2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

Husqvarna update Motocross range

31 May 2017 by James Archibald

Alongside the updated Enduro range of motorcycles, Husqvarna have also revealed their 2018 Motocross range. With 8 updated models that includes both two and four-stroke machinery. One of the...

Lewis Hamilton teased by his own team

31 May 2017 by MCN News

Three-time Formula One World Champion and motorcycle enthusiast Lewis Hamilton was mocked by his Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend after leaving his MV Agusta in the...

Husqvarna unveil fuel-injected two-stroke range

31 May 2017 by James Archibald

Husqvarna have unveiled their 2018 Enduro range of motorcycles, and like KTM, they’ve introduced a pair of all-new fuel-injected two-strokes with the TE250i and T300i. The bikes are both completely...

BikeTrac app launched on iOS and Android

31 May 2017 by MCN News

Motorcycle security company Biketrac have launched a mobile app on both iOS and Android which enables users to manage their BikeTrac system remotely. Along with detailed location mapping that shows...

Special forces get electric motorcycle

31 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

American special forces could be moving silently through the battlefield in the future, as the Pentagon is currently developing a silent electric motorcycle for them to use called SilentHawk. The...

JvB moto's righteous R NineT

30 May 2017 by James Archibald

Jens Vom Brauck of JvB-moto was one of the many who brought something special to the table for the Bike Shed show with his latest creation, this R NineT that was commissioned as a promotional bike for...

Who will cross the finish line first on the Mugen?

30 May 2017 by MCN News

With John McGuinness out of this year’s TT due to the injuries he sustained during a crash at the North West 200, New Zealander Bruce Anstey will partner Guy Martin in the TT Zero race. But who will...

First ride incoming: BMW R nineT Urban G/S

30 May 2017 by Jon Urry

If you are into your G/S models, or GS models depending on the vintage of your bike, then you will probably have been as excited as us when BMW pulled the covers off their latest R nineT model – the...

In this week's issue: 2017 TT special

30 May 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue of MCN we bring you all the latest news from the 2017 Isle of Man TT as weather disrupts practice, but Guy Martin ups the pace in private tests on the Honda Fireblade and Mugen...

CMBL's Bike Shed show-stoppers

29 May 2017 by James Archibald

Hailing from the depths of Cornwall, CMBL mastermind, John Eldridge has a pretty busy lifestyle to say the least. When he isn’t running his popular destination restaurant, Strong Adolfos near...

deBolex do the business, again

29 May 2017 by James Archibald

We caught up with deBolex Engineering mastermind Calum Pryce-Tidd at The Bike Shed show the other day to find out just what’s been brewing in his workshop, besides of course the recent Buell XB9 that...

Gallery: The Bike Shed show

28 May 2017 by James Archibald

The annual Bike Shed Show is always a place where some of the world’s top motorcycle builders convene; all in the name of creating beautiful bespoke bikes. It’s fair to say that this year has followed...

The Sunday Social with X Games champ Louise Forsley

28 May 2017 by MCN News

Not only did she recently appear as a stunt rider for Marvel Universe Live, Louise Forsley is a six-time National Mototrials Champion and X Games silver medalist. MCN caught up with the skillstress to...

CCM unveil new Spitfire Scrambler

27 May 2017 by James Archibald

CCM have unveiled their new Spitfire Scrambler at the Bike Shed Show to a packed Tobacco Docks this weekend. It comes just weeks after CCM allowed MCN to see plans for the new machine and follows on...

8 great Bank Holiday blasts #ride5000miles

26 May 2017 by MCN News

1. Scotland Inverness to Inverness on The North Coast 500 – Rich Newland, Deputy Editor 500 miles Scotland has some of the quietest, and most stunning, roads in the whole of the United Kingdom (we’re...

Win one year Club Kawasaki membership

26 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki is giving riders the opportunity to win a year’s free membership to Club Kawasaki, when they book demo rides on the K-World Tour. The remaining dates for the K-World Tour are Lydden Hill on...

This week’s top motorcycle t-shirt picks

26 May 2017 by MCN News

It’s getting to the time of year where it’s warm enough to get away without wearing a jumper or jacket and we thought that you could make yourself stand out more for the right reasons with these...

