INK brings similar performance to road-going Kalk& for a big saving

19 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Swedish electric bike makers Cake have added another machine to their range, focussing heavily on reducing the cost. The new Kalk INK is £4000 cheaper than the Kalk& – a bike we’ve tested in the past...

Big helmet changes coming: new ECE standard could make lids safer but pricier too

18 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

A big shake up of safety standards is coming that will see more protective helmets on the market within two years. The new regulations, dubbed ECE 22.06, take over from ECE 22.05, which was introduced...

Racking up the miles: How #ride5000miles is helping generations join the two-wheeled fun and games

16 March 2020 by Dan Sutherland

It could be said that riding a motorcycle is something of a selfish hobby. Just you, your bike and the road in front of you; there are no phones, no interruptions and often no real destination in mind...

Hit the road Jack: Indian tease fifth Jack Daniel's special to mark 80 years of Sturgis Rally

13 March 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Indian Motorcycles have announced their fifth collaboration with whiskey experts, Jack Daniel’s, and will reveal a new limited-edition motorcycle at the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, in South Dakota,...

Giant plans for mini adventurer: middleweight Honda Africa Twin model incoming

13 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Honda are working on a small-capacity Africa Twin to muscle in on a lucrative segment of the adventure bike market. The new twin will be one of three models based on a modular platform, MCN sources...

How to buy MCN during Coronavirus

13 March 2020 by Gareth Evans

We are doing everything possible to ensure the content of the MCN newspaper is still being produced during this period of disruption, to the high standard that you expect. However, like lots of...

New tax proposals could see poorer bikers penalised

12 March 2020 by Gareth Evans

Following yesterday’s Budget, the HM Treasury has issued a ‘call for evidence’ to assess changing the way VED tax is charged for motorcycles on UK roads. The suggestion is to move to a CO2-based...

Potholes to petrol: what does the Chancellor's budget mean for bikers?

11 March 2020 by Andy Calton

The budget by Chancellor Rishi Sunak looks like good news for bikers with a pledged £2.5 billion pothole fund, which should go some way to filling the estimated 50 million bone-jarring blemishes...

Long ranger: Husqvarna 701LR price announced

11 March 2020 by Ben Clarke

Husqvarna’s adventure ready 701LR has arrived in dealers priced at £10,699 – just £900 more than the standard model. The 701LR has an additional 12-litre front petrol tank on top of the standard...

Trials star and dealership raise thousands for charity

10 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

An evening with Dougie Lampkin MBE at Colin Appleyard Motorcycles has helped to raise much needed funds for a local charity. The event saw over 180 customers descend on the dealership to hear...

The shape of things to come: 3D-printed Morlaco heralds a revolution in specials building

10 March 2020 by MCN News

This Fireblade-powered, ‘funny-front-end’ superbike has become one of the very first to have its bodywork and other components produced by 3D printing technology. Dubbed the Morlaco, it’s the latest...

Learner leccy: 50cc-equivalent Super Soco TSx arrives in dealers

06 March 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Introducing the Super Soco TSx: A 50cc-equivalent electric motorbike, designed for young riders from 16-years-old, that’s just arrived in dealers. Although missing the charming ‘ding’ and blue haze...

Back in black: Indian work the Bobber treatment on the entry-level Scout Sixty

05 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Indian have released a smaller capacity and cheaper version of their brilliant Scout Bobber, making that cool blacked out styling available to everyone. This is Indian’s second ‘Sixty’ model, so named...

Passing the baton: Women Riders World Relay honoured in National Motorcycle Museum

05 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

The Women Riders World Relay has come to an end after the baton was passed along 63,400 miles and across 79 countries in 333 days. Now the event is over, the baton has found a permanent home at...

Giving A2 riders the Vs: Bullit Bluroc 250 is firm's first V-twin and biggest model to date

05 March 2020 by Ben Clarke

The Bullit Bluroc 250 becomes the largest capacity model in the Belgian firm’s range and is released alongside the 125cc version unveiled in November last year. Hot on the heels of the Bullit Hero 50...

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich steps down following years of falling sales

02 March 2020 by Jordan Gibbons

Matt Levatich has agreed to step down as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Harley-Davidson. Levatich had been with the company for 26 years, and had been CEO for five, however...

How fast?! Triumph Rocket 3 R blasts past firm’s internal 0-60mph record

28 February 2020 by Dan Sutherland

The 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R has smashed the Hinckley firm’s internal 0-60mph production bike record, reaching the definitive pub-bragging speed in just 2.73 seconds during a track event in Cartagena,...

Indian reveal sub-zero Appaloosa v2.0 ahead of Russian ice drag racing debut

26 February 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Introducing the Indian Appaloosa v2.0: a nitrous-injected Indian Scout Bobber drag racer that’s set to make its frozen debut at the 2020 Baikal Mile Ice Speed Festival, in Siberia,...

2020 Honda Africa Twin: the story

26 February 2020 by MCN

Now we’ve have a chance to ride it, be sure to check out our 2020 Honda Africa Twin review. In September 2019 pricing and PCP details were announced for the 2020 Honda Africa Twin. The list features...

The positives of biking: How two wheels helped one man's cancer recovery

25 February 2020 by Dan Sutherland

When #ride5000miles member Nigel Hart learned he had prostate cancer two-years-ago he used his love of biking to boost his recovery. “I had always pined for a motorbike, but my wife had always said...

Women ride free at BMW GS Trophy Qualifier

24 February 2020 by Dan Sutherland

BMW are offering women riders free places at this year’s UK GS Trophy Qualifier in a bid to widen the event’s appeal. The normal price is £249. In much the same way as previous years, the September...

Retro banger: Mash X-Ride Classic 650

21 February 2020 by Phil West

Fancy classic ’70s Yamaha XT500 or even retro Ducati Scrambler style but at a fraction of the price? Say hello to the Mash X-Ride Classic 650 – the latest from the retro bike specialists, and a...

Bullit Hero 50 shoots into dealers: price and spec announced

20 February 2020 by Ben Clarke

The Bullit Hero 50 is a scaled down version of the Belgian firm’s Hero 125 retro scrambler and it’s in dealers now priced at £2199. The new bike adopts the same cool, café scrambler style as its big...

Mad-looking Lazareth goes on sale for £84k

17 February 2020 by Phil West

This wacky, four-wheeled, leaning quad, powered by a 998cc Yamaha R1 motor, is the LM 410, the latest creation from madcap French custom builder Ludovic Lazareth. Costing €100,000 (£84,116), the LM...

Fully faired Zero SR/S revealed in leaked teaser video

15 February 2020 by Dan Sutherland

MCN has ridden the new 2020 Zero SR/S in prototype form here. As expected, the SR/S is based heavily on the existing SR/F naked roadster – with the same ZF75-10 motor, ZF14.4kWh lithium-ion battery,...

Italian race bike builder, Giancarlo Morbidelli dies aged 86

12 February 2020 by MCN News

Giancarlo Morbidelli, the name behind some of the greatest bikes in smaller-capacity GP racing, has died in his hometown of Pesaro, Italy. He was 86. After building his first racers in 1969 his...

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