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Special edition Mutt Super 6 is an L plate dream

25 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Birmingham-based Mutt have made a name for themselves the last few years as the go to people for cool, small capacity machines. To celebrate their successes (which include a launch in Japan as well as...

Stile Italiano pay tribute to tuning house NCR's last founder

25 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Stile Italiano have built a stunning custom Ducati MHR1000 as a tribute to Rino Caracchi – the final member of tuning house NCR who passed away last year. If you’re not familiar with the NCR name,...

Win the last ticket to the Malle Great Rally

24 April 2019 by MCN News

Malle’s Great Rally is a fabulous ride that takes bikers from the very Southernmost tip of the UK up to the Northernmost. Over the course of five stages, 100 riders of classic and custom motorcycles...

11 years for pair who profited from £1million of stolen vehicles

24 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Two men who handled more than £1 million worth of stolen vehicles have been jailed for 11 years after a major investigation led by the Metropolitan Police’s Organised Vehicle Crime Unit. The two men...

Novice rider helped by #ride5000miles group

21 April 2019 by Alison Silcox

We all know how daunting it can be when we first start to ride and for Rebecca Johnson, who originally passed her CBT in August 2016, it took until spring last year to be confident enough to regularly...

MCN's #ride5000miles group reaches 10k members!

18 April 2019 by Gareth Evans

Here at MCN we’re thrilled to report that the #ride5000miles Facebook community acquired its 10,000th member today. We wish huge congratulations to Richard Young, who was the new member that tipped...

Test ride a Yamaha, Kawasaki or Ducati at Silverstone this weekend

18 April 2019 by Dan Sutherland

After a winter hiatus, the British Superbike Championship will be returning this weekend for the first round of the season at Silverstone‘s National layout. The Northamptonshire circuit will play host...

Over 60 people upgrade their lid with Bike Stop campaign

17 April 2019 by Ben Clarke

Stevenage-based clothing retailer, Bike Stop, saw more than 60 people swap their old motorcycle helmets for a discount on a new one as part of their latest trade-in campaign. The clothing retailer...

Yamaha UK announce Sport Touring Demo Weekend event

17 April 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha will be showcasing their sports touring range on Saturday, 11 and Sunday, 12 May with a special weekend-long dealership event, allowing would-be buyers to test ride many of their latest...

Bag an Oxford Rainseal two-piece suit when you subscribe to MCN

17 April 2019 by MCN News

Summer 2019 is officially on its way but you know what that can mean for those of us living in the UK, rain and a lot of it! Don’t be put off riding by the unpredictable weather this summer, subscribe...

Police crush gang bikes after mob rides through towns

16 April 2019 by MCN News

The bikes of a gang who ran amok on the roads during an illegal ‘ride out’ event have been crushed by West Midlands Police. Last month the force secured public nuisance convictions against 29 men who...

Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory news, specs and launch date

15 April 2019 by Richard Newland

The Aprilia Tuono V4 is the pinnacle of super-naked factory street fighters – and yet the firm sells mere handfuls of them in the UK each year. Find out more about the Aprilia Tuono models...

Foggy on tap! King Carl teams up with biker brewery to make his own ale

12 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Seven time world champion Carl Fogarty MBE has teamed up with Lancashire based Crankshaft Brewery to launch his own signature beer, Foggy Gold. “It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for a while,”...

The Southend Shakedown is back for 2019!

12 April 2019 by Gareth Evans

Thanks to motorcycle group The Oilheads and financial backing from motorbike insurance specialists Devitt Insurance, the Southend Shakedown is back and will take place on Monday April 22 – Easter bank...

TV’s Guy Willison sets up motorcycle company

11 April 2019 by MCN News

Best known for his work alongside Henry Cole on The Motorbike Show, bespoke motorcycle builder Guy Willison has set up a company of his own called 5Four Motorcycles. Named after his call sign while he...

Honda reveal CR-E MX concept electric bike

10 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Honda have unveiled an electric concept version of their CRF off-road bike at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show. It’s the first step towards electrification we’ve seen from the Japanese giant, although...

Norton Atlas scrapped: TVS confirm that the Garner-era 650 twin will not be going ahead

10 April 2019 by Phil West

The much anticipated, affordable Norton 650 Atlas twin will now no longer go into production. First unveiled in April 2019 towards the end of the now infamous Stuart Garner era, the Atlas was set...

Bott Power reveal XR1 White Carbon - a flat track-styled special

09 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Spanish firm Bott Power have unveiled their latest Buell-based special – the ‘XR1 White Carbon’, and the kit is set to cost from £9,000. If you’ve not heard of Bott Power, they’re a side project for...

