2010

New Duchinni adventure suit

14 October 2010 by Marc Abbott

This new ‘Sahara’ jacket and trousers is new from Duchinni. Save £££s on motorcycle clothing Made from claimed waterproof and breathable textile, and featuring CE-approved armour throughout,...

New ‘Nutcase’ helmets

14 October 2010 by Marc Abbott

These new ‘Moto’ lids from helmet firm Nutcase were shown at Cologne this week. They meet the legal requirements for road legality and will be available from spring next year in 13 different...

Kawasaki ER-6 hugger from Pyramid

14 October 2010 by Marc Abbott

This new carbon-look hugger from Pyramid Plastics is designed for the 2009-on Kawasaki ER-6. It’s claimed to be strong, durable and light, and will cost you £89.95. Save cash on motorcycle...

New Yamaha R1 exhausts from Harris

14 October 2010 by Marc Abbott

Harris Performance have new stainless steel/titanium slip-ons for the 09/10 Yamaha R1. They have removable baffles and a carbon heat shield for the left hand pipe. Save £££s on motorcycle...

New Uvex visor changes tint automatically!

14 October 2010 by Marc Abbott

The visor on this Uvex GT500 helmet might look like any other, but – as unveiled at this week’s Cologne bike show – it’s actually a very clever, battery operated visor that changes from clear to...

2011 Triumph Speed Triple first road ride: 'it's an absolute joy'

14 October 2010 by MCN

Triumph’s new 2011 Speed Triple 1050 is a ‘demon road tool’ according to MCN’s Trevor Franklin is currently riding the motorcycle in Spain. Firing back his first thoughts after a brief road ride this...

Destination Dealer: Vines

14 October 2010 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION “Friendly”, “experienced”, “highly trained”, “customer-focused” and “passionate”. These are just a few words, which describe the staff you will find at Vines Motorrad in...

Wedding cake topper!

14 October 2010 by Katyb1000

Kate and Ryan Rankin on their wedding day, 29 May 2010. The cake topper says it all and is a copy of Kate’s Suzuki GSX-R1000. Couldn’t have a green Kawasaki on top of a wedding cake now!

Heading home to Ireland

13 October 2010 by gsxr1971

On the ferry after riding back from Oulton Park bsb. In the photo is Patrick and Mick, too shy for the photo were Phil Moriarty and John (Burnt Paws) Cashman.

20% of motorists tweet behind the wheel

13 October 2010 by Dan Aspel

One in five drivers text, tweet and check Facebook while driving, an RAC survey has claimed. A further 39 per cent of drivers admitted being distracted by calls, texts and social media website alerts...

2011 Triumph Speed Triple first ride: 'beautifully tractable'

13 October 2010 by MCN

MCN’s Chief Road Tester, Trevor Franklin has just had his first ride of Triumph’s new 2011 Speed Triple at it’s world launch at Ascari in Southern Spain, here’s what he has to say: “Triumph states its...

2011 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 first ride: 'the start of a new era'

13 October 2010 by MCN

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is in Italy riding Aprilia’s new Dorsoduro 1200. This is what he has to say so far: “This isn’t just any big supermoto, it marks the start of a new era for the...

Rizla Suzuki Kettle 2011 race team

13 October 2010 by Richard

The Kettle Club will have its usual high standard of bikes on display at the Classic Bike show this weekend at Stafford. Launching its 2011 Calendar it will have two stunning Kettles that have just...

2011 Triumph Speed Triple: countdown to first ride

12 October 2010 by MCN

Triumph’s all-new 2011 Speed Triple will be ridden for the first time by MCN tomorrow (Wednesday) and Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just arrived at the Ascari circuit in southern Spain. He...

Ducati Diavel - first official pic

12 October 2010 by Phil West

This is the first official picture of Ducati’s eagerly-awaited power cruiser – the Diavel. Due to be officially unveiled at next month’s Milan Show, this picture, leaked on the factory’s Facebook...

Report every road defect

12 October 2010 by yorkshiresteve

Up ‘ere in the southern Shire of York, the roads are getting so bad that I’ve turned to reporting every ‘kin pothole, crack or fault in as many roads as I can. T’other day my 17 year old Daughter (whom I introduced to bikes earlier this year) was travelling on a few of the roads. As a learner she was being careful – the roads were wet and it was slippy out there. On one of the local residential...

Bikes on TV: October 13-19

12 October 2010 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time SHED – Discovery Shed DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors...

New MCN October 13: New bike special

12 October 2010 by MCN

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale October 13, we have all the news on every new bike revealed at the Cologne Motorcycle Show last week. Plus, Jorge Lorenzo wins the MotoGP title, but is MotoGP...

Illegally parked CCTV Smart car

12 October 2010 by James Dark

After reading the recent article about the CCTV Smart cars in London, I noticed this one parked (illegally, according to the signage about parking) just off Holloway Road in Islington district, and...

2011 Triumph Speed Triple: your questions answered

11 October 2010 by Trevor Franklin

The world launch of Triumph’s 2011 Speed Triple takes place in southern Spain this week and Motorcycle News will be there to send back web reports as the launch unfolds. The full story of how the new...

Six-year-old rider becomes “Crusty Demon”

11 October 2010 by Dan Aspel

A 6-year-old boy has become a professional stunt rider, after being signed by daredevil team the “Crusty Demons”. Jasyn Roney, from Western Australia, will be performing 15m jumps on his his KTM50 as...

2011 Kawasaki Z1000 video

11 October 2010 by Dan Aspel

Following last month’s pulsating Kawasaki Z750R preview, Kawasaki have released the following footage of the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000. Apparently written by a 13-year-old Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, and shot on a camera phone, it may struggle to strike a chord with the Zed’s target audience. Still, if clichéd cod-poetry and barely glimpsed shots of motorcycles are your thing, you’re in luck.