2017

Year: 2017

Month: ALL

In this week's issue: Norton V4 secrets revealed

19 September 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s #MCNWednesday we reveal some secrets on Norton’s V4, have some of the world’s best biking road, advise you to buy a KR-1S and walk you through the Oulton BSB (the title war...

Rider jailed for dangerous riding

19 September 2017 by MCN News

We love riding motorcycles anywhere and everywhere. But there’s a time and a place for riding fast and doing wheelies – it’s not the open road. Sorry but the roads are dangerous enough at the best of...

Stripped-back Blade on the way?

19 September 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Until very recently you might have been forgiven for saying that Honda are a sensible brand and perhaps you could even say they’ve been risk-averse. Then they released the X-Adv and suddenly no-one...

MV deal done

19 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Update – 19/09/17 The investment deal to secure MVs future is finally done, with the new MV Motor Holding purchasing the 25% stake Mercedes AMG held in MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. With Castiglioni now back...

Ducati announce autumn offers

18 September 2017 by James Archibald

Ducati have released details of autumn offers for their current range of motorcycles, which includes a low-rate finance offer of just £99 a month for the new Supersport. The Supersport, which was a...

Trikes: Mad choice or fun alternative?

15 September 2017 by MCN News

It was a reader’s query that got me thinking. He was asking should he buy a trike? Specifically, a new Harley-Davidson Freewheeler, reduced in price from about £23k to £20k. Trikes are very niche.

Riding clinic: Don’t have a roundabout boo-hoo moment

15 September 2017 by Mark Edwards

On the face of it negotiating a roundabout seems like pretty basic stuff – especially if you have been driving cars for years before starting out on bikes. But some riders make a much better fist of...

Video: Akrapovic pay tribute to superbikes

14 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Solvenian exhaust manufacturer Akrapovic have released a montage of how all the current superbikes sound with Akrapovic exhausts. Spoiler alert; they all sound awesome. Headphones on. Volume up. A...

Revved Up is the perfect seaside destination

14 September 2017 by MCN News

The Essex coast has long been a popular rideout for bikers across London and the South East; with numerous ways to get there, from fast A-roads to quiet rural routes, there’s nothing like the feeling...

News podcast episode 13: The new Ducati V4

13 September 2017 by MCN News

Welcome to the latest episode of the MCN News Podcast is an online offering from MCN, discussing the latest news in the biking world. The MCN News Podcast is available regularly via Soundcloud and the...

101 years old and still riding every day!

13 September 2017 by James Archibald

You may have stumbled across the 100 Year Old Driving School on ITV last night. If you did, you’ll have no doubt come across Jock, the 101 year old who still rides his scooter every day. Have you ever...

Gallery: The best bits of the Goodwood Revival 2017

13 September 2017 by Adam Child

A star-studded line-up, including Michael Dunlop and Freddie Spencer, joined MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child at Goodwood Revival 2017 on the weekend. Despite the rain, everyone was in good spirits...

Get £1400 off Zero Motorcycles

13 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Zero Motorcycles are offering end of summer discounts upto £1400 on their dual sport models, which means riders in the UK can make the move to electric for just over £8000. The American manufacturer –...

Ian Hutchinson releases limited edition replica helmets

13 September 2017 by MCN News

Isle of Man TT star Ian Hutchinson has released a limited edition run of replica helmets to celebrate clinching his 16th mountain course victory this year. The Bingley Bullet is releasing just 50...

2018 Yamaha X-MAX 125 revealed

13 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Yamaha have unveiled an updated X-MAX 125 for 2018, which brings the baby of the family in line with the larger X-MAX 300 and X-MAX 400 models. Yamaha have sold 140,000 X-MAX 125s since the model was...

Celebrating 25 years of the Honda Fireblade

12 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the Honda Fireblade, and to mark the occasion Honda gathered a collection of heritage Fireblades at Rockingham circuit and invited us a long, along with a few...

In this week's issue: Marquez & Dovi level on points after action-packed GP

12 September 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s #MCNWednesday Marquez and Dovi are level on points after the most action-packed GP, while Valentino Rossi is hoping for a speedy recovery. Also in MCN this week Who said sportsbikes...

Teaser video all but confirms new Gold Wing

12 September 2017 by MCN News

Honda USA have released the first in a series of five videos in the build up to a new product release on Tuesday, October 24. Honda don’t officially say what the model is, other than it being an...

