April

Year: 2017

Month: April

Prime Factors launch Indian store with open day

21 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

Prime Factors Motorcycle have become the latest outlet for Indian Motorcycles in the UK, and they’re launching their new showroom and model range tomorrow, April 22. The dealership, based in Redhill,...

Celebrate with Chris Walker this weekend

21 April 2017 by James Archibald

Stalker’s birthday weekender! Chris Walker will be celebrating the second anniversary of his Lincolnshire dealership this weekend. Chris Walker Kawasaki will be hosting a special event to mark the...

Jessica Ennis-Hill leads tribute for British Olympian after motorcycle crash

21 April 2017 by James Archibald

Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill has expressed her sorrow over the death of Olympic high jump silver medallist Germaine Mason, who died after a motorcycle crash in Jamaica yesterday. Dame Jessica wrote on...

Bolt are back!

21 April 2017 by James Archibald

More space, more bikes and a banging launch party for new HQ Bolt Motorcycles closed the doors on their previous shop towards the end of last year, finding that as their popularity was rocketing, the...

Ride the 2017 Yamaha’s at the MCN Festival

21 April 2017 by Ped Baker

Yamaha have confirmed that they’re bringing a huge sixteen bike test fleet to this year’s Carole Nash MCN Festival on May 13-14 including the R6, R1M, SCR950 and blistering MT-10SP! All sixteen bikes...

Harley-Davidson Street Rod: To V-twin or not to V-twin?

20 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

We’ve spent the day riding Harley’s 2017 Street Rod around the roads of southern Spain and the new bike, which is based on the Street 750 has surprised us a little. The Street Rod is much more like a...

Freddie Spencer's autobiography, an RC30 AND an NS400R!

20 April 2017 by MCN News

Freddie Spencer, the only man to win 250cc and 500cc GP titles in the same year, visited MCN earlier this month. If that wasn’t exciting enough, MCN’s Senior Editor Matt Wildee got the pleasure of...

Triumph confirms test fleet at this year’s MCN Festival

20 April 2017 by Ped Baker

Triumph are bringing a fleet of nine mouth watering test-ride bikes to the Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling this May 13-14 including the new Street Triple RS and ultra cool Bobber. All nine...

A scones and spanners kinda bike meet

20 April 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

The Chequered Flag Café opened its doors just 18 months ago and in the short time since has grown to be a hub for Cornwall’s biking community. Located on the A38 between Plymouth and Liskeard, this...

Ride in to Bristol's biking festival

20 April 2017 by Simon Brown

Bristol will be taken over by Italian bikes (and cars) this Saturday (April 22) – and you can join a ride-in to the city centre spectacular. Sean Goody of the local Ducati Owners Club branch says the...

Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750 first ride incoming

19 April 2017 by Liam Marsden & Adam Child

We’re on the south coast of Spain for the launch of the new Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750, first unveiled in March. The new Street Rod XG750A, to give it its full name, uses a new High Output...

In this week's issue: Guy Martin TT test special

19 April 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue, we get all the inside info on Guy Martin’s recent trip to Japan to test the Mugen electric bike he will race at this year’s TT. Also inside MCN Ducati vs BMW vs Triumph The new...

Leaning three-wheelers at war

19 April 2017 by MCN News

Honda & Yamaha locked in a race to unleash big three wheelers Two of biking’s behemoths are preparing to go head-to-head in a completely new field as patents reveal both Honda and Yamaha are readying...

World exclusive: Rotary returns

19 April 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Legendary Norton engineer builds 200bhp, 136kg race bike – and this is just the start. When Norton launched the rotary-engined RCW588 in 1989 it took the racing world by storm. Despite being a small...

The Cymru Knievels ride again for Macmillan

18 April 2017 by MCN News

For a 6th consecutive year the roads of Wales will come alive to the spectacle of hoards of Evel Kneivel lookalikes taking part in the annual Ride Cymru charity event. Founded by Jason Lewis, of...

Can Luke Mossey win the 2017 BSB championship?

18 April 2017 by MCN News

British Superbike young gun Luke Mossey has thrown his hat in the ring for the 2017 BSB championship after winning both races of the second round at Brands Hatch. The 24-year-old saw off touch...

Top 10 t-shirts for bikers

17 April 2017 by MCN News

The long weekend isn’t quite over yet, so why not treat yourself to one of the top 10 t-shirts in our t-shirt shop? You might have to go a size larger than normal after all those easter eggs,...

A breathtaking guide to the world’s best rides

15 April 2017 by MCN News

These life-changing routes have been suggested by an incredible group of experts – YOU! Which would you ride? Or even better, have you ridden any of these already? What’s next, eh? ‘The Stelvio...

