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  1. I'm sure I'm not alone in my thoughts on 'The boat that Guy built' shown on BBC1. We all know what a great, and individual, racer Guy Martin is, but what a fantastic TV persona he has. I watched, from... More...
  2. MCN’s Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just arrived in Seville, Spain for the launch of Honda’s eagerly-anticipated new CBR600F. The new Honda middleweight not only revives the legendary CBR600F name, which was a UK best-seller, ruling the middleweight roost... More...
  3. Alberto Granado – Che Guevara’s motorcycling companion and childhood friend – has died in Havana, aged 88.In 1951, the pair spent eight months riding the length of South America on a Norton 500, a journey credited with inspiring many of... More...
  4. Royal Enfield has released the following video as a tribute to the city of Chennai, its current base of operations. The video is also dedicated “to the wonderful people who build, sell, ride and maintain these beloved machines”. The once-British... More...
  5. London’s Metropolitan Police are running an upgraded Moto Guzzi Norge GT 1200 as part of their fleet, a spokesman has announced. The police-spec 92bhp v-twin will be used to publicise the Met’s “BikeSafe” campaign, taking part in public training days... More...
  6. MCN is the only thing that kept me going through my labour! More...
  7. Hello MCN, my name is Flo, I'm 19 years old and I come from Gloucester. My boyfriend Jamie's Dad - Rolly Bastian reads your paper religiously. Jamie and I have been travelling in Malaysia for the past three months and... More...
  8. Our first test of Kawasaki’s new W800 suggests that Britain’s own Triumph, after for five years having things all its own way in the ‘retro roadster’ class, has a new, real rival on its hands. Not only is the Kawasaki... More...
  9. The 920 is the new entry-level MV Agusta Brutale which, despite lashings of Italian flair and 130bhp performance, costs the same as a Yamaha FZ1 at £9999. It has a number of changes aimed at keeping the cost down over... More...
  10. I'm planning on doing my bike test soon on my own bike, however it has got a sports exhaust on it. The system (I believe) is road legal as it is not stamped and also has a removable baffle insert.... More...
  11. I'm sure I'm not alone in my thoughts on 'The boat that Guy built' shown on BBC1. We all know what a great, and individual, racer Guy Martin is, but what a fantastic TV persona he has. I watched, from... More...
  12. Royal Enfield has released the following video as a tribute to the city of Chennai, its current base of operations. The video is also dedicated “to the wonderful people who build, sell, ride and maintain these beloved machines”. The once-British... More...
  13. BMW recently launched the new six-cylinder K1600GT and K1600GTL in South Africa and MCN was there to put the new bike through its paces. The new silky-smooth inline six-cylinder 1600cc engine is one of the most intoxicating engines in motorcycling,... More...
  14. MCN’s Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just arrived in Seville, Spain for the launch of Honda’s eagerly-anticipated new CBR600F. The new Honda middleweight not only revives the legendary CBR600F name, which was a UK best-seller, ruling the middleweight roost... More...
  15. Alberto Granado – Che Guevara’s motorcycling companion and childhood friend – has died in Havana, aged 88.In 1951, the pair spent eight months riding the length of South America on a Norton 500, a journey credited with inspiring many of... More...
  16. We've been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here's just a few of the fantastic modern classic machines... More...
  17. The London International Custom Bike Show at the Alexandra Palace might have been lacking in terms of vendors – the main hall looking very sparse for what should be a prestigious show – but the motorcycles on display showed the... More...
  18. In next week’s MCN we’re pitting Ducati’s hugely impressive new Ducati Diavel power cruiser against the established king of the heap (at least in a straight line), Yamaha’s awesome VMax. One of the key questions is: which is quickest? To... More...
  19. This Yamaha-based SR500 flat-tracker is the latest creation from the German customiser behind the Ducati Monster Scrambler, Jens vom Brauck. Dubbed the D-Track, at the machine's heart is an SR500 engine and frame. Modifications include a machined alloy swingarm, Harley-Davidson... More...
  20. New US bike firm Motus has at last revealed its brutal new sports tourer, the MST-01. Its Corvette-aping pushrod-operated 1650cc transverse V4 puts out 160bhp but despite that impressive peak Motus claim it’s tuned not for power but real roads,... More...
  21. Our first test of the new Kawasaki W800 suggests that Britain's own Triumph, after five years having things all its own way in the 'retro roadster' class, has a serious new rival on its hands. Not only is the W800... More...
  22. She might be currently banned from driving but that hasn’t stopped controversial glamour model Jordan, AKA Katie Price, taking delivery of this, um, distinctive 125cc scooter. The pink machine has even been sprayed up with the 32-year-old’s equestrian crest on... More...
  23. American MotoGP racer Nicky Hayden has arrived in Bologna, Italy as he prepared to launch the new addition to the Monster Art series – two race tribute paint schemes for the Monster range. This picture was taken in the back... More...
  24. In next week’s MCN we have ex-500GP winner Kevin Magee talking about the start of the World Superbike season, the forthcoming MotoGP season and what he really thinks of the British riders. Australian racer Magee is one of a small... More...
  25. Stung by web comments saying he couldn't wheelie, a Hungarian stuntman has hit back with this: a new ice video featuring - you guessed it - lots of wheelies. Pásztor Tamás – who helped make the video – told MCN:... More...
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