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You Ask/You Answer: New Licences

MCN, 15 January 2013 10:28

"I turn 17 next month, and want to get my bike licence, but is it really worth doing the A1 motorcycle test for a 125, or should I just stay as a learner until I can take the A2 test at 19? I would like to progress to bigger bikes, and a full unrestricted licence as soon as I can" ...

MCN's Michael Neeves rode to Africa on a sportsbike, and to Ibiza on a naked bike - but what would you have ridden?

MCN, 15 January 2013 09:42

Our senior road tester Michael Neeves has done a lot of miles this year - he's ridden to Ibiza for a summer holiday, and even to Africa, just to prove he could! But Neevesy's choice of bike wasn't always conventional. He rode his long term test Ducati 848 Streetfighter to Ibiza, while the Africa trip was done on a Ducati ...

DSA releases list of ‘A2’ bikes

Steve Farrell, 11 January 2013 16:30

The DSA has released a list of machines officially recognised as suitable for the new ‘A2’ motorcycle test. From January 19, all new riders under 24 will have to spend time restricted to 47bhp with an A2 motorcycle licence before graduating to unrestricted machines. The new rules are explained in a DSA video below. The DSA stressed that its list of ...

Michael Neeves' top five bikes of 2012

Michael Neeves, 27 December 2012 09:30

As Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is in the envious position of riding a huge range of bikes every year. So we got Neevesy to run through the top five bikes he's ridden in 2012. 1. Ducati Streetfighter 848 This has been my long-term test bike this year and I racked up close to 10,000-miles on it in six months. I ...

Saucy ads for scooter kit

Steve Farrell, 21 December 2012 10:24

Scooter aprons get women so hot they need to take off all their clothes. That appears to be the suggestion of a series of viral ads from Italian bike accessories firm Tucano Urbano. In the first, a man lays his scooter apron across the bed before his partners gets in, and its unbearable warmth compels her to strip to her ...

You ask/you answer: Cheap tips for winter riding

MCN, 18 December 2012 16:37

My new job means I am riding 25 miles each way to work and back and I have never really done this amount of winter riding before. My mate has told me about sticking some insulating tape across the top of my visor to act as a sunshade for the low sun on damp roads but are there any other ...

Get personal with Guy Martin

Anonymous, 12 December 2012 12:26

TT favourite and TV star Guy Martin is offering 10 MCN readers personalised, signed examples of his new, slightly oddball 2013 calendar. The calendar was designed by Guy himself and instead of pictures of him is filled with exclusive artwork by John Hancox of Guy’s favourite things, a Scania truck, mountain bike and Spitfire engine among them. Each £13, A2 ...

Poll: I don't do trackdays because...

MCN, 10 December 2012 19:00

More and more people are doing trackdays now, with thousands owning bikes that never even see a road. Many even venture further afield, with a host of companies offering British riders the chance to ride in Spain. But still, there's a large group of riders who have never ridden on track, and have no intention of ever doing so! So, ...

Poll: How far is 'too far' to ride in a day?

MCN, 04 December 2012 15:11

How far is too far? We're aware here at MCN HQ that some of you use your bikes for the daily commute of only a few miles, while others might make a holiday on two wheels, covering thousands of miles in only a few weeks. We've got all sorts here, from the road testers who ride as far as Africa ...

Poll: Dovizioso won't win anything on the Ducati

MCN, 04 December 2012 15:01

At the start of 2011, few people imagined that Valentino would have such a disastrous time on the Ducati MotoGP bike. At the start of 2012, few people imagined that Rossi would be switching machines with Andrea Dovizoso, the seven times champ moving back to the Yamaha while countryman Dovi takes over the factory Ducati. Rossi has called the bike ...