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BikeTrac report 90% recovery rate of stolen vehicles

09 October 2017 by James Archibald

Motorcycle tracking company BikeTrac have recorded their busiest summer of recoveries in a year that has seen the rate of motorcycle crime soar. With an increasing number of bikes being stolen,...

#ride5000miles: Biking summer keeps on giving

07 October 2017 by MCN News

Autumn is definitely upon us but there’s still some decent weather and great riding to be done… as our #ride5000miles members have proved this week. Big-mile stars include Neil Moseley, who travelled...

Yamaha X-MAX 400: First Ride Incoming

07 October 2017 by Alison Silcox

We’re riding Yamaha’s updated X-MAX 400 at its launch on Monday. We will be taking a trip into Northern France via the Eurotunnel. Priced at £5999, Yamaha’s 395 cc, 33 bhp single cylinder scooter is...

Gallery: Ducati Panigale R Final Edition vs Honda Fireblade SP2

07 October 2017 by MCN News

Ducati’s glorious Panigale R Final Edition is the last hurrah of the the big v-twin superbike before its place is taken by the new Ducati V4 in 2018. The Final Edition is the culmination of years of...

Video: Travis Pastrana backflips river barges

06 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Mad man, sorry, err, professional mad man, Travis Pastrana, who was the first competitor at the X Games to land a double backflip, has now become the first rider to land a backflip while jumping...

Vespa go RED for charity

06 October 2017 by James Archibald

Vespa have teamed up with charitable organisation RED to produce a (Vespa 946)RED and (Vespa)RED VXL scooter. Matching the Italian flair and style with the charity’s distinctive red colour scheme is...

Smooth gear-changes are at the heart of every good ride

06 October 2017 by Mark Edwards

Each time you go out on a decent ride you change gear hundreds of times, so it makes sense to do it as efficiently as possible. Work it, work it, work it The best way to learn to use a gearbox is to...

Triumph announce autumn offers

06 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced offers across several models in their range available to customer until the end of December, including a £1200 personalisation contribution with the Triumph Explorer. The...

West Midlands Police tackling bike crime

05 October 2017 by James Archibald

West Midlands Police are currently leading two successful campaigns in the fight against motorcycle crime. The ‘Lock it or Lose it’ campaign has seen officers leaving notices on motorcycles and...

Are Triumph targeting a 2020 return for the Daytona with a Moto2 developed 765 engine?

05 October 2017 by Richard Newland

Triumph’s headlong entrance into the biggest motorcycle racing spotlight on Earth in 2019, as the Hinckley firm become the official engine supplier for Moto2, poses an immediate and obvious question:...

Head for the Shed

05 October 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

If you’re looking for a place to meet and talk bikes regardless of the weather or time of year then look no further than the Bike Shed Motorcycle Club in London’s Shoreditch. This unique destination...

6 crazy Vespa concepts

05 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Jennings Harley-Davidson, a dealership with shops in both Leeds and Gateshead, must also be fans of the Iconic scooter brand Vespa as they’ve designed six absolutely bonkers Vespa concepts. TOP...

What can be done about bike crime?

05 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

It seems that almost every day a new video is posted online that shows bike thieves in London stealing somebody’s pride and joy, or tustling with the owner as they refuse to let their bike go without...

Chasing 300 - The world’s fastest motorcycle

04 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

In August this year, Dallas Honda motorcycle dealer Al Lamb travelled to Bolivia in an attempt to break his own 262.471mph record and set the FIM record for the world’s fastest sit-on motorcycle. Film...

News podcast episode 15: New models from Triumph

04 October 2017 by MCN News

Welcome to the latest episode of the MCN News Podcast is an online offering from MCN, discussing the latest news in the biking world. The MCN News Podcast is available regularly via Soundcloud and the...

Yamaha YS125 first ride: "A basic, dependable commuter"

04 October 2017 by Jon Urry

While it could certainly never be described as sexy, Yamaha’s YBR125 has always fulfilled an important role. Consistently a best seller with over 150,000 taking to Europe’s streets, the YBR offered...

Get behind your biking hero!

04 October 2017 by MCN News

We’ve teamed up with Carole Nash to search out Britain’s most inspiring biking heroes. The campaign has been incredibly popular and we’ve been inundated with entries. From the bulging inbox, we’ve...

Is there a new Speed Triple on the way?

04 October 2017 by MCN News

As if a new Tiger 1200 and 800, and the Speedmaster and Bobber Black weren’t enough, our spy photographer also grabbed shots of what could be an updated Speed Triple. The styling is so close to the...

