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  1. Defective tyre related accidents have increased by 28% according to new Department of Transport figures obtained by tyre safety organisation TyreSafe. As a result of dodgy and illegal tyres MOT failures have increased to 26,000 a year – that’s 75... More...
  2. The Ducati Roadshow continues in 2010 bringing its event truck and demonstration fleet to even more events and bike meetings throughout the UK than last year. Click here to see confirmed dates and locations The demonstrator fleet showcases the 2010... More...
  3. Road tax for bikes over 600cc rises from £66 to £70 from April 1. The 6% rise was contained in yesterday’s Budget. Tax for bikes between 401cc and 600cc rises from £48 to £50 while the rate for smaller bikes... More...
  4. Former world champion motocrosser Jamie Dobb and British Superbike boss and ex-500GP racer Rob McElnea will both be competing in the gruelling Scottish Six Day Trial in May. The two former racers will be among the 275 starters on Monday... More...
  5. Former world champion motocrosser Jamie Dobb and British Superbike boss and ex-500GP racer Rob McElnea will both be competing in the gruelling Scottish Six Day Trial in May. The two former racers will be among the 275 starters on Monday... More...
  6. Road tax for bikes over 600cc rises from £66 to £70 from April 1. The 6% rise was contained in yesterday’s Budget. Tax for bikes between 401cc and 600cc rises from £48 to £50 while the rate for smaller bikes... More...
  7. It is with great regret that we have to announce that Jim passed away peacefully on Sunday, he was surrounded by his family and dearest friends. A larger than life character, he will be sorely missed by everyone at the... More...
  8. Impression of the new Yamaha XT1200Z super Ténéré. Introductie at Yamaha NL. More...
  9. Leslie Porterfield is blond girl next door, but you will have to be quick to keep up with her, as she is the fastest girl on this planet on a standard motorcycle More...
  10. For the cornering connoisseur, the Ducati 838 is king, and one of the fastest A to B bikes on sale. Without the intimidating power outputs or wide rear wheels of the bigger Ducati superbikes, the 848 is gloriously-nimble and easy... More...
  11. Just been to Milan - great bike city - and spotted this interesting accessory. More...
  12. Austrian firm KTM has become the first large-scale manufacturer to produce an electric bike with these two ‘Freeride’ machines going into full production in 18 months. Find a KTM for sale These two pre-production prototypes were unveiled at the Tokyo... More...
  13. The Ducati Roadshow continues in 2010 bringing its event truck and demonstration fleet to even more events and bike meetings throughout the UK than last year. Click here to see confirmed dates and locations The demonstrator fleet showcases the 2010... More...
  14. Defective tyre related accidents have increased by 28% according to new Department of Transport figures obtained by tyre safety organisation TyreSafe. As a result of dodgy and illegal tyres MOT failures have increased to 26,000 a year – that’s 75... More...
  15. Just been to Milan - great bike city - and spotted this interesting accessory. More...
  16. Austrian firm KTM has become the first large-scale manufacturer to produce an electric bike with these two ‘Freeride’ machines going into full production in 18 months. Find a KTM for sale These two pre-production prototypes were unveiled at the Tokyo... More...
  17. For the cornering connoisseur, the Ducati 838 is king, and one of the fastest A to B bikes on sale. Without the intimidating power outputs or wide rear wheels of the bigger Ducati superbikes, the 848 is gloriously-nimble and easy... More...
  18. MCN testers have gone to Italy to pit the astonishing new Ducati Multistrada 1200S in a world first comparison test against the class-leading BMW R1200GS. Trevor’s full test will appear in next week’s MCN, but here are his first impressions:... More...
  19. We've featured bikes from Spanish builder Radical on this site before, most recently the Dirt Guzzi and the Imola Café racer. And while there's no doubt they produce some droolworthy motorcycles, until now we've only seen the fully finished machines.... More...
  20. In the latest comedy promo video from Yamaha, team mates Ben Spies and Colin Edwards take a 'mancation' in order to bond... More...
  21. In the latest comedy promo video from Yamaha, team mates Ben Spies and Colin Edwards take a 'mancation' in order to bond... More...
  22. MCN testers have gone to Italy to pit the astonishing new Ducati Multistrada 1200S in a world first comparison test against the class-leading BMW R1200GS. Trevor’s full test will appear in next week’s MCN, but here are his first impressions:... More...
  23. Automatic road toll payment systems have been around for some time but this is the first motorcycle specific system we've seen. Unlike the European systems that use ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) and passive identity tags the Mitsuba ETC is... More...
  24. Yamaha has just released the UK prices for the ‘budget’ Fazer8 and FZ8 and they are going to cost a wallet-melting £8799 for the half-faired bike and £7799 for the naked FZ8. MCN had reliable inside information that predicted the... More...
  25. MCN testers have gone to Italy to pit the astonishing new Ducati Multistrada 1200S in a world first comparison test against the class-leading BMW R1200GS. Trevor’s full test will appear in next week’s MCN, but here are his first impressions:... More...
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