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Honda launch new Faze 250 Scooter

03 July 2009 by Laura Kennerley

Honda launch new Faze 250 Scooter

Honda has unveiled its new Faze 250 scooter. The front light echoes that of the new VFR1200 V4 sport tourer and could well be the new Honda corporate face of bikes. Find a scooter for sale The Faze...

Suzuki reveals all new RM-Z250

03 July 2009 by Laura Kennerley

Suzuki reveals all new RM-Z250

Suzuki’s new 2010 RM-Z250 will be the first bike in MX2 to have fuel injection. Derived from its larger capacity sibling, the RM-Z450, the new 250’s battery-less fuel system boasts a 43mm...

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler launches custom company

03 July 2009 by Laura Kennerley

Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler launches custom company

Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler has launched his own custom motorcycle company in the US. Dubbed Dirico Motorcycles, after Tyler’s partner Mark Dirco, the company launched in Boston last week...

Calne Bike Meet

03 July 2009 by wiltsgsx

Calne, North Wilts hosts the largest free bike event in the South West on July 25th 2009 10.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. – please note the revised date. Follow A4 to Calne Town Centre, Wiltshire, SN11 0EN between Marlborough and Chippenham Motorcycle Clubs – Veteran, Vintage and special interest bikes Ride Ins and Ride Outs, helmet bar, trade stalls, and bike jumble. Bands and entertainment all day,...

Kawasaki holds back new ZX-10R as it goes radical

02 July 2009 by Laura Kennerley

Kawasaki holds back new ZX-10R as it goes radical

Kawasaki has delayed the launch of the new ZX-10R as it is developing a radical new bike. Find a Kawasaki ZX-10R for sale The Japanese firm has opted out of its traditional two-year pattern of...

Honda CB1100F close to production

02 July 2009 by Andy Downes

Honda CB1100F close to production

These computer-generated images straight out of Japan show the hotly-anticipated Honda CB1100F – a bike that our Japanese sources are adamant will be a 2010 model in Japan at least. The latest...

See video of new Shoei XR1100

02 July 2009 by Rob Hull

See video of new Shoei XR1100

MCN has just returned from the launch of the brand new Shoei XR1100 helmet in Barcelona, Spain. Compare and buy motorcycle helmets The lid features a whole new array of features including a modified...

Five things you probably didn’t know about Shoei

02 July 2009 by Rob Hull

Five things you probably didn’t know about Shoei

On Tuesday MCN brought you the news of the launch of the brand new XR1100 helmet. Compare and buy motorcycle helmets The totally redesigned helmet is set to replace the massively popular XR1000 in...

AGV Helmet founder dies

02 July 2009 by Rob Hull

AGV Helmet founder dies

Founder of AGV helmets, Gino Amisano, has died at the age of 89 from bronchopneumonia. Compare and buy motorcycle helmets Gino was one of the pioneering people to make the connection with...

Win a Grand Prix track day with Arai

02 July 2009 by Rob Hull

Win a Grand Prix track day with Arai

Arai Helmets is offering all existing and future RX-7 GP owners the chance to win one of the 60 free international track day admittance tickets. Compare and buy motorcycle helmets Arai Europe has...

Yamaha USA to unveil new Rossi casual range

02 July 2009 by Rob Hull

Yamaha USA to unveil new Rossi casual range

Yamaha Motor Corporation USA will unveil the all-new line of Valentino Rossi’s “VR 46” official merchandise at this weekend’s Laguna Seca MotoGP race. The new “VR 46” merchandise is to be distributed...

Ever wondered what goes into Bayliss's boots?

02 July 2009 by Marc Abbott

Ever wondered what goes into Bayliss's boots?

Check out this video to see the manufacturing and testing of TCX boots, as worn by WSB legend Troy Bayliss. And check back here next week to see their newest race boot unveiled.

MCN exclusive: Spidi unveil new airbag suit

02 July 2009 by Liam Marsden

MCN exclusive: Spidi unveil new airbag suit

Spidi has unveiled its new neck airbag system, which will go on sale in 2010 after 15 years of development. The Neck DPS (Dispositivo Pneumatico di Sicurezza, or pneumatic safety device in English)...

Alpinestars Gore-Tex 365 gloves: summer update

02 July 2009 by Marc Abbott

Alpinestars Gore-Tex 365 gloves: summer update

For a pair of gloves designed to allow all-year riding, combining waterproofing with warmth for the worst of the winter, they’re doing a bloody good job in this week’s 30-degree heat! There’s just...

Cautioned in my company car park

01 July 2009 by Anonymous

I live in greater manchester. Recently, while going to work in Eccles I was cautioned in my company car park. My crime, I had filtered past a line of parked cars on my left and standing traffic on my right. The police here are anti-bike and see us bikers as an easy target, the police car couldn’t catch up to me because it was early morning rush hour and traffic was at its usual 10-20 mph slow...

Marc Potter blog: The Ducati Desmosedici day was amazing!

01 July 2009 by Marc Potter

Marc Potter blog: The Ducati Desmosedici day was amazing!

Rode a Ducati Desmosedici RR for the first time at Donington Park yesterday, and it was more like riding in a one-make championship. As (mostly) rich blokes prepared to ride their £42k motorbikes...

Trax alloy cases for Yamaha XT660Z Tenere

01 July 2009 by Marc Abbott

Trax alloy cases for Yamaha XT660Z Tenere

German engineering specialists SW-Motech have introduced a light and tough luggage package for the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere, featuring quick release side carriers, alloy rack and Trax aluminium side and...

