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#Ride5000miles campaigns start in earnest as Covid restrictions ease

19 April 2021 by Dan Sutherland

With Covid restrictions easing, riders have been taking advantage of dry tarmac in a bid to reach their 5000-mile targets by the end of 2021. From short jaunts to the seaside for a bag of chips, to...

Lighter evenings mean more chances to ride your motorcycle

12 April 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Eager bikers are making up for lost time in the saddle and planning plenty of mid-week blasts after work, made all the better for the switch to British Summer Time. Members of MCN’s #ride5000miles...

40,000 miles and counting! Biker bids to complete global riding epic

08 April 2021 by Dan Sutherland

When Mark Waters set off on a round-the-world motorcycle trip in July 2018, the furthest he had ever toured was four days around Wales on a Kawasaki ZX-9R – 15 years previously. Having never ridden...

Global adventurer Nathan Millward offers his motorcycle camping tips

22 March 2021 by Dan Sutherland

With biking for pleasure set to resume in England on March 29 and self-contained holiday accommodation forecast to open on April 12, we can start planning trips – and what could be better than...

Big-mile riders reveal what they’ve missed most about bikes during lockdown breaks

18 March 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Covid-19 has curtailed everyone’s big-mile aspirations, but #Ride5000miles members are now getting ready to more than make up for lost time. Members of the group revealed what they’d missed the most...

Born-again R5K members offer post-Covid lockdown riding advice

08 March 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Born-again bikers have offered fellow members of MCN’s #ride5000miles group handy hints and tips for getting their bikes back out following a winter lay-up lengthened by lockdown three. With the...

Raising money and a smile! #R5k members get ready for charity missions

01 March 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Generous members of MCN’s #ride5000miles campaign are gearing up for some high-mileage charity antics as soon as lockdown restrictions ease. With many organisations experiencing hardship, after seeing...

Project bikes prepped for post-lockdown #ride5000miles fun

22 February 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Mechanically savvy members of MCN’s #ride5000miles community have been putting their skills to the test by completing winter projects, ready to start piling on the miles once restrictions...

Happy Birthday! #Ride5000miles marks four years and 13,000 members

01 February 2021 by Dan Sutherland

A little over four years ago, on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, MCN’s #ride5000miles Facebook group was born, welcoming riders from across the globe to share inspiring tales, offer advice and encourage...

Scooter and sidecar duo ride into the Guinness Book of Records

25 January 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Sensible folk generally pick adventure bikes for globe-trotting antics but not these two members of MCN’s #ride5000miles campaign, who’ve ridden into the record books by completing the longest journey...

#Ride5000miles member says group made him a better biker

12 January 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Anyone who’s a member of the #ride5000miles Facebook group will know it’s a vibrant online community, full of handy advice from riders all over the world. It’s also packed with inspiring tales that...

How #Ride5000miles helped beat those Covid-19 blues in 2020

04 January 2021 by Dan Sutherland

It’s fair to say that 2020 was not the year that anyone wanted, but members of MCN’s #ride5000miles group made the best of it – maximising their bike time to create Covid-defying memories. Alongside...

London #ride5000miles member triples his normal mileage in 2020

16 December 2020 by Dan Sutherland

With Covid-19 and lockdowns causing all kinds of chaos, it would’ve been easy to write off this year’s #ride5000miles challenge in favour of a bigger, better 2021. However, despite the disruption,...

From pillion to pilot: #R5Ker urges others to ride under their own steam

07 December 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A determined member of #ride5000miles has gone from pillion passenger to riding across different continents in just four years and now wants to inspire others. Bedfordshire-based training consultant,...

Honda Blackbird-riding R5K member braves wind and rain for isolated camping adventure

26 November 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A determined R5K rider braved cold and blustery conditions to complete her first solo camping trip on two wheels before the latest lockdown kicked in. Related articles on MCN Biking YouTuber’s...

R5K rider takes a break from chemo to cover 13,700 miles across 26 countries for charity

16 November 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer couldn’t stop #ride5000miles member Trevor Kerr from setting off on a trans-European charity epic – and what better cause could there be than Pancreatic Cancer...

Quadriplegic biker gets back on road with Triumph Rocket III trike

06 November 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A life-long biker who became paralysed six-years-ago is now enjoying the thrill of motorcycles once again following the creation of an electric-wheelchair-accessible Triumph Rocket III trike. Retired...

Nine years of two-up adventures help father and son create a special understanding

22 October 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A father and son biking duo from Honiton in Devon have been sharing their love for two wheels together for almost a decade; squeezing in weekend blasts and small tours as often as they can. Kawasaki...

