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  1. Some recent track day pictures on my BMW R1200GS at Mondello park, Ireland. More...
  2. In this week's issue of MCN, on sale May 26, we test the new £9,499 Triumph Sprint GT, and the revised, UK-only Sprint ST to see where they stand. Free 32-page glossy TT guide, only in this week's MCN. Kawasaki aim to... More...
  3. Track day specialist Focused Events has teamed up with the RAF’s world famous Red Devils Freefall Parachute Team to raise money and awareness for charity Help for Heroes. The association will see the Red Devils freefall into a Focused Events... More...
  4. You may have seen this lovely, highly-modified Triumph Thruxton on our stand at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show at Excel earlier in the year. Created by Tony Scott of T3 Racing (he also runs the Triumph Triple Challenge racing... More...
  5. Kawasaki has released details on its 2011 four-stroke KX250F (MX2) and KX450F (MX1) motocross models. The new KX250F will, for the first time, use battery-less fuel injection, a system successfully used on the present KX450F. While the thought of fine... More...
  6. Here I am on holiday in Tunisia. I had to take my favourite weekly fix with me - we didn't know if the ash cloud would prevent us coming home! More...
  7. Here's my two year old grandson Zac with his first quad. More...
  8. This was always going to be a full-on adventure: 1125 miles off road, riding a Honda XR250 across one of the poorest and least-developed countries in South East Asia. Watch the other instalments: part 1 | part 2 | part 3... More...
  9. BMW took the 1000cc sports bike world by storm this year with it's new S1000RR. But now dealers are pushing the envelope and BMW Park Lane is offering to build you a track version of the S1000RR out of the... More...
  10. When I bought my GPz550 for £300 in January, I triumphantly claimed I’d proved you could get a decent bike for next to nothing. I now admit I’ve proved only that you can get a bike for next to nothing.... More...
  11. I went to the NW200 this year and took this pic whilst sight seeing at the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. More...
  12. Ducati's new Hypermotard 1100 Evo is a great bike - but it has divided opinion in the MCN office. One side of the office thinks it's a relevant and fun alternative to a supersports machine like the Suzuki GSX-R600, offering... More...
  13. This week’s ‘It’s alright for some…’ prize goes to American model Hope Dworaczyk. The 25-year-old Texan has not only just been selected as Playboy magazine’s ‘Playmate of the Year’, she won $100,000 and a was given a the keys to... More...
  14. Racing could resume at Donington as soon as September after an agreement was reached in principle to lease the blighted circuit to the Worcestershire-based Adroit group. The 25 year lease allows plenty of time for the group – which specialises... More...
  15. MCN has a vacancy for a full-time sub-editor to work on our production desk. This is a rare opportunity to join the world’s biggest motorcycle publication, with all the benefits you would expect. Applicants must be trained journalists with... More...
  16. Honda has revealed that the new CBF1000F will cost in the region of £9000 when it goes on sale in the autumn. The updated, alloy-framed CBF is a late addition to Honda UK’s range – initially the bike wasn’t included,... More...
  17. The councillor who scrapped free roadside motorcycle parking has quit his post. Danny Chalkley, the Tory councillor in charge of parking in London’s Westminster, was left out of a cabinet reshuffle after local elections. He said he decided to quit “to... More...
  18. Picked up my new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Touring on Friday and I couldn’t be more delighted with it. With electronically-adjustable Ohlins suspension, changeable engine maps, heated grips, keyless start, an electronic steering lock, Ducati traction control, and panniers as standard... More...
  19. Meet Shervin. He’s the proud owner of a 2005 ZX-10R, one of the most powerful and awesome bikes in the world. Only it could be better. A lot better. As Shervin has made it his mission to prove. Guest road... More...
  20. Suzuki has unwrapped the final 25th Anniversary GSX-R – a limited run of brown and cream GSX-R1000s. Just 25 bikes are available with an £11,000 price tag as, available to order online only through the www.imgsx-r.com website. There’s very little... More...
  21. In the South Australian District Court on Monday, Neil Spooner, 55, was found not guilty of causing the death of Daniel Raphael almost four years ago. Mr Raphael died when his scooter was struck from behind by Mr Spooner's van... More...
  22. Footage of a speeding motorcyclist hitting 140mph has been released by police. Kent Police says the rider is one of several caught using its unmarked video bikes.The force has released the footage as a warning ahead of the Ace Café’s... More...
  23. On the beach in the Dominican having a great read. More...
  24. New government safety ratings for helmets have been released. Save £££s on motorcycle helmets An extra 27 flip-front and full-face helmets have been tested in the Department for Transport’s Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP). Arai’s £400 full-face Quantam... More...
  25. The Victory Hammer S continues to be a pleasure as I rack up miles in the sun, and I’ve yet to run in to any problems. It also continues to draw praise. A week spent road testing meant the Hammer... More...
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