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The 5 best reasons to visit the Carole Nash MCN Festival

09 April 2018 by MCN News

Forget Harry and Meghan, who cares if Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final, we’ve got something bigger and better to worry about this weekend: The Carole Nash MCN Festival of...

Crosstourer World Meeting this weekend

09 April 2018 by Jon Urry

This weekend will see the first ever Crosstourer World Meeting, which will take place in Oswestry on the Welsh border on Saturday April 14. Honda’s V4-powered adventure bike has a surprisingly large...

Ducati season opening - Saturday April 7

06 April 2018 by Jon Urry

If you are stuck for something to do this weekend, popping into your local Ducati showroom could see you riding a 959 Panigale on track at Silverstone for free! TOP STORIES What’s the cost of living...

BMW’s top designer joins Indian and promises a new range of perception-changing models

05 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

After 15 years at BMW, Ola Stenegärd, BMW’s Head of Vehicle Design, has joined Indian’s holding-company Polaris. And the man responsible for machines like the S1000RR and the R nineT has revealed that...

Free Yoshimura exhaust with all new Suzuki GSX-R1000s

04 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Flushed with success (and probably still drunk on champagne) following Bradley Ray’s Donington BSB double and Billy McConnell’s superstock win, Suzuki UK are offering a free Yoshimura exhaust with...

Poll: Was Bradley Ray's Donington double a case of him making the most of tricky conditions or is he a genuine BSB title contender?

04 April 2018 by Jon Urry

At this bank holiday weekend’s Bennetts British Superbikes opening round, 20-year-old young gun Bradley Ray shook up the established stars by taking his first double on the Buildbase Suzuki...

Honda’s carbon CB1000R

04 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

As well as the exotic Fireblade Custom Concept, Honda also showed a CB1000R at the recent Tokyo Motorcycle Show which they have built in partnership with Yamamoto Racing and Magical Racing. TOP...

Honda’s stunning Suzuka 8 Hours Fireblade SP Custom Concept

03 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

After 10 years away from factory-supported domestic Superbike racing, Honda have returned to the competition with the new Fireblade. However, outside of Japanese Super Bikes (JSB), Honda’s top...

Charity Guinness World Record bid kicks off

03 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Today, 22-year-old Henry Crew set off on an epic journey with the intention of becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle. A feat which, if all goes well, will see him ride...

Police told they should chase bike thieves

03 April 2018 by Jordan Gibbons

In an interview with the BBC the minister for policing, Nick Hurd MP, has said that the government is reviewing the law and intend to change regulations to better protect police who chase suspected...

MV’s guiding hands…

02 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Released under the slightly pretentious title ‘It’s not technology guiding our hands, but our hands guiding technology’ this lovely short video from AV Agusta is worth a quick look. Especially as it...

April’s fools

02 April 2018 by Jon Urry

Sunday saw the traditional display of April Fool’s jokes designed to catch out the unwary. But did you spot them all? Just in case you missed any of them, or still believe they are true, here are some...

2017 Super naked of the year: Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory

26 October 2017 by Adam Child

Aprilia didn’t need to do much to their fiery supernaked to impress us, but as well as tweaking it to meet Euro4 regs this year they’ve improved the ride, handling, brakes and electronics… not that...

The 5 best V4s you can actually own

30 June 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Forget the triple, the V4 is the best combination of a twin and a four. With photos emerging of the new Ducati V4, everyone is getting excited about V4 bikes again. V4s have scored countless race wins...

This week’s top motorcycle t-shirt picks

26 May 2017 by MCN News

It’s getting to the time of year where it’s warm enough to get away without wearing a jumper or jacket and we thought that you could make yourself stand out more for the right reasons with these...

Carole Nash MCN Festival THIS WEEKEND

11 May 2017 by MCN News

This year’s MCN Festival boasts the biggest test fleet ever, thrilling flat track and speedway action, plus huge retail, autojumble and club zones. A new addition is the Motorex historic fire-up...

Get On at Carole Nash MCN Festival 2017

11 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Get On, the motorcycle industry campaign aimed at getting more people onto two wheels will be at the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling, May 13-14. Get On will be offering free lessons with...

Ride a retro at Carole Nash #MCNFestival

11 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The Carole Nash MCN Festival is fast approaching and this year we have more new bikes than ever before and our biggest fleet of test bikes yet. There’s something for everybody, from scooters to top of...

