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New adventures at Suzuki: Firm ditch 1050 XT for off-road focused 1050 DE in updated 2023 V-Strom range

05 September 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Suzuki have whipped the covers off their 2023 V-Strom 1050 adventure range, ditching the now two-year-old XT model in favour of a new DE with more promising off-road credentials. Read our full...

230hp Aprilia RSV4 XTrenta pays tribute to three decades of racing success

02 September 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Aprilia are celebrating 30 years since their first World Championship title with a new 100-run version of their RSV4 Factory superbike. Called the RSV4 XTrenta, it follows the Noale firm’s 2019...

Bull fighter: Ducati pay homage to the Lamborghini Huracán STO with special edition Streetfighter V4

02 September 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Meet the Ducati Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini: A carbon-clad, limited-run version of Bologna’s bonkers 1103cc four-cylinder super naked, and the firm’s second collaboration with the Italian supercar...

Rolling back the years for motorcycle globe trotters: Pair retrace steps for charity

02 September 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Thirty-five years after friends Max Wiseberg, 65 and Mark Galer, 64, circumnavigated the globe the pair reunited for an US ride on big bad Harleys raising thousands for charity. The last ride, on a...

Salt of the earth: Sodium-ion batteries are the safe, cheap and abundant alternative to lithium

02 September 2022 by Ben Purvis

Next year electric bike giants Niu plan to launch a scooter powered by a sodium-ion battery rather than the lithium-ion cells which have become ubiquitous across the burgeoning electric bike...

Devil in the detail: Harley-Davidson reveal Low Rider El Diablo limited edition

01 September 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Harley-Davidson have revealed a new £25,495 Low Rider El Diablo cruiser, which builds on the existing Low Rider ST as a limited-run slice of candy red Americana. With just 1500 units being...

Jagged little ’pilen: New learner-legal Husqvarna Svartpilen on the way soon

01 September 2022 by Phil West

These spy shots give the first view of Husqvarna’s replacement for the Svartpilen 125, with some photos also showing a bike dressed in 17in cast rims and road tyres – suggesting a Vitpilen model may...

Beefy power hike from new S&S big-bore kit for Harley-Davidsons

01 September 2022 by Phil West

American performance firm S&S have released their biggest-ever Harley-Davidson big-bore kits which aim to turn an 1868cc, 93bhp cruiser into a monstrous 2163cc, 135.5bhp bruiser. “This one is huge,...

Welsh training teaches bikers what to do at the scene of a crash

29 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A Welsh former ambulance service paramedic and retired Police advanced motorcyclist has begun offering courses teaching vital skills on what to do if you’re first on the scene at a traffic collision.

‘Baby’ Hesketh on the way: All-new 450cc roadster set for official launch next month

29 August 2022 by Phil West

These are the first images of Hesketh’s all-new, 450cc single-cylinder roadster, which is set for its official unveiling next month. Called the Heresy, it’s the British marque’s first all-new bike...

Belly of the beast: Why Aprilia’s MotoGP championship challenger stands out from the rest

25 August 2022

The current crop of MotoGP machines might be the fastest we’ve ever seen but they’re also among the ugliest – sprouting ever more elaborate wings and fins in the effort to tame the airflow. Among...

No time to buy: James Bond Scrambler 1200 XE goes for £138,600 in charity sale

25 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE ridden in the latest James Bond epic No Time To Die has sold for £138,600 at a charity auction. The twin-cylinder retro was expected to fetch between £20,000-£30,000 and...

Test out your riding skills at BMW’s GS Challenge 2022

24 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

BMW Off Road Skills in Wales are once again opening their doors for a weekend of on- and off-road challenges for fans of the ever-popular GS adventure bike range. Known as the ‘GS Challenge 2022’,...

Steve McQueen's Husqvarna 400 Cross sells at auction for $186,500

24 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A 1970s Husqvarna motocross bike owned by The Great Escape star Steve McQueen has sold for $186,500 (£157,919) at an auction in California. The 1971 Husqvarna 400 Cross is said to still be in the...

Super Soco's latest TC Wanderer and TS Street Hunter models hit dealers

24 August 2022 by Phil West

Inner city electric bike brand Super Soco have finally launched the TS Street Hunter roadster and TC Wanderer retro models – 125cc-equivalent electric motorcycles we first saw back in February...

Last call for Manx GP marshals: Sign up now to help out on the Island

24 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Organisers of the currently-running Manx GP road racing festival on the Isle of Man have said it’s not too late to be a volunteer marshal at this year’s event. “Whether it’s your first time...

Different strokes for different folks: RSV4 1100 under the skin of 2-stroke Aprilia RS250 tribute

24 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A French biker has combined over 20 years of Aprilia performance heritage by transforming his RSV4 1100 superbike into a bespoke tribute to two-stroke RS250. Fifty-year-old Gwenael Barthélémy,...

Moto Corsa falls… and rises! Dorset dealership reincarnated with former staffer at the helm

22 August 2022 by Phil West

Award-winning dealership Moto Corsa are back in business with many of the old staff members, after going into surprise liquidation at the end of July, 2022. The multi-franchise dealership suddenly...

