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IOMTT 2023 PREVIEW Step behind the paddock barriers and get the inside story of this year's top TT riders, teams and bikes… INSIDE YOUR 3-IN-1 BUMPER EDITION! TT heaven & PCP hell! On top of your normal, edition of MCN this week, we've pulled together a fantastic TT preview to give you the inside line on everything you need to know. And, just to put even more stress on your wallet, we've compiled a hellish tome of temptation with 94 of the hottest new-bike deals available! PCP BUYER'S GUIDE Want more for less? Don't we all! Here's 94 of the hottest new bike deals you can get today ON TEST THIS WEEK It's the bargain battle of the year! This is the test we've been desperate to deliver ever since we first rode the new CB750 Hornet and GSX-8S…

Finally, there's a tangible benefit to the otherwise frightening pace at which 2023 is rushing past: The Isle of Man TT is upon us-and it's going to be absolutely epic. No matter how brilliant other road races and track series are, there's still something exceptionally special, about the TT. It has a gravitational pull that appears to somehow shift the bike world's axis for a couple of weeks. Sometimes everything returns to normal, straight afterwards, and sometimes our world is never quite the same again (sadly, not always for positive reasons). But one thing is guaranteed – for the next couple of weeks the hottest source of conversation, speculation, adulation and exasperation in biking will be the heroics we witness around the 37.73 mile Mountain Course. And to make sure you're armed…

Get set for this year's Isle of Man TT with a new range of merchandise that goes on sale today (Wednesday, May 24). There's a range of T-shirts, hoodies, and more, available in two distinct collections: ‘Essentials’ (featuring a striped design said to be a nod to late-1960s racing) and ‘Heritage’ (with retro graphics). To get yours, go to shop.iomttraces.com. Honda responds to SoS dealer A Southend-on-Sea Honda dealership has won a prestigious Europe-wide award for customer satisfaction. Essex-based Belle Vue Motorcycles won a Honda Yūshū (‘excellence’) Award. Dealer Principal Dan Stilwell said: “Being the only motorcycle dealer in the UK to receive this means so much to everyone who works here.” Visit bellevuemotors.com. Fuel finally falls Petrol prices in the UK have dropped below 145p a litre for the first time in 18…

TOP STORY This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed welcomes some of the current crop of MotoGP teams, who will take to the famous hillclimb alongside a star-studded line-up of legends. Since the July 13-16 event doesn't clash with the MotoGP race calendar this year, Red Bull KTM, GasGas Tech3, and the Ducati factory team have already confirmed their attendance. The GasGas Aspar Moto2 team will also be there, with Brit rider Jake Dixon. Grand Prix bikes will make up the entirety of 2023's two-wheelers from historic race bikes to the latest 300bhp MotoGP machinery. We have recently celebrated the 1000th Grand Prix, and next season will mark the 75th year since motorcycle racing became the first motorsport world championship in 1949,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna, the organiser of the MotoGP series. “At…

Manx Care on the Isle of Man is issuing a warning to motorsport fans visiting the TT, Southern 100, or Manx Grand Prix, to ensure they have the correct travel insurance before heading to the island. Manx Care is the Isle of Man's health and statutory social, care provider, and has worked with TT favourites including Peter Hickman, Dean Harrison and Davey Todd to spread the word on social, media. “I'd like to reassure visitors to the island that urgent treatment-for example, for someone involved in a road accident or who suffers a medical episode – will always be provided to anyone who needs it,” Director of Operations, Oliver Radford said. “But issues such as whether or not that person has adequate travel insurance should never delay or prevent urgent treatment being…

TOP STORY Northern Ireland's largest motorcycle training centre is on the brink of closure and the industry faces collapse as riding schools continue to struggle to secure insurance cover. Earlier this year, MCN reported on a number of schools who had struggled to renew cover and the situation has not improved. MP Ian Paisley Jr, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Motorcycling, told MCN: “I have spoken to Treasury, the NIO (Northern Ireland Office), the Association of British Insurers, and the Financial Conduct Authority. I have asked what lies at the heart of a decision to suddenly remove cover for motorcycle instructors.” Paisley Jr, who is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for North Antrim, approached industry leaders and organisations last month to find out why they are withdrawing from the Northern Irish sector…