Carole Nash MCN London Show 2019 live: The adventure rider raising cash to combat cancer Yesterday 18:25 by MCN News Welcome to our live coverage of the 2019 Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, direct from our expert reporters on the ground at the event. Watch the action unfold on this page, and keep checking... Read more ...
R5K member uses redundancy for American adventure Yesterday 10:00 by MCN News One of the great things about the #ride5000miles community is everybody has a different story to tell about their riding exploits. Tim Cooper is no exception. Early last year he took redundancy and... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Kawasaki ER-6n Yesterday 09:30 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleThe Kawasaki ER-6n is a brilliant middleweight naked, perfect for commuting or earning some riding experience (it will need to have a restrictor fitted for A2 licence holders). MORE FROM... Read more ...
Get ready for summer with this fantastic bike gear 14 February 2019 by MCN News With temperatures soaring into double figures this week, it’s hard not to cast our minds forward to the warmer conditions of the spring and summer months. With that in mind, here’s MCN’s pick of the... Read more ...
Buy tickets for the Carole Nash MCN London Show 2019 14 February 2019 by MCN News MCN LONDON SHOWBuy tickets and find out what's on at here for the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, which takes place between February 15 and 17 at the ExCel, London. Live coverage: on site at the 2019 Carole... Read more ...
OEM custom is one clean-cut Enfield twin! 13 February 2019 by Jordan Gibbons Beautiful customs don’t have to cost the earth or spend their life stood still, according to Norfolk-based Old Empire Motorcycles (OEM) who have stripped back one of the new Enfield twins to create... Read more ...
Ducati are working on the 'perfect electric bike' 13 February 2019 by Jordan Gibbons Ducati will make an electric motorcycle, in fact there’s one already in the pipeline, but it’s a bike "for tomorrow" according to Pierluigi Zampieri, Ducati’s Head of Innovation. MORE FROM MCN 5 ways... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Ducati Multistrada 1200S 13 February 2019 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleEven in its detuned state, the Ducati 1198 engine is reason enough to buy a Ducati Multistrada 1200S. As an adventure bike with genuine superbike power, it essentially invented a new... Read more ...
SPIED: Triumph Daytona returns with 765 engine 13 February 2019 by Richard Newland Triumph have developed an all-new Daytona using the 765 engine first debuted in their Street Triple, an evolution of which will be used in Moto2 from this season onwards. While speculation has been... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Aprilia Tuono 1000 12 February 2019 by Gareth Evans bikes for saleThe Aprilia Tuono may look like a practical alternative to a full-blooded sportsbike but don’t be fooled, this is no winter hack. Naked bikes will typically use a detuned version of the... Read more ...
Video: Arenacross fires into Sheffield this weekend 12 February 2019 by Dan Sutherland The final two rounds of the 2019 Arenacross tour will take place this coming weekend at the Fly DSA Arena, Sheffield, following four previously successful nights in Birmingham and Belfast. Rounds... Read more ...
1972 MV Agusta 750 fetches £84,400 at auction 12 February 2019 by Jordan Gibbons A collection of rare and exotic MV Agustas have been auctioned off at Retromobile, Paris, including some of the finest works of one of motorcycling’s greatest designer: Massimo... Read more ...
Gloucestershire Constabulary adopts BKS airbag tech 12 February 2019 by Gareth Evans Gloucestershire Police have become the first force in the country to equip their motorcycle road traffic officers with BKS airbag suits. These made-to-measure race-spec black kangaroo hide suits use... Read more ...
Alpinestars lose airbag system appeal 12 February 2019 by Dan Sutherland Germany’s Court of Appeal has upheld a patent ruling against Alpinestars over the long-running battle regarding their Tech-Air system and Dainese’s D-Air. The ruling only concerns one aspect, relating... Read more ...
Video: See the Zon Works BMW boxer custom in action 12 February 2019 by Richard Newland If you thought the air-cooled BMW boxer engine was destined to eke out its final days powering the existing R nineT range of heritage offerings, with no chance of further development in the face of... Read more ...
Haynes Manual and Motor Museum founder dies aged 80 11 February 2019 by Gareth Evans John Haynes OBE, founder of the Haynes Publishing Group PLC and the Haynes International Motor Museum, died on Friday following a short illness. He was 80 years old. More from MCN Mothballing your... Read more ...
Oil in the Blood: new feature film lays modern bike culture bare 11 February 2019 by MCN News Over the last three years lifelong biker Gareth Maxwell Roberts has travelled the planet with a camera crew in tow, interviewing nearly 300 people to get to the roots of current motorcycle culture in... Read more ...
Piaggio reveals most powerful Vespa GTS ever 11 February 2019 by Dan Sutherland Piaggio have announced the first details of the 2019 Vespa GTS 300 HPE, which is the most powerful and fuel-efficient engine in the firm’s history, boasting peak power of 23.5bhp. More from... Read more ...
