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Frank Stephenson Design reveals a design to shake up the motorcycle world

08 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Design house Frank Stephenson have released a teasing artists impression of a futuristic bike they are currently developing. Unveiled at the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum in Alabama, the bike’s...

A Bridget too far: US rider Bridget McCutchen is on track to become the youngest to lap the world

08 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Back in January 22-year-old Bridget McCutchen set off from Wisconsin on her 2020 Kawasaki Versys-X 300, named Mab, aiming to become the youngest rider to circumnavigate the globe. MCN caught up with...

Triple threat: Yamaha Yard Built XSR900 breaks cover

07 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Yamaha’s XSR900 three-cylinder retro motorbike was the base bike for a bevy of bespoke builds at the recent Bike Shed Moto Show, with the Japanese firm’s European and US arms revealing their own Yard...

BMW’s XR gets M-ore: Prototype M1000XR confirmed by Motorrad

06 June 2023 by Emma Franklin

Full specs and pricing have been revealed – check our 2024 BMW M1000XR page for the latest. We’ve ridden it: BMW M1000XR review BMW have confirmed that the third bike in their M series, the...

Guess who's back! Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R makes triumphant return for 2024

06 June 2023 by Ben Clarke

Whoever said the traditional supersport class is dead must’ve forgotten to tell Kawasaki because they’ve just reintroduced the ZX-6R to their sportsbike range after it was dropped from the UK market...

Biking legends: Meet Malcolm Newell - the man who put feet-forward motorcycles on the map

06 June 2023 by Phil West

Of all the innovators who tried to make a success of ‘feet-forward’ motorcycles, none was more significant than Malcolm Newell. Not only was he the chief designer behind the most famous ‘FF’ of...

A century of the Manx GP: Arai celebrate with limited edition RX-7V Evo

05 June 2023 by Ben Clarke

Arai helmets are celebrating 100 years of the Manx GP with a UK exclusive, limited edition version of their RX-7V Evo helmet. The design was unveiled on the island at this year’s TT and features a...

Get that RD vibe: Velocity Moto kit turns the XSR into an RD500 lookalike

05 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Fancy a Yamaha RD500LC for £1700? Well not quite, but Velocity Moto are set to release a kit for the Yamaha XSR900 that will transform the bike into the 80s icon (kind of). Unveiled at the Bike...

A star in the making! Say hello to Ethan Sparks

05 June 2023 by Josh Close

Remember the name, Ethan Sparks. You may not have heard of the 12-year-old racer from Maidstone, but Sparks is already a four-time British Champion and is also now becoming a star in Europe.

Big Read: 'The man who changed the TT'

04 June 2023 by Stuart Barker

There were a lot of Irish teams coming over and saying, ‘Aye, your man’s crazy’ and we used to get that a lot, because nobody on the road racing scene had seen a bike with proper horsepower,” says...

Does the handsome new Ducati Multistrada V4 Rally have what it takes to topple the mighty BMW R1250GS Adventure?

03 June 2023 by Phil West

Ducati’s new Rally version of the already astonishing Multistrada V4S adds a long-range 30-litre fuel tank, more off-road capability and extra features to what was already arguably the ultimate...

Get total control: A few tweaks to your levers and bars can make a huge difference

02 June 2023 by Bruce Dunn

We’re all guilty of riding around problems and issues with our bikes, and lever adjustment is definitely one of those areas where the majority of us just learn to live with our bikes as they are.

1500 miles in 32 hours: Group hits all four points of the compass for charity

02 June 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Five riders from Suffolk have raised £3672 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices by riding from John o’ Groats to Lowestoft, via St Davids and Land’s End – the most northerly, southerly, easterly, and...

TT heroes on parade: Past and present road racing legends to take to TT course

02 June 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Legends of road racing from two- and three-wheels will take to the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT course for a series of special parade laps during the two-week racing festival. Starting with solo...

Yamaha add to their Ténéré range with the World Rally edition

01 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Yamaha have added a Ténéré 700 World Rally model to be the flagship in their burgeoning adventure bike line-up, and to commemorate Stéphane Peterhansel’s 1993 Dakar race bike. Yamaha won the first...

‘Toprak will make the BMW a World Champion bike’

01 June 2023 by Greg Haines

“He’s done it for the money. Forget future career success. Another rider taken in by BMW’s huge promises.” That’s what lots of people are saying in and around the World Superbike community after it...

A Pure idle revolution: New electric trials bike gains idle function to help it stay upright

01 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Electric motorcycles are on an evolutionary path that has seen them progress from practical run-arounds to bonafide superbikes. Now Electric Motion (EM) have released their latest Epure Race trials...

Acerbis break world record for single tank ride

31 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Acerbis and their AC50 project have broken the Guinness World Record for the greatest distance ridden on a single tank of fuel by a motorcycle prototype. The 4183.8km (2599.7 mile) journey started...

