The flash of green and bare alloy emerges from a London side street. The rider, black visor down, looks both ways, and accelerates into a gap in front of a red bus. The bike is obscured by traffic. There is only the bus’s burp of diesel smoke and a question left to consider: Was that …
Mike Hailwood was one of the greatest and most naturally gifted British motorcycle riders ever to have accelerated down a pit lane. His legendary 1978 TT comeback ride, where at the age of 38 Hailwood returned to the mountain course after an eleven year break and won, is a clear illustration of the man’s phenomenal …
If there’s one film scene which everyone remembers it’s the bike chase in The Great Escape. After dozens of failed escape attempts ‘The Cooler King’, played by the inimitable Steve McQueen, finally makes it to within sight of freedom. He roars across the countryside on his stolen BMW pursued by a hoard of manic Nazi …
With the ‘throttle’ wide open through a corner as the rear tyre scrabbles for grip, there is no exhaust roar. The unlikely combination of near-silent running and high performance is almost enough to make you miss the apex. The Agility Motors Saietta R, one of the most advanced electric bikes available – and yours for …
Danish custom builders Wrenchmonkees have been quietly making a name for themselves over the past few years with quiet, stripped-back, monochromatic custom bikes. For the first episode of our MCN: Build series, we caught up with them to chat about how they got into the custom bike building trade, and to discuss their philosophy towards …
UPDATE 19/12/13, 09:43am MCN understands three Hein Gericke shops are still open for business following a call this morning. Those shops are Glasgow, Stockwell and Farnborough. It still seems that vouchers are not going to be honoured even in stores that are open for business. Anyone who bought vouchers on a credit card is advised …
This week sees the launch of the 2014 Honda Fireblade SP edition (launch report in today’s paper), but which Fireblade is your favourite? …read more Via: Which Fireblade is your favourite?
In this week’s MCN paper, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from December 18: 5-in-1 Christmas Double Issue FREE Glossy BSB 2014 Calendar 12 Jaw-Dropping Pull-out Posters Ross Noble’s 12 days of Christmas 16-Page Dakar preview Exclusive Guy Martin Interview Bikes of the year WORLD FIRST Fireblade SP launch test MotoGP Year in review …
Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali has once again officially dismissed rumours the Italian firm is working on either a scooter or small capacity bikes in the foreseeable future despite new and unfounded internet rumours.Stories of a Ducati scooter have been doing the rounds for years but the firm has always denied this was planned; that situation …
Ever have one of those days where you can’t decide where to ride? Cody took his usual trip under the bed for the afternoon. The weather was perfect so we fired up the Harley’s and took off. The first leg of our ride took us down to Fort Christmas Road. After we passed all the activities going …