MCN - Motorcycle News

A website moderator for a national cycling body has exposed the irrational depths of anti-motorcycle bigotry in the group with an unintentionally comical rant. In a searingly smug denouncement of all traffic except for cycles, the moderator for CTC brands... More...

Here is the full list of winners of the prestigious MCN Awards announced at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show. Check out Wednesday’s Motorcycle News for the full story behind the winners. Award: Biking HeroWinner: Bob Brown – former Police... More...

The battle for custody of electric racing has taken a new turn, with Isle of Man government and TTXGP organisers issuing conflicting statements as to the reasons for the split. The Isle of Man cites TTXGP’s plans for a Paris... More...

While filming a bike test in Italy, MCN's photographer Ian Jubb and road tester Adam Child spotted the new Multistrada 1200 testing on the road... Latest news on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 MCN Show Video: Ducati Multistrada 1200 Ducati Multistrada 1200 prices confirmed... More...

Harley-Davidson is donating 28 new Buell and Harley-Davidson motorcycles to assist with the Haiti earthquake disaster. The bikes are being shipped to the disaster zone from the Dominican Republic where H-D has a facility. “Our thoughts are with all of those... More...

A two-stroke restoration specialist built a Yamaha TZR250 3XV from the ground up in four days at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show - and started it first kick on the final day. Wayne Pipe of Cider County Strokers does... More...

I spotted this Ducati Desmosedici RR while out on last years May Day run. I can't reemmber the owners name but he was a top bloke, letting us pose for the pics and then riding the rest of the way into... More...

MCN's longterm test fleet 2009-2010 includes the Suzuki Gladius. Watch the video for MCN news reporter Chris Newbigging's report on life with the capable v-twin all-rounder. Find a Suzuki Gladius for sale Read the Suzuki Gladius review http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1119137831http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=711881422 // By use of... More...

Danny John-Jules voted the BMW S1000RR the best bike of the MCN Motorcycle Show. The Red Dwarf star said: “I like the look of it and it will probably be good. It’s a bit weird seeing a BMW without Old... More...

I spotted this Ducati Desmosedici RR while out on last years May Day run. I can't reemmber the owners name but he was a top bloke, letting us pose for the pics and then riding the rest of the way into... More...

MCN's longterm test fleet 2009-2010 includes the Suzuki Gladius. Watch the video for MCN news reporter Chris Newbigging's report on life with the capable v-twin all-rounder. Find a Suzuki Gladius for sale Read the Suzuki Gladius review http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1119137831http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=711881422 // By use of... More...

MCN's longterm test fleet 2009-2010 includes the Suzuki Gladius. Watch the video for MCN news reporter Chris Newbigging's report on life with the capable v-twin all-rounder. Find a Suzuki Gladius for sale Read the Suzuki Gladius review http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1119137831http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=711881422 // By use of... More...

The most pothole-ridden county has been named as Surrey. The region tops a league table with 1789 reported potholes since 2007, up to 1324 of which have not been repaired. It puts the county nearly 1000 ahead of second placed... More...

Motorcycle casualties fell 4% in the 12 months to the end of September last year, according to figures from the Department for Transport. All casualties for motorcyclists fell from 21,934 in the previous 12 months to 21,080.Fatal and serious motorcycle... More...

This gorgeous Triumph Thruxton special makes its debut on the MCN stand at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show, which opens today. The bike has been bored out to 904cc, has revised throttle bodies and hand-machined yokes, upside down forks and... More...

Vandals have rendered a new charge to use motorcycle parking bays unenforceable. London’s Westminster City Council, which controversially scrapped free roadside motorcycle parking, has been forced to cancel fines because signs have been defaced. Payment of the £1 daily charge... More...

We want you to vote for your favourite new bike at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show from the 10 contenders below. Do you think the innovative Guzzi concept was more impressive than Norton’s new Commando? Or do you rate... More...

This gorgeous Triumph Thruxton special makes its debut on the MCN stand at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show. The bike has been bored out to 904cc, has revised throttle bodies and hand-machined yokes, upside down forks and T3 hand-machined... More...

Harley-Davidson’s new Sportster 48 has made its first public appearance outside the US at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show in London. The new bike was unveiled at the end of last month, and is based on the basic design... More...

MCN is pleased to announce Peter Barden as winner of MCN’s competition to win a stunning new BMW S1000RR. Barden, 31, from East yorks, looked to be the happiest man on the planet when MCN’s Editor Marc Potter handed over... More...

The Ducati 1198S Corse special edition has been built to celebrate winning the manufacturers title in WSB and European Superstock and features a beautiful unpainted aluminium tank. Video: 2010 Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show preview Watch the video for more... More...

Honda UK has released the price for its soon to arrive Honda VT1300CX Fury. While the Fury is arguably the most extreme-looking of the current range of Japanese clone custom/chopper/cruiser machines, its £12,071 OTR price definitely isn’t. When comparing the... More...

You can see the Moto Guzzi V12X Concept for the first time in the UK at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show this week. The V12X is a minimalist road-orientated supermoto designed to give us a glimpse of the Guzzi... More...

Some restorations can take months if not years but at the Carole Nash MCN motorcycle show a restorer is attempting to turn boxes of parts into a running bike in just four days. Video: 2010 Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show... More...

MCN’s Guy Procter has just finished riding Suzuki's hydrogen fuel cell powered Burgman. He phoned in his first impressions. "I've just got off the bike after a brief ride and I'm very impressed. It only makes about 11 or 12bhp... More...