Spied! Flagship Tiger 1200 gets big update for 2018

04 October 2017 by Richard Newland

After a few years of struggling against ever more advanced competition, it looks like Triumph’s Tiger Explorer is set for a significant update in 2018. Spied last week in Spain near the firm’s test...

Moto Guzzi ready to show new engine concept

04 October 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Tightening emissions standards are not air-cooled engines’ best friends, so it came as no real surprise when the adventure touring Stelvio quietly bowed out of Moto Guzzi’s 2017 range. While the bike...

Subscribe to MCN and receive Oxford Hotgrips

04 October 2017 by MCN News

There’s never been a better time to subscribe to MCN – and to make it even better we’ve teamed up with Oxford to give away a set of their Hotgrips heated grips worth £79.99 with every new...

Kawasaki announce end of year offers

04 October 2017 by James Archibald

Kawasaki have announced that a number of their models will be eligible to be purchased on a 0% hire purchase finance offer until the end of the year. Available across a number of different bikes in...

Poll: Should Triumph build a Daytona 765?

04 October 2017 by MCN News

Should Triumph build a Daytona 765?

Support considered for police in bike crime battle

03 October 2017 by MCN News

New rules are being considered in a bid to stop gangs using motorcycles as getaway vehicles Laws are to be reviewed in response to concerns that the police are struggling to effectively pursue and...

Want to ride motorcycles for a living?

03 October 2017 by James Archibald

Ever thought about riding motorcycles and getting paid for it? Let’s face it, we all do. With motorcycle logistics firm WMB, that will be the reality for one person. They’re on the lookout for an...

The future of the engine: 'We can't deny science forever. Climate change is occurring'

03 October 2017 by James Archibald

Earlier this year, the UK government released plans to move to electrically-powered vehicles by 2040. Now the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, has announced that he is also considering ways to ban...

Video: Honda's self-balancing to be unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

03 October 2017 by James Archibald & Liam Marsden

At the beginning of this year Honda unveiled their self-balancing concept bike at the Las Vegas CES tech show. The bike unveiled then featured the same parallel twin engine as used in the NC series of...

Guy Martin 2017 available now!

02 October 2017 by MCN News

The team at MCN take a look at the recent adventures of Guy Martin, who controversially quit road racing in 2017 after a disastrous stint with Honda. It was the end of a tumultuous season seeing him...

700 take part in Bristol bike theft awareness ride

02 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

Approximately 700 riders took part in a group ride out in Bristol on Saturday September 30 to raise awareness of the growing motorcycle theft problem in the area. The ride set out from Dick Lovett BMW...

American man to attempt longest no-handed ride

02 October 2017 by Liam Marsden

American Phil Comar will attempt to ride 680 miles on his Harley-Davidson without using his hands, all to raise money for research into Parkinson’s disease. TOP STORIES WSB: History-maker Rea crowned...

Lyndon Poskitt: Interview

01 October 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Age- Treinta y ocho – that’s 38 Famous for- World traveller and Dakar racer Number of bikes owned- 30 Crashes so far- Lost count What are you currently riding? My Dakar bike is a KTM 450 Rally, so...

Destination Nordkapp – Day 8

01 October 2017 by Richard Newland

Day 8: Alta to Nordkapp to Alta 484.3km After a week of riding towards never-ending horizons, our desitnation feels disappointingly close. Just 240km of road separates us from Nordkapp – mainland...

Destination Nordkapp – Day 7

30 September 2017 by Richard Newland

Day 7: Malangen to Alta 454.7km The morning is marred by drizzle, and an uncharacteristically dull circumnavigation of the peninsular, before we pick up the pace again and start threading our way...

10 steps to high-mileage heaven

30 September 2017 by MCN News

Ever raced down the motorway and stopped for fuel, only to watch in befuddlement as a lorry whirs past… the same lorry you passed two hours ago? Philip Weston, Jon Cox and Gordon Sears are that lorry:...

Gallery: Three-wheeled triple bypass

29 September 2017 by Michael Neeves

It’s easy to be a bit sniffy about three-wheelers. You only have to look at the mean-spirited social media comments on the day we did this test to see there’s a lot of prejudice out there. “They’re...

Destination Nordkapp – Day 6

29 September 2017 by Richard Newland

Day 6: Camp Lofoten to Malangen 463.4km Morning arrived with no discernible change from night, the general hubbub and smell of breakfast wafting down to the beach the only giveaways. Back on the road,...

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