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  1. Two major dealers – George White and V&J Superbikes – who sold bikes and kit at rock-bottom prices have recently gone into administration. The situation highlights the difficult decision made by some dealers to offer cheap prices and an Easy... More...
  2. Dominos Pizza in the Netherlands has solved the menace posed by its fleet of silent electric delivery scooters with a loudspeaker connected to the throttle. As if their perma-stoned customers needed anything else to pitch them into fits of giggles,... More...
  3. This is the new Norton V4 racer that will race at this year’s Senior TT, and you can read the full inside story of the bike in the latest issue of MCN, on sale now. The Norton V4 is being... More...
  4. This is the new Norton V4 racer that will race at this year’s Senior TT, and you can read the full inside story of the bike in the latest issue of MCN, on sale now. The Norton V4 is being... More...
  5. Stuart Garner and the engineers at Norton have been so focused on getting their new V4 racer built to compete at the Isle of Man TT (See the April 18 issue of MCN), that they met our question - 'What are... More...
  6. Volkswagen Audi has agreed to buy Ducati for about 860 million euros (£705m), two insiders have told the Reuters news agency. The total includes Ducati's debt, say Reuters, though it's unclear how much that is. Last week Ducati insiders told... More...
  7. Volkswagen Audi has agreed to buy Ducati for about 860 million euros (£705m), two insiders have told the Reuters news agency. The total includes Ducati's debt, say Reuters, though it's unclear how much that is. Last week Ducati insiders told... More...
  8. The Ale room are extending their exclusive offer to MCN readers on British ale, cider, wines, and spirits. Simply enter the code MCN12 in the ‘How did you hear about us?' box when registering and place an order for £20... More...
  9. This week we have exclusive news from Donington Park-based manufacturer Norton which cannot be revealed until the paper goes on sale. Also this week we ride James Ellison's CRT bike, McGuinness rides speedway, we discover Britain's best roads on Britain's... More...
  10. The Ale room are extending their exclusive offer to MCN readers on British ale, cider, wines, and spirits. Simply enter the code MCN12 in the ‘How did you hear about us?' box when registering and place an order for £20... More...
  11. This week we have exclusive news from Donington Park-based manufacturer Norton which cannot be revealed until the paper goes on sale. Also this week we ride James Ellison's CRT bike, McGuinness rides speedway, we discover Britain's best roads on Britain's... More...
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  13. KEY TO CHANNELS. DRT - Discovery Real Time DSC - Discovery Channel DHD - Discovery Channel HD EXS - Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) - Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT - Motors TV CH4 - Channel 4 CH5 - Channel FiveBBC BBCi – BBC InteractiveESPN –... More...
  14. Police only keep records of stolen vehicles for six years meaning bikes missing for longer are unlikely to be detected. An MCN investigation has discovered that stolen vehicles’ details are automatically deleted from the Police National Computer on the sixth... More...
  15. More than two thirds of motorcyclists have had a near miss in the last six months resulting from another road user failing to look. Sixty-nine percent of motorcyclists said they had experienced at least once ‘smidsy’ accident, so called because... More...
  16. ‘Tis that tiresome time of year when thousands of us have to renew our bike insurance. So, to lessen the blow, MCN’s insurance comparison website MCNcompare.com is giving away a year’s free insurance to 10 lucky riders in April. If... More...
  17. To celebrate the new-look MCN, we have a brand new Triumph Explorer 1200 to give away, worth £11,149. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning the Explorer is enter here. If your entry is... More...
  18. ‘Tis that tiresome time of year when thousands of us have to renew our bike insurance. So, to lessen the blow, MCN’s insurance comparison website MCNcompare.com is giving away a year’s free insurance to 10 lucky riders in April. If... More...
  19. More than two thirds of motorcyclists have had a near miss in the last six months resulting from another road user failing to look. Sixty-nine percent of motorcyclists said they had experienced at least once ‘smidsy’ accident, so called because... More...
  20. Police only keep records of stolen vehicles for six years meaning bikes missing for longer are unlikely to be detected. An MCN investigation has discovered that stolen vehicles’ details are automatically deleted from the Police National Computer on the sixth... More...
  21. It had to happen sometime, the slow decline of the bike industry as we know it, probably blamed on the recession, or exchange rates. But here's my take on the situation so far, based on my son's experience. Firstly after... More...
  22. The SR Max 125 is a nice little city scooter, with bags of weather protection and comfort for longer journeys. Struggles at speeds above 40mph, but at town speeds it's perfectly adequate. Handling is spot on. If you want an... More...
  23. The Boundary 500 Motorcycle Group (www.boundary500.co.uk) held their first Senior Day on Saturday 7 April 2012. Our formal charities that we support are the Great North Air Ambulance and Zoes Place Baby Hospice, but it was felt that a little... More...
  24. The 2010 and 2011 Kawasaki ZX-6R is now available with £1000 woth of accessories for free and 0% finance for a limited time only. The accessories are an Akrapovic slip-on exhaust, tinted bubble screen and colour-coded pillion seat cover. Kawasaki... More...
  25. The Honda PCX125 - Europe's biggest selling powered two wheeler last year - has been revised for 2012, with a new engine with a claimed 133.9mpg. Honda has improved the engine wih a new technology called enhanced Smart Power (eSP), which makes... More...
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