New Secure Marking from Acumen Electronics

01 July 2009 by Marc Abbott

New Secure Marking from Acumen Electronics

Acumen has added a secure marking system to its range of electronic alarms and immoblisers. Secure marking adds an extra layer of protection to electronic motorcycle security, creating a silent...

Free cleaning kit with every new helmet at Fowlers

01 July 2009 by Marc Abbott

Free cleaning kit with every new helmet at Fowlers

Bristol-based bike dealer Fowlers are giving away a helmet cleaning kit with every helmet they sell. It includes a pouch, helmet and visor cleaner, polishing cloth, rucksack cover, helmet polish and...

I was also issued with an ASBO

30 June 2009 by Anonymous

I was also issued with an ASBO

A similar thing happened to me in July 2007 when I was travelling through a village in North Wales called Pentrefoellas very close to a acccident blackspot called Padog Bends. I was travelling through...

Suzuki auctions GSX-R1000 for Riders for Health charity

30 June 2009 by Andy Downes

Suzuki auctions GSX-R1000 for Riders for Health charity

Suzuki is auctioning off a Rizla replica Suzuki GSX-R1000 with the cash raised being split between Riders for Health and Wings for Life – a charity that helps research healing paraplegia. The eBay...

Mark Barron's R1

30 June 2009 by geordierossi

Mark Barron's R1

Mark Barron’s ’04 Yamaha R1. Set-up by Dyno Centre in Malton showing 169bhp at the wheel. Sensible mods and subtle paint too. See lads, it does look clean sometimes!

Video: Ducati test rider laps Donington on a Desmosedici

30 June 2009 by MCN

Video: Ducati test rider laps Donington on a Desmosedici

Watch the clip to catch a glimpse of Ducati test rider Guareschi lapping Donington Park on a standard Desmosedici RR road bike at the Ducati Desmo day. He did it in 1 minute 41, about 10 seconds off...

Bikes on TV: July 1-7

30 June 2009 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: July 1-7

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time  SHED – Discovery Shed (used to be DRTE) DSC – Discovery Channel  DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MM – Men and Motors MOT – Motors...

Grease Monkey to do away with grime

30 June 2009 by Marc Abbott

Grease Monkey to do away with grime

OzKleen’s new, environmentally-friendly, Grease Monkey bike cleaner is claimed to be completely revolutionary and will effortlessly cut through the grease and grime on your bike. Suitable for both...

New MCN July 1: Honda V4 in action!

30 June 2009 by James Keen

New MCN July 1: Honda V4 in action!

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale July 1, we reveal spy shots of the Honda V4 in action and host an expert technical analysis of the new machine. Plus insiders tell MCN about Honda’s other plans...

Learners could lose right to ride alone

30 June 2009 by Steve Farrell

Learners could lose right to ride alone

Learner motorcyclists face losing the right to ride unaccompanied under Government plans, according to the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI). Plans to scrap the right are likely to be revealed...

Ducati Desmosedici Day gets underway

30 June 2009 by MCN

Ducati Desmosedici Day gets underway

Sixty Ducati Desmosedici RRs have just lined up in pit lane at Donington Park for the Ducati Desmosedici RR Day. Video: Ducati test rider laps Donington on a Desmosedici MCN editor Marc Potter will...

Back into biking

30 June 2009 by jimbus 451

Back into biking

I am just back to bikes after 9 years away, ordered a new triumph triple, only to find out that I’m no longer a license holder and must pay and retake test OUCH!! Too eager to get back on a bike, so...

Loud pipes.

29 June 2009 by gerry hatrick

I had a bike with an aftermarket loud pipe and found car drivers treated me the same as they do now, even though I now use a bike with the standard factory exhaust. There’s no difference in how I am treated on the road or in the way car drivers see me. The only difference is the way I am perceived by the people who matter (the police and the people who may complain about my noise) I ride a 4...

BMW GS1250 R

29 June 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

BMW GS1250 R

Totally new but with evolution and not revolution. The new Queen of the Enduro Tourer will be the legitimate heir of the GS. More powerful, lighter new GS has a all new distribution of weight and all...

Buy stunning Donington race photos

29 June 2009 by Marc Abbott

Buy stunning Donington race photos

See something at the weekend’s WSB round and wish you’d had your camera? Want a picture of your favourite racer from Donington? Race photographers Double Red now have shots from the weekend’s race...

Haslam story in paperback

29 June 2009 by Marc Abbott

Haslam story in paperback

Rocket Men, the story of the Haslam racing dynasty, is published in paperback on July 30. Here’s the full blurb… Compare and buy motorcycle books ‘Rocket’ Ron Haslam started racing on the...

New MotoGP book out this month

29 June 2009 by Marc Abbott

New MotoGP book out this month

Rick Broadbent’s Ring of Fire is published in paperback on July 16. It’s the story of the whole MotoGP era. Here’s what the publishers have to say about it… Compare and buy motorcycle books Ring of...

Skidmarx launch new range of crash protectors

29 June 2009 by Marc Abbott

Skidmarx launch new range of crash protectors

RD Moto crash protectors will be available to UK riders exclusively through Skidmarx. Engineered in the Czech Republic, RD Moto produce fittings for both road and track bikes; the road versions are...

Dont judge a book by its cover.

29 June 2009 by Adam Collison

Dont judge a book by its cover.

I wanted to tell you about my recent experience when buying a bike. Im a 24 and obviously look like I cant afford a motorbike despite the fact im a company director. I have been disappointed by the...