July

Year: 2021

Month: July

Andromeda Moto create track-rated vegan 'leathers'

28 July 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Andromeda Moto have created both one and two-piece ‘leather’ suits for bikers that don’t use any leather at all – in fact, it’s completely vegan. Related articles on MCN Best vegan motorbike gear How...

Indian break out the ink with latest tattoo competition

12 July 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Indian have unveiled the first of their incoming outlandish tattoo-inspired livery designs, with three well known tattoo artists all creating a design that is digitally displayed on a Chief model...

Bobber job! French custom house reveals two Honda CMX1100 Rebel specials

12 July 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Honda Europe have teamed up with French custom house FCR Original to create two unique CMX1100 Rebel builds, said to celebrate the ‘dual personality’ of the Japanese firm’s latest twin-cylinder...

LiveWire One: Electric bike drops the Harley badge and the price

08 July 2021 by Ben Clarke

LiveWire, the freshly spun-off electric motorbike brand from Harley-Davidson, have unveiled their first model called the LiveWire One. Related articles on MCN Harley-Davidson LiveWire...

Smoke show: Yamaha revise two-stroke YZ motocross range and reveal all-new YZ125

08 July 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha are aiming to get the holeshot on the off-road racing competition with their 2021 two-stroke motocross range; revealing updates to the YZ85 and YZ250, plus an all-new YZ125 for good...

Energica’s giant leap: New EMCE motor promises greater power and range

07 July 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Energica have announced a new electric motor, which they say offers a considerable improvement in all areas. The motor, dubbed the EMCE, has been co-engineered with the Italian company Mavel, a...

Do-it-yourself: Custom kits for Royal Enfield 650s

05 July 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

Bad Winners have built a series of do-it-yourself kits for the Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor and Continental. Related articles on MCN Limited edition Indian Scout Bobber Sixty customs The best base...

Road stats are mixed bag: Good and bad news for bikers in latest figures

05 July 2021 by Jordan Gibbons

There was a 16% reduction in road deaths in 2020 but the picture wasn’t quite so rosy for bikers. The reason for the reduction was the lockdown, with millions fewer miles travelled. Related articles...

French fancies: Parisian dealer teams up with custom house for limited-run Scout Bobber Sixty range

05 July 2021 by Dan Sutherland

Meet the Indian Neon Scout Bobber Sixty series – a design collaboration between custom house Tank Machine and Parisian dealer Indian Étoile, inspired by Nascar racing liveries. Costing around £17,560...

MCN – The home of bike racing since 1955

01 January 2021 by MCN

In your new edition of Motor Cycle News this week we’ve got the biggest sports stories in bike racing along with tests of all the crucial kit you need to know about. With behind-the-scenes access to...