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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

‘Who says old-school 600s are dead?’

History of the Mile

Guerrilla tactics • Royal Enfield launch new Himalayan-based Guerrilla 450 naked starting at £4850

WHY SO CHEAP?

Pierer cut back • KTM's parent company axe jobs and move work abroad to stay competitive

Shifting beliefs • Ducati's R&D boss confirms Bologna firm are also considering clutchless technology

Sportsbike sales on top • Revived Honda CBR600RR leads middleweight sales boom

Hydrogen powers up

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

Big plans for future Nortons • Company announce overseas sales plan and promise six new models

New Kove 800X impresses on dyno

Traffic light GP scoot • Add poke to your commute with Italjet's wild 68bhp twin

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

‘Live Fast’ campaign

Golf course destruction • Reckless bike and quad riders cause £10k of damage to greens

Lock it or lose it

Goodwood go for 2025

Lightweight lovers • Minimalistic motorcycle festival draws biggest crowd yet

XSR900GP gets Randy

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

Rapid charge revolution • How solid-state battery tech could be the game-changer for electric bikes

See top enduro riders for free! • Red Bull stars hit Newcastle in August

Talking point

MCN LAW • Your tricky legal questions answered

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

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HEAD TO VICTORY CAFÉ, SNAEFELL, ISLE OF MAN ‘It's more than just a café’ • Mountain Course views, cinema and great grub

YOUR TRIP • Where you went and why it was amazing

THIS WEEK

A bomber county blast • Emma explores Lincolnshire's aviation heritage with this twisty two-hour route

Calne Bike Meet • Wiltshire transforms into bike central

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

KEEP ON EXPLORING… • There's more to the Isle of Man than the TT

MILEAGE HUNTERS • #R5K members chasing their riding goals

GET INVOLVED AND RIDE MORE IN 2024 • You can still become an R5k member – simply ride your bike and tell people about it!

Stelvio's big test • New Italian adventurer takes on an established, but tweaked-for-'24, stalwart of the sector

DIVE INTO THE DETAIL

The story so far…

DIVE IN TO THE DETAIL

MCN VERDICT

‘Most powerful bike on the sand’

JEAN-CLAUDE OLIVIER • Yamaha's driving force behind the VMAX and Ténéré, who dared to take an FZ750 dune-bashing

Watch out KTM and Yamaha… • The all-new £8499 Kove 800X is bidding to shake up the adventure bike establishment. But is it any good?

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