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The home of Norton Motorcycles, Donington Hall, will play host to a feast of motorcycling activity in September. The star-studded Burnout event will take place across Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September...

Team Classic Suzuki has unveiled a replica Suzuki GSX-R1000R wearing the team’s distinctive blue and white retro livery. The bike shares the same colour scheme and sponsorship graphics as the...

Welsh police have been clamping down on bikers with loud pipes and illegal number plates in an effort to decrease anti-social behaviour on the roads. This got MCN thinking about what the law says on...

The Suzuki GSX-R750 name has been with us since the mid-1980s and, for many sportsbike riders, offers the ideal blend of speed and power - producing similar grunt to a litre bike, alongside the...

A teenager has been banned from driving for 15 months after police found footage on his helmet cam of him speeding. Dennis Kuzmenok, 19, of Kent Road, Southampton was involved in a crash in the city...

IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHARK HELMETSThe summer heatwave continues and while the majority of riders will be loving the chance to get out on the bike and rack up the miles, most will not welcome pulling a hot and stifling helmet onto...

bikes for saleThe Yamaha MT-07 is just pure fun to ride. Despite its size, the punchy, 689cc parallel-twin engine is more than capable of sending the front wheel skyward on the throttle in second gear and it will...

It wasn't so long ago that electronic rider aids were reserved for the world of racing and the most expensive and exotic road bikes. However, in a few short years, mind-blowing technologies like...

bikes for saleHonda have unleashed a lighter, tighter and righter Gold Wing, but many riders hanker for the hefty luxury previously offered. Over 40 years, the Wing has revolutionised touring with firsts such as...

Kawasaki have released details surrounding the new 2019 Kawasaki KX450 motocross bike, which boasts a more powerful engine and a lighter aluminium chassis than its predecessor. Aimed squarely at...

2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the BMW Motorrad Enduro Park in Hechlingen, Germany, which started life when some BMW-riding off-road enthusiasts visited an abandoned quarry in 1993. Back then the...

Bike manufacturers and members of the Met Police Motorcycle Crime Unit were out in force last Thursday advising commuters on the best ways to prevent bike theft. In a concerted effort across London,...

Sarolea’s 161bhp Manx7 Limited promises to be the lightest electric superbike you can buy. Derived from their TT-Zero racebike, which set a best lap of 108.064mph with Dean Harrison in 2017 and with a...

Triumph have partnered with the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) to offer all Triumph riders, owners, dealers and staff a £40 discount on IAM RoadSmart’s Advanced Rider Course. With Triumph’s...

bikes for saleThe Bonnie was relaunched by ‘Hinckley’ Triumph in 2001 in 790cc guise before increasing to 865cc in 2006 and gaining fuel-injection. While the purists love to hark on about carbs, it’s hard to tell...

BMW riders can now power multiple devices on the move thanks to the new £35 Plug and Play Dual USB Socket from Nippy Normans. The unit replaces the original DIN socket. The rider can simply unplug and...

MCN's Senior Road Tester, Adam Child, came first place over the weekend at The Bike Shed's new annual summer event, The Café Racer Cup.  Securing the win on his #MCNFleet18 Kawasaki Z900RS...

From race leathers to street textiles, knee-sliders to back protectors and air- bags, Dainese have been responsible for some of the greatest advances in rider safety over the last 46 years. On the eve...

bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the Honda VFR800i, regarded by some as the best version of the best motorcycle ever built. It looks great and goes well whether you’re on track, commuting or heading on...

Over 10 million people watched Sunday’s World Cup final and a massive 26 million watched England’s semi-final last week, but it seems not many were bikers. Bike meets were packed on a scorching...

bikes for saleToday’s bike of the day is the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy. This is the perfect bike if retro-style cruising is your thing. It has all the right bits in all the right places, from the Milwaukee V-twin to...

Have you ever fancied owning a MotoGP bike? While those chances may be slim, you can get very close with this Honda RC213V-S from Craigs Honda in Shiply. The handmade Honda RC213V-S is basically...

With images and videos of former F1 racer, Tarso Marques’ flat-six aeroplane engined, custom chopper build doing the rounds on social media, MCN thought we’d put together a list of other bikes which...

Levis are poised to make a return to motorcycle manufacturing with a five-bike range that will be spearheaded by this bold and revolutionary V6 Café Racer. The brainchild of two pioneering automotive...

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 Parrish? You can do just that at...

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...

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...

Dave Roper, who has raced a motorbike every single year since 1972, is having  documentary made about him and his relationship with motorbikes.  During the past 46 years he has ridden...

Are you planning a big trip or just want a destination with a difference for your weekend ride? We’ve compiled this great list of must see museums and all have their own unique motorcycling...

Ducati Museum curator Livio Lodi is known around the factory as the ‘living Ducati archive’ due to his extensive knowledge of the brand, all of which he has encapsulated in the firm’s stunning display...

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...

Bennetts has once again teamed up with the California Superbike School to offer advanced rider training and trackdays throughout 2018. And if you have an insurance policy with Bennetts you will even...

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...

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,...

Husqvarna have just revealed details of their revised FS450 supermoto and it is the most advanced we’ve ever seen. A tweaked motor makes 63bhp while weighing just 27kg, and there is a new frame, which...