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Two tribes go to war: The story behind the Honda SP-1 It is not often that the might of HRC gets rattled, but in 2000 this was the case. Despite... Read more ... Charging ahead: Can the new Electric Motion Epure Race match its petrol trials bike rivals? If there was ever a sector of motorcycling made for electric bikes, it is trials. As a discipline... Read more ... #Ride5000miles key workers are doing their bit to fight virus pandemic Countless people are using their motorcycles to travel to jobs in the emergency services and as key... Read more ... New Honda Hunter Cub really is a mini adventurer Don’t laugh but Honda might have just designed the adventure bike everyone is asking for and they’ve... Read more ... Get a free issue of MCN! MCN free gift Stuck at home? Need something to read? We’re giving away a free issue of MCN to anyone that wants... Read more ... 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MotoGP: Italian and Catalan MotoGP rounds postponed due to coronavirus The FIM, Irta and Dorna have taken the decision to delay the back-to-back Italian and Catalan MotoGP... Read more ... MotoGP: Q&A with BT Sport pundit Neil Hodgson With the 2020 MotoGP season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, BT Sport's Neil Hodgson and... Read more ... MotoGP: Andrea Iannone reacts to 18-month FIM suspension Andrea Iannone has released a statement regarding his 18-month FIM suspension on his official... Read more ... EWC: Xavi Fores joins Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes in Kawasaki's Suzuka 8-Hour line-up Kawasaki have revealed that Jonathan Rea will be joined by his new World Superbike teammate Alex... Read more ... WSB: BMW's Sykes and Laverty keep busy during coronavirus lockdown Tom Sykes and Eugene Laverty have been doing everything they can to make the most out of the bad... Read more ... MotoGP: 2007 Dutch Grand Prix to be shown on YouTube this Saturday The 2007 Dutch Grand Prix will be shown in its entirety this Saturday on the official MotoGP YouTube... Read more ... 2020 Ulster Grand Prix cancelled The 2020 Ulster Grand Prix has been cancelled by its organisers following months of... Read more ... MotoGP: Valentino Rossi will not compete in this weekend's virtual race The 10-rider line-up for this weekend's virtual MotoGP race has been revealed and it does not... Read more ... BSB: Oulton Park and Donington Park postponed due to coronavirus pandemic Rounds two and three of the 2020 British Superbike Championship, due to be held at Oulton Park and... Read more ... Isle of Man TT race winner Tony Rutter has died Seven-time Isle of Man TT race winner Tony Rutter has died at the age of 78 following a short... Read more ... WSB: New calendar released following Assen postponement The FIM and Dorna have released an updated calendar for the 2020 World Superbike Championship... Read more ... World Endurance: Postponed Le Mans 24-Hours date brought forward The date of this year's postponed Le Mans 24-Hours endurance race has been brought forward by a... Read more ... All latest sport Top bike reviews YAMAHA AEROX YQ50 (1998-on) MCN Rating 4 out of 5 Owners' Rating 5 out of 5 Funky race replica two-stroke scooter Read more ... KTM RC390 (2014-on) MCN Rating 3 out of 5 Owners' Rating 4 out o...