2007

Video: B King on track

Video: B King on track

Video footage of the Suzuki B-King testing at Phillip Island revealed in MCN today has been uploaded onto www.youtube.com Check out the video below to see the new bike in action. The footage was...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Inspiration for the day ahead…

Smiles all round

Smiles all round

Happiness shines around the team…

What a stunner

What a stunner

The beatuy of the paddock…

Have you got the look?

Have you got the look?

What great outfits, they really show off our tans!…

So what do you think?

So what do you think?

Accessories…definitely the way to go…

Freebies!

Freebies!

‘Are you included with that miss?’

Petrol station fraud

Petrol station fraud

Police are investigating a series of fraudulent bank account transactions after using a petrol station in Surrey.  Several chip-and-pin card using customers of the BP garage in Brighton Road, Redhill...

MCN charges petition

MCN charges petition

MCN has submitted a petition to Number 10’s petition website asking for signatures to support our demand that bikes be exempted from proposed new road charges. We drew up our demands after transport...

Chinese break away

Chinese break away

£700 for a brand new bike might sound like a real bargain but one MCN reader is warning fellow bikers to: “Beware of cheap Chinese imports”. George Nelson, from Southwark, South London, thought he’d...

New 1098 colours

New 1098 colours

Here are the new colour schemes for the Ducati 1098 – yellow and ‘midnight black’. The new colour options, predicted months ago by MCN, have come about after an online survey on the blog of the Ducati...

B-King on track

B-King on track

Suzuki’s B-King production bike has broken cover at Phillip Island in Australia during the firm’s GSX-R1000 launch. The bike made a surprise appearance in the hands of Suzuki test riders in front of...

Video: GSX-R1000 launch

Video: GSX-R1000 launch

Take a look at the video below where you can see Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves at the launch of the K7 GSXR1000 at Phillip Island in Australia.   Neeves also catches up with GP legend Kevin...

GSX-R1000 K7 launch

GSX-R1000 K7 launch

G’day from Australia. We’ve just finished riding the brand new K7 GSX-R1000 at its World launch at Phillip Island, and first impressions are that Suzuki has once again created a winner. It shouldn’t...

Video: Benelli Due 756

Video: Benelli Due 756

With millions of pounds of Chinese investment the Italian manufacturer Benelli is back on the world stage. MCN was invited to the factory in Pesaro to see the new Due 756, first revealed at the...

Freebies!

Freebies!

‘Are you included with that miss?’

Paying attention?

Paying attention?

Keeping an eye on the job…

Babe Squad comp

Babe Squad comp

Here are the five girls who made it to the Grande Finale of the MCN Babe Competition at the London Motorcycle Show. The four-day competition with over 50 girls making their way to the ExCeL Arena drew...

Video: Bandit 1250 test

Watch MCN Chief Tester Trevor Franklin give his verdict on the new Suzuki GSF1250S Bandit, in our exclusive video, below. The bike is a replacement for the veteran 1200cc Bandit, phased out due to emissions laws. Power now comes from an all-new 1255cc water-cooled motor. You can find out more details, and read the full test, in MCN, February 7, 2007.

Smoking!

Smoking!

And who wouldn’t be tempted with these lovely samples on offer…

Camera boss admits flaw

A speed camera boss has finally admitted his equipment is capable of getting speeds wrong if guidelines are not strictly followed.  The boss of the firm which makes laser detectors used in speed camera vans was cornered into admitting how a handheld version of the device, called an LTI 20.20 Ultralyte, can give incorrect reading. This came to light during a court hearing at Preston Crown Court on...

New MCN: February 7

New MCN: February 7

Check out the launch of the new Suzuki Bandit 1250 in this week’s MCN, available to buy from Wednesday, February, 2007. Chief road tester Trevor Franklin went to see what this new machine has to offer...

Does the MP3 handle?

Does the MP3 handle?

MCN took Piaggio’s brand-new MP3 three-wheeled scooter to ExCel to find out what you thought of the wacky scoot, and the most common question we were asked is ‘how does it handle?’ To answer your...

India aiming at big bikes

India aiming at big bikes

India is already one of the world’s largest producers of bikes, although virtually all of them are sold in their home market rather than exported.  Now companies there are starting to move away from...

MCN Needs Your Help

MCN Needs Your Help

MCN is conducting an investigation into what happens to your bike immediately after a crash.  We want to know your experiences of what happens to your bike if you’re injured and have to be carted off...

Techno V-Rod special

Techno V-Rod special

When you think about the near-superbike performance of V-RODs you tend not to think about chopper style specials, but if you fancy something a bit meatier and stockier is to your tastes then this...

In uniform

In uniform

Keeping up appearances…

Can-Am Spyder

Can-Am Spyder

Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products – best known for its Skidoo snowmobiles and Can-Am quads – has finally revealed its three-wheeled superbike, the Can-Am Spyder. Powered by a 106bhp...

KTM car model unveiled

KTM car model unveiled

KTM’s X-Bow road legal track car is a step closer to reality, as these scale models show. Although it looks like a finshed car, a close inspection reveals that it is a dummy of the Audi-powered car ...

Video: Ducati special

Video: Ducati special

The stunning Flat Red Ducati special is the latest creation of Jens vom Brauck, who previously created the Ducati Scrambler. The new special includes an aluminium housing in front of the engine, which...

Supportive babe

Supportive babe

Cheering from the sidelines…

Ebay scam

An MCN reader has asked us to warn people of a scam which is being used on eBay. Below is his story: I tried to buy a trike advertised on eBay but it suddenly disappeared totally off their site .  I contacted them three times asking if it was genuine and asking where it had gone and they told me it’s showing in your My eBay but to check the guy’s feedback which I couldn’t do because they had wiped...

Valentino's ladies

Valentino's ladies

All in a good cause…

The crate escape

The crate escape

MCN’s production editor Marc Abbott has taken delivery of a Lifan GY200 enduro bike.  Join him as the wrapping comes off the crate.  £500 for a road legal bike delivered to your door (albeit in...

Welcoming the sun

Welcoming the sun

Staying out for the summer…

Video: Salvaged BMW

Video: Salvaged BMW

MCN managed to track down one of the BMW motorcycles salvaged from the stricken MSC Napoli last week. MCN reporter Rob Hull takes a look around a K1200GT that fell from the ship in a container and...