2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

TT test: CBR1000RR vs GSX-R1000

10 June 2016 by MCN Sport

o matter how many times I’ve raced at the TT or visited the island I still feel a buzz as Douglas prom comes into view. This time it’s a little different because I won’t be racing. It’s a couple of...

On it since the 60s: now's a good time to remember Suzuki's race winners

09 June 2016 by Mat Oxley

From rinky-dinky 50cc racers to big ’n’ brutal superbikes, Suzuki have won pretty much every championship going on the global racing scene – though it’s been easy to forget in the years it’s taken the...

Experience Yamaha's MT Dark Side Tour

09 June 2016 by MCN News

There’s a dark cloud forecast over Squires Café this weekend, but it doesn’t mean rain is on its way. Yamaha’s MT Dark Side Tour comes to the famous Yorkshire bikers’ haunt, bringing with it a host of...

Sample a taste of the States this weekend in Leicester

09 June 2016 by MCN News

Make a date with Leicester’s Victory and Indian destination dealership Specialist Motorcycle Group (SMG) this Sunday, June 12 to experience the best in American motorcycles. SMG’s open house demo...

Meet the man who's mad about OW01s

09 June 2016 by Practical Sportsbikes

To most of us Yamaha’s FZR750R OW01 is a gloriously exotic, achingly desirable production racer too rare and expensive to ever make it into our sheds. But Peter Day isn’t most of us. He’s the UK’s...

Gallery: BMW Concept Lac Rose

09 June 2016 by Richard Newland

BMW have unveiled this stunning Paris Dakar replica at Wheels & Waves, and MCN believes it’s destined to be a production model for 2017, as part of BMW’s new Heritage division. Underpinned by the R...

BMW reveal Lac Rose – a modern R80G/S

09 June 2016 by Richard Newland

In yesterday’s MCN we unveiled our vision of an R nineT-based R80G/S homage, and two further heritage models, which our sources suggest BMW have in development for release as 2017 models – and just...

Video: Austria by Sidecar

09 June 2016 by Andy Davidson

MCN recently spent some time in Austria taking a ride in a Ural sidecar for some mad, terrifying fun. You can read all about our trip in this week’s paper or by viewing the article on MCN Plus. For...

Half bike, half car, all nuts

08 June 2016 by Classic Bike magazine

Meet Alfred Angas Scott, inventor of the kickstart, potholer and designer of race bikes so successful they had to be mathematically handicapped. Born in 1875, he began by designing and developing...

World Exclusive: BMW confirm 'Heritage' R nineT range

08 June 2016 by Andy Downes

BMW will reveal three new R nineT spin-off models using the air/oil-cooled engine and chassis as it surges ahead with the development of a separate ‘Heritage’ department to run alongside the existing...

Chris Walker on sidecars: 'It's a wild ride'

08 June 2016 by MCN

After racing motorcycles for over 20 years, British Superbike star Chris Walker has added an extra wheel to his career. hris Walker spent 20 years racing British Superbikes, World Superbikes, World...

An idiots guide to riding a sidecar

08 June 2016 by Neil Murray, used bike expert

It was a Jawa 350 combo and I was pretty sure it was going to be a doddle, because nothing serious could happen at 45mph. Ha! Within 10 minutes, I nearly clobbered a pedestrian when I let the sidecar...

Should Guy Martin return for the 2017 TT?

07 June 2016 by MCN News

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Foggy: What other racers really think

07 June 2016 by MCN

Just what do the British WSB riders who followed in his tyre marks make of Foggy’s achievements? First published in 2010 Cal Crutchlow I was 14 when he stopped racing, but I remember him on the...

My life in bikes: 'Dutch' Van Someren

07 June 2016 by MCN

‘I’ve always had a thing about removing stuff from my bikes’ ‘Bike Shed’ founder talks Maico 600s and riding around the capital When did you first get into bikes? I was 16. It was the only way to get...

New MCN June 8: Hutchy Double

07 June 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from June 8: Rossi back in title fight Celebration of Sidecars Lorenzo slams Iannone TT scorcher: 10-page special 3 new...

Join MCN for a summer trackday at Cadwell Park

07 June 2016 by MCN News

Book now for the latest MCN trackday run in association with specialist firm MSVT. After the success of our Brands day back in the spring, this time we are turning our attentions to the brilliant...

Coventry MotoFest gets a taste for two wheels

06 June 2016 by MCN News

Coventry came alive to the sound of engines and the smell of burning rubber over the weekend, as the Coventry MotoFest roared back into action for 2016, turning the city’s ring road circuit into a...