Ride the new R6 at 2017 #MCNFestival

14 April 2017 by MCN News

Hot on the heels of the world launch in Almeria last week, Yamaha have con- firmed that the new R6 will be on the firm’s test ride fleet at the 2017 Carole Nash MCN Festival of Motorcycling on May...

How to become a gear-changing guru...

14 April 2017 by Mark Edwards

Whether you think you’ve got your gear-changing on lockdown or not, you should read our 6 tips to become the ultimate gear-guru. Let’s go champ. Start off small The best way to learn to use a gearbox...

5 great reasons to visit this year's #MCNFestival

14 April 2017 by MCNNews

1. Bargain kit Grab a bargain. More retail stands than ever before selling top brands and loads of discounted kit. 2. Demo rides Test ride all the new 2017 models. Huge test fleets from ALL major...

Video: We ride Honda's CB1100 RS and EX

13 April 2017 by Jon Urry

At the moment we are spoilt for choice in the UK when it comes to retro bikes. From the large capacity machines such as the Triumph Thruxtons and Bonnevilles to the smaller capacity Ducati Scrambler...

Barry Sheene personal pictures released to the world

13 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

For the first time, the family of Barry Sheene have agreed to open up their personal archive of pictures, some of which are to be printed in the new book Barry Sheene: The Official Photographic...

Triumph launch a bunch of summer offers

13 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced a bunch of finance options on several of their models for the summer available until June 30. The British manufacturer’s summer offers include deals on the Speed Triple S, Tiger...

Road racing to return on England's public roads

13 April 2017 by MCN News

New rules which came into force on April 10 have allowed racing to return to closed public roads. Road racing has always been very difficut to stage in England, requiring a special act of parliament...

Kawasaki offer finance on off-road models

13 April 2017 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki UK are offering two of their off-road motocross machines – the KX450F and KX250F – through Hire Purchase finance until June 30, 2017. The KX450F, which for 2017 received engine and suspension...

Real enthusiastic about Japanese bikes

13 April 2017 by Justin Hayzelden

Nostalgia for Japanese motorcycles grows year on year and there are very few of us that haven’t in some way been touched by machinery from the land of the rising sun. Each passing decade has spawned a...

Swiss framebuilders Egli have returned

12 April 2017 by MCN News

Fritz Egli made a name for himself in the 1960s when he stormed to victory in the Swiss National Championships aboard a 1000cc Vincent that sported a frame of his own design – and he attributed the...

BMW’S 2WD Hybrid is real

12 April 2017 by MCN News

On April Fools’ Day BMW took several scalps with a fake press release presenting an xDrive Hybrid R1200GS, with an electrically-driven front wheel. Of course there’s no such bike – but it looks like...

Husky Svartpilen spied

12 April 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

Husqvarna have turned their Svartpilen concept into reality Husqvarna unveiled their Vitpilen (White Arrow) and Svartpilen (Black Arrow) concepts three years ago, followed by two further 401 models at...

Yamaha X-MAX 300 first ride incoming

11 April 2017 by Jon Urry

MCN is in Italy, the heart of scooter country, to test Yamaha’s new X-MAX 300 around the streets of Florence. The X-MAX 300 replaces the older X-MAX 250 in Yamaha’s maxi-scooter range and sits...

Video: Why the Ducati Scrambler Café Racer's beauty is more than skin deep

11 April 2017 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s new £9305 Café Racer is more than just a generic Scrambler with clips-ons and a black and gold, 70s-inspired 900SS Darmah paintjob. While the rest of the six-strong Scrambler range (Desert...

Record turn-out for the Prescott Bike Festival

11 April 2017 by James Archibald

Record numbers enjoy the sunshine at Prescott Bike Festival Over 6000 spectators took advantage of the glorious April sunshine on Sunday to witness the hills near Cheltenham come alive to the sound of...

Have Yamaha got the MotoGP title in the bag?

11 April 2017 by MCN News

Valentino Rossi pulled a result out of the bag last weekend, celebrating his 350th Grand Prix in style. Clocking a record that no one else has even come close to, the Italian came second in...

Fast Freddie Spencer prints and so much more

11 April 2017 by MCN News

Have you ever looked an image in MCN and wished you could have it grace the walls of your home or garage? Well now you can for the first time thanks to Great Prints. We were lucky enough to have...

In this week’s issue: MotoGP action, can anyone stop Yamaha?

11 April 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue, we get all the inside info on the MotoGP action in Argentina. Are Yamaha going to be unstoppable this season and how will Honda respond? Also inside MCN Guy flies on the new...