2013

Year: 2013

Month: ALL

UK version of Ducati 1199 Panigale Senna

28 November 2013 by Andy Downes

Ducati recently revealed plans for a limited run of 1199 Panigale Senna recreations of the original 916 but there is a catch; they are only available in Brazil. Now Ducati Aylesbury has come up with...

MCN on iPad only 99p this weekend!

28 November 2013 by MCN

For this weekend only MCN on the iPad will be available for only 99p! The flash sale starts Firday November 29 and ends Monday December 2. MCN on the iPad includes all the latest news, road tests and...

Supersport 400 owners needed

28 November 2013 by MCN

MCN is on the hunt for owners of supersport 400s. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the Honda CBR400RR, Kawasaki ZXR400 and Honda VFR400R NC30/NC35. We’ll be using the information to...

Video: Kawasaki Z1000 first ride

28 November 2013 by MCN

The Z1000 has been the most serious Japanese ‘super naked’ since 2003, and Kawasaki have determinedly reinvented it ever since. For 2014, it’s re-styled and eschews electronics in favour of...

Walker takes Race School on tour

27 November 2013 by Simon Patterson

The Chris Walker Race School is looking to bounce back from the demise of it’s home at Mallory Park, with an even bigger and better schedule for 2014 announced today at Motorcycle Live. With the...

Video: Ducati Panigale 899 fights Suzuki and Triumph

27 November 2013 by MCN

Ducati’s eagerly anticipated ‘baby’ Panigale 899 is the new challenger in the middleweight sports bike division. We pit it against the class leading Suzuki GSX-R750 and the hugely capable Triumph...

£1 off January issue of Bike, out now!

27 November 2013 by MCN

You can claim £1.00 off the latest issue of Bike magazine, which comes with a free supplement marking the 90th birthday of BMW motorcycles. They’ve got quite a bit to celebrate. Bike’s custom bike...

If you could download an expert bike skill overnight – which would you pick?

27 November 2013 by MCN

If you could download an expert bike skill overnight – which would you pick?

Staff Blog: Natural order restored

27 November 2013 by Tony Hoare

I thought I was done for winter. After a couple of weeks on holiday I’d not got back into the habit of riding to work every day, thanks to my insistence that I would only ride when I wanted to, not...

Staff blog: Garage blues

26 November 2013 by Phil West

As you’ll all, no doubt, have noticed, winter has arrived. And as you’ll all equally no doubt know, winter is a time for garages. Though I’m planning to run the Tiger Sport through as much of this...

New MCN November 27: Z1000 Simply Brilliant

26 November 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 27: World first Kawasaki Z1000 test: Simply brilliant! Scoop: New Triumph 250 Baby Daytona and Street Triple spy...

Victory announce five year warranty

25 November 2013 by MCN

Victory Motorcycles will offer a UK first five year warranty available on all new 2014 models. The extended warranty covers parts and labour charges for repair or replacement of defective parts and...

Ross Noble, Riders For Health documentary available for free

22 November 2013 by MCN Staff

Comedian and biker Ross Noble featured in a heart-warming documentary about his motorcycling mission to support health workers in Zambia – The Supporters Club: Ross Noble Riding to the Rescue on BT...

Staff Blog: Yard Built, Yamaha Blessed

22 November 2013 by Steve Hunt

After years of bubbling just below the surface, the ‘café-racer scene’, this once underground segment of the custom-bike world now finds itself cresting the mainstream wave; shows on Discovery Turbo,...

Friday only ticket offer for London Motorcycle Show

22 November 2013 by MCN

If you’re planning on heading to the MCN London Motorcycle Show 14=16 February 2014 then you may want to take advantage of a ticket offer which is only available today, Friday November 22. Up until...

Can Crutchlow fix the Ducati?

21 November 2013 by MCN

Marco Melandri, Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso are all top level riders who have failed to make the infamous Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike work. The latest rider to take on the...

Biking the backstreets of Beijing

21 November 2013 by Harry Few

This is a short video I made with a friend biking through the narrow allies (hutongs) of Beijing. Shot from a variety of different angles it gives a nice look into parts of the city not many tourists get to see, and ends beneath the Drum and Bell towers.

Kawasaki unveil supercharged engine

20 November 2013 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki has unveiled a supercharged engine at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan. No details about the engine have been released, although Kawasaki insiders have suggested the capacity could be close...

