Bike News (July 2018)

Do you want to meet celebrities including former road racer – turned TV star – Guy Martin, three time BSB champion John Reynolds or ex-Grand Prix rider Steve Parish? You can do just that at...

Bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the exceptional Aprilia RSV4. This machine is a beautifully-balanced technology-packed Italian missile. It’s monstrously fast, immense and confidence-inspiring in the...

Bonhams Los Angeles is selling a 1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross owned and ridden by Steve McQueen in the film On Any Sunday. The bike, which featured in the cult film about America's relationship with the...

Disabled fundraiser Claire Lomas MBE has set herself a new motorcycling challenge after her plan to ride a lap of the 37.73 mile TT course at next month’s Manx Grand Prix was cancelled by event...

If you live in Singapore or are about to take a trip out there and ride a motorbike, you can now use ‘motorbike mode’ in Google Maps. How good the function works is unclear just yet, but launched...

Yamaha are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the legendary YZF-R1 by holding a meeting at the Brands Hatch round of the British Superbikes in Kent. There will be a whole host of Yamaha riders, past...

bikes for saleWith carbon-fibre parts, GPS datalogging and a crossplane crank motor making it sound like Valentino Rossi’s M1 MotoGP bike, Yamaha’s revised- R1M can claim to be the most advanced sportsbike ever...

MCN SCOTTISH FESTIVALThis year, you've already had the Carole Nash MCN London ExCel show and #MCNFestival, next in line is the MCN Scottish Festival.  5 highlights for this year's Scottish Festival Come for the test...

Bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the Honda MSX125 - or Grom as it's known overseas. The MSX received a raft of updates in 2017, including a new understated look, transformer style headlights and red...

BMW often use their Garmisch booze-fest to unveil some new model updates and this year is no different, with a host of model changes emerging from the Weise beer smog. The most heavily updated models,...

Ducati have announced the full grid for their Race of Champions event which will be a highlight of World Ducati Week 2018. Current Ducati factory MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Andrea Dovizioso will...

bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the immensely fun Honda Africa Twin. In 2016 MCN rode this machine and praised it as "the adventure bike the world has been waiting for." Regardless of your ability or...

Moto Guzzi Open House 2018 returns for the third time running at the historic Mandello del Lario factory in September. Thousands of Brand of the Eagle enthusiasts are set to invade the factory, with...

Suzuki are joining forces with Team GB athlete and BMX freestyle star Declan Brooks. The 21-year-old completed his CBT on a Suzuki GSX-S125 and will combine his training for the 2020 Japanese Olympic...

Piaggio have announced the new MP3 range which includes updates to the 500cc models and an all new 350cc version. The three-wheeled scooters, which can be driven on a car licence, were released with a...

Police are committing to more pursuits and ‘tactical contacts’ as part of Operation Venice. The Metropolitan Police's crackdown on the current scooter crime wave, is starting to have a positive effect...

MCN Scottish FestivalYamaha are bringing their incredible tilting three-wheeled Yamaha Niken this month’s MCN Scottish Festival and you could be one of the first people in Britain to test one. Places are limited, but to...

A leader of a ride-out has been jailed for 15 months after being located via an Instagram account. According to reports, Ben Nelms, 27, was among over 60 motorbike and quad bike riders who "brought...

Manufacturers are in a race to produce machines that have a much-reduced chance of collisions thanks to a series of new technologies that allow bikes to sense and communicate with other...

MCN SCOTTISH FESTIVAL 2018As if you needed any more reasons to attend this year's MCN Scottish Festival, Kawasaki have have just announced their line-up of test bikes, which will be free to ride across the weekend. Ranging...

BIKES FOR SALEToday’s bike of the day is the Triumph Thruxton 900 and what better way to enjoy this current run of good weather than a characterful British retro bike? Now is also the perfect time to invest in a...

If Carlsberg did race meetings... They still wouldn’t be a patch on the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Where in the world can you rub shoulders with the greats of bike racing and see, hear and touch...

mcn scottish festival 2018Tickets are still available for the brand new MCN Scottish Festival which will take place July 21-22 at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. Amongst all the action, the show will feature several...

The concept of fuel for your bike that doesn’t drain our dwindling oil reserves and offsets its C02 emissions with its very production is closer than we think. For decades, boffins have been trying to...

bikes for saleThe fight to produce the fastest thing on two wheels peaked in the late 1990s and early noughties after which it cooled largely due to the Japanese manufacturers making a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ to...

Bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the Piaggio MP3 LT 300 Yourban. MCN rode this bizarre machine back in 2011 and said: "Aimed at those with either no desire or experience of two wheels, as it can be...

Custom bike enthusiasts from across the world are descending on south London this weekend for the second annual Assembly Chopper Show. Hosted by Lambeth-based venue, House of Vans, the...

Bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the 2008 to 2009 generation Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade.  This Fireblade comes with a rev-happy engine, which is quick and responsive, with race-like steering,...

Triumph are offering a free year of insurance to three lucky customers who buy an approved used Triumph in the month of July 2018. Anyone who purchases a used Triumph from the company's approved...

Bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle. This particular model of the Scrambler 800 has lower bars, a flat track style seat, chopped front mudguard, alloy wheels and a Termignoni...

The latest Mission Impossible Fallout trailer features Tom Cruise riding the wrong way around the famous Arc de Triomphe roundabout pursued by the police on his BMW R nine T Scrambler (which sounds...

If you buy a set of selected Metzeler tyres between now and August 31 you can claim a free set of Metzeler RST gloves. Every claimant will also be entered into a prize draw with the chance to win a...

BIKES FOR SALEToday's bike of the day is the Yamaha YBR125. Not the most stylish machine around but great value for money and most practical as a city commuter. MCN first rode the YBR when it was launched in 2005...

A partnership has been founded between travel platform Worthy Travelers and The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club to create a unique online hub curating some of the world’s best two-wheeled experiences. The...

A new company, Jarvish, are planning to introduce two of the most technology-packed motorcycle helmets we’ve ever seen. The Taiwanese firm are developing two fully-carbon-fibre helmets; the X and the...

In a celebration of the current café racer revival, the Bike Shed has launched a brand new annual Summer event. The Café Racer Cup will take place on Saturday, July 21 at Lydden Hill, Kent and will...