April
50 quick road miles on the new Honda CBR600
05 May 2013 by
There’s still snow on the fields as I head out onto the back lanes of Cambridgeshire. It’s four days since the near-washout of the track launch and this new CBR600RR — just 90 miles on the clock — is...
Triumph Bonneville owners needed!
30 April 2013 by
MCN is looking for Triumph Bonneville owners for an upcoming feature! We need 2008-2009 Triumph Bonneville T100 or SE models. Just fill out the questionnaire below and email it with a head and...
Suzuki C1500T first ride
30 April 2013 by
They may be about as relevant in the UK as a 50ft Winnebago or eight-litre SUV but, if you hadn’t cottoned on already, ‘baggers’ – or be-bagged or panniered cruisers designed for comfort and custom...
Staff Blog: Running-in, in France
29 April 2013 by
What better way to run in the new Yamaha Fazer 8 than to pop over to Normandy for a three day rider training work shop with Nigel, nicknamed Red Leader, from Advanced Motorcycle Training! I took...
Staff Blog: Today is a good day…
26 April 2013 by
The last couple of months haven’t been easy. I’ve seen my colleagues at MCN come bouncing into the office having received their long term test bikes for the year. I however have been forced to do my...
Staff Blog: A glimpse of Spring…at last
25 April 2013 by
There are now more than 2000 miles on the clock of the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring and until last week it felt like every single one of them had been done with teeth gritted against the harsh...
Staff Blog: The long way home
25 April 2013 by
“The ride to work is going to be a blast on the nimble triple – and the ride home again is going to be even better. Dear A1, you’ll not be seeing much of me.” The grey and red Triumph Street Triple R...
Video: Ducati Panigale 1199R First Ride
24 April 2013 by
Last month MCN travelled to Austin, Texas, for our first ride of Ducati’s new 1199R, their ultimate superbike. Check out what road tester Michael Neeves thought of the bike around MotoGP’s newest...
Staff Blog: Are Harley's cool?
24 April 2013 by
A couple of years ago I asked an MCN work experience girl what she thought of motorcyclists. I was hoping she’d use words like ‘cool’, ‘exciting’, perhaps even ‘sexy’ but instead she said, “They’re...
Staff Blog: Bird Strikes
24 April 2013 by
I’m developing a theory, or at least something more substantial than a random thought, that birds have it in for my Suzuki GSX-R750. Pigeons definitely don’t like it. Each morning they wait in...
Honda VFR owners needed
23 April 2013 by
MCN is looking for Honda VFR owners for an upcoming feature! We need VFR750, VFR800Fi and VFR800 V-TEC owners. Just fill out the questionnaire below and email it with a head and shoulder photograph of...
Staff Blog: Taking charge of my Yamaha Fazer 8
23 April 2013 by
Today’s the day my riding year really gets under-way; I’m taking charge of my new Yamaha Fazer 8 long termer this afternoon. After a weekend of bikes and beer at MCN Live at Butlins SkegVegas and the...
Triumph TT600 and Daytona owners needed!
23 April 2013 by
MCN is looking for Triumph Daytona and TT owners for an upcoming feature! We need Triumph TT600, Daytona 600 or 650, and Daytona 675 owners. Just fill out the questionnaire below and email it with a...
Staff blog: Is the Judge worthy of a nod?
22 April 2013 by
Riding back from MCN Live at Butlins Skegness at the weekend was the first weekend with good weather and plenty of bikes on the fantastic roads of the Lincolnshire Wolds. On previous long term bikes...
Staff Blog: Nailing The Basics
22 April 2013 by
With the sun threatening to finally breakthrough and bring back some semblance of normality to the spring climate, now is the time that most riders come out of their enforced hibernation and return to...
Longterm Harley-Davidson Street Bob arrives
17 April 2013 by
My longterm Harley-Davidson Street Bob Dark Custom has turned up this morning. No camp metal flake, trinkets or radio here! Old Skool chopper styling looks ace but it could do with some louder pipes...
Living with the BMW F800GT
17 April 2013 by
After a month of ownership and a few emails and messages coming in from people who’ve read my longterm reports in the MCN paper I thought it would be a good start to this blog if I responded to these...
Video: Adventure Bikes 2013 - Off Road
12 April 2013
MCN took the top dog of adventure bikes, the BMW R1200GS to South Wales to test it against Yamaha’s stalwart Super Tenere, last year’s winner the Triumph Explorer, and KTM’s new pretender the 1190...
Video: Adventure Bikes 2013 group test
10 April 2013 by
MCN took the top dog of adventure bikes, the BMW R1200GS to South Wales to test it against Yamaha’s stalwart Super Tenere, last year’s winner the Triumph Explorer, and KTM’s new pretender the 1190...
Video: BMW R1200GS - Old vs New
03 April 2013 by
Last week MCN took BMW’s old R1200GS head to head against it’s replacement, the 2013 model. Does the new bike – the UK’s top-selling bike last year – measure up to what it’s replacing?