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New Honda CRF450L and CRF250RX announced

24 May 2018 by Ben Clarke

Honda has updated its CRF line-up for 2019 including two new machines. A road-going version of its flagship CRF450 will be available, alongside a cross-country version of the CRF250, the RX. The...

Suzuki GB launches all-new 2018 merchandise

24 May 2018 by Ben Clarke

Suzuki has continued its commitment to provide fashion conscious merch, rather than traditional bike designs, with the launch of a new range of goodies. Although the BSB, Classic and MotoGP team...

Gassed-up for a Royal assistance

23 May 2018 by Ben Clarke

While Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot in Windsor this weekend, emergency services, including bikers, worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure everything ran smoothly. Among those...

Police to be empowered to chase criminals with confidence

23 May 2018 by Ben Clarke

The Home Office has launched a consultation aimed at giving police more confidence to chase down criminals, including riders without helmets. Officers were advised last month that they should chase...

Video: Would you buy this augmented reality helmet by Sena?

23 May 2018 by Ben Clarke

Sena have announced a new partnership with Digilens, which could mean a large improvement in head-up display (HUD) technology for bikers. The Silicon Valley-based company, who specialise in making...

Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus edition unveiled

22 May 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

At IWM Duxford, under the watchful eye of a Douglas Dakota, Royal Enfield unveiled the Classic 500 Pegasus – a limited edition version of the Classic 500 styled on the WWII-era RE/WD 125cc Flying...

Will jet propulsion save an accident in the future?

21 May 2018 by Jon Urry

In a story that looks like an April Fools but is actually 100% genuine, Bosch have shown a new safety system that they are researching that could help prevent accidents. And it uses jet...

The Carole Nash MCN Festival 2018

20 May 2018 by MCN News

This year’s Carole Nash #MCNFestival is proving a noise-fuelled, sun-filled weekend, where you can speak to the MCN team, test ride some bikes, buy some gear, listen to live music and camp with the...

The Carole Nash #MCNFestival is all about the test rides!

19 May 2018 by MCN News

One of the main attractions at the Carole Nash MCN Festival is all the test bikes. Manufacturers have been attending the last three years to give punters a taster of their latest machines. What would...

Get the Ducati Experience at the Carole Nash #MCNFestival

17 May 2018 by Jon Urry

As if you needed any excuse to bring your driving licence and riding kit with you to the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling (assuming you haven’t ridden there anyway!), without it you could miss...

Feel the noise this weekend! #MCNFestival

17 May 2018 by MCN News

Over 25 classic and historic race bikes will spark into life at this year’s Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling including machines from the TT, BSB, WSS and Grand Prix paddocks. Highlights...

Allen Millyard's V10 Viper motorbike hits 207mph

16 May 2018 by MCN News

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you – this 8000cc, 500bhp two-wheeler is possibly the maddest, baddest motorcycle ever built – and it’s British! Watch the video now! The awesome, utterly unique...

Gallery: Endurance Legends weekend

14 May 2018 by Michael Neeves

We were privileged to be part of Team Classic Suzuki at the weekend riding in the Endurance Legends four-hour race at Donington Park. Riding their beautiful Katana we partnered former 500cc GP star...

Interview: We catch up with former trials champ Steve Colley

11 May 2018 by MCN News

Ahead of attending this year’s Carole Nash MCN Festival 2018 we caught up stunt rider and former trials champ, Steve Colley, to talk about irritating car drivers, stunts and riding the Isle of Man TT...

KTM 300EXC TPI: It just keeps on giving

03 May 2018 by Michael Guy

Taking the KTM 300EXC TPI off-road in Hertfordshire is a far cry from the world launch I was lucky to attend at Erzberg in Austria last year. At the launch it was all about flat out, monster third...

First ride: Is the Aprilia RSV4 RR a bargain sportsbike or a false economy?

03 May 2018 by Jon Urry

When Aprilia’s sportsbike was a V-twin, the firm used to sell far more of the higher-specification Factory models than the base model. However recently this has all changed, so much so in fact that...

£300 bikes prepare for charity epic

30 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

A group of riders are looking to raise over £100,000 for Cancer Research in June by riding from Land’s End to John O’ Groats in 24 hours on bikes worth less than £300. TOP STORIES Bikers work with...

Bikers work with police to recover 378 stolen bikes

28 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

Bristol has been a bike theft hotspot over the last few years, but with bikers and police working together, almost 400 machines have been recovered in the last 12 months. Avon and Somerset Police set...

