2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Sixty Bikes For Sixty Years!

16 March 2015 by MCN

Welcome to MCN’s greatest debate yet MCN has caused a huge mix of celebration and consternation over its 60 years by shooting from the hip when it comes to saying whether a new motorcyle is good, bad...

Join Skeggy Beach mayhem at MCN Live!

13 March 2015 by MCN Staff

Mad new event at MCN bash You’ve heard of the Paris Dakar or the Baja 1000, and maybe even witnessed Le Touquet or the epic Weston beach race, but on April 18-19 this year the Lincolnshire coast will...

128mph ice wheelie sets record

13 March 2015 by MCN News

With some help from a BMW S1000RR, 24-year-old Swedish rider Robert Gull has become the first person to wheelie a motorcycle at over 200 km/h on ice, and in doing so has set a new Guinness World...

WALLPAPERS: Kawasaki Phone and Desktop images.

13 March 2015 by MCN Staff

If you love motorcycles – and you’re on the world’s biggest motorcycling website so it’s odds-on that you do – you couldn’t fail to have noticed that Kawasaki have launched a couple of new bikes this...

Former racer Sean Emmett jailed for assault

13 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Former race Sean Emmett has been jailed for 12 weeks for assaulting his girlfriend after an afternoon of heavy drinking at a pub in Surrey because he didn’t like the way she was eating. Emmett and...

Poll: Are electronics boring?

12 March 2015 by MCN

The latest crop of superbikes are dripping in a dazzling array of incredible electronic rider aids, but have they taken the edginess away? Are electronics boring? The latest crop of superbikes are...

Bike of the Day: Aprilia Tuono 1000 R

12 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

The last V-twin Aprilia Tuono is a popular bike thanks to a strong engine, brilliant handling and decent comfort, but it’s just a bit, well, normal, isn’t it? Or at least that’s what the previous...

BMW recalls 300,000 R and K models

12 March 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW has issued a recall that affects 300,000 R and K series models built between 2003 and 2011 for a replacement rear wheel flange. The global recall relates to around 300,000 bikes in total with...

Long Term Report: Honda CB650F

11 March 2015 by Alison Silcox

With the early spring sun breaking through the clouds and the Honda CB650F due to be returned to Honda I knew I had to get out for one last ride. Wrapping up and heading out for just over an hour, I...

First ride: Dunlop Trailsmart adventure tyres

11 March 2015 by Tony Hoare

MCN have just finished riding at the press launch of Dunlop’s new Trailsmart tyres, which are aimed at adventure bike owners who spend most of their time on the road but still want to know they can...

New MCN March 11: H2 'It's pure insanity!'

10 March 2015 by MCN

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from March 11: – World First Test of Kawasaki’s H2 & H2R – FREE Ear Plugs! – 16 page H2 and H2R special – History of the...

Motorcycle Insurance: Can I insure a Category D bike?

09 March 2015 by MCN Compare

Question: What is the situation with insuring bikes that have been written-off as Category Ds and then rebuilt? Can you get cover, and if so are the premiums higher? Iain Jones, email Answer: Cover...

Watch AGV's new visor go dark at the press of a button

06 March 2015 by Tony Hoare

MCN has been given exclusive access to an innovation that will change the way we think about dark and clear visors. This new visor from AGV changes from clear to dark instantly, at the push of a...

Bike of the Day: Kawasaki ER-6n

06 March 2015 by MCN

The Kawasaki ER-6 series of bikes were a hit as soon as they went on sale in the UK, popular with novices and experienced riders alike, before taking over the supertwin racing class. This ER-6n is the...

Long-term test: Kawasaki Z1000SX

06 March 2015 by Adam Child

The miles are stacking up on my Kawasaki Z1000SX, however I’m not the only one clocking up the miles. Everyone seems to be asking to borrow the green keys, especially now winter has settled in. It’s...

World First Test: Kawasaki Ninja H2

05 March 2015 by Adam Child

“The power and torque are immense – it’ll eat every other road bike for breakfast” It’s not just one of the most talked about bikes of 2015, it’s one of the most important bikes of our generation.

Harley-Davidson LiveWire in new Avengers: Age of Ultron movie

05 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Harley-Davidson’s association with the Marvel Avengers movie franchise continues with the all-electric LiveWire concept bike featuring fairly heavily in the latest trailer for the latest...

Long-term test: Kawasaki ER-6f

05 March 2015 by Simon Brown

Sad faces in the garage because my ER-6f has gone back to Kawasaki at the end of the long-term test period. So what have I learned during 4500-or-so miles on the 650cc parallel twin? Quite a lot...

