Motor Cycle News

Motor Cycle News
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner Bauer
Publisher Will Hattam
Editor Marc Potter
Founded 1955
Headquarters Peterborough, England
Circulation 106,446[1]
ISSN 0027-1853
Official website www.motorcyclenews.com

MCN or Motor Cycle News is a weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, and based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The title was founded by Cyril Quantrill in 1955 and bought by EMAP, before Bauer bought Emap's consumer media division in 2008. Since launch, the brand has expanded to include the MCN website, MCN Mobile, iPhone app, the 'MCN Compare' Insurance Comparison service, MCN London and Scottish Motorcycle Show and the MCN Live! at Skegness party weekend.

In 2009, average weekly circulation was 114,304 copies according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations,[2] and 2010 it was 106,446 copies.[1]

MCN Awards

MCN have been presenting an annual awards ceremony, almost since they were founded in 1956. These include the overall 'MCN Machine of the Year' award:

Year Country Bike Notes
1968 Norton Commando
1969 Norton Commando
1970 Norton Commando
1971 Norton Commando
1972 Norton Commando
1979 Triumph Bonneville T140
1999 BMW K1200LT
2001 Ducati Multistrada
2002 Ducati 999
2003 Honda CBR600RR
2004 Triumph Rocket III
2005 Suzuki GSX-R1000
2006 Yamaha YZFR6R
2007 Ducati 1098
2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR
2009 Yamaha R1
2010 BMW S1000RR

References

  1. ^ a b "Standard Certificate of Circulation" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. 17 February 2011. http://www.abc.org.uk/Certificates/17128540.pdf. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Bauer Media Consumer Magazines: ABC Jan-Jun 2010" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/Global/ABC%20Data/abc_JJ10.pdf. Retrieved 3 December 2010. 

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