2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

MCN readers favourite bikes of 2016

19 September 2016 by MCN News

The MCN awards are our pick of the best metal to be released this year and covers multiple categories. So you’ll all be pleased to know the results for this year’s MCN Awards will be revealed in...

Catch an exclusive screening of Easy Rider

19 September 2016 by MCN News

Fancy an exclusive screening of the 1969 film Easy Rider this month? Of course you do! Who wouldn’t want to see Wyatt (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) bedecked in copious leather and...

Video: Officially the world's fastest monowheel motorcycle

19 September 2016 by MCN News

Forget Land Speed record attempts at Bonneville Salt Flats – damn you weather conditions – there’s a new vehicle on the scene which has earned a coveted space in the 2017 Guinness World Records...

New app REALRIDER introduces life-saving crash detection technology

19 September 2016 by MCN News

Paid Promotion Join a community of over 25,000 bikers and download the new version of REALRIDER. The new App features life-saving crash detection technology, worldwide route recording, the ability to plan, store and...

Crash brings end to Guy Martin's record hopes

18 September 2016 by MCN News

Triumph’s land speed record aspirations ended with disappointment today as a crash brought an abrupt end to the challenge after Guy lost control of the Infor Rocket Streamliner a mile into an FIM run.

Live from Bonneville: Guy Martin's Land Speed record attempt comes to an abrupt end

18 September 2016 by MCN News

Crash puts end to Guy’s Land Speed record hopes LSR Day two: Minor tumble causes further delay Just as it looked hopeful for a speed run, the Streamliner fell over while being towed on the salt.

Growing family? Watsonian Squire have you covered

17 September 2016 by Ped Baker

Those lovely people at the Watsonian Squire sidecar factory have just rolled their latest build out of the door, a Triumph T100 Bonneville paired with a wide-body GP700 chair. TOP STORIES Honda CB300...

Whatever happened to MotoGP’s fag money?

17 September 2016 by MCN News

FACT FILE Entered racing Early 1970s Famous for Pouring cash into the GP paddock Banned from racing 2006 Over several decades, bike racing was a favourite shop window for the tobacco giants. The sport...

Gallery: All the action from the Salt Flats with Guy Martin

16 September 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s Senior Road Tester, Adam Child, has joined Guy Martin and the Triumph Motorcycles Land Speed team for the highly anticipated Land Speed record attempt. Read our live feed from the Bonneville...

Indian Scout FTR750 to make racing debut

16 September 2016 by James Archibald

The new Indian Scout FTR750 will make its racing debut at the Santa Rosa Mile AMA Pro Flat Track race in California on September 25. The bike, which was officially unveiled at the Sturgis Rally, will...

Lazareth’s mighty Maserati V8 powered behemoth

16 September 2016 by James Archibald

Some things are just plain nuts. The LM847 falls directly into that category. It’s a strange cross between a quad bike and a motorcycle – with its four wheels paired up so closely that you can lean it...

No Land Speed Record attempt for Guy

15 September 2016 by Adam Child

The much-anticipated Triumph Motorcycles Rocket Streamliner land speed record attempt won’t go ahead today due to adverse weather conditions, which have led to poor salt conditions. Keep up with...

Meet Honda's new adventure scoot

15 September 2016 by James Archibald

Honda have confirmed that the X-ADV scooter, first shown as the City Adventure concept in Milan last year, will be going into production and have released images and a video featuring the finished...

19th century motorcycle set to ride across Tyne Bridge

15 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Two motorcycles, built in Newcastle in the late 1800s will take part in a procession over the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle Sunday 4 September to mark the opening of a new exhibition at the Discovery...

A need for speed…

15 September 2016 by MCN News

1956 -214.50mph – Johnny Allen The Texas Cee-gar Reworked to breathe through twin carbs – the signature of the later road Bonneville – the 650cc Thunderbird-based machine ran on 60% nitro and made...

Triumph & Bonneville – the sequel

14 September 2016 by MCN News

The words ‘Triumph’ and ‘Bonneville’ have been inextricably linked for years due to the bike that blends those names. But now the British marque is going back to its roots and is once again aiming for...

Poll: How many miles will you be riding this year?

14 September 2016 by MCN News

How many miles will you be riding this year?

Riding the world's best motorbikes: Michael Neeves and the tools of his trade

14 September 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s senior road tester Michael Neeves is starring in the latest promo video released by the organisers of Motorcycle Live which is back at Birmingham’s NEC in November. Revealing how he left a...

