2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

Ducati 1299 Superleggera: The most savage superbike ever

22 May 2017 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s new £72,000 1299 Superleggera is the world’s most powerful production twin-cylinder. Related: 2020 Ducati V4 Superleggera revealed The 215bhp carbon fibre beast weighs just 156kg dry,...

The Sunday Social with Shinji Kazama

21 May 2017 by Stuart Barker

Shinji Kazama (66) is the only man to have ridden to both Poles and he also set a world record by riding higher up Everest than any motorcyclist had ever been. He was born in 1950 and first rode his...

Riding clinic: A careful approach

21 May 2017 by Mark Edwards

Ever heard the saying: ‘There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots’? This could just have easily have been written with motorcyclists in mind as a careful...

#ride5000miles ‘Joining R5K has improved our lives’

20 May 2017 by MCN News

With the riding season underway, there is still time to join our #ride5000miles challenge. Thousands of British bikers are already members of our online community. “It’s been great fun so far,” says...

Get the most from selling your bike

20 May 2017 by Neil Murray

How do you get the most watchers, and the best price for you motorcycle when it comes to seling it online and through eBay? Don’t take the number of watchers as indicative of the number of people...

Ducati owners wanted for Hailwood tribute

19 May 2017 by Mike Nicks

Steve Wynne, the architect behind Mike Hailwood’s comeback win at the 1978 Isle of Man TT, is appealing for all Ducati owners to support a 60-year Hailwood celebration gathering at Castle Combe...

The new sidecar sensation?

19 May 2017 by James Archibald

British sidecar manufacturer Watsonian Squire have upped their production by 50% this year to meet export demands for their products, could this mean that the three wheelers are having a...

Ducati Enduro Academy dates announced

19 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The dates for Ducati’s Enduro Academy for 2017 have been announced, and the course will run throughout June and July in the grounds of Nipozzano Castle, near Florence, Italy. The Enduro Academy is...

Free luggage offer from Suzuki

19 May 2017 by James Archibald

Suzuki are offering free luggage with every V-Strom 650 that is registered before June 30. As an incentive to get you out there touring more, Suzuki are offering customers a free Suzuki top box and...

Is the Zona M100 rear-view camera the future?

19 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

UK-based start up Zona have designed a rear-view camera system with the aim of keeping bikers looking forward, rather than at their mirrors. The system uses a bike-mounted camera to capture the...

The algae powered motorcycle of the future?

18 May 2017 by James Archibald

Designer Ritsert Mans has collaborated with friend, and scientist, Peter Mooji to create a bike made from wood which runs on algae oil. The Dutch duo have developed the bike as a demonstration of how...

Join the Boxers Club

18 May 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

With a motorcycling heritage that goes back some 90 odd years and a current line up of models that regularly feature as ‘best in class’ and ‘top 10 sellers’ it may come as no surprise that BMW is the...

A day at Rocket Ron’s race school

18 May 2017 by James Archibald

The Ron Haslam Race School has become synonymous for motorcyclists who want to better their riding without speed limits and in a safe environment. It’s an experience that benefits both road craft and...

First ride: Egli Fritz W.1300

17 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Swiss chassis builder Egli have been crafting frames for over 100 years, but the Fritz W.1300– named after founding father Fritz Egli – is their first new bike for nearly 30 years. It features a...

Gallery: Extreme bikes on extreme roads

17 May 2017 by MCN News

Aprilia’s new Tuono 1100 V4 Factory, the BMW S1000R Sport, KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the Yamaha MT-10SP are the hardest, most extreme super-nakeds money can buy. The new machines rival sportsbikes...

Gallery: Might-TE machines

17 May 2017 by MCN News

Entering a BMW showroom can be a confusing affair. These are bikes sold with myriad options and each has its own bamboozling acronym. But there is a way to simplify the whole process – just tick the...

Off-road motorcycles to be banned in parts of Dubai

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Off-road motorcycles are set to be banned in certain neighbourhoods of Dubai in a bid to crack down on antisocial behaviour. Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed made the decision to ban...

Gallery: Electric boogaloo

17 May 2017 by Jon Urry

The future is electric. It’s a statement often trotted out as we search for evergreener solutions to our increasingly finite resources of black gold and rapidly multiplying transport woes – especially...