Legendary Ducati engineer Franco Farne dies

05 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Franco Farne, one of the key engineers involved in the formation of modern Ducati, has died aged 81 after more than 50 years associated with the Italian firm. Farne is one of the small band of...

Gallery: Kawasaki Ninja H2 launch

04 March 2015 by Adam Child

MCN’s Adam Child is riding the stunning the all-new Kawasaki Ninja H2 and H2R at Losail Circuit today – here are a few shots from his first session on the road-going H2. “It’s epic,” says Adam. “The...

£60 for 60 lucky riders

04 March 2015 by MCN Compare

To celebrate MCN’s 60th birthday, 60 lucky riders in March will receive a £60 eVoucher to spend at Sportsbikeshop.co.uk when they get a bike insurance quote at MCNcompare.com. Everyone else will...

Bike of the Day: Honda CB1000R

04 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

When it comes to super nakeds you probably think of bikes like the BMW S1000R or KTM Super Duke – both exceptionally fast bikes. But the lower powered bikes – such as this CB1000R – often get unfairly...

Free cover for shared rides

03 March 2015 by MCN News

Carole Nash have unveiled a new policy aimed at giving British motorcyclists even more freedom, by giving them enhanced cover to ride someone else’s bike at no extra cost. Rider Cover is an extension...

New accident stats show large decrease

03 March 2015 by Andy Downes

The latest road accident statistics have been released and they have shown a 9% drop in motorcyclists killed on the UK roads in 2012. The stats for 2012 are the most up-to-date available and they show...

New MCN March 4: Cal's back!

03 March 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s 60th anniversary edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from March 4: – Crutchlow takes giant strides on new Honda – Yamaha MT-09 Tracer takes on rivals –...

Top five helmets for under £200 on MCNshop

27 February 2015 by MCN Staff

Sports-touring helmets are a good blend of practicality and sporty pretensions. All five helmets here cost less than £200 and have a dropdown internal sun visor to make them highly versatile on the...

Hot metal hits Scotland

27 February 2015 by MCN Staff

All the latest bikes and some amazing live action all under one roof. Biking is booming again with the hottest range of new machines we’ve seen in years. Now Scottish fans can see all the key bikes...

Will Marc Marquez dominate in 2015?

26 February 2015 by MCN

Marc Marquez once again finished on top of the time sheets at the Sepang tests. Is the double world champion set to dominate once again in 2015? Will Marc Marquez dominate in 2015?

Are Brough Superior doing the right thing?

26 February 2015 by MCN

Revived Brough Superior will have its first all-new bike in 75 years on its way to customers by the end of the year. Are they doing the right thing by putting a modern twist on an old label? Are they...

Long-term test: Triumph Bonneville T100

25 February 2015 by Simon Relph

I am surprised by how attached I became to the Bonneville in the nine and a half months I spent riding it. It’s not particularly fast, it’s definitely not light and it’s not the best handling bike in...

Exclusive: Ride videogame first-look plus full bike, track listing

25 February 2015 by Steve Hunt

We’ve managed to get our hands on an exclusive listing of the entire set of unlockable bikes that will be made available in the new, Ride videogame. MCN were the only biking publication in attendance...

Video: 2015 Yamaha R1 first ride

24 February 2015 by MCN

Yamaha hopes the new R1 and R1M will be the bikes to see off the high-tech competition from Europe that has ruled the superbike game over the last few years. MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves rode...

New MCN February 25: Yamaha R1 first ride

24 February 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from February 25: – New Yamaha R1 and R1M first rides – Guy Martin meets his new BMW – Brits rule in WSB 2015 opener at Phillip Island...

Do you own a Kawasaki H2 Mach IV?

23 February 2015 by MCN Staff

We’re looking for a kind owner of a Kawasaki H2 Mach IV to help us on a feature. Could you help? We are needing to ride one of these bikes for about 20 miles on Thursday/Friday of this week. Would...

New R1 launch today!

23 February 2015 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is at the launch of Yamaha’s eagerly-awaited R1 launch at the Eastern Creek circuit in Sydney, Australia today. It’s the first new R1 for six years and will cost...

First Ride: Yamaha XJR1300 Racer

22 February 2015 by Michael Neeves

Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is in Australia for the launch of the new XJR1300 Racer. Here are his initial impressions: Yamaha has taken the out-going XJR1300 ‘musclebike’, left the basics alone,...