Harley-Davidson Iron 1200 review: 'the Sportster we've been waiting for'

27 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

In a continued effort to fulfil their promise to release 100 new models over the next 10 years, Harley-Davidson have unveiled two new Sportsters powered by the 1200cc Evolution engine: The Iron 1200...

Bradley Smith’s leathers up for grabs…

27 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Oxford Products has put a set of Bradley Smith’s 2016 Yamaha Tech 3 Ixon leathers up for sale on eBay to raise money for the SpecialEffect charity. And with bidding currently standing at £1020 with...

Getting to Europe has never been cheaper!

26 April 2018 by Matt Wildee

If you’re planning a road-trip to clock up the miles this year, getting out of the UK has never been cheaper – thanks to competition between the ferry and Eurotunnel providers. The result is that you...

First ride: Is Ducati's new 959 Panigale Corse worth £1900 more than the stocker?

26 April 2018 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s 959 Panigale is the connoisseur’s sportsbike. Just like the still-brilliant Suzuki GSX-R750 it’s less about brute power and more about big corner speed. With a relatively modest 148bhp at...

A new MV Turismo Veloce 800 is on the way

25 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

MV Agusta boss Giovanni Castiglioni has revealed the firm will unveil a new version of the Turismo Veloce 800 shortly. He gave away precious little details other than that it will have an ‘innovative...

Norton V4 on the dyno and with customers this summer

25 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

The first Norton V4 SS superbikes should be in the hands of customers this summer, Norton boss Stuart Garner has revealed. Norton had hoped to have the 200bhp bike ready a year sooner, but instead...

Erik Buell is back…again

25 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

American innovator Erik Buell, the man behind the Buell range of motorcycles, is back designing bikes, this time as part of a trio behind the electric brand Vanguard Spark. After joining with...

Stunning MV sells for £100k

25 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

The Bonham’s Spring Stafford sale saw over 400 bikes go under the hammer last weekend with many early estimates being blown away as the bidding got aggressive. There was a wide variety of bikes on...

Poll: Is it ok to boo a race winner on the podium?

25 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Following Marc Marquez’s win in Austin, the American crowd made their disapproval more than apparent when he took to the top step with boos ringing out. This is the same phenomenon that Casey Stoner...

The maddest Yamaha ever? And with a £68k price tag...

24 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

Yamaha have a long history of custom motorcycles through their Yard Built project, which spawned the XSR production bike series. Now they’ve teamed up with Southend-on-Sea builders Auto Fabrica to...

BMW prints a bike!

24 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

Just one week after BMW displayed a carbon swingarm, it has revealed a 3D-printed aluminium chassis and swingarm for the S1000RR. BMW says the chassis is a result of digitalised manufacturing, which...

Alpinestars' 55th Anniversary special

23 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Italian clothing manufacturer Alpinestars chose this weekend’s American MotoGP round at Austin to unveiled its 55th anniversary gift to itself – a one-off custom motorcycle. Built by Michael Woolaway,...

The UK’s top ten most dangerous roads revealed

23 April 2018 by Jon Urry

The sun is out, the roads are dry and the biking season is now well underway. However if you are about to pop out for a blast, it may be worth checking to see if your favourite route is on the list...

Join MCN's hunt for the ultimate biker cafe

20 April 2018 by Jon Urry

We’re on a quest to crown the finest roadside biker café in Blighty and over the next 25 weeks, we’ll be on a bacon butty-fuelled quest to sample a different café every week – all in the name of...

Fans help out Dan Hegarty’s family after insurance failed to pay out following his death

19 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

The family of a Dan Hegarty, who was tragically killed at last year’s Macau Grand Prix, have set up a crowd-funding page in his name after his life insurance firm refused to pay out on his policy, and...

9000 miles and Counting...

19 April 2018 by Matt Wildee

Pensioner John Cox could be Britain’s highest-mileage rider of 2018 so far after clocking 8,737 miles since the start of the year on his Honda Crosstourer. As well as already busting MCN’s 5000-mile...

Ducati’s affirms their continuing focus on rider safety

19 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Ducati has announced a series of measures that they will be implementing on their model range with the aim of using advanced electronics to improve rider safely. Under the banner ‘2025 Safety Road...

New helmet gets suspension system

18 April 2018 by Jon Urry

American helmet brand 6D have unveiled a new helmet design, that boasts a unique suspension system between the shell and lining which – if it proves to be as clever as it looks – could revolutionise...

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