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2007

Supermotos group road test

21 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Supermotos group road test

The new KTM 690SM goes head-to-head with the Aprilia Pegaso and Yamaha XT660X to find out which single-cyliner supermoto fares best on UK roads. Watch the video to get a feel for how the bikes...

Budget: The effects on bikes

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Budget: The effects on bikes

Gordon Brown’s new Budget includes massive tax increases for some car owners – with many facing bills of up to £400 per year from 2008 – but bikes have escaped with only minor increases. The lowest...

Final Hypermotard in the studio

21 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Final Hypermotard in the studio

Ducati has taken the final version of the Hypermotard direct from the production line and into the studio to prepare for the official brochure being printed before the bike is launched this summer. A...

Bikers raise red nose cash

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Bikers raise red nose cash

Bikers raised over £2000 through a 160-mile run in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire during Comic Relief. The riders, who all work in the IT industry, wore helmet ears and special Red Nose Day ‘hi-viz’...

675 racer for sale

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

675 racer for sale

The most exotic Triumph Daytona 675 in the country is up for sale. Paul Young’s Triumph Daytona 675 race bike, which he took to 22nd place in last year’s British Supersport championship, is on the...

Help identify these bikes

21 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Help identify these bikes

Eight bikes belonging to former Isle of Man TT racer and Manx GP winner Peter Darvill have been unearthed after years in storage to be auctioned. MCN readers are being asked for help to try and trace...

Do It Yourself. . . ?

21 March 2007 by Anonymous

Do It Yourself. . . ?

Here’s a VFR I saw on a recent trip to Manchester – who needs the bike doctor when you’ve a roll of duct tape?

On the look out

21 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

On the look out

Eye spy, with my little eye……..

New MCN: March 21

20 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

New MCN: March 21

In this week’s MCN read how new Government guidelines will allow bikers to use bus lanes following a trial in London. Also in the paper, available from Wednesday, March 21, 2007, we test the 2007...

Yamaha 0 per cent finance extended

20 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Yamaha 0 per cent finance extended

Yamaha has extended its 0% finance offer for the foreseeable future making it easier for you to get on a new Yamaha. The deal is available on any new YZF-R6, FZ-1, FZ-1 Fazer, FZ6 S2, FZ6 Fazer S2,...

Crash barriers can kill

20 March 2007 by Steve Farrell

Crash barriers can kill

Crash barriers cause injuries five times more severe than the hazards they are supposed to stop us hitting, according to the Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM). A rider who hits a barrier is also...

Government scraps speed camera research

20 March 2007 by Steve Farrell

Government scraps speed camera research

Research into whether speed cameras shift accidents elsewhere was cancelled by Government, it emerged last week.   Research was going to investigate whether speed cameras cause a “migration of...

More mental Yamaha R6 pictures

20 March 2007 by Andy Downes

More mental Yamaha R6 pictures

This is the latest computer image from Swedish engineer Mikael Tiainen who is building what might well turn out to be one of the most extreme bikes of all time – a 240bhp, turbocharged and two-wheel...

Travelling nightmare

20 March 2007 by oldie

Whilst travelling, I got off the ferry at Bilbao and the throttle cable on my ZRX1200S snapped. The bike was fully laden with luggage and it was raining. After calling the breakdown service, I waited five hours in the rain for them to appear. I loaded the bike on to the lorry and off we set into Bilbao, only to be told that Bilbao was shut for a week due to a festival. This meant I was chucked...

Faint babe

20 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Faint babe

Looking for some extra support…

Video: KTM 690SM Launch

19 March 2007 by Rob Hull

Video: KTM 690SM Launch

MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child spent a few days in Spain at the launch of the totally-new KTM 690SM. The Austrian firm are known for their supermoto building ability, so check out the video for...

159mph cop back in court

19 March 2007 by Andy Downes

A policeman convicted of dangerous driving after clocking up speeds of up to 159mph has won a High Court bid to overturn his conviction. Pc Mark Milton was found guilty last August (2006) at a second trial which was only held as a result of his original acquittal being overturned by the High Court. Milton, from Shropshire, said at his first trial he had simply been trying to “familiarise” himself...

The Biker Show launches

19 March 2007 by MCN

The Biker Show launches

A new motorcycle magazine show aimed at bikers, will be on TV from March 23, 2007.  The show is being run in conjunction with Channel M and will provide a host of information and advice from riding...

Get a Harley-Davidson Street Bob for £99

19 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Get a Harley-Davidson Street Bob for £99

You can now get a Harley-Davidson StreetBob for just £99 per month with a new official finance offer. The idea is to make the £9095 model more accessible for novice and experienced riders alike. As...

