Weekly wind-on: biggest stories in biking this week It's been another bumper week on MCN, with everything from race bikes up for sale to a new Ducati... Read more ...
Win a pair of Sidi Rex boots COMPETITION We’ve got together with Sidi to offer one lucky biker the chance to win a brand pair of Sidi Rex... Read more ...
High fibre diet: Ducati Superleggera V4 sheds kilos with lightweight carbon frame Ducati are set to launch the world’s first production bike with a carbon-fibre frame. The new... Read more ...
Range of Buell WSB, IOM TT and Macau bikes for sale Ten Buell racing motorbikes and other inventory from the firm’s final days in World Superbike and... Read more ...
Best electric motorbikes of 2020 It’s time to take electric motorbikes seriously. In 2016, Germany voted to ban the internal... Read more ...
MCN Fleet: The cat's out of the bag for the Scrambler XE The look of a bike is one thing, but the sound of a bike, well now you’re talking. For me, my... Read more ...
Vote now for Britain's best biker café for 2020! After weeks in the saddle and days wolfing down breakfasts, our man Justin has come up with his... Read more ...
In this week's MCN paper: Return of the Mc In your new edition of Motor Cycle News this week we've got the biggest stories in biking along with... Read more ...
MCN Fleet: A grand off the Suzuki Katana could prove tempting Suzuki somewhat jumped on the bandwagon with the 2019 Katana having no doubt seen the success of the... Read more ...
On a charge! It's the best electric motorbikes coming soon in 2020 and beyond Electric motorcycles are only becoming better and more common, so it's no surprise that there's more... Read more ...
MCN Fleet: Torquey Triumph Speed Twin shows mercy on its stock tyres Looking back on those heady days of Springtime, when the tarmac was warm and the Triumph Speed... Read more ...
Triumph Street Triple RS to feature in new DC action film Birds of Prey Triumph’s Street Triple RS will take centre stage when it appears in the upcoming action film Birds... Read more ...
Biking magician pulls Yamaha Tracer 700 GT out of the hat in MCN competition A Wolverhampton-based biking magician has bagged a brilliant motorcycling prize – a brand-new Yamaha... Read more ...
MCN Fleet: Green giant blots its copybook with a quickshifter issue For the last eight months, I have marvelled at the Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE's seemingly faultless... Read more ...
MCN Fleet: Simon meets another owner to swap Scrambler stories One of the cool things about niche bikes like the Ducati Scrambler Café Racer is that owners tend to... Read more ...
Norton Motorcycles in court over £300,000 in unpaid taxes Representatives from Norton Motorcycles appeared at the Insolvency and Companies Court in London... Read more ...
Pre-production version of retro-styled Bimota KB4 set for summer 2020 reveal A spokesperson for Italian firm, Bimota, has today confirmed to MCN that the first pre-production... Read more ...
Good news! New bike registrations grow by 1.5% in 2019 Figures released this morning by the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) have shown a 1.5%... Read more ...
Triumph update A2 Street Triple S Triumph have announced an updated version of their A2-compliant Street Triple S model with tweaks to... Read more ...
New models line up for Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show MCN LONDON SHOW With just weeks to go until the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show kicks off at London ExCeL,... Read more ...
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Max Biaggi and Hugh Anderson join Jorge Lorenzo on 2020 MotoGP Legends list Max Biaggi and Hugh Anderson will join Jorge Lorenzo in becoming MotoGP Legends this... Read more ...
Derek Sheils wins inaugural King of the Roads Trophy Derek Sheils has been awarded the inaugural King of the Roads Trophy. The trophy will be presented... Read more ...
BSB: Dean Harrison confirms place on 2020 grid Dean Harrison has confirmed his spot on the 2020 British Superbike grid with Silicone Engineering... Read more ...
John McGuinness joins Bournemouth Kawasaki for 2020 Road Racing campaign John McGuinness will compete at the Isle of Man TT and North West 200 for the Quattro Plant... Read more ...
Colin Seeley, legendary frame builder, has died aged 84 Colin Seeley, one of the most significant and influential figures in British bikesport over the last... Read more ...
