April

Year: 2021

Month: April

Harley-Davidson stung with massive tax hike as US bikes face 56% EU import tariff

28 April 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Harley-Davidson could face ruin in Europe in less than two month’s time after being slapped with a whopping 833% increase in tariffs. The rise in duty is the latest fallout from an escalating trade...

Celebrity biking pals take on paddle board challenge for charity

26 April 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

A group of friends that includes bike-mad celebrities Charley Boorman, Iwan Thomas and Damon Hill are embarking on a 30-mile endurance paddle in support of the Movember charity. Starting on May 17,...

Custom guru Roland Sands resurrects the machine that inspired the family business

21 April 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Roland Sands has rebuilt a bike that, at the tender age of 19, his father bought, built, crashed then sold before founding their custom fabrication family business, Performance Machine. Perry Sands...

Triumph launch SOS app that calls you an ambulance if you crash

15 April 2021 by Ben Clarke

Triumph have launched an accident detection system that turns your smartphone into an SOS lifeline in the event of a crash. Triumph SOS uses the sensors in your smartphone to detect an accident. You...

MSV secures Donington Hall Estate for new motorsport facility and hotel

09 April 2021 by Dan Sutherland

English race circuit giants MotorSport Vision (MSV) have purchased the freehold of the Donington Hall Estate in an effort to create a unique leisure resort for the motorsport enthusiast. The...

Ducati 'looking carefully at synthetic fuel' for future models ahead of electrification

09 April 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

In an ordinary year a near 10% drop in sales would have the board of a major motorcycle manufacturer on the hunt for the CEO’s head. Related articles on MCN Ducati working on ‘perfect electric...

Volunteer rider John Baxter of Blood Bikes Scotland goes electric with a Zero SR/S

08 April 2021 by Jon Urry

MCN spoke to John Baxter, a volunteer with Blood Bikes Scotland, who’s planning on doing around 15,000 miles per year on an electric motorbike – none other than a Zero SR/S. Related: Best electric...

Armchair Adventure Festival heading to Cornwall in September

07 April 2021 by Dan Sutherland

An adventure festival, founded virtually in April 2020, is heading to Cornwall later this year for a ‘physical’ weekend of inspiring tales, group riding and plenty of food and drink. The Armchair...