Fred Warr 1929-2022: One of Harley-Davidson’s most influential UK figures has died

22 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

MCN is saddened to report the passing of one of Harley-Davidson’s most influential UK figures, Frederick Howard Warr, who died at home peacefully on August 11 after a battle with Motor Neurone Disease...

Birthday boost for ambulance: Bike club celebrate with £30k donation

22 August 2022 by Phil West

An Essex motorcycle club has marked its eighth anniversary by raising £30,000 for its local air ambulance charity. Walden Bikers was formed in Saffron Walden in August 2014 after a handful of...

Pretty in pink! Big names from BSB lend a hand with club racing cancer charity drive

18 August 2022 by Phil West

BSB stars including Brad Ray and Jason O’Halloran are helping a racing club’s charity fundraising drive after one of their photographers died from cancer in July. Members of the Formula Prostocks...

Back to the carbon fibre future! Lighter, stronger carbon forks on the way thanks to BMW and ZF

18 August 2022 by Ben Purvis

Although carbon-fibre forks have come and gone over the years in MotoGP, a new set of carbon suspension developed by BMW and ZF in Germany helped the M1000RR to victory at the recent Spa 24-hour...

2023 Oliver's Mount dates announced: Four major events across coming season

17 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

A bumper season of road racing is set to go ahead at Scarborough in 2023, with four major events announced across the biking season. Racing kicks off at the Oliver’s Mount circuit on April 15-16 with...

Surrey bikers fight back: Councillor bids to show riders in positive light

16 August 2022 by Stuart Prestidge

Reports of bikers potentially being banned from Surrey’s green lanes, along with pilot 20mph speed limits on some country roads, have prompted a district councillor to try to give riders a more...

Kawasaki step up EV plans: New prototype displayed at Intermot show in Germany

16 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Kawasaki have again reinforced their future plans for sustainability by revealing a small-capacity electric concept bike at the Intermot trade show in Cologne. The spectacle follows on from recent...

CF Moto gear up for adventures: Teaser pics suggest parallel-twin is almost complete

15 August 2022 by Phil West

Shots on CF Moto’s official Facebook page have given us a glimpse at a long-awaited adventure variant of their parallel-twin CL-X700 platform. The images show an almost finished CL-X700 Adventure,...

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15 August 2022 by MCN

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Shoei lift lid on new kit: We get our hands on production-ready X-SPR Pro

12 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Shoei have released a new FIM-homologated racing helmet to meet the latest, more stringent ECE 22.06 safety regulations. Called the X-SPR Pro, MCN got its hands on the first production unit in...

Enfield’s new dawn: Rally-raiding prototype spotted filling up in the UK

11 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Royal Enfield are gunning for the A2 adventure bike top spot in 2023, with a new rally-raiding 450 single spied in the UK just last week. The image was captured by an eagle-eyed MCN reader at a petrol...

Two new Can-Ams break cover: Trike firm unveil electric adventure and roadster models

11 August 2022 by Ben Purvis

Can-AM is preparing to blast back into two-wheeled world with a pair of stunning electric offerings. The firm is working towards getting the Pulse roadster and Origin adventure bike into production...

Ducati on the march: Seven new models expected after record results

10 August 2022 by Phil West

Ducati are aiming to go from boom… to bigger boom, with the announcement of record revenues and plans for seven 2023 model unveilings, starting September 2022. Following the biggest-ever attendance...

Harley-Davidson give touring models new XR750-inspired Apex paintjob

10 August 2022 by Phil West

Harley-Davidson has announced a new colour option for selected touring models is inspired by the brand’s racing history, particularly its XR750 in American flat track. Called ‘Apex custom paint’,...

Moto Morini’s 6.5s reaches UK dealerships

10 August 2022 by Phil West

The Moto Morini Seiemmezzo SCR scrambler has arrived in UK dealerships, costing £6999, and comes with a three-year warranty. The bike, known as the ‘6 ½’, joins the more street-focused Seiemmezzo...

Ride of thanks for Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance lifts off

09 August 2022 by Dan Sutherland

Bikers across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire are gearing up for a 62-mile ride across the two counties in aid of local Air Ambulance and Blood Bike charities. The Lincs and Notts Ride of Thanks...

A very Bonnie baby Triumph: Exclusive spy shots reveal Triumph’s all-new family of UK-developed sub-500cc bikes is close to launch

09 August 2022 by Richard Newland and Dan Sutherland

At first glance, these spy shots of Triumph’s new ‘baby Bonneville’ could easily be mistaken for a new model in their T100 family. But a more lingering interrogation confirms that this is the first...

Trio of classic MV Agustas to star in Silverstone Classic auction

09 August 2022 by Phil West

Three MV Agustas, each valued between £40,000 and £80,000 from the Italian marque’s glory years in the 1970s, will star in a classic auction at the end of August 2022. Comprising a 1970 MV Agusta...