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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

‘Live coverage has given TT new depth’

Cut-price trackdays

Buell come back to Britain • Charismatic US brand return after 15-year absence

MORE TO COME?

Group ride for cancer charity • Buxton club tops £18k with charity run

CCM’s future uncertain • British brand enter administration following period of sales difficulty

RST x D3O partnership • Kit brand to incorporate flexible orange armour in 2026 range

Rutterly brilliant

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

Hollywood calls for the TT • Amazon picks up four-part IoM series and feature film

Curtain falls on London

Foggy mania at auction • Bonhams sale includes racing leathers and lid

Hicky tops 135mph

Brit defies the odds

Biarritz build-off

Bajaj flex their muscle • KTM top brass face shake-up after €600m bailout from India

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

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

The devil’s in the detail • How British firm D3O’s new Diablo armour could change the future of rider protection

F1 TECH FOR YOUR FEET

Yamaha enter into the Matrix • Clever Tracer 9 tech is a road bike first

Low-fat rally twin • Kove to unleash slimmed-down 800X in two weeks’ time

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

Win a GSX-8R! • Grab an insurance quote at MCNCompare.com and you could ride away with this award-winning parallel twin Suzuki PLUS some brilliant protective gear

Talking point

MCN LAW • Your tricky legal questions answered

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

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‘The wind was walking the bikes across the track… it was the right decision to cancel’ • Two-time British champion turned commentator writes for MCN every month

NOT TOO SHABBY!

‘The GOAT of roadside cafés’ • The place for a perfect butty on the Rutland TT

YOUR TRIP • Where you went and why it was amazing

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

Hunt down the secret Glen • Adam Oldfield goes exploring lowland Scotland

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

TOP OF THE STOPS • Great destinations for your weekend ride

Daventry Bikefest • Northants town is ready to go bike crazy

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

GET MINTY-TOUGH ON CORROSION

Continental shape shifter • All-new BMW R1300RT raises the bar as the king of the touring class… yet again!

SUSPENSION TECH

MCN VERDICT

The same… but different • Not all middleweight...