2009
World Exclusive: AGV launch Barry Sheene replica
25 February 2009 by
AGV will launch this official Barry Sheene replica helmet this spring as part of the arrival of the new T-2 model. Compare and buy motorcycle helmets MCN has seen the first final-production Sheene...
(More) Credit Crunch Biking
25 February 2009 by
Feeling the pinch like many people (I’m a mortgage broker – business, what business?) I decided the 1300 Pan European had to go. We weren’t touring any more and it’s a bit over the top for my all...
Irreplaceable helmets stolen from Arai offices
25 February 2009
Five irreplaceable Arai helmets were stolen after the Arai offices in Newcastle-under-Lyme were broken into last night (February 24). The helmets were an Arai NR3 Barry Sheene signed replica, an NR3...
Carbon-fibre bikes – a potted history
25 February 2009 by
This official drawing shows how British firm C-Tech, which supplies bodywork to superbike teams, is developing a carbon chassis to suit the latest generation of inline four-cylinder engines. But the...
What's on: February 25 - March 3
25 February 2009 by
Our What’s On listings now show events by their date, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. If you...
Would you buy an Arai RX7-GP Spencer rep?
25 February 2009 by
Arai Japan is set to launch two Freddie Spencer replica Arai RX7-GP’s into their ’09 replica helmet range, and if you want the same you can help MCN bring them to the UK. The two helmets designs are...
Westminster council uses the name of motorcycle groups in vain
24 February 2009 by
As you may or may not know, Westminster Council have on a number of occasions used British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) and Motorcycle Parking names in vain,...
Win one of 20 copies of the 2008 MotoGP season review with the MCN Biking Britain Survey
24 February 2009 by
Fancy recapping one of the best MotoGP seasons of recent years? Why not do it for free, with the MCN Biking Britain Survey and Duke Video. Duke has teamed up with MCN to give away 20 copies of the...
Video: Honda Fireblade ABS v non-ABS
24 February 2009 by
In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Feb 25th, MCN road tester Michael Neeves and two MCN readers put the ABS Fireblade up against the non-ABS version. The two MCN readers were taken to Bruntingthorpe...
New MCN February 25: Honda Fireblade vs ABS Fireblade
24 February 2009 by
In this weeks edition of Motorcycle News we put the non-ABS Honda Fireblade up against the new ABS Fireblade. Michael Neeves rated the ABS Fireblade highly when he tested it at the launch, but many...
‘80s pop star’s bike parking protest song
24 February 2009 by
A former pop star from the 1980s band Modern Romance has recorded a comic protest song against the scrapping of free motorcycle parking bays. Andy Kyriacou’s ‘No no no’ is a spoof version Amy...
Potholes: Make the council pay
24 February 2009 by
Guidelines for claiming from the council after a pothole crash have been released by the AA. The motoring group issued the advice as it warned freezing weather had left roads so damaged they were...
Video: KTM 990 SMR takes on road and track
24 February 2009 by
The KTM 990 SMR is the track-ready version of the standard SM. MCN’s Adam Child has ridden the bike at the launch and you can read his full road test in this week’s MCN, on sale February 25th. Watch...
Great deals at the Hein Gericke catalogue launch
24 February 2009 by
Hein Gericke have just released their new 2009 catalogue. To celebrate each of their stores are hosting a special launch event on Saturday 28th February. Pop down to your local Hein Gericke on the...
MCN interviews Norton - what would you ask?
24 February 2009 by
This week MCN is set to interview the boss of Norton and we’d like to know the questions that you want answered. If you were sitting across from Stuart Garner, owner of Norton, what would you ask him?...
Win a brand new bike with Fast Track Motorcycles
24 February 2009 by
Fast Track Motorcycles of Leicester has unveiled a charitable competition which gives you the chance to win either a brand new motorcycle or any bike up to the value of £6000. To be in with a chance...
No to Bike Parking Tax Demo - Feb 28
24 February 2009 by
See you there! For more details and a map visit http://www.notobikeparkingfees.com/events/ See you all there on Sat 28th, 10am Golden Square. This demonstration is pre-MEGA demo, which is on 31st March 2009, 5pm, Meet Trafalgar Square / Whitehall. (DST would have begun by then so the sun sets at 7:30pm!) the MEGA demo aiming to get more than 1000+ on the streets the MEGA demo is to coincide with...
Electric bike arrives at the MCN office
23 February 2009 by
MCN has just taken delivery of the new Quantya Strada – A fully road legal electric bike. Here’s a couple of shots of the bike in the MCN office as we charge it up in preparation for testing. MCN’s...