WSB: Exclusive Q&A with Garrett Gerloff Garrett Gerloff will make his World Superbike debut in 2020 after making the move from the... Read more ...
Smiths Racing switch to Yamaha for 2020 Supersport roads campaign Smiths Racing and Peter Hickman have switched to Yamaha in the Supersport class for their 2020 road... Read more ...
Is Dean Harrison your MCN Rider of the Year 2019? Voting for the MCN Rider of the Year 2019 is now open. We’ve already revealed our shortlist and now... Read more ...
Is Peter Hickman your MCN Rider of the Year 2019? Voting for the MCN Rider of the Year 2019 is now open. We’ve already revealed our shortlist and now... Read more ...
Guy Martin 'fake licence' case thrown out of court Road racing star and TV personality Guy Martin, 38, has been acquitted of charges relating to his... Read more ...
Is Marc Marquez your MCN Rider of the Year 2019? Voting for the MCN Rider of the Year 2019 is now open. We’ve already revealed our shortlist and now... Read more ...
Is Jonathan Rea your MCN Rider of the Year 2019? Voting for the MCN Rider of the Year 2019 is now open. We’ve already revealed our shortlist and now... Read more ...
Is Scott Redding your MCN Rider of the Year 2019? Voting for the MCN Rider of the Year 2019 is now open. We’ve already revealed our shortlist and now... Read more ...
James Hillier switches to OMG Racing for 2020 road racing campaign OMG Racing have revealed that James Hillier will join the team for their maiden road racing... Read more ...
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SUZUKI GSX-R1000 (2017-on) MCN Rating4 out of 5 The base model GSX-R1000 is the one to go for Read more ...
SUZUKI GSF600 BANDIT (1996-2005) MCN Rating4 out of 5 Owners' Rating4.5 out of 5 So successful it spawned a whole class – budget middleweight roadsters Read more ...
YAMAHA WR125X (2009-on) MCN Rating4 out of 5 Owners' Rating4.8 out of 5 Great looking, well-equipped, a great new engine, solidly built and great fun to ride. The only... Read more ...
TRIUMPH THRUXTON 1200 RS (2020-on) MCN Rating4 out of 5 The Thruxton is now an even cooler customer in its new RS guise Read more ...
CAKE KALK & (2019-on) MCN Rating3 out of 5 The Kalk& is here and it's lighter than anything on the Bake Off Read more ...
Lewis Hamilton confirms MotoGP Yamaha crash at Valencia Six-time Forumla 1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, has confirmed media claims that he crashed a Yamaha MotoGP bike at Valencia, during a recent swap of disciplines with nine-time MotoGP champ,...
High fibre diet: Ducati Superleggera V4 sheds kilos with lightweight carbon frame Ducati are set to launch the world’s first production bike with a carbon-fibre frame. The new Superleggera version of the Panigale V4 R uses the high strength, lightweight material to slash weight...
Never mind deBolex, here’s a custom Kawasaki ZRX1200R! DeBolex have made a name for themselves the last few years producing beautiful handbuilt café racers, and whaddaya know - they’ve done it again. This time though, it’s based on a rather special and...
Weekly wind-on: biggest stories in biking this week It's been another bumper week on MCN, with everything from race bikes up for sale to a new Ducati Superleggera on he horizon, based on the V4 R. Here are the biggest stories this week from the world...
BMW R1250GS and GS Adventure top the sales charts in 2019 BMW Motorrad UK registered a record 9,353 new motorbikes in 2019, a 3.5% increase on 2018’s figure. Motorcycle and powered two wheeler (PTW) sales were up across the board in 2019, but this included...
Vote now for Britain's best biker café for 2020! After weeks in the saddle and days wolfing down breakfasts, our man Justin has come up with his shortlist of the 'Best Bike Cafés in the UK 2020' – and now it’s your turn to choose an overall...
Range of Buell WSB, IOM TT and Macau bikes for sale Ten Buell racing motorbikes and other inventory from the firm’s final days in World Superbike and road racing have gone up for sale. The EB1190 models are being sold by NCCR in Sweden who ran the Erik...
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