Was this the largest all-female GP track parade?

12 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

213 women took to the Silverstone GP circuit during the recent British round of MotoGP in what could turn out to be the largest all-female motorcycle parade on a GP circuit. The record attempt was...

Moto Guzzi's Open House gathers 15,000

12 September 2017 by James Archibald

Celebrating 96 years since the first production Moto Guzzi was released, 15,000 of the Italian firm’s riders gathered at Lake Como to show their support. People gathered from all over Europe at the...

5 motorcycle T-shirts picked by MCN

11 September 2017 by MCN News

So if you didn’t know, there are some amazing T-shirts available for not too much money (£16.99) at MCN’s merchandise shop. We’ve been through and hand-picked a few of our favourite designs but there...

Ducati to host Performance Open weekend

11 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Official Ducati dealers throughout the UK will be hosting an open weekend (September 16-17) dedicated to Ducati Performance accessories and apparel, which will see a selection of special...

Bikers gather for massive Air Ambulance ride

11 September 2017 by James Archibald

Yesterday saw more than 3,000 bikers taking part in the eighteenth annual Ford Dunton to Harwich motorcycle ride out, raising money for the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance. Despite questionable weather,...

You can buy this one off electric bike

11 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Alan Cross, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon in Atlanta, has spent the last nine months building this pretty awesome looking electric bike in his spare time, and now he’s put it up for sale. The bike,...

Glemseck 101: The spirit of motorcycling

11 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

The weekend saw the annual Glemseck 101 event which took place in Leonberg, Germany. Now in its 12th year, Glemseck saw teams from all over Europe gather for a celebration of all things custom...

Freebird motorcycle club honour injured biker

11 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

A motorcycle club in East Anglia has honoured a biker who suffered severe injuries in a crash 10 years ago with honourary membership. A decade ago Lloyd, then a member of the Freebird motorcycle club,...

The Sunday Social with motorcycle industry PR specialist Trevor Franklin

10 September 2017 by MCN News

What better way to spend a Sunday than for MCN to sit down with a fellow biker for a chinwag about life and bikes, of course. This week we caught up with former MCN Chief Road Tester and...

Pirelli help set six scooter speed records

08 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Pirelli teamed up with Moto Club Benelli and Malossi at Bonneville Speed Week last month to set not one, but six scooter top speed records on three models of the Benelli 491. The 50cc Benelli managed...

Bosch make the case for synthetic fuel

08 September 2017 by MCN News

Bosch, the German company responsible for industry-leading electronic riding aids have argued for great development of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, which could prevent the release of 2.8 gigatons...

Newlyweds take Honda RS150R on four-month honeymoon

08 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

A newlywed couple have completed their four-month long honeymoon, arriving in London after setting off from their home in Selangor, Malaysia in April onboard a Honda RS150R. ‘Alfi’ Bin Zakaria and...

Video: Indian at Bonneville Speed Week

08 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

50 years ago Burt Munro set an under 1000cc class record of 183.59mph on his Indian Scout Streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats. In July his great nephew Lee Munro also set a speed record onboard...

Video: The world's longest motorcycle burnout

07 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

On May 20 this year, Polish stunt rider Maciej Bielicki set a new Guinness World Record for the longest motorcycle burnout with a distance of 2.78 miles, and now the record has officially been...

Confederate Motorcycles to partner with Zero for electric bike

07 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Confederate Motorcycles, the American company behind bonkers bikes such as the Hellcat and P51 Combat Fighter, have announced a partnership with electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles. The...

The annual Trip Out: Choppers, bands and more

07 September 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

The Trip Out, now in its sixth year, is an experience not to be missed. Harking back to those halcyon days of the 60s and 70s when the chopper was king, metal flake ruled and freedom was everything,...

Ducati Desmosedici Stradale 1100cc V4 engine unveiled

07 September 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

At the Misano circuit, ahead of this weekend’s MotoGP, Ducati have unveiled the Desmosedici Stradale: a new 1100cc V4 engine that pumps out over 210hp and will shake up the superbike world when it...

Glow-in-the-dark Honda CB650F wins custom comp

07 September 2017 by Liam Marsden

Earlier this year Honda challenged all their UK dealers to build custom versions of the CB650F. As expected, some outstanding bikes were created. And in the end a glow-in-the-dark Honda CB650F built...