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Bikes for saleWhat better way to spend a weekend than with a long-distance blast on a fast, comfortable sports tourer? With a 1441cc engine, producing 200bhp, combined with mountains of comfort, few do this better...

Billy Ward has ridden through war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, toured the world as Charley Boorman’s theatre producer and racked up thousands of off-road miles on motorbikes. It’s a far cry from the...

Flat track racing is the latest craze storming the nation and Krazy Horse, bike dealers and customisers in Bury St. Edmonds, have been campaigning a fleet of modified Indian Scouts in the national...

Devitt Ally Pally ShowHonda's humble SS50 is iconic, but unremarkable. Built and sold in their thousands as the moped craze swept through the 1970s, the slick-looking four-stroke 'ped looked like a miniature motorcycle.

Indian have been teasing us with the FTR1200 for nearly a year and now new patent images have emerged suggesting that the production bike hasn't steered too far from the race bike. The first...

DEVITT ALLY PALLY SHOWThe Bonhams auction at the Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show and Supersprint was a great success, with 97% of the bikes on offer being sold for a grand total of over £1.2m. Two Kawasaki Z1s went for a...

Peugeot have launched a new version of their Metropolis three-wheel scooter that comes with front and rear dash cams as standard. The model, celebrating 120 years of Peugeot motorbikes, is the first...

Next year Triumph will take over from Honda as engine supplier for Moto2, MotoGP’s feeder class. The UK firm are using a motor based on their Street Triple 765 powerplant, which has been tested over...

Thousands celebrated MCN’s return to north London at the Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show and Supersprint over the weekend (September 22-23). And what a return it was, with a host of stars in attendance, a...

DEVITT ALLY PALLY SHOWWith the new bike launch season finally underway and both the Intermot and Eicma shows on the horizon, we were keen to quiz the stars of the Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show & Supersprint to find out...

That's a wrap! It's been an incredible weekend at the Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show and Supersprint. Hope to see you all at the Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show at the ExCel in February...

Devitt Ally Pally ShowThe mid-noughties was a magic time for the British Superbike championship, producing a raft of top-flight motorcycle racers who have since graduated the ranks of World Superbikes and MotoGP, as well...

It’s been a tough and sometimes tragic 12 months for road racing. There is no getting away from the fact that the death toll has been high – since the Macau Grand Prix last year, we’ve lost a host of...

Devitt ally pally showCoffin tank? Tick. Yellow paint with speed block decals? Tick. 400cc air-cooled two-stroke engine? Tick. Where do we sign up? The Yamaha RD400 was a larger capacity successor to the immensely popular...

This weekend’s Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show & Supersprint just got a bit juicier – we’ve now got an offer for show goers wishing to attend Sunday only. Anyone who turns up after 1pm on Sunday 23...

Even as the season begins to change, #ride5000miles members are riding more than ever. Right now, they are heading out on road trips in a bid to complete their 5000-mile target and have vowed to keep...

Devitt ally pally showIt’s great that manufacturers like Honda can sell hundreds of thousands of motorbikes that start every day, run for miles and behave exactly as they should. But, for some reason, we love a brand that...

DEVITT ALLY PALLY SHOWThink of the Isle of Man TT in the ‘60s and you’ll almost certainly think of Manx Nortons. This particular example is a 1962/63 tuned by the great Francis Beart and ridden by Joe Dunphy in the 1965...

DEVITT ALLY PALLY SHOWThe sprint bikes warm up The #MCNAllyPallyShow sprint bikes have been warming up. Bring your earplugs! @DevittInsurance pic.twitter.com/WBlR3ap9jg — Motor Cycle News (@MCNnews) September 21,...

devitt mcn ally pally showThe Devitt MCN Ally Pally Show and Indoor Supersprint is upon us and we can’t wait to see stars including John McGuinness and Carl Fogarty race in the Supersprint tomorrow and Sunday. What's more,...

What we said then "Yamaha’s staggering R1 is the most outrageous bike you'll get to ride until the next century. It's twice as good as all the hype and takes supersports bikes to a new level! Forget...

Devitt ally pally showHonda’s CR family of motocross bikes stayed at the top of the tree for decades of off-road racing. It also includes the infamous Honda CR500, a bike to be revered and feared in equal measure. Buy...

If you fancy grabbing hold of some early-bird Arenacross tickets for their 2019 UK tour now is your chance! Literally, right now. The AX tour organisers announced this morning that their discounted...

Hertfordshire-based motorbike builders, Mint Customs, have built a one-off drag racing motorcycle, set to be auctioned off for charity. Using a 2007 Yamaha R1 engine with a minor fueling tune, the...

mcn bikes for saleWhat is a retro bike? Is it a one that faithfully channels DNA from the '60s and '70s? Or a styling exercise on an existing platform? Suzuki take the view that if it looks the part and delivers,...

mcn shopWe’ve hand-picked some of the best helmet cameras from the MCN Shop and Amazon to find the right one for you. Here's our top 5... SENA 10C Combination Bluetooth Intercom & Camera – from around...

Where are you at the moment? "At the moment, I am in Swansea in Wales as part of my 'El Hablador' tour. The tour started a couple of weeks ago and goes through to the middle of December, 2018. It’s...

KTM have released a special edition of their 450 SX-F motocross bike in honour of Jeffrey Herlings. The 2018 FIM MXGP Motocross World Champion took victory at his home race in Assen to seal the...

BMW has demonstrated just how far technology has come with a "self riding" R1200GS. Although just an exercise and not an end product, it could foreshadow the kind of anti-crash tech that is around the...

Suzuki have released a third teaser video for a new bike to be unveiled at Intermot on October 2 2018. And, the suspense is killing us.  While the second and third teaser clips don't reveal much,...

A Facebook group is attempting to coordinate a round-the-world motorbike relay with only female participants. The Women Riders World Relay was set up to make the industry realise just how many female...

Moto Guzzi have unveiled this production version of the V85 Tutto Terreno (all- terrain) adventure bike they showed as a concept in 2017. The V85TT boasts all the usual adventure touring mod-cons such...

Devitt ally pally showThis 1967 Triumph T120R Bonneville is the work of Keith Martin of Big D Cycles in Dallas, Texas and was restored using as many of the original parts as possible. Buy tickets to the 2018 Devitt MCN...

Husqvarna are offering up to £1000 towards clothing or accessories when you buy a new Vitpilen or Svartpilen model until October 30, 2018. Customers who buy a Vitpilen 401 or Svartpilen 401 will get...

BMW have unveiled full details of their incoming R1250GS after a video explaining the new engine and including images of the bike itself was leaked online last week.  The new GS will have a...

Ultra-speed motorbike racer and founder of sports nutrition brand Maximuscle, Zef Eisenberg will attempt to break his own land speed record of 201.5mph next weekend (22-23 September) at Pendine Sands.