Stunning Foggy Petronas FP1s start emerging from their hibernation 11 February 2019 by MCN News Warwickshire-based Silverstone Auctions will be selling a Foggy Petronas FP1 superbike later this month, when it goes under the hammer at the Race Retro show at Stoneleigh Park. One of the road bikes... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Kawasaki Vulcan S 11 February 2019 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleThe Kawasaki Vulcan S is a cheap way into the cruiser market and it’s a solid little bike, too. MCN MODEL GUIDES Triumph Bonneville: a brief model history Our ultimate introduction to the BMW... Read more ...
Electric motorcycles: The buzz so far 11 February 2019 by MCN News The end is nigh for vehicles powered by fossil fuels. In 2016, Germany voted to ban the internal combustion engine by 2030, and the UK Government is under pressure to bring its ban on the sales of new... Read more ...
Police Federation Chairman takes aim at government inaction 11 February 2019 by Jordan Gibbons Police Federation Chairman John Apter has blasted the government over its road safety policies, which have seen serious drops in police activity to combat dangerous driving, while also failing to... Read more ...
Rider registration open for Malle Mile festival 2019 11 February 2019 by Ben Clarke The Malle Mile Festival will return for 2019 this summer and rider registration is open now. Held in the grounds of Kevington Hall in London, between July 26-28, the event blends ‘run what you brung’... Read more ...
Video: Revvi Twelve" electric balance bike teaches kids throttle control 11 February 2019 by Dan Sutherland Available in five colour options from late February to early March, the Revvi Twelve" electric balance bike will start at a base price of £299 and will cater for budding bikers ranging from two... Read more ...
Remembering John Surtees: Two and four-wheel world champion 11 February 2019 by MCN News John Surtees is the most honoured English motorcycle racer of all time, having been awarded a CBE, MBE and OBE. Surtees sadly passed away at the age of 83 and would have celebrated his 85th... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Yamaha XJ6 10 February 2019 by MCN News bikes for saleThis is the naked version of the half-faired Yamaha XJ6 Diversion and aside from the lack of fairing, it is exactly the same spec. Somehow though it has transformed the Yamaha from sensible budget... Read more ...
5 ways to own a motorbike on an A2 licence 10 February 2019 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleOnce upon a time, gaining a motorbike licence was a case of bimbling around and not hitting the examiner when he jumped out in front of you. In more recent years, a 21-year-old could pass a direct... Read more ...
Get a sticker and spot fellow #R5k members on the road 09 February 2019 by MCN News We’ve been overwhelmed with requests for #ride5000miles stickers and it’s fantastic that so many of you want to show you’re part of this fun, friendly and ever-growing community. A beaming Trish Waugh... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Yamaha R3 09 February 2019 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleThe Yamaha R3 fills a gap in the firm’s sportsbike range between the learner-friendly Yamaha R125 and the track-focused Yamaha R6. A2 licence restrictions won’t be troubled by the R3’s 41.4bhp but the... Read more ...
Got your free MV Agusta? 08 February 2019 by MCN News Supercar Club Auto Vivendi have launched a special membership offer with a rather attractive twist. Sign up before the end of February, and you’ll get an MV Agusta worth over £16,000 as a joining... Read more ...
Bike of the day: Honda CBR600RR 08 February 2019 by MCN News BIKES FOR SALEToday's bike of the day is the Honda CBR600RR. The RR first arrived in 2003 and is a track-based missile, designed solely for demolishing circuits with pin-point accuracy. The bike received some... Read more ...
Honda Africa Twin set to evolve for 2020 07 February 2019 by Richard Newland Rumours emanating from Japan suggest that Honda are planning a raft of incremental changes for the popular Honda Africa Twin, with a new Euro5 version set to arrive for 2020 boasting a bigger engine,... Read more ...
Honda CBR600F used test 07 February 2019 by Tony Hoare With the 2019 Honda CBR650R release fresh in our minds, we thought we’d take a look back at one of its predecessors, the Honda CBR600F. MORE FROM MCN Huge collection of MV Agustas to be sold Get... Read more ...
Life on two wheels with Olympian Aimee Fuller 07 February 2019 by MCN News British snowboarder and Olympian Aimee Fuller teamed up with Triumph after passing her bike test. In November last year, Aimee showed off her new wheels on Instagram, revealing that going for a... Read more ...
bike of the day: BMW R nineT 07 February 2019 by Ben Clarke bikes for saleThe BMW R nineT is one of the best modern retro motorbikes out there, with truly up-to-date performance and handling coupled with an authentically old-school, air-cooled boxer twin engine. The 1170cc... Read more ...
Suzuki special build hints at teaser for V-Strom based DR BIG 07 February 2019 by Richard Newland Back in 2017 German firm Hessler built a special edition of Suzuki’s great (if slightly vanilla) V-Strom 1000, and dubbed it 'Desert Express' – the tagline attributed to the original DR750S 'DR-BIG'... Read more ...