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Launched in 1955, MCN has been bringing its readers exclusive news stories about bikes for 60 years. Every week, MCN’s team of expert test riders & journalists will: • Review new and used motorcycles • Help bikers make the very best buying decisions • Provide the latest MotoGP and Superbikes news MCN is also famous for its unrivalled motorcycle sport news and insight. From the white-knuckle world of MotoGP to the elbow-clashing action of World Superbikes and British Superbikes, MCN gives the inside story. There are also thousands of motorcycles for sale in MCN. So if you’re thinking about buying a new machine there’s almost definitely a fantastic bargain waiting to be snapped up!

7 DAYS IN 60 SECONDS • Your whistle-stop tour of this week’s hottest stories

‘Langen score with wild new Lightspeed’

Sharing our green lanes

Painting the town red • Riders from 94 countries unite for Ducati’s 100-year anniversary party

BULEGA SMOKES GP STARS

‘THIS IS MY SEVENTH WDW’

Desmo supermoto • Track-only Desmo450 SM revealed at World Ducati Week in Misano

Classic TT loves 1996 • Upcoming Manx event to honour significant road racing year

Seven guilty in theft spree

DEALS OF THE WEEK • MCN’s Tommy Begley sniffs out bikes at the best prices

See Rossi on Friday

Ride the Norton at Moto Fest! • New Manx R test rides added to line-up at Anglesey event

‘Staying ahead of the thieves’ • BikeTrac’s Bill Taylor reveals the bikes, times and locations most popular with criminals

Police deploy silent justice • Cleveland cops use Stark Varg EV off-roaders

Roads series coming

Vespa’s 80-year special

Pass the dark glasses • BMW splash wild colours on limited-edition S1000 range

THE FIGHT AGAINST FAKE BIKE KIT • Our industry insider helps you steer clear of substandard safety gear

THIS WEEK’S HOT DEALS BARGAIN HUNTER • MCN product guru, Tommy Begley, hunts down this week’s hottest online bargains. Get them while you can!

NEW KIT JUST IN

MCN NEXT WEEK

The NEXX generation • MCN goes inside the Portuguese factory making helmets by hand

HEADS-UP ON NEW LID LINES

Can you jump like Knievel? • Vegas museum includes virtual leap

It’s an alien Vyrus • Meet the 205bhp Panigale 1299-powered Vyrus Alyen 988

BUY IT NOW • Our used bike anorak reveals this week’s smartest buys

Talking point

MCN LAW • Your tricky legal questions answered

PRECIOUS METAL YOUR BIKES • Show us your pride and joy

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‘You never quite know until you’ve done those first proper miles’ • Engineering expert and creator of brilliantly bonkers bikes in MCN every month

FULL FACTORY FROM A CAN

HEAD TO MOTOCAMP WALES, DOLGELLAU ‘It’s pure biking paradise’ • Head to adventurer Steph Jeavons’ MotoCamp

YOUR TRIP • Where you went and why it was amazing

‘The road climbs out of the valley to scream across the hills’ • Simon Weir heads to the Elan Valley

KEEP ON EXPLORING… • Brilliant events and locations to visit on your bike this week

WHAT’S ON • YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK’S BIKING EVENTS

TOP OF THE STOPS • More great overnight stays

Glorious Goodwood • Rossi returns to the annual Festival of Speed

MCN PIT STOP BREW CREW • Latest snaps from your biking adventures

EXPLORE WITHOUT COMPROMISE

Try something new this summer • Enjoy a taste of adventure, track or enduro at Moto Fest Anglesey, July 24-26

‘It’s all about helping people’ • Blood Biker George Whipp rides through the cold and wet of the night to support those in need

STAND-OUT MOMENT…

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