Naked bikes are back

26 May 2017 by Neil Murray

I’m not sure what goes through manufacturers’ minds when they decide to make a cheap naked bike out of something that was previously swaddled in plastic and adorned with expensive add-ons. In theory...

BMW Concept Link electric scooter concept unveiled

26 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

The BMW Concept Link is a zero-emission scooter that BMW says will reinvent two-wheeled urban mobility At the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW have once again revealed a radical motorcycle...

Draggin' Jeans top independent abrasion test

25 May 2017 by MCN News

Draggin’ Jeans’ all-new material has beaten rivals in an independent abrasion test carried out by Deakin University, Australia. The test, which took place in conditions identical to those used for the...

Gallery: Bike Shed London 2017 snapshot

25 May 2017 by MCN News

With talks of The Bike Shed events potentially going global (Spain, Italy and America), Dutch Van Someren and the crew bring it home this weekend for one of Europe’s biggest custom show. The year’s...

Ducati Museum to open on Sundays

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The Ducati Museum in Bologna is now open on Sundays from 9am to 6pm for the course of the summer. The extra day means the museum is now open six days a week, with it being closed on Wednesdays. Last...

Triumph add new colours to retro models

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced new colours for their retro range of bikes, including Cranberry Red and Frozen Silver on the popular new Bobber model. The Thruxton R’s Diablo Red option will be replaced by...

KTM Adventure Rally comes to Europe

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM have announced their first Adventure Rally in Europe, which will see participants riding their own KTM Adventure bikes on three off-road loops over the course of three days. The first European...

Children banned from motorcycles in Philippines

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Small children are now banned from riding pillion on motorcycles in the Philippines unless they can reach the foot pegs, reach their arms around the rider and wear a helmet. As in many countries in...

Burt Munro's great nephew heading to Bonneville

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats for the final time and set an under 1000cc class record of 183.59mpg. And now his great nephew Lee...

2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 first ride

25 May 2017 by Jon Urry

Before I rode the Versys-X 300 there were a few potential issues that I was concerned about – namely the tall 845mm seat height and the screen’s lack of adjustability. I know these may seem small...

Gallery: Rocking retros

24 May 2017 by MCN News

If you want to have a chilled ride, one or two up, a modern classic should do the trick. MCN contributor Jon Urry put the theory to the test with Honda’s CB1100 EX, BMW’s R nineT Pure and Triumph...

The Bike Shed London show set to go global!

24 May 2017 by Gary Pinchin

It all started in late 2011 when Anthony ‘Dutch’ van Someren blogged about his transition from trackday sportsbike power- ranger to jacket ’n jeans custom biker. Two years later, Dutch and his mates...

Energica knock £1500 off model range

24 May 2017 by MCN News

Energica, the Italian company behind the Eva and Ego electric motorcycles are not yet approved as part of the UK government’s Plug-In grant for electric vehicles, so they’ve decided to reduce the...

Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen almost ready

24 May 2017 by Richard Newland

Husqvarna are about to unleash a new range of bikes and these exclusive spy shots show the firm has a few surprises up its sleeve, too. Husqvarna’s trump card is that they have access to sister...

Alien Moto win PETA award for vegan suit

24 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Swedish company Alien Moto have won a Proggy Award from animal rights charity PETA for their completely vegan motorcycle suit which they unveiled in October 2016. PETA’s Proggy (short for progress)...

Free BikeTrac with Ducati 959 Panigale

24 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Ducati are giving customers who buy a new 959 Panigale before June 30th 2017 a free BikeTrac security system, which tracks the movements of the bike should it be moved without the key in the...

Are you going to the Isle of Man TT?

23 May 2017 by MCN News

This weekend the 2017 Isle of Man TT will kick off as the racers head down Bray Hill for the first practice session of the year. Will you be there to see the drama unfold? Are you going over to the...

In this week's issue: Nicky Hayden tribute

23 May 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue of MCN we pay tribute to 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden, who succumbed to injuries sustained following a crash while training on his bicycle in Italy. Also inside MCN...

Kawasaki Versys-X 300 first ride incoming

23 May 2017 by Jon Urry

Not every adventure has to be to the furthest flung corners of the world and this year we are starting to see the rise of the mini adventure bike – small capacity machines that offer all of the...