Shed built: Motorcycle rehabiliation

05 May 2017 by James Archibald

John Connor though (no not the guy from Terminator) was looking for a way to rehabilitate himself after suffering a stroke – and decided that tackling a bike build would be the best way to help him...

Top 8 car-inspired motorcycles

03 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Generally I find cars dull, and so do most other motorcyclists I know. They’re a means to an end. A tool to get us to a destination when we need to transport large items or a group of people. So...

New CCM Spitfire Scrambler revealed

02 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

CCM build on the rampant success of their Spitfire with pukka off-roader CCM first told MCN of their intention to produce a Scrambler variant of the Spitfire a few weeks ago – and now we can...

Video: An artists interpretation of the Honda X-ADV

01 May 2017 by James Archibald

Artists inspired by Hondas new X-ADV Honda have collaborated with a number of artists from all over Europe to create a number of pieces inspired by the design and purpose of the new Honda X-ADV...

Mini Bike racing comes to the MCN Festival

29 April 2017 by Ped Baker

British Mini Bikes racing is the fastest growing ‘grass roots’ bike racing championship in the UK and you can watch it for free at this year’s Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling. TOP...

1928 Brough Superior 'Moby Dick' to be sold for £589,000

28 April 2017 by MCN News

The ‘Rolls-Royce of motorcycles’ aka the above 1928 Brough Superior SS100 is due to go up for auction for an estimated €500,000 – €700,000 (£420,775-£589,085) in Italy next month. Along with some of...

Riding clinic: Enjoy that first trackday of the year

28 April 2017 by Michael Neeves

It’s not a race, so take it easy Trackday season is upon us. Now’s the time to blow out those cobwebs on your favourite circuit, but for the next few months at least, until it’s properly summer,...

Aprilia offer test rides around Silverstone

28 April 2017 by James Archibald

Fancy taking a new Aprilia out on track? Of course you do. And now you have the opportunity. Aprilia are offering the chance to ride either their RSV4 RF or the Tuono V4 Factory around Silverstone...

Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro Experience comes to the UK

28 April 2017 by Ped Baker & Liam Marsden

The Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro Experience will come to the UK for the first time as part of the Touratech Travel event on May 5-7 in Ystradgynlais, near Swansea, with event goers able to enter for...

KTM CEO new president of European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers

28 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM CEO Stefan Pierer has been elected President of the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) for the second time, and will take up his new position on July 1, 2017. The Austrian was...

Shed built: "I'm proud to tell people that it was all my own work"

28 April 2017 by James Archibald

Mechanical engineer Simon Bell, who builds under the name Twisted Monkey, has developed a bit of a habit of picking up odd-ball motorcycles for projects – hence his latest creation: a Honda H100 café...

Reca Community Biker Cafe: By bikers, for bikers

27 April 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

Stealthily located within an industrial business centre close to the heart of Maidstone is one of the friendliest hangouts in the southeast, the Reca Community Biker Café. Owned and operated by the...

Win a Triumph Tiger for one year

27 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph are offering riders in the UK the chance to win the use of a Triumph Tiger for one year, and all you have to do is test ride or purchase an Triumph adventure bike before May 31. As well as...

The fun & good vibes of Wheels and Waves continues

27 April 2017 by James Archibald

Registrations are now open to enter the Punks Peak hill climb at this years’ Wheels & Waves festival in Biarritz. The hill climb has become one of the highlight attractions to the festival, where...

Mum of alleged motorcycle thief caught by Tom Hardy: 'My son needs help'

27 April 2017 by James Archibald

The mother of the teenager, caught by Tom Hardy on suspicion of motorcycle theft, has revealed her son has ‘mental health’ problems. After the dramatic arrest by the Hollywood actor, the mum-of-three...

30 years of the Ducati 851

26 April 2017 by Phil West & Jon Urry

While the iconic 916 is usually celebrated as the machine that restored Ducati to a path of race success and fortune, the truth is more than a little different. Instead, it’s actually the 916’s...

BMW set to unveil F850GS

26 April 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

BMW are about to unleash a powerful new F850GS in a bid to blow the fast-selling Afrcia Twin and Multistrada 950 into the weeds. With adventure bike sales still strong, one of the key growth areas is...

Ride the Ducati Supersport S at the MCN Festival

26 April 2017 by Ped Baker

Ducati will be bringing their new 937cc Supersport S to the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling on May 13-14 and you could one of the lucky test riders. With its simple, modestly-powered V-twin...