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Crutchlow's smallest fan

18 March 2013 by Linda Broadbent

Crutchlow's smallest fan

My grandson Lucas reading the Cal Crutchlow article.

Video: Adam Child's KTM 250EXC-F

18 March 2013 by MCN

Video: Adam Child's KTM 250EXC-F

MCN’s road tester Adam Child has recently taken delivery of a new KTM 250EXC to build up his bike fitness before racing the Isle of Man TT in June. Check out his first review of the bike!

Metzeler to provide free TT camping

18 March 2013 by Simon Patterson

Metzeler to provide free TT camping

Metzeler are set to provide free camping at the 2013 Isle of Man TT as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. The Metzeler Village at the National Sports Centre in Douglas will provide free...

Video: Ducati Hypermotard first ride

18 March 2013 by MCN

Video: Ducati Hypermotard first ride

Ducati’s sexy take on the supermoto has been with us since 2007, but now there’s a new one, replacing both the 1100 Evo and entry-level 796. It’s more powerful but promises to be less manic. We went...

Rossi: 'I wish I was raised in the sixties'

17 March 2013 by Guy Procter

Rossi: 'I wish I was raised in the sixties'

Valentino Rossi says he thinks he’d have had a better life on and off the track if he’d been born in the early sixties like his hero Kevin Schwantz. He makes the comments in a world exclusive in-depth...

Thank you guys

16 March 2013 by rstudholme

Thank you guys

I just want to thank all the lads and lasses who led my brother-in-law’s funeral cortege. Andrew Charters, aged 30, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday March 4 in Cumbria. R.I.P...

Video: Honda CB1100 old vs new

16 March 2013 by Phil West

Video: Honda CB1100 old vs new

The all-new Honda CB1100 is intended as a faithful ‘homage’ not juut to the original CB750K0 of 1969 but also to Honda’s whole family of celebrated air-cooled CB fours of the ’70s. But how well does...

TV star donates Bonneville to Red Nose Day

15 March 2013 by Jack Lewin

TV star donates Bonneville to Red Nose Day

Rufus Hound is giving away his own bike, a Limited Edition Steve McQueen Triumph Bonneville, in aid of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. The comedian, along with other celebrities such as Fearne Cotton and...

Video: BMW F800GT first ride

15 March 2013 by MCN

Video: BMW F800GT first ride

The new BMW F800GT aims to be a daily commuter, load-lugging tourer and weekend fun ride. The GT replaces the F800ST, which has been a decent seller in the middleweight touring bracket since 2006. The...

Watch the Rossi interview of the year exclusively on MCN's iPad edition

15 March 2013 by MCN

Watch the Rossi interview of the year exclusively on MCN's iPad edition

Rossi talked freely and frankly in the exclusive interview you’ll be able to read in this Wednesday’s MCN, the first time he’s spoken to anyone in the UK media since returning to Yamaha. Readers of...

Watch Metzeler road racing launch live here at 6pm

15 March 2013 by MCN

Watch Metzeler road racing launch live here at 6pm

Tyre manufacturer Metzeler will tonight celebrate their 150th anniversary by launching their 2013 road race programme at the Ace Cafe tonight, and you can watch it live right here from 6pm. TT winner...

Rider group’s fury as hit-and-run drink-driver walks free

15 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

Rider group’s fury as hit-and-run drink-driver walks free

The Motorcycle Action Group has accused courts of ‘inconsistent sentencing’ after a hit-and-run drink-driver walked free from court. MAG President Ian Mutch attacked the ‘leniency’ of a suspended...

Norton to expand into stately estate

15 March 2013 by Jack Lewin

Norton to expand into stately estate

Norton has bought, and is to move its production into, the nearby Donington Hall and surrounding 25-acre estate, the firm announced today. The shock move sees the currently Donington race...

Suzuki Bandit and SV650 Owners Needed!

15 March 2013

Suzuki Bandit and SV650 Owners Needed!

MCN is looking for Suzuki Bandit and SV650 owners for an upcoming feature! We need Suzuki SV650S or naked N both old and new style (tubular and pointy frame) Suzuki Gladius ownsers, as well as Bandit...

Less than 30 left: Yamaha FZR400RR

15 March 2013 by MCN

Less than 30 left: Yamaha FZR400RR

There are just 24 Yamaha FZR400RRs still registered on the UK roads in 2012 but it’s a fair bet to assume there are a whole load more than this still being put to high-rev use on racetracks and...

Riders for Health MotoGP paddock pass auction returns for 2013

14 March 2013 by MCN

Riders for Health MotoGP paddock pass auction returns for 2013

With the first round of MotoGP just around the corner, Riders for Health and MotoGP are again offering fans the chance to bid for premium paddock passes for every race in a series of eBay...

Hodgson vs Walker…again

13 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Hodgson vs Walker…again

The bitter feud between British Superbike racers Neil Hodgson and Chris Walker in 2000 remains one of the closest-ever racing battles and they will be revealing all for the first time on stage in...

Bikers arrested over motorway marriage blockade

13 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Bikers arrested over motorway marriage blockade

Four men, including the groom-to-be have been arrested following a marriage proposal in which hundreds of bikers blocked a Californian motorway. The groom and three friends were all arrested for the...

