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Piaggo Group have started taking deposits of £550 for their Vespa Elettrica scooter online. The remaining balance of the £5999 price will be settled with a local dealer. MCN MODEL GUIDES Triumph...

Insurance cover Do you need a Green Card? The documents you will need Securing your bike on a ferry What if you break down? Travel essentials How to navigate Know the local laws Be vigilant Plan,...

bikes for saleHarley-Davidson is a brand that polarises opinions. You either love this slice of apple pie America, or you detest everything it stands for. Irrespective of your point of view, there are a few...

The 2018 Intermot motorcycle fair in Cologne came to a close today after a week of new bike releases and product launches across five large exhibition halls.  MCN attended the show at the...

For some reason, when filmmakers decide to include a motorbike in their story they rarely bother to find out what it’s meant to sound like. Either that or they just don’t care. But when you love bikes...

bikes for saleSenior Online Reporter, Jordan Gibbons, rode the 2018 Royal Enfield Continental GT.  Jordan says the new Enfield is 'great if a little one dimensional'. Because it’s a café racer, the position is...

MCN's #ride5000miles Facebook group has been inundated with members completing their 5000-mile target, with more than 200 of you ticking off that achievement in the last month. Members have been...

Peterborough-based multi-franchise bike dealership Wheels Motorcycles are launching a huge clearance sale on clothing tomorrow, with 20% off everything and up to 50% off all items found within their...

MCN ShopWinter is just around the corner. The first piles of brown leaves are appearing and there’s a chill in the air on those early morning starts and evening rides. Aside from being uncomfortable or...

German specialist race bike builders Krämer Motorcycles have revealed they are developing a new GP2 concept, which uses KTM’s parallel twin 790 Duke engine within an all-new tubular steel frame. Set...

MCN’s Senior Road Tester, Adam Child first rode the KTM 690 SMC R back in 2008. Here’s what he thought then: "The Supermoto version of the 690 is effectively derived from the Enduro version, so...

bikes for saleNot every motorbike can be a fire-breathing rocket ship that pulls your arms out of their sockets every time you open the throttle. If you want a comfortable, practical bike to get you to work every...

Peugeot have unveiled a new concept motorcycle in two different formats at the Paris Motor Show. The P2X was shown in a 125cc roadster and 300cc café racer format with a neo-retro feel. MORE NEW BIKE...

Not every motorbike unveiled at Intermot is dripping in new bling and tech, several models are just getting a new lick of paint in 2019. Aprilia RSV4 RR The 2019 Aprilia RSV4 RR now ‘Rivazza’ grey...

Venom starring Tom Hardy hit cinemas October 3, 2018 and includes a supporting role from a Ducati Scrambler 1100.  Ducati have released a video on YouTube with some behind the scenes action of...

Suzuki have unveiled a sub-47bhp version of their GSX-S750 middleweight naked, designed to be legal for riders who possess an A2 licence. MORE INTERMOT 2018 NEWS The all new Suzuki Katana 2019 KTM...

mcn shopThe mornings and evenings are starting to feel pretty chilly now, and for those who ride through winter, it's time to start thinking about how you're going to keep warm in the coming months. Losing...

Oddball manufacturer Horex used its home event, Intermot, to showcase a new version of its VR6-engined nakeds – and indicated that they may be coming to the UK. Designed and built near Munich, the...

Police in Sunderland and South Tyneside are to carry canisters containing an invisible UV spray as part of a crackdown on illegally-ridden off-road bikes and scooter-based crime – and if it proves...

The full details of the 2019 Suzuki RM-Z250 have been released and it has a raft of upgrades from the current model, including a brand-new chassis and an uprated engine. Now in its twelth year of...

Each version of the GSX-R1000 gets a light dusting of useful upgrades for 2019. The GSX-R1000R gets stainless steel braided brake hoses for greater consistency under hard braking over a longer period...

Forget your Bonnevilles, Thruxtons and Bobbers, the Street Twin is actually Triumph’s biggest selling individual model in their modern classic range – and after the raft of updates they’ve just...

The Triumph Street Scrambler benefits from a rather decent hike in performance for 2019, much like the new Street Twin, both unveiled at Intermot 2018. After being originally launched in 2017, the...

The Aprilia Shiver 900 has had some lovely detail changes for 2019, with the lead amongst them being a new exhaust aimed at venting its gasses more effectively and new colour schemes dubbed...

There's no doubt that the Aprilia Tuono V4 is the pinnacle of super-naked factory street fighters – and yet the firm sells mere handfuls of them in the UK each year? That’s a genuine shame, because...

Moto Guzzi have unveiled a new Sport version of their Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber, featuring oversized tyres, a lower single seat and black pipework in an attempt to look mean and moody. The Guzzi also has...

Moto Guzzi have unveiled thE production version of the V85 Tutto Terreno (all-terrain) adventure bike they first showed as a concept in 2017 at Intermot, in Cologne. The V85TT boasts all the usual...

BMW have announced an R1250RT to be released alongside their headline-grabbing R1250GS model. The RT used to be seen as an ‘old man’s bike’ – a dependable high-miler that offered cosseting comfort and...

The Indian Chieftain gets a sharp redesign for 2019 with cleaner lines and a smaller overall profile. The panniers have harder edges and sit tight against the huge silencers, and new badging on the...

There are adventure bikes, and then there are rally bikes that are so in-your- face exceptional that they can’t even tell the difference between smooth tarmac and a boulder field. The new KTM 450...

The 2019 KTM 1290 Super Duke R has been unveiled at Intermot in Cologne. Much like the 2019 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, the Super Duke R will get a modest power boost to 177bhp. The new bike will also...

The 2019 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT has broken cover at Intermot, Cologne. The new bike gets a raft of technical upgrades including a 6.5” TFT dash, Quickshifter+ and lean-angle sensitivity for braking...

Details have been released of the 2019 Yamaha WR450F and there are lots of new features aimed at making the bike as adaptable as possible. The engine is all-new, as is the YZ450F-based bilateral beam...

Ever since Yamaha launched their R-series styled entry-level sportsbike a decade ago it’s loitered menacingly at the top of the sales charts, and at McDonalds drive-throughs. What has made it so...

There’s still something exciting and dangerous looking about the Ninja H2, and with even more power on tap for 2019 it’s certainly not going to be losing many traffic light grand prix. The headline...

With a fourth world title freshly in the bag for Jonathan Rea over the weekend, you’d think Kawasaki might take a year off from tinkering with the ZX-10R – but you don’t keep winning if you don’t keep...