Thieves replace new GSX-R750 with a rusty moped

19 March 2007 by Rob Hull

Thieves replace new GSX-R750 with a rusty moped

Courier Callum Attwood of West Drayton in West London received a shock when he realised his brand new prize GSXR 750 had been stolen from his garage – and replaced with a rusty knackered moped. At...

Round the World trip nearly sinks

19 March 2007 by Rob Hull

A bikers’ dream of travelling round the world nearly came to an abrupt ending last when the vessel transporting him, his partner and their bike began to sink. The ships captain passed out 80 miles off the coast of South America, the engines stopped and the vessel began to sink. Bob Morely of Over, Cambs, baled the boat by hand while the only other passenger on the boat took control of the ship...

R1 made from 15,000 matchsticks

18 March 2007 by Andrew Leeson

R1 made from 15,000 matchsticks

What can you do with 15,000 matchsticks? Answer: Make a big fire… or build a fully working model of an R1!

Ready and waiting

18 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Ready and waiting

Bring on the boys…

In disguise

17 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

In disguise

…But not hiding from the cameras…

I need some sweets NOW!

16 March 2007 by Anonymous

I need some sweets NOW!

I need some sweets richy Rich, NOW! Bye bye now.

Aprilia 750 sports bike confirmed

16 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Aprilia 750 sports bike confirmed

Early news has come from the Aprilia factory that the faired version of the 750cc v-twin Shiver predicted by MCN in early February will be one of a line up of new models on the way from Aprilia for...

Lancashire Tea goes supermoto - No, really

16 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Lancashire Tea goes supermoto - No, really

With the 2007 British Supermoto Championship set to kick off this Easter Weekend, Husaberg team Dave Clarke Racing (DCR) has tied up a major sponsorship deal with Lancashire Tea. Dave said: “We were...

Biker injured in fence prank

16 March 2007 by Rob Hull

A motorcyclist from Aberdeen has been injured after becoming entangled in a wire builder’s fence placed across a public road, and hitting a parked car. The fence was stretched across the road by a man described as 5ft 9” tall with brown hair and dressed in a dark hooded top and dark jean on Thursday 15 March. The rider suffered minor injuries but his bike was badly damaged.

Biker tears up bowling green

16 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Blackburn police have dubbed the actions of a biker who ruined a bowls green as ‘the worst case of vandalism we have seen’. The rider pulled skids and donuts on the green in Aqueduct road on March 9. Anyone with information should contact the local police on 01254 51212.

Honda's new 125cc S-Wing

15 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Honda's new 125cc S-Wing

This is Honda’s new smaller-engined sibling to the Silverwing 600. Called the S-Wing 125 (not ‘swing’), it uses the fuel injected four-stroke 125 motor from the PS125 in a larger, more protective...

Moto Morini 91/2 price cut

15 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Moto Morini 91/2 price cut

Moto Morini’s UK importer has slashed the price of the retro styled 9½ by £1000. The 9½ is effectively the entry level Morini, using a detuned version of the 1187cc v-twin from the Corsaro and a less...

New Hornet dyno tested

15 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

New Hornet dyno tested

Tests have revealed that the new Honda Hornetmakes 98bhp on an independent dyno – only two bhp shy of Honda’s claimed output. The bike uses a detuned version of the latest CBR600RR engine instead of...

Stelvio back to the drawing board

15 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Stelvio back to the drawing board

After being shown to dealers in a secret meeting last month, Moto Guzzi’s Stelvio has been sent back the firm’s R&D department to have a series of alterations made. Guzzi insiders say the bike will...

Kawasaki MotoGP rep

15 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Kawasaki MotoGP rep

Kawasaki Netherlands has released a limited-edition MotoGP replica version of its ZX-10R – but it’s based on last year’s colours and riders. The 50-off limited-edition run gives the bikes an Akrapovic...

Guzzi's new Bellagio

15 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Guzzi's new Bellagio

Moto Guzzi’s new 940 Custom – revealed late last year – is getting a last minute name-change before going on sale. The 940cc cruiser will simply be called the Moto Guzzi Bellagio, named after an area...

TT celebration GSX-Rs revealed

15 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

TT celebration GSX-Rs revealed

Suzuki has revealed the 600 and 750cc versions of its limited-edition GSX-R TT range. Designed to celebrate the centenary of the Isle of Man TT, the bikes get exclusive paint schemes unlike any other...