Emma Franklin

Find out who won what in the 2025 MCN Awards here - some category winners might surprise you.

MCN's Legend of Motorcycling is a reader vote to decide the biggest biking star from our perennially popular Rider of the Year award.

Find out why Emma is smitten with the Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX SE after a 14-year reunion here.

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Find out what MCN Editor, Emma Franklin, thinks of the Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX SE long-term test bike after her first few miles with the bike.

Find out why MCN Editor, Emma Franklin owns a Honda RS125 race bike and how she's used it over the years here on MCN.

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Find out what MCN Editor, Emma Franklin, thinks of the Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono afetr six months here on MCN - it has hidden depths.

Read Emma's first update on the Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono and Emma gets to know it.

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Find out how the MCN fleet Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono copes with long-distance duties when Emma heads off for a trans-Pennine adventure.

What's it like to live with a Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono? Find out here...

Find out what makes the LS2 Acrux short boots a competent enough city boot for shorter rides here on MCN - can they really hang with the big boys?

Read our in-depth long-term test of the Ducati Monster SP as Emma takes her son for a ride.

Read the second instalment in our long-term Ducati Monster SP review here on MCN - Emma explains why the SP is such a hoot to ride even at low revs.

Read the third instalment in our long-term Ducati Monster SP review here on MCN - Emma has made it past the first service and charts the hits and misses.

Find out why Emma Franklin is riding a Monster SP instead of a Monster+ in her first update here on MCN - a quick spin around Donington with Chris Walker.

Read MCN Editor, Emma's final update on the Ducati Monster SP long-term test bike before she trades it in for another model from the Italian firm.

Find out why the Shark Race-R Pro GP FIM helmet is the quietest race lid Emma's ever worn here on MCN - can track kit work on pavement?

Helmet brand LS2 expanded into the rider wear market for the 2020 season and now have an impressive range of gear to suit touring, urban and sports riding, for both men and women. Made in China within LS2’s own factories, the brand offers a high level of specification and quality. These Snow gloves are waterproof textile sports-touring three season gloves to suit autumn/winter/early spring. {“imageID”:249354,”imageAlt”:”The LS2 Snow gloves, tried and tested by Emma Franklin”,”imageURL”:”https:\/\/pub-production-mcn.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-images\/249156\/ls2textilegloves_2024_001_tried_tested.jpg”,”imageTitle”:””} How comfortable are they? With a name like ‘Snow’, I was expecting a bit more bulk from these new LS2 gloves as they are fairly thin for winter gloves. The Snow rely on a combination of their close-fitting design and super-soft brushed polyester lining (which is so soft and comfy, it feels almost like fleece next to your skin) to retain heat, which t