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  1. Ducati has launched the first of what surely must be lots of Valentino Rossi branded bikes; starting the process with a pair of MotoGP-inspired Monsters. Ducati has said from the moment it signed Rossi to race the Desmosedici in MotoGP... More...
  2. Aprilia has released the following video of the 2011 Dorsoduro 1200. The three-minute clip features plenty of shots of the 1197cc v-twin in action, overlayed with comparative clips of western saddle horse reining. The 130bhp naked comes with ABS and... More...
  3. A new type of servicing is on the rise, and it could save you hundreds on maintenance bills. Free "workshop days" - organised by online forum users - are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, where instruction and support are... More...
  4. Guy Martin's primetime BBC TV show 'The boat that Guy built' went out last night, right after the One Show your wife was probably watching. Did you catch it? Did you dig it? Do you think Guy did himself and... More...
  5. MCN’s Steve Farrell is currently at the launch of the new BMW G650GS in Portugal, on a Paris-Dakar style adventure being led by Simon Pavey, six times Dakar finisher. Here are his first impressions of the bike which he’s been... More...
  6. The first episode of TT racer Guy Martin’s new TV show ‘The boat that Guy built’ starts tonight on BBC1 at 7.30pm, directly after the One Show. The show follows Martin's efforts to turn a derelict barge into a working... More...
  7. Aprilia is offering 0% finance packages on the Shiver 750, Dorsoduro and Dorsoduro Factory until the end of this month. The offer requires a 25% deposit and runs over a 24 month period. Alternatively 1.9% finance offers are available for a lower... More...
  8. MCN’s Steve Farrell is currently at the launch of the new BMW G650GS in Portugal. Here are his first impressions of the bike which he’s been riding on and off road. “The new engines pulls from virtually no rpm, which... More...
  9. Aprilia are offering 0% finance packages on the Shiver 750, Dorsoduro and Dorsoduro Factory until the end of this month. The offer requires a 25% deposit and runs over a 24 month period. Alternatively 1.9% finance offers are available for a... More...
  10. Valentino Rossi's custom-painted motorhome is up for sale.The 11.94m, eight-sleeper "Monaco Dynasty Bishop IV" has a relatively new registration - 2009 - and a comfortably low mileage of 37,777. The 425bhp rating is roughly double that of Rossi's new Ducati... More...
  11. Based on MV’s range-topping Brutale 1090RR, the Cannonball is fitted with an array of mouth-watering MV Agusta Corse goodies. Starting with the standard £13,699 machine, which is smoother and far easier to live with than the angry Brutales of old,... More...
  12. In this week's issue of MCN, on sale March 2, we test Triumph's Bonneville rival, the Kawasaki W800. Also in this week's MCN, we test the Pierobon F042 Street kit bike, all the news from the first WSB round of 2011 and... More...
  13. In this week's issue of MCN, on sale March 2, we test Triumph's Bonneville rival, the Kawasaki W800. Also in this week's MCN, we test the Pierobon F042 Street kit bike, all the news from the first WSB round of 2011 and... More...
  14. Based on MV’s range-topping Brutale 1090RR, the Cannonball is fitted with an array of mouth-watering MV Agusta Corse goodies. Starting with the standard £13,699 machine, which is smoother and far easier to live with than the angry Brutales of old,... More...
  15. Aprilia’s new 1200cc V-twin Caponord has been spotted testing on the road in Italy as the firm prepares to take on the road adventure market and its leading exponent, the Ducati Multistrada. Italian magazine Motociclismo scooped this grainy image of... More...
  16. Valentino Rossi shows he’s more than capable off-road as well as on with this footage of the multiple world champ having fun trying out the dirt track bike, the Ouroboros Zaeta, developed by his dad, Graziano, and Paolo Chiaia. We’re... More...
  17. I was on my way home from work when a driver decided to cross in front of me and we nearly collided. His excuse was that he was busy talking to his daughter. More...
  18. Aprilia’s new 1200cc V-twin Caponord has been spotted testing on the road in Italy as the firm prepares to take on the road adventure market and its leading exponent, the Ducati Multistrada. Italian magazine Motociclismo scooped this grainy image of... More...
  19. Valentino Rossi shows he’s more than capable off-road as well as on with this footage of the multiple world champ having fun trying out the dirt track bike, the Ouroboros Zaeta, developed by his dad, Graziano, and Paolo Chiaia. We’re... More...
  20. I was on my way home from work when a driver decided to cross in front of me and we nearly collided. His excuse was that he was busy talking to his daughter. More...
  21. This is Carpy's latest Honda CB750-based creation which shows exactly why his work is in such demand by everyone from rock stars to your average, well, rocker. Dubbed the Cyclone, the bike follows Carpy's usual recipe of SOHC CB750 rolling... More...
  22. Aprilia has now added the sophisticated APRC electronics package across the RSV4 range which includes eight-stage adjustable traction control, wheelie control, launch control and a quick shifter as standard. MCN scooped the changes to the RSV4 range in October 2010... More...
  23. Scott Redding claimed his first victory of 2011 at Mondello Park last weekend – riding a Honda C90 in a charity eight-hour endurance race. Teaming up with former 250GP winner and MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams and Irish enduro champion Paul... More...
  24. MV Agusta boss Giovanni Castiglioni's main priority is the new three-cylinder MV Agusta F3 675cc supersports bike, which he says is already ahead of schedule. The first bikes will go into full production in September, with the first 200 being Serie... More...
  25. The BMW K1600GTL is the bigger brother of the BMW K1600GT, but the feel of the bike suggests more changes than meets the eye. It comes with a massive top box capable of swallowing two full-size helmets and the same... More...
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