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Police Constable Edwin Sutton has been found to have not breached the standard of professional behaviour when he ended a moped chase with a ‘tactical contact’. PC Sutton was called before a gross...

Ahead of the launch, Yamaha announced some accessory packs and a summer demo tour for the 2019 Ténéré 700 adventure bike. As a nod to the fact that riders may choose to use their 700 in a variety of...

BIKES FOR SALEWith 294 grand prix victories and 54 world titles across road racing, world superbikes and off-road competition, Aprilia is one of the most successful sporting names to ever grace two-wheeled...

It’s been busy few weeks for MCN’s #Ride5000Miles Facebook group. Following its recent second birthday celebrations, the group has now passed the 10,000-follower milestone – and is still growing. So...

The ostentatious love child of Hollywood A-list bike addict Keanu Reeves, and respected bike builder Gard Hollinger, Arch Motorcycle have been quietly and diligently working away at their KRGT-1 for...

Honda have announced details of their 2020 CRF off-road and trail bike ranges, with updates including more power, upgraded chassis components and new colour kits. How about an electric CRF? Starting...

Yamaha have unveiled a race-livery version of the 2019 YZF-R125 that matches the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP bikes ridden by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales. Learning to ride a motorbike? Our...

SHARK helmets #Ride5000milesMembers of the #ride5000miles group have been racking up the miles in a variety of ways - commuting to and from work, riding out with friends, attending track days and planning big trips. What about...

The radical BMW R7, an art deco-styled, one-off concept machine built by the Bavarian marque in 1934 but which never went into production, has been fastidiously recreated by Florida custom house...

PROMOTIONDB1-Lite GPS tracker from Rewire Security is a real time GPS tracking for motorbikes and cars. It comes ready to use and does not require any technical knowledge whatsoever. Once installed the...

KTM are testing an updated 390 Duke which appears to be physically larger to suit a wider range of riders. Small capacity bikes are big business, not just in Europe but around the world. Unlike years...

Barcelona-based motorcycle clothing retailer Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles have created a one-off, Dakar-inspired Royal Enfield Himalayan, currently taking on their 2019 Scram Africa rally.  With...

A family trio will attempt to ride two Yamaha FS1-Es across the iconic Route 66 in just 10 days later this month to raise money to combat alzheimer’s disease. Staring on May 24, 54-year-old Peter...

Like many of MCN’s #ride5000miles Facebook group members, Mark Sheerin, enjoys nothing more than a ride out with a friend with whom he spends hours touring the Lakes, Dales and Peaks, making quirky...

The 2019 BarbersRide event is set to kit off at the Speakeasy Barbershop in Liverpool on Saturday August 10, with a fleet of bikers setting off on Sunday to take in five barbering seminars along the...

bikes for saleJump to Triumph Bonneville Triumph Street Triple Triumph Speed Triple Triumph Tiger Triumph Scrambler There’s no getting around it, Triumphs are cool. Steve McQueen, Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, James...

MCN COMPARESpecialist motorbike insurers, BeMoto have been added to the MCN Compare website meaning an even wider choice for you when your renewal date comes around. BeMoto pride themselves on being owned and...

As well as unveiling the Rocket 3 TFC, Triumph have confirmed the final specs for the Thruxton TFC. Just like the Rocket, Triumph are making just 750 of the Thruxton TFC, which is a tuned and...

We’ve got three pairs of hospitality tickets to give away for this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship round at Oulton Park in Cheshire, and three pairs of general admission for runners...

Meet Masaru Abe – he’s utterly nuts. He’s also obsessed with scooters, and on Monday, May 1, 2017 he wheelied his Yamaha Jog into the record books, pulling off a feat that would end even the most...

Circuit-based training specialists the California Superbike School have begun a partnership with AGV and Dainese, giving coaches the latest in on-track protection when instructing their...

The Metropolitan Police have teamed up with officers in Dorset to arrest seven people for their involvement in two moped enabled robberies. The dawn raids were the culmination of an intelligence-led...

Erik Buell's new electric bike start-up has had a strong start to its crowdfunding campaign, achieving over 388% of its target in the first five days. All 40 higher-speed Fuell Fluid 1S models made...

A 1925 Coventry-Eagle 981cc Flying-8 with a rare overhead valve engine sold for £190,000, almost twice the estimated price of £100,000-£120,000. Coventry-Eagle started out life as a bicycle...

It’s 7am at a crisp, but dry Oulton Park. Although the sun has barely risen, the paddock is already a hive of activity, with swarms of bleary-eyed trackday goers unloading vans, exchanging banter and...

Members of the #ride5000miles Facebook group have a sense of adventure, with pictures posted of trips to far-flung shores. You’d usually see snaps from Mark Leonard exploring the leafy lanes around...

bikes for saleThe Panigale has represented the flagship end of Ducati’s sportsbike range since 2012, when the 1199 Panigale was released. With a stressed-engine chassis design, and bevvy of electronic rider aids,...

Birmingham-based Mutt have made a name for themselves the last few years as the go to people for cool, small capacity machines. To celebrate their successes (which include a launch in Japan as well as...

Stile Italiano have built a stunning custom Ducati MHR1000 as a tribute to Rino Caracchi – the final member of tuning house NCR who passed away last year. If you’re not familiar with the NCR name,...

Malle’s Great Rally is a fabulous ride that takes bikers from the very Southernmost tip of the UK up to the Northernmost. Over the course of five stages, 100 riders of classic and custom motorcycles...

Two men who handled more than £1 million worth of stolen vehicles have been jailed for 11 years after a major investigation led by the Metropolitan Police’s Organised Vehicle Crime Unit. The two men...

BIKES FOR SALEThe Suzuki GSX-R name has been at the forefront of sports motorcycling for over 30 years and continues to ferry swarms of road riders, trackday goers and racers to performance biking bliss. With the...

We all know how daunting it can be when we first start to ride and for Rebecca Johnson, who originally passed her CBT in August 2016, it took until spring last year to be confident enough to regularly...

Here at MCN we’re thrilled to report that the #ride5000miles Facebook community acquired its 10,000th member today. We wish huge congratulations to Richard Young, who was the new member that tipped...

After a winter hiatus, the British Superbike Championship will be returning this weekend for the first round of the season at Silverstone's National layout. The Northamptonshire circuit...

Stevenage-based clothing retailer, Bike Stop, saw more than 60 people swap their old motorcycle helmets for a discount on a new one as part of their latest trade-in campaign. The clothing...