Biking YouTuber takes on 220-mile Honda Vision 50 ride for PTSD UK

08 October 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Riding from Northants to Skeggy and back might not sound like a big deal… but it is when you are doing it on Honda Vision moped that won’t top 30mph. Alan Dowsett, 38, who goes by the name of ‘Helmet...

#Ride5000miles members pack in late summer miles with UK touring trips

28 September 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Ditching the Pyrenees for Penrith and Stelvio for Somerset, #ride5000milers made full use of previously easing coronavirus restrictions to explore the scenery on offer across Britain. With his usual...

#Ride5000miles members pick up new skills during the pandemic

21 September 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Covid-19 has forced many riders to think about everything differently and it’s seen #ride5000miles members pushing beyond their usual riding regimes. From trackdays, to off-road experiences and...

New riders sign up for MCN’s #Ride5000miles challenge

14 September 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Despite Covid-19’s best efforts, 2020 has welcomed countless new faces to motorcycling. Bikes have helped provide a break from the daily impact of coronavirus and present fresh challenges – and unlock...

Super Ténéré rider sets off on lap of UK to keep live shows on the road

24 August 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha Super Ténéré rider Jez Harvey has raised the curtain on a sponsored ride around the UK coastline in a bid to help struggling theatres hit hard by the Covid-19 lockdown. Worthing-based Jez,...

24 hour 'Compass Challenge' ride raises over £3k for charity

10 August 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Two R5K members raised more than £3000 for Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and 16th Warrington West (1st Burtonwood) Scout Group by attempting to visit all four corners of Mainland Britain...

Determined bikers find ways to smash 5000-mile target

24 July 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Lockdown may have put the brakes on big-distance rides for a few months, but plenty of #ride5000miles members have wasted no time getting back in the saddle and are already smashing the high-mileage...

Back to biking: No more excuses for Ola as she chases her #ride5000miles biking dream

20 July 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Almost two years ago, lifelong motorcycle fan, 59-year-old dental practice manager, Ola Alara, decided to finally take the plunge and learn to ride. Bagging all the right gear and completing her CBT,...

Double trouble: Couples rediscover the pleasures of getting out together

12 July 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Back in 1998, biking couple, David and Angela McInnes, were two- wheel mad – spending their free time exploring the local roads aboard David’s gleaming Suzuki GSX-R750. Riding regularly as a duo,...

#Ride5000miles members share their greatest rides since lockdown

10 July 2020 by Dan Sutherland

With a glut of glorious sunshine and Coronavirus restrictions continuing to ease, #ride5000miles members in England have been sharing their best riding experiences. The Government declared you could...

#Ride5000miles fans mark the new year with new metal

29 June 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Although lockdown means 2021 hasn’t begun the way we’d all hoped it would, some members of our #ride5000miles group are gearing up for a memorable year on new bikes once the situation starts to...

More riders use their machines to help the Coronavirus fightback

25 May 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Despite the slight relaxing of lockdown in England, the threat of Covid-19 is far from over and #ride5000miles members are continuing to use their bikes to support those most in need. “I’m not doing...

Give your helmet some TLC during lockdown

06 May 2020 by MCN News

SHARK helmets promotion If you’re running out of jobs to do around the garage, garden and house, then you may want to think about giving your motorcycle helmet some TLC so when you can get back out on two wheels, it will be...

R5K member plans cross-continental 'journey of discovery' to World Ducati Week 2021

03 May 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Members of MCN’s #ride5000miles group are planning to go large once the lockdown ends – and none more so than a US-based rider who is plotting a 7300-mile tour from his home in Boise, Idaho, to...

#Ride5000miles key workers are doing their bit to fight virus pandemic

27 April 2020 by Dan Sutherland

Countless people are using their motorcycles to travel to jobs in the emergency services and as key workers during the Coronavirus crisis. With two wheels cutting journey times for some and providing...

#Ride5000miles member delivers vital prescriptions across Wells on KTM 390 Duke

20 April 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A selfless member of #ride5000miles has been delivering much-needed prescriptions to vulnerable people across Wells during the Coronavirus outbreak, aboard her trusty KTM 390 Duke. Naomi Sharp, 41,...

Blood Biking #ride5000miles member transports vital Coronavirus samples as volunteer

14 April 2020 by Dan Sutherland

A charitable member of #ride5000miles has revealed he has been carrying potentially life-saving samples of the Covid-19 virus as part of his volunteer work with the Shropshire, Staffordshire and...