November

Year: 2013

Month: November

Bradley Smith live from 5pm!

30 November 2013 by MCN

In the latest of our Motorcycle Live special guests, we’ve got Bradley Smith in the MCN studio to answer your questions from 5pm onwards. Leave your questions in the comments below, and Jamie Whitham...

Royal touch at Motorcycle Live

30 November 2013 by Simon Patterson

Bike mad His Royal Highness Prince William visited Motorcycle Live today, as he dropped into the show at Birmingham’s NEC for a look at some of the 2014 bikes on offer, as well as visiting a number of...

Alex Lowes live at 3.30pm on MCN Facebook

30 November 2013 by MCN

The first of our guests today will be BSB champion Alex Lowes, taking over Facebook to answer your questions from 3.30pm today! Post your questions over at our Facebook page and we’ll hand over to...

New Hesketh 24 revealed

29 November 2013 by Andy Downes

This is the first new model from British firm Hesketh Motorcycles, which will be available in a limited run of 24 examples when it goes on sale in February 2014. The brand was recently bought by Paul...

Michael Laverty takes over our Facebook!

29 November 2013 by MCN

We’ve got our next live event from Motorcycle Live coming up in an hour, with PBM Aprilia MotoGP racer Michael Laverty taking over our Facebook to answer your questions! Post your questions in the...

Scott Redding Q&A from Motorcycle Live

29 November 2013 by MCN

In a first for MCN, we’ve just concluded a LIVE Q&A with Scott Redding from Motorcycle Live at the NEC! Former racer James Whitham, now a leading bike racing commentator, put the best of your...

Video: Metzeler Sportec M7 RR exclusive test

29 November 2013 by MCN

Metzeler’s new Sportec M7 RR is the replacement for the firm’s out-going Sportec M5 Interact sports tyre. In our world exclusive test, we get to put the tyres through their paces around the Pergusa...

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.