2015

Year: 2015

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Save up to £20 on MCNLive! 2016 tickets

28 September 2015 by MCN News

The build-up to MCN’s Skegness pilgrimage for MCN Live! has started. With John McGuinness, Chris Walker and John Reynolds already confirmed for the season-starting party weekend, 2016’s event is...

Used bike spotlight: Limited editions

28 September 2015 by MCN

Last week, Yamaha revealed a special edition R1 in Kenny Roberts yellow speed block colours to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The new bike will cost £15,749 and will come with an Akropovic slip-on...

Jonny Rea exclusive interview

28 September 2015 by MCN

With the dust settling on his title-winning celebrations in Jerez, Jonathan Rea has finally had time to reflect on the fact he’s joined an illustrious list of WSB champions – including fellow Brit...

Blown away by the ultimate NSR rep

27 September 2015 by Practical Sportsbikes

Stunning build quality, brakes that defy belief and the world’s coolest wife have all merged to make James Mansfield’s Honda NSR500 replica the best special we’ve ever ridden. Seriously… t’s all our...

Video: “The fastest Sledge in Huddersfield”

26 September 2015 by MCN Staff

64mph is hardly a dizzying top speed when associated with a motorcycle; maybe with another hundred it could become more interesting but with a sledge tied to the back, piloted by BSB rider Jenny...

Video: Yamaha R1 World Superbike

25 September 2015 by James Archibald

Yamaha are returning to the World Superbike paddock in 2016 with Alex Lowes and Sylvain Guintoli at the helm of the mighty YZF-R1. In line with this, Yamaha have released a dramatic new video showing...

Jonathan Rea cloned in celebration of WSB title

25 September 2015 by MCN News

Jonathan Rea clinched the World Superbike title last Sunday and the star racer, born in Northern Ireland but revered on both sides of the border, is now seeing his achievements celebrated in a variety...

Suzuki to restore GSX-R750 at Motorcycle Live

25 September 2015 by Andy Downes

Suzuki will be demonstrating the range of the parts available in the Vintage Parts Programme by restoring an original Suzuki GSX-R750 on the firm’s stand over the course of the show. The bike will be...

Shoei unveil new X-Spirit III race helmet

24 September 2015 by Tony Hoare

Shoei have just revealed their new X-Spirit III racing helmet in a press conference at Aragon in Spain. World champion Marc Marquez is expected to give the new lid its race debut in this weekend’s...

Police leave motorcyclist in a ditch following confusion over county borders

24 September 2015 by James Archibald

After swerving to avoid a car on the B645 on Sunday while out riding with friends, 49 year old Richard Collins found himself in a ditch with a broken wrist. Police forces from the three counties were...

Can-Am unveil new F3 models

24 September 2015 by Liam Marsden

Manufacturer of three-wheeled oddities Can-Am has added to its range with the introduction of the F3-T and F3 Limited. Both new models come complete with built-in panniers and a four-speaker audio...

Poll: What do you prefer to do when it comes to Servicing your bike?

24 September 2015 by MCN Staff

When it comes to servicing your bike, what do you prefer to do?

Seven longest serving models

24 September 2015 by MCN

Neil Murray celebrates bikes with well-proven staying power Honda CG125 (1976-2008) Initiates make The Sign Of Holy Pushrods (two index fingers pointed skywards and moved up and down) to each other.

Carl Fogarty: Zen master... ish

23 September 2015 by Bike magazine

Carl Forgarty: WSB champion, TT winner, jungle expert and notoriously tough customer. Until now. Things have changed for Our Carl and life is good. Calm, relaxed, at peace with himself… they’re hardly...

The Buyer: ‘If they don’t sell new, they’re a bargain used’

23 September 2015 by MCN

This is a tough issue — new bikes that will almost certainly cost you a fortune if you buy them new and try to re-sell them, which means they represent staggering value for the canny used...

MV Agusta F3 RC supersport replica revealed

23 September 2015 by Liam Marsden

MV Agusta will release a limited number of road-going F3s as replicas of the bikes ridden by Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti in the World Supersport championship. The F3 RC will be produced in a...

Ducati boss rubbishes rumours of four-cylinder sportsbike

23 September 2015 by Andy Downes

Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali has officially dismissed rumours the company is about to replace the 1299 Panigale superbike range with a new four-cylinder superbike featuring a standard aluminium...

Get your riding back on track with the Ron Haslam Race School deal

23 September 2015 by MCN News

The world-famous Honda Ron Haslam Race School have teamed up with Xpress Racewear to offer MCN readers the chance to take part in a special deal and competition for their Premier Course experience on...

