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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

‘Maybe it's time to write to your MP’

Flipping good work

‘Labour is not interested in motorcycles’ • Bikers are sidelined in new Government transport plans

NO ACCESS FOR MOTORCYCLES

Fuelling some festive cheer • Petrol prices fall – but could be lower still

Max factor

Ducati's new adventure • All-new Multistrada V2 cuts weight by moving to incoming 890 twin platform

WHAT ABOUT THE DESERTX?

DEALS OF THE WEEK • MCN's Nye Davis sniffs out bikes at the best prices

Thinking big • CCM's newly appointed Managing Director shares bold plans for multi-market success

Charge down trails • Stark plug into enduro scene with new road-legal Varg EX

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

Victory for Bath bikers

E-bike crackdown • Cops seize 99 illegal electric two-wheelers in a single month

Ariel play a final Ace

It's not a full-stop after all

Bosch plan radar rollout • Six-stage safety system set to appear on more high-end bikes

Smaller screamer

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

NEW KIT JUST IN

MCN NEXT WEEK

Return of Italian power • Motori Minarelli boss discusses Fantic's new MM460 single

BOLD PLANS

Adventurer to apex predator • Radical concept turns R1300GS sporty

Talking point

MCN LAW • Your tricky legal questions answered

YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST BIKE • A blast down memory lane

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Celebrate MCN at 70! • Star-studded interviews, riding kit advice, iconic bikes and much more at the 2025 Devitt Insurance MCN London Motorcycle Show

‘I sold our last batch of 50 VFR750R RC30s to a single dealership’ • Former Honda chief development rider, ex-Honda Racing UK boss, and Bonhams specialist writes for MCN

ASK DAVE HANCOCK

HEAD TO UNICORNZ AND RIDERS, SPALDING ‘Pink and fluffy meets metal’ • An odd combination that just seems to work

YOUR TRIP • Where you went and why it was amazing

THIS WEEK

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

MILEAGE HUNTERS • #R5K members chasing their riding goals

Changing times • Has BMW's new ASA gearbox moved the semi-auto game on?

SEMI-AUTOS UP CLOSE

IS AUTOMATIC THE FUTURE?

DIVE IN TO THE DETAIL

MCN VERDICT

PAT ALDRIDGE • Meet the 81-year-old who has been racing motocross for six decades

A LIFE OF BIKES

IT'S NEW BUT IS IT WORTH IT? A right Royal retro classic • Why the new Royal Enfield Classic 650 is a masterstroke of form and function

MCN VERDICT

‘The original hooligan’ • Last week T riumph celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Speed Triple. MCN and over 1000 fans were there…

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPEED...