2020
Globetrotter back home: Nick Sanders gets last flight home from Sydney
17 April 2020 by
Nick Sanders MBE has made it back to the UK safe and sound after catching one of the last flights out of Australia on his latest round-the-world trip. His journey started in November when he collected...
Blood Bike charities stand to lose £200,000 a month during Coronavirus
16 April 2020 by
It has been revealed that UK Blood Biking charities could collectively lose between £170,000 and £200,000 a month according to the Chairman of the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes (NABB), John...
Super Soco are superheroes: Electric bike firm step in to help NHS bike theft victim
15 April 2020 by
It’s nice to be able to report some good news and that’s never been more true than during the Coronavirus lockdown. Last week we brought you the shocking story of dementia respite worker, Keith, who...
Win a Caberg Drift Evo Carbon helmet worth £309.99
15 April 2020 by
COMPETITION We’ve teamed up with Caberg to offer one lucky biker the chance to win a Caberg Drift Evo Carbon helmet. This helmet has been expertly crafted by Caberg’s own racing department, it features a carbon...
Fuelling the fightback: Blood Bikers get free BP fuel and VED scrapped
09 April 2020 by
UK Blood Bike charities have been given vital additional financial support, with Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) on service vehicles now scrapped and free fuel across BP’s 1200-strong network of...
Sing Hosanna: Harley-Davidson crown their King of Kings
08 April 2020 by
Harley-Davidson have announced the winner of their King of Kings custom build competition as Oscar Peralta from Querétaro, Mexico and his dealer’s creation, Apex Predator. Over 50,000 public votes...
Win a pair of Saint Unbreakable Jeans
08 April 2020 by
Saint Jeans In celebration of the Unbreakable human spirit, we’ve got together with Saint to give away a free pair of their Unbreakable jeans worth £330, for your first ride AC (after Corona). These Unbreakable...
Iridium visors certified for both day and night from SHARK Helmets
07 April 2020 by
SHARK helmets While not many of us in the UK are riding anywhere at the moment due to the lockdown, that doesn’t stop us from prepping our riding gear ready for when the ban lifts. One item on our list is an...
Super Soco announce 10% discount for all key workers during Coronavirus outbreak
03 April 2020 by
Small-capacity electric motorbike manufacturer, Super Soco have this morning announced they will be offering a 10% discount to all key workers during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. The offer is valid...
Dainese set-up GoFundMe to provide medical equipment for Italian healthcare professionals
02 April 2020 by
Dainese are currently appealing for donations as they attempt to raise €200,000 to help provide medical equipment for Italian healthcare professionals tackling the Coronavirus emergency. The...
Honda step back in time: New CB-F Concept takes the CB1000R back to the '80s
27 March 2020 by
Honda have worked a little '80s magic on the CB1000R and brought us this: the CB-F Concept. It’s based on the CB900F (the original – not the recent Hornet), which itself was attempting to...
Riders fight plans to charge bikes to park in Hackney
27 March 2020 by
Hackney council have proposed emissions-based charging permits for motorcycles that could see locals paying hundreds of pounds a year to continue riding their bikes. It’s currently free to park a bike...
Ways to read Motor Cycle News
23 March 2020 by
MCN MCN is the world’s number one biking weekly. Every issue is packed full of the latest news from the world of biking, as well as new bike reviews and thorough testing of the bikes you care about on the...
Hit the road Jack: Indian tease fifth Jack Daniel's special to mark 80 years of Sturgis Rally
13 March 2020 by
Indian Motorcycles have announced their fifth collaboration with whiskey experts, Jack Daniel's, and will reveal a new limited-edition motorcycle at the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, in South Dakota,...
Potholes to petrol: what does the Chancellor's budget mean for bikers?
11 March 2020 by
The budget by Chancellor Rishi Sunak looks like good news for bikers with a pledged £2.5 billion pothole fund, which should go some way to filling the estimated 50 million bone-jarring blemishes...
Trials star and dealership raise thousands for charity
10 March 2020 by
An evening with Dougie Lampkin MBE at Colin Appleyard Motorcycles has helped to raise much needed funds for a local charity. The event saw over 180 customers descend on the dealership to hear...
Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich steps down following years of falling sales
02 March 2020 by
Matt Levatich has agreed to step down as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Harley-Davidson. Levatich had been with the company for 26 years, and had been CEO for five,...
