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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

‘Tough times but it's not all bad for biking’

Manx GP is go for 2025

Slimming world • Revised Yamaha MT-07 sheds weight despite tech overhaul but retains the same CP2 engine

YAMAHA'S NEW AUTOMATIC OPTION

Rebel alliance • Honda's CMX1100 cruiser line-up grows to welcome new SE model variant for 2025

Connected tech for 125 • Yamaha's A1-licence sportsbike gets new colours and gizmos

We want you!

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

Triumph honour the GOAT • TF 450 RC motocross bike pays tribute to 15-time AMA champ Ricky Carmichael

Transmission vamp • Don't fancy an auto gearbox? Your wish is KTM's command

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

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Tracer 9s get more refined • Yamaha's triple-cylinder Tracer 9 family get comfort tweaks plus new auto option

Know your Yamaha Tracer triples…

Icons assemble • Triumph dust off 1907 logo for new line

Dealership downturn • Concerns as more big players enter administration amid slump in sales

John's back on the bricks

Spotting the dangerous riders • Operation Leopard launches in Cumbria to tackle illegal nuisance off-roaders

Teens injured in stolen bike crash

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

Shake up at Pierer

Talking point

MCN LAW • Your tricky legal questions answered

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

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Get set for showtime! • Grab your early-bird tickets now, as the Devitt Insurance MCN London Motorcycle Show roars into town February 14-16, 2025

‘I fired up the Nemesis and it blew the silencers off, absolutely no effort at all’ • Engineering expert and creator of brilliantly bonkers bikes in MCN every month

PREPARING FOR WINTER

HEAD TO LOOMIES, HAMPSHIRE ‘A proper old-school haunt’ • An essential biking stop-off in the South Downs

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

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

Accessible excess… • Does BMW's new R1300GS Adventure take full-fat globetrotter bikes to another level?

‘Making it feel easy was hard…’

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Retro rivalry • Super-focused retro superbike, or fun GP replica with a sporty edge… Which works best on British B-roads?

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MARY McGEE • The first woman to road race, hold an FIM licence and race MX in the United States of...