Ducati GS rival ready for 2010
23 February 2009 by
Last week in MCN we revealed the Ducati Multistrada replacement which will take on the BMW R1200GS. This computer-generated image shows how the new adventure-style Ducati could look when it hits...
Yamaha YZR250 R4?
23 February 2009 by
Found these photos on the net. I’m still wondering if this bike is for real … If it is, I’d deifinitely buy one 🙂
Win Bering ladies biking kit with the MCN Biking Britain Survey
23 February 2009 by
MCN and Bering have teamed up to offer one lucky lady the chance to win a new riding outfit for ’09 if they fill in the MCN Biking Britain Survey. It’s the biggest online motorcycling survey in the...
“Bikes are my weakness” confesses F1 racer Mark Webber
23 February 2009 by
Aussie Formula One star Mark Webber has admitted bikes are his money weakness…but he only owns a £5,000 Yamaha Fazer 600. The frugal F1 star who earned about £3.8m last year driving for the Red Bull...
Are you Mr Average?
23 February 2009 by
A new survey has smashed biking stereotypes to reveal that the average 21st century biker is a middle-aged, middle-class, professional family man with a beard and love of heavy metal. This specially...
Hazel Blears has bike custom-built
23 February 2009 by
Hazel Blears is having a motorcycle custom-made for herself. The Communities Secretary, who has been a motorcyclist for over 10 years, revealed her plans when asked for advice on what sort of bike to...
Yamaha YZR M2
23 February 2009 by
Imagine if Yamaha put up for sale for the private teams a “ready to race” MOTO2. It is a return to the past when the bike from race could be acquired normally from the private riders. Not yet...
Cycling columnist gets death threats
23 February 2009 by
A cycling columnist for The Independent who declared war on motorcyclists has received death threats over his latest rant. James Daley demanded MCN remove his photo from our website after being...
MCN in Germany
22 February 2009 by
I am just sending in a photo of my recent visit to Germany. I was visiting my son who is in the forces, and I couldn’t resist getting an opportunist photo with my latest copy of MCN (which I may add...
Test ride a bike... or just bimble on it
22 February 2009 by
Went to Dobles to have a test ride on a Fireblade as part of the Honda weekend promotion. But the bike had only done 280 miles and the salesman asked if i could keep it under 6000 rpm as it was still being run in. Now, i know some could say that whilst away from the shop who is going to tell what revs you were doing, but i kept my promise to the salesman. However, what is the point of having a...
Win a top of the range Frank Thomas race suit by entering MCN’s Biking Britain Survey
22 February 2009 by
Do you fancy a brand new Frank Thomas XTi one-piece race suit? If you do then all you have to do is give up 15 minutes of your day to enter the MCN Biking Britain Survey and you’ll be entered into a...
I use an airbag jacket
22 February 2009 by
I have a similar “airbag jacket” I purchased from airbagvest.com (SaudiArabia, so expect delays at customs). It is manufactured in Japan by Mugen HitAir. Long and Short of it the jacket looks excellent and works. Yes, it does make me feel slightly more invincible and no, I don’t think it will save my life from a 120mph high side. That said on a curb slide drop I ejected and rolled head first...
TZR125 from airbag jacket crash test was my bike!
22 February 2009 by
I just watched the video where you crashed the tzr 125 with the air bag jacket and that tzr was actually my bike! Watch the airbag jacket crash test video If any one doubts me I can tell you every single detail on that bike, and i have the old tank from the crash with the YID code on. I was just wondering what was going to happen to it now?
Get your hands on a copy of MotoGP Technology with the MCN Biking Britain Survey
21 February 2009 by
MCN’s Biking Britain Survey is your chance to rate the riding kit and equipment you own as part of the biggest online motorcycling survey in the UK. The 15-minute survey covers everything from...
Take a test ride and win with Honda this weekend
21 February 2009 by
Anyone who test rides a Honda this weekend has a chance to win a new bike. To be eligible you just have to book online and take out a bike any time between Friday 20th and Monday 23rd February.
World Exclusive: Have your ‘Face’ on the Valentino Rossi helmet
21 February 2009 by
AGV is set to unveil one of the greatest personalised products to ever become available to the paying public when they announce the unveiling of a website where you can put your face on the Rossi...
Florida to Alaska - Bear Lake
20 February 2009 by
Florida to Alaska. Bear lake, going to winterstetting.