Vigilantes aim to tackle motorcycle crime

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Vigilante groups appear to be forming in London to combat the recent rise in motorcycle crimes, with ads being posted on social media and handed out to motorcyclists in the capital. A printed advert...

Laverda museum collection up for sale

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

An entire museum collection of 81 Laverdas from the Laverda Netherlands museum is up for sale, including prototypes and race bikes. Included in the collection, which spans the entire history of the...

Who will win big at the 2017 Isle of Man TT?

17 May 2017 by MCN News

Last week John McGuinness crashed his Honda Racing Fireblade during qualifying for the NW200 superbike race, breaking his right lower leg, four vertebrae and three ribs. With all thos injuries it’s no...

MV Agusta tease new RVS

17 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Italian firm MV Agusta have relased a short video teasing a new model dubbed RVS, which stands for Reparto Veicoli Speciali, or Special Vehicles Operations in English. MV Agusta have released no...

New Triumph Bonneville Bobber cruiser spied

17 May 2017 by Richard Newland

The rampant success of Triumph’s Bobber, which has even managed to eclipse the firm’s own success with the T120 Thruxton, looks to have already spawned a new model spin-off that will replace the...

Met Police clamping down on motorcycle crime

16 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

After several stories and videos appeared online highlighting the huge number of motorcycle-related crimes, MCN spoke to the Metropolitan Police to find out what they’re doing to tackle the...

BMW gearing up for the GS Trophy Qualifier

16 May 2017 by James Archibald

Next week will see the qualifying event for the BMW International GS Trophy in South Wales. On May 28 and 29 riders will battle it out for a place on the prestigious international stage, which will be...

Belstaff vintage jackets up for sale

16 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Belstaff have teamed up with the Vestiaire Collective to sell a selection of rare vintage jackets from their collection from the 1960s and ’70s. Prices for the jackets range from £800 to £1650. The...

In this week's issue: John McGuinness out of the TT

16 May 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue project XT500 hits the road, buy a new bike for less, plus £3000 used motorbike heroes. Also inside MCN this week Inside story: McGuinness out of the TT John McGuinness will miss...

Triumph launches new insurance products

16 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have launched two new insurance products for owners of their motorcycles, with both offering fully comprehensive insurance to customers through motorcycle insurers Bikesure. Triumph Insurance,...

Young Biker of the Year competition announced

16 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Swinton Insurance and BikeFest South have teamed up to launch the Young Biker of the Year competition to promote safety skills among young motorcyclists. The competition will see participants complete...

Moto Guzzi goodies

16 May 2017 by MCN News

Moto Guzzi are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their famed transverse V-twin engine. To mark the occasion, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer will be supplying a free accessory pack with a...

KTM unveil fuel-injection two-stroke models

16 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM have taken the wraps off their two new fuel injected enduro machines, the 250 EXC TPI and 300 EXC TPI. The two new models are the world’s first production fuel-injected two-stroke off-road...

The Carole Nash #MCNFestival 2017

15 May 2017 by MCN News

The 2017 Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling has been a right hit, with test rides, bargains, camping, stunts…we hope you all enjoyed yourselves. The #MCNFestival 2017...

New Star in the USA

15 May 2017 by MCN News

Yamaha USA have released a series of videos surrounding the launch of the new Star model on June 5. There are three videos in total, where they interview owners of the current model, discovering the...

Vicious bike gang assault rider in attempt to steal her bike

15 May 2017 by James Archibald

Footage has emerged of a moped gang brutally attacked a woman rider in an attempt to steal her motorbike in Sutton, South London. The video has been circulating the internet showing the group of...

The Sunday Social with Chris ‘the Stalker’ Walker

14 May 2017 by James Archibald

We caught up with Chris Walker hot off the heels of his Hooligan Race podium today at the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling to have a chinwag and find out what goes on behind his visor. What...

Gallery: Hooligan's hoedown at 2017 #MCNFestival

14 May 2017 by MCN News

The dirt track and Hooligan racing has been going down a storm at the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling today. Shale has been flying as the bikes tear it up around Peterborough Arena’s dirt...