Gallery: motorbikes at the 77th Goodwood Members’ Meeting

06 April 2019 by Gareth Evans

Amid the tweed and public-school games, a new motorbike race made its debut at the 77th Members’ Meeting down at the Goodwood circuit last weekend. The Barry Sheene trophy was a 20-minute Formula 750...

R5k Facebook group goes global

06 April 2019 by Alison Silcox

With member numbers swelling to 9000, the #Ride5000Miles Facebook group is going from strength to strength and almost 20% of members live overseas. So we decided to find out what it’s like to live and...

Allen Millyard's home-made Velocette V-twin

06 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

No stranger to creating magical one-off motorbikes often with ‘doubled-up’ engines, Berkshire bike-building genius Allen Millyard has done it again with this fantastic 698cc Velocette V-twin. Created...

One spot left to ride with Valentino Rossi at Misano

05 April 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Just one place remains for the exclusive new ‘Dainese Experience’, which allows a select number fans to ride with nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi. Kicking off on Wednesday, April 17 with a...

Charity T-shirts raise money for Manx Grand Prix helicopter ambulance

04 April 2019 by Dan Sutherland

OEM and pattern motorcycle parts specialists Wemoto are raising money for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club with charity T-shirts, to help fund their life-saving helicopter ambulance service. This...

Moped crime wanted posters are huge success

03 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

The Metropolitan Police have made 15 arrests after a week of action on moped crime, with one offender even handing themselves in after seeing their face publicly displayed. Over 30 people appeared in...

Zero to tackle Pikes Peak on SR/F electric streetfighter

02 April 2019 by Richard Newland

This year’s Pikes Peak will get another dose of whispering aggression with a handful of electric motorbikes whistling up the 156-corner 12.42-mile ‘race to the clouds’ at the end of June. As well as...

MCN races a replica of Mike Hailwood's 1978 NCR Ducati

02 April 2019 by Michael Neeves

If the Truman Show had its own racetrack, it would look just like the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. This swooping 17-turn, 2.38-mile ribbon of ‘asphalt’ is lovingly draped across...

Bolt-ons turn Honda's CRF450L into 'mini adventurer'

02 April 2019 by Jordan Gibbons

Honda’s new CRF450L is a great trail bike but in standard trim its uses are limited. But Yorkshire-based Adventure Spec have spotted its potential and designed a whole range of products to toughen it...

April Fool's stories from the world of motorbikes in 2019

01 April 2019 by Ben Clarke

Every year on April 1 we see a raft of stories that seem too crazy to be true, because they’re not. Here is MCN’s round-up of the April Fool’s stories we’ve seen around the web. Triumph jet engine...

R5K members 'live the dream' riding Vietnam on Honda scooters

30 March 2019 by Alison Silcox

We all like to daydream and plan trips to far flung places but rarely do these dreams become reality. But #ride5000miles members, Colin Bloomer and Clive Gillow, decided to bite the bullet, fly from...

Ixon introduce universal airbag system for any jacket

28 March 2019 by Ben Clarke

French motorbike gear manufacturer, Ixon, have produced an airbag system that can be worn under any motorbike jacket. The system uses a smart electrical “In&box” system that analyses the biker’s...

Motorbikes and the law: Wheelies and getting your knee down

26 March 2019 by Andrew Campbell

Have you ever wondered if it is illegal to pop a wheelie on a public road? Or how about getting your knee down on a twisty B road? MCN has looked into it so you don’t have to and consulted legal...

New BMW Motorrad dealership set to open in Swansea

26 March 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Motorcycle sales, clothing and parts specialists M&P Direct are set to become an authorised BMW Motorrad dealer, opening a new store in Swansea in April. The new 10,000 square foot showroom will...

#ride5000miles members brave the elements at the 58th Dragon Rally

23 March 2019 by Alison Silcox

While most of us wouldn’t want to spend a winter weekend under canvas, more than 1300 rally-goers braved the elements at the 58th Dragon Rally, organised by Conwy Motor Cycle Club. We caught up with...

Recall issued for several Triumph models - get yours fixed soon

22 March 2019 by Gareth Evans

Triumph have issued a safety recall for many of their Street Twin and Bonneville T100 and T120-based models to fix a fault with the headstock tidy which could cause damage to the wiring loom. Owners...

Honda Fireblade: from road to race

21 March 2019 by Michael Neeves

BSB is the fiercest, most celebrated domestic race series in the world and the headlining superbikes and sideways-slewing superstockers can always be relied on to produce the fastest, most...

Great Escape Triumph TR6 to headline 75th anniversary event

18 March 2019 by MCN News

Once of the most famous motorcycle film scenes ever committed to celluloid or pixels will be relived this March 24 on the 75th anniversary of the events that inspired the 1963 war epic – The Great...

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