Early Yamaha R1 owners needed

20 November 2013 by MCN

MCN is on the hunt for owners of early Yamaha R1s. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2002-03 models, before the R1 got underseat exhausts. We’ll be using the...

Yamaha Tokyo concepts

20 November 2013 by Andy Downes

Yamaha has unveiled five concept machines at the Tokyo motorcycle show in Japan; one a café racer version of the XV950, two electric bikes and an electric scooter. None of the four bikes being shown...

CB1100 gets mid-life tweaks

20 November 2013 by Andy Downes

The Honda CB1100 – now designated the CB1100EX – may only have been introduced into Europe for 2013 but it was first unveiled in Japan in 2009, and has now been given a mid-life refresh with spoked...

New MCN November 20: Cal 'I can make it work'

19 November 2013 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 20: Crutchlow’s Ducati debut – Cal vows to make the Ducati work after the first test 24-page NEC Show special –...

Harley Davidson 110 Celebrations at Motorcycle Live

18 November 2013 by Richard Newland

Harley-Davidson UK & Ireland reaches the end of a celebratory year with a major display at Motorcycle Live – the biggest yet to be seen at the Midlands-based NEC. A large section of its floor space is...

Video: Jeremy McWilliams thrashes the new KTM Super Duke

16 November 2013 by Simon Patterson

KTM have released this video of the new Super Duke 1290 at it’s recentl launch, with Jeremy McWilliams onboard around the Ascari circuit in Spain. It’s fairly obvous that McWill has lost ittle of the...

Let your children ride for free

15 November 2013 by Andy Downes

If you have ever wanted to let you young children have a go at riding a motorcycle then a free trial at Motorcycle Live might be the perfect test for those aged between two and 12-years-old thanks to...

Litre sportsbikes for less than £3,000

14 November 2013 by MCN Staff

1998/99 Yamaha YZF-R1 In 1998 theYamaha YZF-R1 arrived and rewrote the rulebook when it came to litre sportsbikes. Where the FireBlade had effectively created the genre in 1992, the R1 moved the game...

Norton team up with OSET for family fun day

13 November 2013 by Simon Patterson

Norton have teamed up with electric trials bike manufacturer OSET to hold a kids fun day at Norton’s Donington Hall HQ this weekend. It’s aimed at kids from 4 to 12, and will run from 12pm at...

Which rider deserved the championship more?

13 November 2013 by MCN

Marc Marquez is the youngest MotoGP champion ever, taking the title at just 20 years and 266 days old. Lorenzo took more wins (8 to 6), led more laps (236 to 83), but lost out on podiums (6 to Marc’s...

More motorcycles could mean fewer casualties

12 November 2013 by Steve Hunt

According to a recent poll from the AA, 85% of drivers say that motorcyclists are ‘hard to see’. The stats were presented by the current president of the AA, Edmund King, whilst addressing a...

New MCN 13 November: King Marc

12 November 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 13: King Marc – Special souvenir issue with all of the reaction and feedback from his historic win! New Bike...

Triumph Bonneville owners needed!

12 November 2013 by MCN News

MCN is on the hunt for owners of Triumph’s Classic range. Specifically we’re looking for current owners of the Bonneville, Scrambler, and Speedmaster. We’ll be using the information to help with our...

Champion Brits to open Motorcycle Live

12 November 2013 by MCN News

Motorcycle Live kicks off on Saturday 23 November with an opening ceremony that will celebrate the success of four British racing stars who have all secured championship titles in 2013. World...

BMF ticket pricing review for all 2014 shows

07 November 2013 by MCN

BMF Show organisers The Mulberry Group have announced an overhaul of ticket pricing which will apply across all three BMF Shows in 2014. Mulberry Group MD Martin Chick said “The feedback we have...

A bit of light reading after a dive

06 November 2013 by highlandmonster

My wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary with a trip to the Maldives. MCN had to go too.

Riders for Health auction at Motorcycle Live

05 November 2013 by MCN News

The annual Riders for Health auction at Motorcycle Live will this year include 12 stunning professional photographs capturing defining moments from the 2013 race season. Eurosport duo Toby Moody and...

New MCN November 6: 34 new bikes!

05 November 2013 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from November 6: – All the new bikes unveiled at the Milan Show, including the naked BMW S1000R and the Honda Fireblade SP –...