May

Year: 2017

Month: May

Honda CRF250 Rally review (2017-on): A great lightweight adventure bike

04 November 2020 by Michael Guy

Building on the growing appetite for adventure, Honda have launched the funky CRF 250 Rally. Capitalising on the overwhelming success of the Africa Twin and the kudos gained from becoming front...

A wheelie long 310 miles sets new world record

01 May 2019 by MCN News

Meet Masaru Abe – he’s utterly nuts. He’s also obsessed with scooters, and on Monday, May 1, 2017 he wheelied his Yamaha Jog into the record books, pulling off a feat that would end even the most...

Famously expensive auction bikes

17 January 2018 by MCN News

Think some of the latest superbikes and adventure bikes cost a pretty penny or two? They’re nothing compared to some of the most expensive bikes ever to sell at auction. Some of the below bikes...

2017 retro bike of the year: BMW R nineT Urban G/S

26 October 2017 by Jon Urry & Michael Neeves

Launched in June it arrived fashionably late, but the new BMW R nineT UrbanG/S has come straight into our number one top slot– immediately establishingitself as our favourite retro of 2017. Like the...

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.

Sheene’s XR14: Rebuilt and ready to race

23 June 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

There are few bikes that draw people in from every corner of the motorcycling world but Barry Sheene’s 1976 World Championship- winning race bike is one of them. In recent weeks, Martyn Ogborne and...

MCN needs you! Ever owned one of these bikes?

02 June 2017 by MCN News

Have you ever owned any of the following bikes? Was it hugely significant to you – maybe as your first big bike? If so, we want to hear from you for a series of forthcoming features in MCN. Bikes MCN...

Bike Shed superstars

01 June 2017 by James Archibald

The stage doesn’t get much better than the Tobacco Docks of London for one of the world’s finest custom motorcycling event as the fine chaps over at the Bike Shed returned for their annual show. Over...

Ducati win two prizes at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

01 June 2017 by Liam Marsden

Ducati walked away from the recent Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este show with two prizes for the Ducati Design: the Cafe Racer after it won the Motorcycle Design – Concept Bike and New Prototypes...

Gogoro Smartscooter 2 announced

31 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

We first got really excited about Gogoro a little over six months ago when we met with some of the team at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. They showed us the Smartscooter, a clever little electric...

Husqvarna update Motocross range

31 May 2017 by James Archibald

Alongside the updated Enduro range of motorcycles, Husqvarna have also revealed their 2018 Motocross range. With 8 updated models that includes both two and four-stroke machinery. One of the...

Lewis Hamilton teased by his own team

31 May 2017 by MCN News

Three-time Formula One World Champion and motorcycle enthusiast Lewis Hamilton was mocked by his Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team at the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend after leaving his MV Agusta in the...

Husqvarna unveil fuel-injected two-stroke range

31 May 2017 by James Archibald

Husqvarna have unveiled their 2018 Enduro range of motorcycles, and like KTM, they’ve introduced a pair of all-new fuel-injected two-strokes with the TE250i and T300i. The bikes are both completely...

BikeTrac app launched on iOS and Android

31 May 2017 by MCN News

Motorcycle security company Biketrac have launched a mobile app on both iOS and Android which enables users to manage their BikeTrac system remotely. Along with detailed location mapping that shows...

Special forces get electric motorcycle

31 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

American special forces could be moving silently through the battlefield in the future, as the Pentagon is currently developing a silent electric motorcycle for them to use called SilentHawk. The...

JvB moto's righteous R NineT

30 May 2017 by James Archibald

Jens Vom Brauck of JvB-moto was one of the many who brought something special to the table for the Bike Shed show with his latest creation, this R NineT that was commissioned as a promotional bike for...

Who will cross the finish line first on the Mugen?

30 May 2017 by MCN News

With John McGuinness out of this year’s TT due to the injuries he sustained during a crash at the North West 200, New Zealander Bruce Anstey will partner Guy Martin in the TT Zero race. But who will...

First ride incoming: BMW R nineT Urban G/S

30 May 2017 by Jon Urry

If you are into your G/S models, or GS models depending on the vintage of your bike, then you will probably have been as excited as us when BMW pulled the covers off their latest R nineT model – the...

