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LiveWire reveal charming electric minibike concepts at recent Harley-Davidson festival in Milwaukee

Yesterday 14:31 by Nye Davis

Harley-Davidson’s electric spin-off LiveWire have pulled the covers off two lightweight concept bikes at the firm’s Homecoming Festival in Milwaukee, hinting at a fresh, affordable platform aimed at...

Wayne Rainey completes first laps of Laguna Seca since 1991 on specially adapted Yamaha XSR900 GP

17 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

Three-time 500cc world champion, Wayne Rainey, has been presented with a specially modified Yamaha XSR900 GP retro sportsbike, allowing him to take to the track once more after being paralysed from...

BMW reveal radical one-off nitrous-powered sprint machine based on the latest R1300R

17 July 2025 by Nye Davis

BMW have revealed a one-off, nitrous-powered sprint machine based on their latest R1300R twin-cylinder naked bike. Dubbed Titan, the fully functional concept has been dreamt up by a small team of...

Triumph TF 250-X receives race-ready revamp for 2026 adding more torque and improved durability

16 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Triumph have pulled the covers off their 2026 TF 250-X motocrosser, revealing a host of updates for the competition-use-only platform. The changes come as the bike enters its third season and...

Triumph push forward with expansion plans with five new dealerships following winter sales struggles

16 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Triumph are looking to bounce back from a rocky winter with a fresh push across the UK, adding five new dealerships to their network – despite operating in a marketplace that remains stuck in one of...

Aprilia’s industry-first smart rider aids can predict intervention before you even need it

15 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Aprilia have introduced a new layer of sophistication to their RSV4 superbike and Tuono V4 super-naked for 2025, debuting predictive, corner-by-corner rider aids. A first for a production bike, the...

You're invited! Help us celebrate our 70th birthday at the National Motorcycle Museum this September

15 July 2025 by Emma Franklin

Who doesn’t love a party, especially one that includes bikes? This is your invitation to the biking bash of the decade, so grab your diary and make sure you’re free on Sunday September 7 for the MCN...

Kawasaki confirm recall for 2024 and 2025 ZX-6Rs in the UK concerning over-tightened crankcase bolts

15 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

Kawasaki have issued a recall notice across the UK and Europe for ZX-6R supersport models produced in 2024 and 2025. Related: Best supersport motorcycles as rated by MCN A spokesperson for the...

Double Dakar Rally winner Sam Sunderland gears up for round the world record bid on a Triumph Tiger

11 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

Double Dakar Rally champion, Sam Sunderland used the Thursday of this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to launch a new round the world record attempt, backed by Red Bull and Triumph...

Adventure Motorcycle Film Festival to debut in 2026 bringing biking to the big screen

11 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Adventure motorcycling is heading for the silver screen, with the inaugural Adventure Motorcycle Film Festival set to take place at Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre. Related: Best adventure bikes in...

Honda bring fuel-saving start-stop tech to manual bikes for the first time with CB125F update

11 July 2025 by Ben Purvis

If you own a petrol or diesel car made sometime in the last decade or so it’s probably fitted with a start-stop system that can automatically turn the engine off when you stop in traffic and restart...

12,600-mile charity teddy bear bike relay raises £11k and counting in memory of Lincs teen

10 July 2025 by Nye Davis

A UK-wide motorcycle relay is currently making its way around the nation’s roads, raising thousands for mental health support in the biking community. Related: Longest Day Challenge riders bag...

Campaigners slam Government’s fast-track self-driving vehicle plan over fears for rider safety

07 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Autonomous buses and taxis are set to arrive on UK roads sooner than expected, as the Government announces plans to ‘fast-track’ the rollout of small-scale commercial self-driving services – but...

BMW’s new F450GS is coming in 2025 with either a manual or semi-automatic gearbox configuration

07 July 2025 by Carl Stevens

BMW are set to release their production-ready version of their F450GS concept bike before the end of the year, with a high-level official confirming the plans to MCN during this past weekend’s BMW...

Suzuki GSX-R and RG500 families hit 40 with special celebration at Cadwell Park race circuit

07 July 2025 by Tommy Begley

Classic Bike Track Days are running a Summer Bike Bash at Cadwell Park on July 19-20, celebrating 40 years of the Suzuki GSX-R and RG500 in the process. Released in 1985, the GSX-R and the...

BMW update their CE 04 urban electric scoot with three trim levels available for 2025

04 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

BMW have confirmed a number of updates to their top-of-the-range urban electric scooter, the CE 04. First introduced back in 2021, the futuristic twist-and-go scooped an MCN Award for Best Urban...

Suzuki step back in time with 1970s inspired GSX-8T and GSX-8TT retro naked twins

04 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

Suzuki are once again expanding their middleweight parallel twin offering with a new GSX-8T and GSX-8TT retro combo said to be inspired by naked machinery of the 1960s and 1970s. Both should be in...

Thieves target training school run by one-armed racer, taking bikes away from disabled learners

03 July 2025 by Dan Sutherland

A motorcycle training school in Cheltenham, run by one-armed road racer Chris Ganley, has been broken into by thieves – halting plans to convert a number of new machines to cater for disabled...

