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  1. A video of some of the members of Knobblies Trail Bike Club, both on and off road. More...
  2. I always use my bike for work, but woke up the other day to find the snow had frozen so decided to take the car. I couldn't even shift it off drive, so it was out with the bike as... More...
  3. July 8, 2009 was definitely a bad day. I won't go into too much detail as legal proceedings are ongoing. But what started out as a good day with my Triumph Sprint ST went horribly wrong when a van driver was added to the... More...
  4. We just found this and after spending a couple of seconds wondering if it was real we then realised it was a brilliant fake and hilariously funny. The ‘story’ was linked from the original Best News Site Ever website to... More...
  5. Deus Ex Machina is undoubtedly the best shop I’ve ever been to. The showroom is choc-full full of retro-style custom bikes, mainly based on the Kawasaki W650, Yamaha SR400 and a variety of Triumphs. The owners scour the globe for... More...
  6. Since so many are going out on the ice and coming off, here's an idea from German company MV Motorrad, one of our Euro K Club members posted up on the forum regarding these. Wunderlich also do a set of... More...
  7. When the World’s largest Triumph dealer decides to build a café racer you'd expect something pretty special – and this Thruxton-based machine from Pure Triumph is just that. Just about everything that can be changed has been, only the chassis... More...
  8. Rules are better written by fans and race teams themselves rather than “anonymous white men” shut away in rooms reckons TTXGP organiser Azhar Hussain. That’s why the rules for his series from 2011 will be wiki-based – that is, put... More...
  9. Have you ever been to the Dragon or Elephant Rally? If so, MCN would love to hear your stories and see some pictures explaining what it was all about and why you braved the weather to make it. It doesn’t... More...
  10. Honda is offering the chance to ride with Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness on a two-day off-road riding holiday to Spain. The Redtread trip runs from February 6 to February 9 and includes two-days of riding in the... More...
  11. Since so many are going out on the ice and coming off, here's an idea from German company MV Motorrad, one of our Euro K Club members posted up on the forum regarding these. Wunderlich also do a set of... More...
  12. MCN can exclusively reveal the first items from the 2010 Alpinestars range, including this fantastic-looking trials-style jacket, the 'Calgary'. Save £££s on motorcycle products It a waxed cotton jacket bristling with internal and external pockets and with the all-important belt-adjustable... More...
  13. When the World’s largest Triumph dealer decides to build a café racer you'd expect something pretty special – and this Thruxton-based machine from Pure Triumph is just that. Just about everything that can be changed has been, only the chassis... More...
  14. The original Yamaha R6 is a truly great bike and a great bargain buy with mint low miles examples around the £2-3k mark. Here's another tribute from XSVpro. Enjoy! More...
  15. I was very concerned about the future for Donington Park, so I set up a support group. The interest has literally taken off, and there is now a website, email address, podcast, local radio and press interest, and a facebook... More...
  16. After an eight-hour sleeping pill-induced shut-eye session, I woke this morning to see the Australian sunshine for the first time since landing. God, I love it here. An English mate of mine, Andy, who now lives in Oz, picked me... More...
  17. All this cold weather has turned my Honda Fireblade into the Frozenblade I thought id start her up and let her run for a bit, but getting back inside proved rather hard since theres a tad too much power - the rear... More...
  18. A video of some of the members of Knobblies Trail Bike Club, both on and off road. More...
  19. I always use my bike for work, but woke up the other day to find the snow had frozen so decided to take the car. I couldn't even shift it off drive, so it was out with the bike as... More...
  20. Deus Ex Machina is undoubtedly the best shop I’ve ever been to. The showroom is choc-full full of retro-style custom bikes, mainly based on the Kawasaki W650, Yamaha SR400 and a variety of Triumphs. The owners scour the globe for... More...
  21. July 8, 2009 was definitely a bad day. I won't go into too much detail as legal proceedings are ongoing. But what started out as a good day with my Triumph Sprint ST went horribly wrong when a van driver was added to the... More...
  22. Today’s the day we rode the Old Pacific Highway with Jeff Ware, Editor of Rapid Bikes mag, with a couple of mates in tow. Jeff had said he’d try and get ex-GP racers Kevin Magee and Daryl Beattie (his mates,... More...
  23. Today’s the day we rode the Old Pacific Highway with Jeff Ware, Editor of Rapid Bikes mag, with a couple of mates in tow. Jeff had said he’d try and get ex-GP racers Kevin Magee and Daryl Beattie (his mates,... More...
  24. Here are some stories to make you smile over the New Year. Story 1My mate came from a very strict family who were “Plymouth Brethren” and consequently were not in favour of either me or my 1955 AJS 350. His mother... More...
  25. I first got my Yellow Canadian 1999 Suzuki SV650S and it was a great bike. I got it super cheap as a multi-owner used bike. Great bike. It has all the power you need but not too much as to get you... More...
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