In this week's issue: 2017 TT special

30 May 2017 by MCN News

In this week’s issue of MCN we bring you all the latest news from the 2017 Isle of Man TT as weather disrupts practice, but Guy Martin ups the pace in private tests on the Honda Fireblade and Mugen...

CMBL's Bike Shed show-stoppers

29 May 2017 by James Archibald

Hailing from the depths of Cornwall, CMBL mastermind, John Eldridge has a pretty busy lifestyle to say the least. When he isn’t running his popular destination restaurant, Strong Adolfos near...

deBolex do the business, again

29 May 2017 by James Archibald

We caught up with deBolex Engineering mastermind Calum Pryce-Tidd at The Bike Shed show the other day to find out just what’s been brewing in his workshop, besides of course the recent Buell XB9 that...

Gallery: The Bike Shed show

28 May 2017 by James Archibald

The annual Bike Shed Show is always a place where some of the world’s top motorcycle builders convene; all in the name of creating beautiful bespoke bikes. It’s fair to say that this year has followed...

The Sunday Social with X Games champ Louise Forsley

28 May 2017 by MCN News

Not only did she recently appear as a stunt rider for Marvel Universe Live, Louise Forsley is a six-time National Mototrials Champion and X Games silver medalist. MCN caught up with the skillstress to...

CCM unveil new Spitfire Scrambler

27 May 2017 by James Archibald

CCM have unveiled their new Spitfire Scrambler at the Bike Shed Show to a packed Tobacco Docks this weekend. It comes just weeks after CCM allowed MCN to see plans for the new machine and follows on...

8 great Bank Holiday blasts #ride5000miles

26 May 2017 by MCN News

1. Scotland Inverness to Inverness on The North Coast 500 – Rich Newland, Deputy Editor 500 miles Scotland has some of the quietest, and most stunning, roads in the whole of the United Kingdom (we’re...

Win one year Club Kawasaki membership

26 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki is giving riders the opportunity to win a year’s free membership to Club Kawasaki, when they book demo rides on the K-World Tour. The remaining dates for the K-World Tour are Lydden Hill on...

Naked bikes are back

26 May 2017 by Neil Murray

I’m not sure what goes through manufacturers’ minds when they decide to make a cheap naked bike out of something that was previously swaddled in plastic and adorned with expensive add-ons. In theory...

BMW Concept Link electric scooter concept unveiled

26 May 2017 by Jordan Gibbons

The BMW Concept Link is a zero-emission scooter that BMW says will reinvent two-wheeled urban mobility At the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW have once again revealed a radical motorcycle...

Draggin' Jeans top independent abrasion test

25 May 2017 by MCN News

Draggin’ Jeans’ all-new material has beaten rivals in an independent abrasion test carried out by Deakin University, Australia. The test, which took place in conditions identical to those used for the...

Gallery: Bike Shed London 2017 snapshot

25 May 2017 by MCN News

With talks of The Bike Shed events potentially going global (Spain, Italy and America), Dutch Van Someren and the crew bring it home this weekend for one of Europe’s biggest custom show. The year’s...

Ducati Museum to open on Sundays

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

The Ducati Museum in Bologna is now open on Sundays from 9am to 6pm for the course of the summer. The extra day means the museum is now open six days a week, with it being closed on Wednesdays. Last...

Triumph add new colours to retro models

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Triumph have announced new colours for their retro range of bikes, including Cranberry Red and Frozen Silver on the popular new Bobber model. The Thruxton R’s Diablo Red option will be replaced by...

KTM Adventure Rally comes to Europe

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

KTM have announced their first Adventure Rally in Europe, which will see participants riding their own KTM Adventure bikes on three off-road loops over the course of three days. The first European...

Children banned from motorcycles in Philippines

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

Small children are now banned from riding pillion on motorcycles in the Philippines unless they can reach the foot pegs, reach their arms around the rider and wear a helmet. As in many countries in...

Burt Munro's great nephew heading to Bonneville

25 May 2017 by Liam Marsden

It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats for the final time and set an under 1000cc class record of 183.59mpg. And now his great nephew Lee...

2017 Kawasaki Versys X 300 first ride

25 May 2017 by Jon Urry

Before I rode the Versys-X 300 there were a few potential issues that I was concerned about – namely the tall 845mm seat height and the screen’s lack of adjustability. I know these may seem small...