New MoT photo checks set to go national in DVSA crackdown on dodgy tests and illegal mods

03 July 2025 by Nye Davis

The DVSA are preparing to roll out new rules requiring MoT test centres across the UK to take photos of every vehicle they inspect, in a move aimed at stamping out fraudulent tests. Related: How...

CFMoto switch UK distributor to Quadzilla as long-awaited 450MT deliveries set to begin this summer

03 July 2025 by Nye Davis

CFMoto’s motorcycle range will now be handled in the UK and Ireland by Quadzilla Ltd, after the Chinese brand ended its distribution partnership with KTM. Quadzilla have been the ATV and...

KTM tease 2026 690 Enduro R with more tech, more torque, and a heavily updated LC4 engine

03 July 2025 by Nye Davis

KTM have released further details of their upcoming 2026 690 Enduro R, confirming that dealers will likely see their first units at the start of next year. The Ready to Race firm teased the revised...

Legendary adventurer Nick Sanders completes epic 30,000km Euro ride aboard Royal Enfield Bear 650

02 July 2025 by Nye Davis

Long-distance motorcycle traveller Nick Sanders MBE has completed a 30,000km solo expedition around the edge of Europe aboard Royal Enfield’s new Bear 650 – wrapping up the journey at this year’s...

Royal Enfield collaborates with custom builder to bring racing pedigree to the Guerrilla 450

01 July 2025 by Tommy Begley

Royal Enfield have commissioned Madrid-based custom bike builder, XTR Pepo, to produce a one off supermono sportsbike based on their Guerrilla 450, called the GRR. The custom single was unveiled...

Local bikers rally around family run workshop to support MoT station expansion with financial backing

31 July 2024 by Nye Davis

Chichester based Mono Motorcycles have recently experienced first-hand the impact of kindness and support within the biking community. The husband and wife run business, which employs two workers,...

GasGas MC85 motocross bike offers off-road thrills for the next generation of racers

31 July 2024 by Phil West

Resurgent off-road motorcycle brand GasGas, who are now owned by Austria’s Pierer Mobility Group are continuing their comeback with this – a virtually all-new 85cc motocrosser aimed at budding...

Stuntman Jonny Davies sets date and location for high speed Kawasaki H2 SX skiing record attempt

31 July 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Stunt rider Jonny Davies has announced the date and location for when he intends to break the world record for ‘Fastest speed being dragged behind a motorcycle.’ Already a two-time Guinness World...

Saved from the crusher | Seized off-road bikes to be used in community projects to encourage legal riding

31 July 2024 by Dan Sutherland

West Midlands Police have seized two off-road motorcycles as part of an operation in Walsall, which will now be used in community projects to encourage safer, legal riding. The non road-legal pit...

Sky-high charity prize | Air ambulance fundraiser offers a flight in historic chopper

29 July 2024 by Phil West

An air ambulance is offering fundraisers who take part in a bike challenge the chance to win a ride in an historic Royal Navy helicopter. Related: Bristol Biking Girls riding group raise money for...

Kawasaki have demonstrated the potential of hydrogen propulsion - but is it really the answer?

29 July 2024 by Phil West

Kawasaki made history at Suzuka when they demonstrated their hydrogen powered prototype machine in action – it was proof that the bike works, but many still question the viability of H2 as a...

Suzuki issue V-Strom 800DE recall due to rear tyre defect | Owners told to 'cease riding activity'

26 July 2024 by Ben Clarke

Suzuki V-Strom 800DE owners in the UK are being told to stop riding them immediately if they still have the OE tyres fitted. A defect with the Dunlop Trailmax Mixtour OE rear tyre means that a recall...

Yamaha confirm sporty three-cylinder MT-09 as first bike to use new Y-AMT semi-automatic system

25 July 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha have now confirmed that the first bike to use their incoming Y-AMT semi-automatic gear shifting system will be the three-cylinder MT-09 naked. The Japanese brand announced the introduction...

Royal Enfield top boss responds to one-off factory custom 850 adventure bike shown at Goodwood FoS

24 July 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Royal Enfield could well be gearing up to join the mid-size adventure bike market with a larger parallel twin model, having showcased a bored-out 850 rally concept at the recent Goodwood Festival of...

Rapid charge revolution | How solid-state battery tech could be the game-changer for electric bikes

23 July 2024 by Ben Purvis

There must be something slightly disheartening about being in the battery development game. For years we all simply accepted the same old alkaline disposable cells and NiCd rechargeables, with short...

Yamaha open new hydrogen testing facility for greener manufacturing processes

23 July 2024 by Phil West

Yamaha have announced they are stepping up exploration of hydrogen power – but not as an alternative energy source for future motorcycles but as a greener fuel in their long-term bid to be carbon...

Yamaha take the retro vibes to the max with seven custom-painted XSR900 GPs for Wheels and Waves

23 July 2024 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha Europe have turned the nostalgia dial up to 11 with a range of seven special XSR900 GP retro sportsbikes finished in a range of bespoke liveries inspired by motorcycles of the 1980s and...

Kawasaki edge closer to hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine by testing prototype H2 SX

22 July 2024 by Ben Clarke

Kawasaki have taken their hydrogen internal combustion engine motorcycle project to the next stage by running a prototype machine at a test track. We first saw renders of an H2 SX-based concept...