Bike News (May 2006)

This week MCN’s weekly podcast takes an exclusive behind the scenes look at what it takes to run a World Superbike team featuring interviews with James Toseland and his Ten Kate team. ...

You can support a call by the Motor cycle Industry Association to open up more bus lanes for use by motorcyclists. An independent survey in 2005 found 87 per cent of riders and over half of the...

Ducati has announced it will not have a stand at the 2006 International Motorcycle Show in Birmingham as the 2007 range will be launched in Milan. "The International motorcycle show is very...

The most dangerous roads are main roads running through villages or the outskirts of towns according to an AA Motoring Trust study. The report was carried out as part of the European Road Assessment...

The Kelso Bikefest becomes a two-day event in 2006, the seventh year it has been held at Springwood Park in Kelso. The bike show and event will include a main arena with James Dylan's Stuntworld,...

We’ve all seen the boy-racer cars filled with ICE and thumping along the road, well JBL, sponsors of the Hawk Kawasaki BSB team, thought there was no reason why they couldn’t do a bike as...

The Yorkshire Classic Car, 4x4 & Bike show due to take place on Bank Holiday Monday at Ripley Castle near Harrogate has been cancelled due to the state of the ground at the castle. The next event...

Grandstand tickets for the 2006 isle of Man TT are available in advance for the first time, along with official TT programmes and race guides. Just 750 seats are available for the practice sessions...

Applications are now open for breast cancer survivors to spend a week riding a Harley across Britain to raise money for charity. The Amazon Heart Thunder UK is part of a global series of 1000 mile...

Want to see what happens when two bikes go up against a Nurburgring BMW taxi? The taxi is being driven by Sabine, who was made famous by her appearances on Top Gear. Meanwhile the motorcycles are...

In the May 24 edition of MCN we reveal BMWs extreme new Superbike based on the R1200S, but if you can’t wait until it is launched we’ve picked a selection of bargain R1100S bikes to keep...

Get our free Silverstone WSB guide with the latest issue of MCN, including a complete track guide. And you'll also get a full Isle of Man TT preview in the paper itself, plus you'll find out why...

The second of MCN’s weekly audio podcast shows is now ready to download with an exclusive interview with James Toseland and Chris Walker. We caught up with the two World Superbike riders to...

The BMF is launching its biggest lobbying campaign at the BMF Show on Saturday May 20, 2006, in an attempt to stop restrictions on learners in the Third European Licence Directive. A postcard and...

It looks like this year’s Goodwood festival of speed is going to be another unmissable event, with hoards of top names in bikes taking up the hill-climb challenge. Honda GP rider Casey Stoner...

Save £2 on entry to the BMW with our show guide and get the world's first pictures and exclusive information on the 2007 Yamaha R1. Plus we reveal Britain's theft hotspots and how bike insurers...

The annual BMF Show takes place on May 20-21, 2006. Save £2 on your entry with the guide in MCN, May 17, and find any additional information here to make sure you get the most from the show. ...

Female race team Feisty racing is holding a bikegirl get-together at the Anglesey track in North Wales on July 15, 2006. It's a chance to meet other female riders and racers, and includes a track day...

The 2006 National Motorcycle Week takes place on July 16-23, 2006, with the slogan 'Have you got the F factor'. Apparently the F stands for fun, freedom, flexibility and friendship. Ride to Work day...

A new type of anti-skid manhole cover is being trialled in Bristol, as part of the new Broadmead development. Bristol is the first city in Europe to introduce the new covers, alongside designing...

BMW has confirmed it will be exhibiting at the 2006 Dirt Bike Show in November, alongside all the major Japanese manufacturers, KTM, Aprilia and Gas Gas. The HP2 enduro will be among the machines on...

You can enjoy this year's ultimate races in four star luxury and get to have dinner with the stars of the show only with MCN’s Hilton hotels race weekend deal. Book any of the dates below and...

We’ve launched the first of a new series of weekly Podcasts from MCN, a brand new show that’ll take you behind the scenes at MCN with all the latest news and sport. Download this...

Test 5: Agility Left, right, right left and the rest of the bunch were left right behind the R6. It’s not so light and short, but it’s the way the rider is sat above the bike to add...

You can meet Ducati World Superbike stars Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi at Harrods in London on Thursday May 25, 2006 when the pair launch a new range of Ducati branded luggage. The pair will be at...

Bid on any item currently on MCN Auctions, and you could win a new AGV K-Series Rossi replica helmet, worth £129.99. You don't even have to make a winning bid to be entered into the prize draw,...