Air Ambulance gets a boost

06 June 2016 by MCN News

The Henry Surtees Foundation has presented the Midlands Air Ambulance with a cheque for £18,275 to help fund specialist equipment designed specifically for critical care transport, including a Zoll X...

Get Built bought

06 June 2016 by MCN News

Dedicated to the burgeoning retro customs movement, MCN sister-title Built enjoyed a fantastic first issue, featuring some of the world’s best custom bike building houses, with visits to Revival...

Whatever happened to GP star Daryll Beattie?

06 June 2016 by MCN

After a YZR500 ate his toes, Aussie found his calling in dirt bike touring inner of the prestigious Suzuka 8-Hour, second in the 500cc world championship behind Mick Doohan in 1995, winner of three...

Aussie Rules: Doohan v Stoner

06 June 2016 by MCN Sport

Comparisons are inevitable when you’ve got two uncannily fast, feisty Aussie battlers born 65km apart making history on Repsol Hondas. Originally published in 2011 ick Doohan and Casey Stoner –...

First ride: Bultaco Brinco R

06 June 2016 by Ped Baker

To most people Bultaco means one thing and that’s trials bikes. Incredibly successful in the 1960s and ’70s, the marque went on to dominate the sport with eight world titles and four Scottish six-day...

MCN's 10-minute workshop tips: Removing fork reflectors

06 June 2016 by Ped Baker

If you’re lucky enough to have bought a new bike recently you’ll have noticed it came with some horrible Euro4 compliant reflectors stuck on the forks. On a bike like Triumph’s beautifully styled...

The Africa Twin’s Highland fling

05 June 2016 by MCN

We ride the all-conquering Africa Twin to Scotland to see how it fares against BMW and Triumph’s adventure middleweight kings hen Honda’s long awaited Africa Twin was launched in a blaze of glory at...

The Gift. A short film by Michelin

05 June 2016 by Ped Baker

Michelin and Harley Davidson have teamed up to produce The Gift, a short film about a father who gives his two children Harley Davidson motorcycles. It’s a very nicely made film but were’re not...

The great summer ride guide – (Part 4/4)

05 June 2016 by MCN News

The final part of our summer special! You’ve read about the finest roads in France and Luxembourg. Now it’s the turn of Italy, Spain and Switzerland – countries rich with great biking tarmac. Every...

Event: Play in the park with MCN

05 June 2016

Event: MCN Track Day at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SE Date: June 21 MCN have teamed up with leading trackday company MSVT to offer you a brilliant day on track at the riders’ favourite, Cadwell...

Warr's wins UK Battle of the Kings competition

04 June 2016 by Ped Baker

Warr’s Harley Davidson has won the UK and Ireland round of the Battle of the Kings custom contest for the second consecutive year with ‘Rascal Racer’, a cafe racer build based on the Sportster Iron...

The great summer ride guide – (Part 3/4)

04 June 2016 by MCN News

Here’s part three of our summer special! You’ve read about the finest roads in France and Luxembourg. Now it’s the turn of Spain – a country rich with great biking tarmac. Every road has been ridden...

Victory Pikes Peak bikes gallery

04 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Victory will have two bikes competing in the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb (PPIHC) this year – one electric and one petrol powered – and this massive gallery of pictures shows off the two...

Launch video: Triumph Tiger Sport 1050

03 June 2016 by MCN News

Here’s MCN’s Senior Road Tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child in the South of France with Triumph’s new Tiger Sport 1050. For more of our motorcycle videos head over to our YouTube page here. Looking to buy your...

Goodwood gets set to GAS up the Festival of Speed

03 June 2016 by MCN News

Goodwood Action Sports (GAS) returns to the Goodwood Festival of Speed for its fifth successive year, with a veritable who’s who of action sport stars all ready for four days of two-wheel fast-paced,...

Ride to survive - how to stay upright

03 June 2016 by RiDE magazine

You’re doing 50mph and a lorry pulls out in front of you. What do you do? Our experts can help you learn from other riders’ mistakes Many dynamics are in play when you’re on your bike. Are you riding...

133: This year’s big TT number

03 June 2016 by MCN

Last year John McGuinness came within a few seconds of becoming the first man to lap the TT course at 133mph. This year there’s that barrier and another just waiting just to be beaten wo TT landmarks...

World Grand Prix Bike Legends 10-12 June - full rider and bike line-up announced

03 June 2016 by Michael Neeves

Next weekend the Sachsenring GP circuit in Germany with play host to the second annual World Grand Prix Bike Legends event. It will form part of the popular ADAC Sachsenring Classic festival. There...