Bike news

It’s 40 years since one of the most iconic and influential biker movies of all time hit the silver screen. Mad Max, released in 1979, became just as famous for its dramatic action using real biker...

Bradley White, 29 of no fixed address was jailed for nine years (with a further three on licence) after pleading guilty to one count of attempted robbery, three counts of robbery, theft of a moped and...

Bikes for SaleYamaha shook up the 1000cc sportsbike class in 1998 with the launch of the R1 and its 600cc little brother, the R6, repeated the trick a year later by being the first 600 to top 100bhp and dominating...

For many an overnight ferry sees you arrive on foreign shores with the promise of a European adventure ahead, but #ride5000miles member Dan Dobson and riding buddy, Phil Winstanley, opted for a more...

Honda have unveiled 12 stunning new custom CB1000R builds at the Wheels and Waves festival as a celebration of 50 years of the inline four, which began in 1969 with the original CB750. Jump to Royal...

It’s been a seriously busy week on the MCN website, but by far and away the biggest story (of the past few months, in fact) was the “POLITE vest ruined my life” story. Clearly there are some very...

Indian Motorcycles will be revealing a set of limited-edition tank covers designed by five famous artists for their FTR 1200 at the 2019 Waves and Wheels festival in Biarritz, France, this...

MV Agusta CEO, Timur Sardarov, has come out in support of the firm’s latest promotional video for the Superveloce 800 Serie Oro, after it was widely criticised online for its use of a nude female...

Ducati have confirmed their new Streetfighter V4 will launch in 2020, and a prototype will be testing at Pikes Peak this year starting on June 30. This naked beast is an un-faired version of the...

Classic bikes will be on display at the Mark Woodward Classic Car Show this August Bank holiday alongside a large range of cars, vans, trucks, commercial and military vehicles from years gone by. Over...

A biker’s life has been turned upside down after being convicted, then subsequently acquitted, for wearing an item of clothing that resembled police uniform when he rode home from work in a POLITE...

Royal Enfield have revealed the price for their new Bullet Trials Works Replica, which was first revealed in late May. The authentically designed Bullet Trials will cost £4699 and uses the firm’s...

Honda UK have set a new Guinness World Record by accelerating from 0-100mph in 6.29 seconds with their Mean Mower V2. The world’s fastest lawn mower set the time at the Dekra Lausitzring, near...

Styling patents have emerged that show Aprilia's finished RS660 for the first time. Initially unveiled as a concept at Eicma last year, the finished bike is a very faithful version of the radical...

Despite terrible weather, near constant rain and one small spill, The Angelman Rally has returned home triumphant, having raised thousands for charity. Xavier Lomas, Graham Trood and Dan Whitley spent...

Globe-trotting adventurer Nick Sanders has been given official recognition in the Queen’s birthday honours list with the award of an MBE for his services to 'endurance cycling and motorcycling.' Nick,...

MotoGP race-winner and three-time championship runner-up Dani Pedrosa will make his return to racing this year in the 2019 Goodwood Revival. He’ll be aboard a Paton and will compete against many other...

The Department for Transport has this morning announced that they will be trialling new 'noise cameras' designed to crack down on motorists breaching legal volume limits. Is the Department for...

Triumph dealerships from around the UK are currently competing to be crowned the manufacturer’s first-ever Bobber Build Off champion. With voting now open online, all 13 Bonneville Bobbers have been...

The Goodwood Festival of Speed will be celebrating 60 years of Honda motorcycles in 2019 as the headline biking theme. This year the famous hillclimb and motoring get-together will take play on July...

TRIUMPH A2 TEST RIDE EVENTIf you have an A2 motorbike licence and need to find a bike, why not head down to one of three Triumph A2 roadshows and take some test rides? Starting at Squires Café, Leeds, on June 15, the roadshow...

Wildmans Motorcycles in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, announced last month that an 18-year-old former apprentice was to become the next owner.  Chris Lake, who has since turned 19, took over the reins...

COMPETITIONHere is your chance to get your hands on some hospitality passes to the Brands Hatch BSB meeting on June 14-16. If you want to see the action unfold live and in person from the famous Kent circuit,...

A motorcyclist whose life was saved by emergency roadside heart surgery has personally thanked the doctor concerned in a special commendation ceremony in Cheshire. Warrington biker John O’Brien...

Yamaha have announced a completely redesigned version of their YZ450F competition model for 2020, which they say will be lighter and more powerful than the outgoing version using mass-centralised...

The new Honda CB500X is the latest bike to pass through the Rally Raid workshop, receiving a whole new range of parts to help it live up to its increased adventure bike potential. First up it’s gained...

MCN Subscription offerVery few things genuinely save you money, but this MCN subs offer means each copy costs just £1.73 (delivered to your door) and with a set of great Oxford panniers thrown into the deal – we’ve got...

Harley-Davidson are celebrating a real milestone this year: they sold their five-millionth motorcycle. The news was announced in a tweet, which states the bike in question – a Heritage Classic –...

LS2 have released a striking new version of their modular Valiant helmet with bright green decals that glow in 'low light'. The Valiant Nucleus helmet uses a 180-degree swing-around chin bar that can...

SHARK helmetsThis year marks the 30th anniversary of French brand, SHARK Helmets. Founded by former professional racers in 1989, the company has gone to become one of the world’s leading helmet makers - and what’s...

MV Agusta have opened orders for their Superveloce Serie Oro ahead of its limited edition release next year. Only 300 of the neo-retro machines are being made, so competition to bag one could be...

Spring is definitely here and summer is just around the corner – and that means longer days, lighter nights and loads of cool places to visit that are coming alive with bike activity. And it’s great...

Three decades ago, bike sport fans witnessed the beginnings of a golden era of British racing – that of the JPS-liveried Norton rotaries – which, for a few brief years, blew all-comers away. We’ve not...

bikes for saleBMW have been using the GS suffix since the early '80s to denote bikes with off-road capability. By the '00s, GS model variants were dominating the newly formed adventure bike class. There have been...

The new Ducati MIG-RR e-MTB is designed to deliver the best bits of mountain biking without needing a finely tuned set of legs and lungs to get back to the top of the hill. Ducati partnered up with...

Triumph have launched several new colour schemes for their Bonneville, Tiger, Speed Triple and Street Triple ranges. Check out our gallery above to see some of the new hues. The Bonneville bikes,...