How fast?! Triumph Rocket 3 R blasts past firm’s internal 0-60mph record
28 February 2020 by
The 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R has smashed the Hinckley firm’s internal 0-60mph production bike record, reaching the definitive pub-bragging speed in just 2.73 seconds during a track event in Cartagena,...
Listen: new Zard pipes for the Royal Enfield Interceptor and Continental GT twins
27 February 2020 by
Italian exhaust manufacturer Zard has a new range of pipes covering a whole host of machines, now available in the UK. Our pick of the latest line-up is their conical N.2 slip-ons for the Royal...
Italian race bike builder, Giancarlo Morbidelli dies aged 86
12 February 2020 by
Giancarlo Morbidelli, the name behind some of the greatest bikes in smaller-capacity GP racing, has died in his hometown of Pesaro, Italy. He was 86. After building his first racers in 1969 his...
Record year sees CCM Motorcycles more than quadruple sales figures
04 February 2020 by
Bolton-based CCM Motorcycles are busy celebrating record growth across 2019, after sales more than quadrupled in the last 12 months. Equating to a turnover of more than £17 million and a healthy...
Easy-fit kit converts Yamaha Fazer 600 into retro race rep
03 February 2020 by
With all the interest in café racers and home-built specials, how about this? A 1970s TZ-inspired street racer based on the Yamaha Fazer 600 that you can build yourself with a new £1800 kit. It's the...
Training triumph for new riders as rogue instructors shut down
29 January 2020 by
The DVSA have shut down more than 100 rogue motorcycle trainers who have been delivering sub-standard training to new motorcyclists. Related: learn to ride with MCN As a result of their work 18...
Paralysed Claire Lomas to do 26.2 miles in wheelchair... in full bike gear
27 January 2020 by
Claire Lomas is planning to complete this year’s London Marathon in her wheelchair while wearing full riding gear – including leathers and helmet. Claire was paralysed from the chest down in 2007...
The Speedshop: BBC considering full series for custom bike build show
23 January 2020 by
The Speedshop could be in line to get a full series if viewer feedback and iPlayer performance are good enough. The show followed custom bike builder, Titch Cormack as he made an adapted off-roader...
Rent-a-wrench: new membership workshop opens in Leicestershire
23 January 2020 by
A new DIY engineering workshop has opened in Leicestershire, allowing members to make use of £25,000 worth of industrial working machinery. The Machine Shop is based in Burbage (near Hinckley) and...
Zero-mile Paul Smart Ducati among stars at Vegas Bonhams auction
20 January 2020 by
It’s that time of year when Bonhams put on their Las Vegas auction, arguably the biggest classic bike sale of the year. Taking place at Caesar's Entertainment Studios on Thursday, 23 January, among...
We're Hiring! Do you fancy working with us?
20 January 2020 by
If you have a burning passion for all things motorcycling, an insatiable need to write in an exciting and engaging way and want to have the might of the world’s no.1 motorcycle publication behind you...
Never mind deBolex, here’s a custom Kawasaki ZRX1200R!
17 January 2020 by
DeBolex have made a name for themselves the last few years producing beautiful handbuilt café racers, and whaddaya know - they’ve done it again. This time though, it’s based on a rather special and...
Range of Buell WSB, IOM TT and Macau bikes for sale
15 January 2020 by
Ten Buell racing motorbikes and other inventory from the firm’s final days in World Superbike and road racing have gone up for sale. The EB1190 models are being sold by NCCR in Sweden who ran the Erik...
Vote now for Britain's best biker café for 2020!
14 January 2020 by
After weeks in the saddle and days wolfing down breakfasts, our man Justin has come up with his shortlist of the 'Best Bike Cafés in the UK 2020' – and now it’s your turn to choose an overall...
Ex-Chris Walker and John Crawford factory Suzuki BSB bikes put up for sale
06 January 2020 by
Two of the most iconic British Superbikes ever produced are currently up for grabs on eBay, with the owner selling the duo to help fund a café and museum dedicated to Suzuki’s grand prix...
Win Richa gear worth nearly £500!
25 March 2018 by
COMPETITION We’ve got together with Richa to offer one lucky rider the chance to win a Richa Infinity 2 Pro jacket and Colorado 2 Pro trousers to keep them warm and dry - even in the most challenging of...