MCN - Motorcycle News

You can win a room for two people in an innovative new temporary hotel at this year's Isle of Man TT worth £1393. The prize is for a room at the unique Snoozebox portable hotel which has just been granted... More...

A motorcyclist has been banned from driving after arguing unsuccessfully that speeding at 156mph did not constitute dangerous driving. Peter Clarke, 44, was filmed at the high speed on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 on the A1M in Cambridgeshire last year by... More...

The new Retrosport Cup has just confirmed its inaugural four hour race at Donington's GP circuit on Bank Holiday Monday May 7th. Modern classic superbikes such as early Blades, GSX-Rs and ZXRs are now available for relatively little money and... More...

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Doble Motorcycles had a superb year in 2011, being crowned MCN’s Dealer of the Year – and they continue to lead the way in customer service and with fantastic offers on ALL new Hondas. New motorcycles from Doble... More...

The 2012 Ride of Respect to raise money for a host of military charities has got full backing from the Royal British Legion for the first time and is now open for registrations. The Ride of Respect was first staged... More...

A motorcyclist has been banned from driving after arguing unsuccessfully that speeding at 156mph did not constitute dangerous driving. Peter Clarke, 44, was filmed at the high speed on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 on the A1M in Cambridgeshire last year by... More...

The new Retrosport Cup has just confirmed its inaugural four hour race at Donington's GP circuit on Bank Holiday Monday May 7th. Modern classic superbikes such as early Blades, GSX-Rs and ZXRs are now available for relatively little money and... More...

The surprise with the Crosstourer is two-fold: first that the 1200 V4 powertrain works so well in an adventure bike package (it already seems so familiar and ‘right’ to me it seems like it’s been around for years) and second... More...

Custom choppers are threatened by the latest proposals from Brussels to prevent us modifying our bikes. Modifications targeted by EU anti-tampering plans already include tuning for more power. Now the European Commission wants to add to the list extended forks,... More...

The updated KTM 690 Duke has arrived in the UK, along with a host of stunt and touring accessories. The latest incarnation of the 18-year-old Duke - which features 90% diffeent parts over its predecessor - boasts the most powerful production... More...

Triumph is making no bones about gunning for BMW's best-selling R1200GS - its new Explorer 1200 is aimed squarely at giving the BMW a bloody nose. Triumph motorcycles for sale. And in every possible way, except for off-road ability and... More...

Honda has officially confirmed the new CRF250L dual-purpose trail bike will be going on sale in the UK as revealed by MCN last month. The CRF250L was revealed for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 2011... More...

The surprise with the Crosstourer is two-fold: first that the 1200 V4 powertrain works so well in an adventure bike package (it already seems so familiar and ‘right’ to me it seems like it’s been around for years) and second... More...

The updated KTM 690 Duke has arrived in the UK, along with a host of stunt and touring accessories. The latest incarnation of the 18-year-old Duke - which features 90% diffeent parts over its predecessor - boasts the most powerful production... More...

Triumph is making no bones about gunning for BMW's best-selling R1200GS - its new Explorer 1200 is aimed squarely at giving the BMW a bloody nose. Triumph motorcycles for sale. And in every possible way, except for off-road ability and... More...

Honda has officially confirmed the new CRF250L dual-purpose trail bike will be going on sale in the UK as revealed by MCN last month. The CRF250L was revealed for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 2011... More...

Custom choppers are threatened by the latest proposals from Brussels to prevent us modifying our bikes. Modifications targeted by EU anti-tampering plans already include tuning for more power. Now the European Commission wants to add to the list extended forks,... More...

In this week's issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 29, we have the world first ride of the all-new Triumph Explorer 1200. Using an all-new 1215cc three-cylinder engine, Triumph hope the new bike will knock the BMW R1200GS from... More...

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In this week's issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 29, we have the world first ride of the all-new Triumph Explorer 1200. Using an all-new 1215cc three-cylinder engine, Triumph hope the new bike will knock the BMW R1200GS from... More...

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...

This is my newly built 2012 racer; a Yamaha SR500. I will be doing the Earlystocks Championship with it. I raced a similar SR500 last year and finished 2nd in the EMRA Singles and Twins Category. More...

Our family are massive Marco fans, so on our first ever skiing trip last week in Obertaurern, Austria we took the opportunity to go snow biking from the very top of the mountain dressed in Simoncelli wigs and t-shirts. It was amazing... More...

For those of you who completed our Christmas Quiz last year, here are the answers. The winner has been drawn and notified. Part One 1. C2. B3. A4. B5. C6. A7. C8. B9. C10. B11. A12. C13. A14. B15. A16. C17. C18. B19. A20. A21. C22. A23. C24. B25. C26. B27. B28. C29. B30. A31. C32. B33. C34. B35. C36. A37. A38. B39. A40. A Part Two 1. C2. C3. A4. A5. B6. C7. B8. A9. A10. B11. A12. A13. A14. A15. A16. A17. B18. A19. A20. C21. C22. B23. B24. C25. C26. B27. B28. C29. B30. C31. B32. A33. C34. A35. C36. C37. C38. A39. B40. C More...

This is my newly built 2012 racer; a Yamaha SR500. I will be doing the Earlystocks Championship with it. I raced a similar SR500 last year and finished 2nd in the EMRA Singles and Twins Category. More...