KTM ready to unleash power-packed Super Duke R sports tourer

23 September 2015 by Andy Downes

These are the best shots yet of the new KTM 1290 Super Duke GT model – which is just months away from being officially revealed. The new bike will sit above the KTM 1290 Super Duke R in the range as a...

'Either the bike goes or I go she said. Well, there was no contest. She went' – Steve McQueen

22 September 2015 by MCN

With a new biopic in the works – with Ryan Gosling whispered as a possible McQueen – the king of cool is set for a big 2015/16. But the bikes tell the real story. 1946 Indian Chief It was in the...

Video: Honda RC213V-S Launch Report

22 September 2015 by MCN News

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re probably aware that MCN got the chance to test the new Honda RC213V-S around Valencia last week. One of the most anticipated road bikes of the last ten...

Honda look set to build the barking Bulldog

22 September 2015 by Ben Purvis

In an era when every new bike seems to be battling to pack more high-tech gadgets and gizmos than its rivals, Honda’s Bulldog concept is a refreshingly utilitarian beast, and the latest patents...

New MCN September 23: Honda's RCV ridden at last!

22 September 2015 by MCN

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 23: Ridden at last: Honda RCV Free 60th anniversary Keyring Rea is WSB King! Spotted: New 180bhp KTM...

Triumph fined $1.4m in America

22 September 2015 by MCN News

Triumph have been fined a total of $1.4million by the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for reporting and communication failures surrounding a...

On the road with the Stranglers

22 September 2015

The Stranglers are one of Britain’s longest-surviving rock bands, pre-dating punk and still playing to sell-out crowds around the world. But bassist JJ Burnel and singer Baz Warne are also mad keen...

19,930 miles around the world in 31 days 20hrs

21 September 2015 by MCN

June 9, 1997 Nick Sanders becomes the fastest man to circumnavigate the globe These days Nick Sanders is a legend for his record-breaking global rides, but back in 1997 he was an unknown entity. He...

London Motorcycle Show early-bird offer!

21 September 2015 by MCN News

It may be five long winter months away, but if there was ever a good time to buy a ticket to the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show next February, this is it. For a limited period only, you can...

BMW updates C650 Sport and GT maxi-scooters

21 September 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW has released details of the 2016 C650 sport and C650 GT maxi-scooters which have both been given a mid-life refresh with a host of changes aimed at separating the two versions more...

Apocalpyse wow: inside the madness of Mugello

20 September 2015 by MCN Sport

At the Mugello MotoGP, the best bike racers on earth are just an excuse for 90,000 Italians to go completely nuts – and it’s a perfect crucible for a father and son bonding bonanza, finds MCN Sport...

Picture story: Brough Inferior – the mad supertourer even the engine builder said would never work

20 September 2015 by Classic Bike magazine

Tig, bold and batty, 1938’s Brough Superior ‘Dream’ was a 996cc, unit construction shaft-drive grand tourer with Castle forks and sprung rear designed for the most discriminating motorcyclist. Only...

Suzuki's first ever litre bike: The GS1000 engine stripped & analysed

20 September 2015 by Classic Bike magazine

Launched to compete with Kawasaki’s Z1, the GS1000 was the first of Suzuki’s fearsome litre bikes. Prepare to be a very little explorer inside a very big engine as we take a microscopic view of one of...

Recursion gets a boost

19 September 2015 by Ben Purvis

The last time Suzuki turned a forced-induction concept bike into a production model it took six years to reach showrooms and lost its boost along the way. The firm isn’t about to make the same mistake...

Welcome to the future: Pee Wee Gleason & the birth of the Ninja legend

19 September 2015 by MCN

This is the moment motorcycling entered the modern age. t’s December 1983. The venue is Laguna Seca, California, USA. The event: the world press launch of the new Kawasaki GPz900R. But that’s no...

Picture story: The mystery of the unknown motorcycle masterpiece

19 September 2015 by Classic Bike magazine

The story begins in 1967 when a plumber discovers a motorcycle – complete, beautiful, bearing a 1917 plate – bricked up (or boarded, reports conflict) behind a wall in an address in Chicago. The name...

MCN 60 greatest bikes; staff picks

18 September 2015 by MCN Staff

MCN has turned 60 this year and what better way to celebrate this milestone than by naming the top 60 bikes of all time as voted for by you. All this week we will be choosing some of our favourites...

17 years apart: Two unforgettable first rides on R1s

18 September 2015 by Bike magazine

The A507 from Baldock to Buntingford is busier than it was in 1998. There are more white lines, more white vans and more school run mums. Whenever there’s a break in the traffic the new 2015 Yamaha...