Blinking indestructible: Latvian firm claim to build unbreakable indicators

31 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Smashed indicators are a perennial issue when dropping adventure bikes out on the trail. Now a Latvian company may have invented the first almost indestructible indicator light to tackle the...

Tinted visor crackdown: Cheshire Police adopt new tech to test the legality of tint levels on motorcycle helmet visors

29 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Earlier this month MCN reported on a new tint testing device obtained by Cheshire Police’s motorcycle unit to check visors are adhering to the current laws. Although the law has not changed and...

The bargain battle! Affordable naked middleweights put to the test

26 May 2023 by Jon Urry

What will £100 get you nowadays? Certainly not as much as it used to. A full tank of fuel in a family car may leave you a bit of change, a meal out for four will probably break the budget, two weekend...

KTM mark 30 years of Dakar with 'Legends' exhibition

26 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

To celebrate 30 years of Heinz Kinigadner and KTM competing in the Dakar Rally, the KTM Motohall in Mattighofen, Austria will present a special ‘Legends of the Dakar’ exhibition until July...

Is hydrogen the future? Big Four announce partnership to develop revolutionary bike engines

26 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki have announced a new research partnership that will consider the development of hydrogen-powered motorcycles that use internal combustion engines. On May 17,...

Pretty in pink: Maeving release limited edition green machine

25 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Meaving have released a very limited Thomas Pink version of their RM1 electric motorbike created in partnership with artist Joel Clark. The startling pink, dual battery electric bike inspired by...

Testing times: Suzuki announce Bank Holiday test ride bonanza

25 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Suzuki have announced a bank holiday test ride bonanza, with dealerships nationwide participating in a weekend of activity between May 27 and May 29, that will see all the company’s latest models...

Dress up for big charity fun day: Air Ambulance fancy dress ride out returns

24 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Registration is now open for the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) Motorcycle Run and Harwich Family Fun Day, which will take place on Sunday, September 10. Thousands are expected to attend the...

GP glory at Goodwood: MotoGP stars past and present put on a show like no other at 2023 Festival of Speed

24 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrated its 30th birthday at the weekend, with a cavalcade of MotoGP world champions past and present stunning crowds on the hill climb. The annual motorsport mecca...

Clutchless snickers: KTM working on centrifugal clutch and auto shift for range of big twins

23 May 2023 by Ben Purvis

After decades of false starts, motorbikes with semi-automatic gearboxes are becoming ever more widely accepted into the mainstream. Honda have now sold over 200,000 motorcycles across Europe...

Husky go supermoto: Get set for on-track hooliganism with new £11,249 FS450

23 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Husqvarna have whipped the covers off their latest competition-ready FS450 supermoto model, complete with a new look and grippier seat. The £11,249 short circuit star is finished in typically Husky...

XSR900 gets racy: Three-cylinder Yamaha retro treated to half faired café racer kit

22 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha have treated their three-cylinder XSR900 retro motorbike to a new mini front fairing and rear seat cover, said to be inspired by the smoking 500 and 250cc grand prix racers of the 1970s and...

Are 200bhp nakeds just too much? BMW's M1000R takes on the Ducati Streetfighter V4 S

19 May 2023 by Michael Neeves

BMW’s new M1000R and the updated Ducati Streetfighter V4 S make obscene amounts of power. The Italian’s MotoGP-derived V4 motor pumps out 205bhp and the German’s inline four has 207bhp, making it...

Czech this out: The 70 year old road race in the heart of Europe

19 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

While UK road races have been running into administrative issues this season, a Czech road race has been running, unhindered, since 1953, and has just celebrated another weekend of competition. The...

Affordable adventure scooting: Lexmoto dive into the A2-sized all-terrain scooter market with new XDV300

18 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Lexmoto are once again growing their affordable low-capacity motorcycle range, with a new A2-compliant adventure-styled XDV300 scooter available for just shy of £4700. The mid-sized twist-and-go...

Become an MCN Member and get a FREE disc lock*!

17 May 2023 by Gareth Evans

MCN Membership offer We’re pleased to announce our latest membership offer – a free Oxford Alpha XA14 Disc Lock worth £79.99 when you take out an annual MCN Membership before June 20, 2023*. Key features of the...

On the Verge: The electric superbike manufacturer releases a limited edition designed by F1 legend Mika Häkkinen

16 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Verge Motorcycles have teamed up with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen to design a signature version of their TS Pro electric motorbike, of which just 100 will be produced. Häkkinen and...

Bumper weekend of sales at Devitt MCN Festival Silverstone Auction

15 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Following their introduction to the Devitt MCN Festival of Motorcycling at the East of England Showground last year, Silverstone Auctions made their return over the weekend, offering 156 lots from...