Royal Enfield UK growth

14 September 2016 by MCN News

Royal Enfield have opened a new store this week at Thatto Heath in St Helen’s, Merseyside, in an attempt to expand their dealership network in the UK, and offer riders another place to immerse...

Gallery: Classic action from the Goodwood Revival

14 September 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s Senior Road Tester Adam Child took on a selection of the biggest racing legends in this year’s Barry Sheene Memorial race at the prestigious Goodwood Revival. Pleased with his fourth place...

Honda CB300 gets TT treatment

14 September 2016 by MCN News

Honda’s retro 300 TT Racer concept machine has been unveiled under the radar but is now attracting a lot of attention. Like the CX-02 it was the work of one of Honda’s outlying R&D subsidiaries. In...

Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle show: Early bird tickets on sale

14 September 2016 by MCN News

The Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle show returns to ExCel this 17-19 Feb and for a limited time only you can bag a pair of standard day tickets for just £28! Don’t miss out on this fantastic deal –...

This week's issue: Rossi and Lorenzo at war

13 September 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 14: Kings of cool: New Scramblers shootout Can the new BMW beat Ducati, Triumph and Guzzi in the style...

My life in bikes: Livio Suppo

13 September 2016 by MCN News

What was your first bike? I had my first bike when I was 11, but my first real bike was a Montesa Cota 49. I have ridden all my life, I did some motocross at the beginning and then some enduro racing...

We want your Honda CBR600 stories

12 September 2016 by MCN News

Have you ever owned a Honda CBR600? Did it change your biking life? Would you like to be included in a major MCN feature on the CBR? We’re looking for readers with great stories to tell about owning...

How to get fit for racing

12 September 2016 by Andy Davidson

Isle of Man TT racer Ian Hutchinson is the only man in history to win five TTs in a week; a true legend. He’s had to battle back from horrific leg injuries, no one knows how to get fit better than...

Mind blowing! Riding Iannone's GP16!

12 September 2016 by Michael Guy

Weighing in at just 157kg with over 270bhp on tap, MotoGP machines are the finest motorcycles the human race can produce, capable of mind-boggling lap times, 63-degree lean angles and top speeds well...

Gallery: Riding Andrea Iannone’s Ducati Desmosedici GP16

12 September 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s guest tester Neil Hodgson gets a dream ride on Andrea Iannone’s race-winning Ducati Desmosedici GP16 at Misano. Weighing in at just 157kg with over 270bhp on tap, MotoGP machines are the finest...

Want to be a race mechanic? There's a new school for that

12 September 2016 by Dan Sutherland

A brand-new educational experience is set to open at Donington Park, teaching budding race mechanics how to work on race bikes. The school, which is being organised by the Motorsport Industry...

Video: Goodwood Revival race highlights

12 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

A star-studded line up including Michael Dunlop, Troy Corser and John McGuinness took to the track at last weekend’s Goodwood Revival to take part in the two Barry Sheene Memorial races on classic...

First ride: Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress

10 September 2016 by Andy Davidson

First ride: Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Flying Fortress We’re on the launch of Moto Guzzi’s MGX-21 in Italy, two years after the initial concept art was first released at EICMA. The MGX is caked in aluminium...

What happened to Brooklands?

10 September 2016 by MCN News

Built in 1907, Brooklands was the world’s first purpose-built racing circuit as well as being one of Britain’s first airfields. By 1918 it had also become the country’s largest aircraft manufacturing...

Guy Martin to return to Bonneville next week

09 September 2016 by James Archibald

Things may have seemed fairly quiet surrounding Guy Martin’s Land Speed Record attempt following a string of successful practice runs in August. But Guy will return to Bonneville’s famous Salt...

Valerie's the world's fastest woman

09 September 2016 by James Archibald

American NHRA racer Valerie Thompson has become the worlds fastest female motorcycle racer after averaging a speed of 304mph and hitting a top speed of 313mph at the Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials...

First ride: 2017 Harley-Davidson tourers

09 September 2016 by Phil West

New Harley-Davidson engines don’t come around very often so the American legend’s headline news for 2017 – that its touring family all receive significantly updated motors featuring not just...

Bike sales are on the rise

09 September 2016 by James Archibald

Bike sales are still going up according to the latest stats from the Motorcycle Industry Association. Figures have so far been good with an increase so far over last year’s statistics of 5.6% with a...