TT Race for Sale

13 March 2013 by Michael Neeves

TT Race for Sale

Don’t worry, it’s not the 2013 Isle of Man TT races going under the hammer, it’s the number plate: TT12 ACE, selling for £3000. If you squash the numbers 1 and 2 up to make an R, stand well back and...

You Ask/You Answer: When is it ok to give other riders advice?

13 March 2013 by MCN

You Ask/You Answer: When is it ok to give other riders advice?

“There is a rider in my area who I see out often with pillions, he is fully kitted out with helmet, gloves, boots and leathers while the pillion only gets a helmet. It could be argued that this is...

Will the Japanese topple the Europeans' grip on the superbike market?

13 March 2013 by MCN

Will the Japanese topple the Europeans' grip on the superbike market?

In recent years the Japanese sports bikes have lost their way a little, with the Europeans catching up… Will the Japanese manufacturers ever topple the Europeans’ new-found grip on the superbike...

Would you buy a sidecar?

12 March 2013 by MCN

Would you buy a sidecar?

What the hell is it with Sidecars?’ asks MCN’s Steve Farrell in this week’s paper, while losing his chair-riding cherry to a Watsonian Squire / Royal Enfield outfit. Would you ever buy an outfit?

Would you buy a retro bike?

12 March 2013 by MCN

Would you buy a retro bike?

Honda’s CB1100 (in this week’s MCN, 13 March) is a proper slice of retro heaven, blending the styling of Honda’s iconic nakeds of the Seventies, with the benefits of modern reliability. But what would...

March 13: Bikes on the Box

12 March 2013 by Alison Silcox

March 13: Bikes on the Box

KEY TO CHANNELS.   DRT – Discovery Real Time   DSC – Discovery Channel   DHD – Discovery Channel HD   EXS – Extreme Sports Channel  EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD)  MOT – Motors TV   CH4 – Channel...

Can-Am Spyder first ride

12 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

Can-Am Spyder first ride

If the three-wheeled Cam-Am Spyder were a person you met, the first thing it would say is: “I’m not a motorcycle, you know.” The second thing would be: “Are you aware that I’m not a motorcycle?” At...

Indian shows new engine in ‘Spirit of Munro’

11 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Indian shows new engine in ‘Spirit of Munro’

As well as launching a new engine in the form of the 1819cc V-twin Thunder Stroke 111 the firm has also shown off this one-off tribute to the Burt Munro Indian speed record holding machine. Indian is...

New £1.3million Think! Motorcycle campaign launched

11 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

New £1.3million Think! Motorcycle campaign launched

The Government has launched a new £1.3million campaign to get drivers to look out for riders at junctions. Radio and petrol station ads will run from now until May urging drivers to take longer to...

Indian unveils new 1819cc V-twin engine

11 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Indian unveils new 1819cc V-twin engine

Historic American motorcycle firm Indian has revealed the first completely new engine in 70 years as part of the rebirth of the name under the ownership of the huge Polaris Industries; the same firm...

Video: Nobody mistreats a Street Triple like this guy

11 March 2013 by Guy Procter

Video: Nobody mistreats a Street Triple like this guy

Funny French stuntist Julien Welsch has at last produced a sequel to his classic Extreme Triumph Street Triple Offroad video. He’s cool and we like the way he’s not too proud to include his screw...

The history of the Triumph Tiger

11 March 2013 by MCN

The history of the Triumph Tiger

The first Triumph Tiger was introduced in 1981, and since then the model range has gone from strength to strength. Today there are four different variants of the Tiger to suit your needs. Here, we...

First bike decisions

10 March 2013 by THEB455INATOR

I’m coming up to 16  and I’m looking for my first bike. Of course it has to be 50cc but the choices are nerve wrecking. Questions haunt me such as which bikes are reliable? Will it suit my needs? Am I going to look a complete burke on it? I am looking to spend up to around £2,000 on a new bike that I can use for town and touring and such. Do you have any recommendations?

Teesside to Veliko Tarnovo

09 March 2013 by Vince Jaques

Teesside to Veliko Tarnovo

Vince Jaques is riding a 200cc Honda Benly which he has just restored from Teesside to Bulgaria for the charities Zoe’s Place in Middlesbrough and Priateli in Bulgaria. Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice...

Two new Harleys…sort of

08 March 2013 by Phil West

Two new Harleys…sort of

As predicted by MCN last month Harley has announced two further new models for2013 – the Breakout and a new Special Editon version of its enduring Street Bob.   The Breakout is a long and low-slung...

Download our 2013 year planner of bike races and events

08 March 2013 by Guy Procter

Download our 2013 year planner of bike races and events

If you’ve ever had to attend a wedding or mow a lawn you’ll know the pain of not having a cast-iron excuse to get out of it. So to ensure your diary is lined with emergency exits we’ve created this...

New BMW F800GT first ride

08 March 2013 by MCN

New BMW F800GT first ride

BMW’s new middleweight tourer, the F800GT, is currently being put through its paces for the first time by MCN’s Andy Downes. These are his first impressions: “We’ve done around 100 miles so far...

The ten best and five worst biking royals - one more

08 March 2013 by souroush

The ten best and five worst biking royals - one more

I enjoyed reading the article “The ten best and five worst biking royals” on your page. However, I assume you have missed one of the Royalties with a great passion for motorbikes. Mohamdreza Pahlavi...