2010

Video: 2011 Husaberg model range teaser

08 July 2010 by Pierre Galpin

The Austrian-Swedish firm has refined its current model range by using new components, launching two 2-strokes bikes and revamping the appearance of their bikes. Regarding the FE models, the main...

New Alpinestars women's sports gloves

08 July 2010 by Marc Abbott

These new Stella SP-1 gloves from Alpinestars certainly stand out. For £99.95 you get a cowhide sports glove with perforated cuff, vented fingers and female-specific cut and sizing. There are...

Video: Rossi's critical comeback R1 ride at Misano

08 July 2010 by MCN

This is the first trackside video of Rossi riding what we believe is Cal Crutchlow’s WSB Yamaha R1, filmed by the only UK journalist in attendance – MCN’s Michael Neeves. Rossi is riding just four...

Staff bikes: Victory Hammer S: Vic 'n chips

07 July 2010 by Chris Newbigging

For an upcoming long-term test feature in the print edition of MCN, I invited Harley owners out for a ride on my Victory Hammer S. Yesterday myself and three Harley owners headed to the coast to swap...

Staff bikes: Triumph Street Triple - Breaking it in

07 July 2010 by Dan Aspel

The first 1000 miles of riding the Street Triple was a real bonding experience between myself and the bike. Feeling the engine develop from a tightly-wound, tense machine into something more fluid and...

Freddie Spencer at Mallory this weekend

07 July 2010 by Chris Newbigging

The Festival of 1000 bikes is a rare chance to see Freddie Spencer, the only to man to win 250GP and 500GP championships in the same year, riding an NSR500 on track this weekend. ‘Fast Freddie’ will...

Video: An electric bike as small as a mouse

07 July 2010 by Pierre Galpin

Santhosh, a 35 years old man from India, HAS developed the world’s smallest electric motorcycle. The Moosshiqk (the Sanskrit word for mouse) is 12 inches high, 18 inches long and weights 8.8...

The 'Nasty' Suzuki Gladius

07 July 2010 by Pierre Galpin

The Italian GP Design have reviewed the lines of the Suzuki Gladius to mimic the look of a sporty supermoto. Find a Suzuki Gladius for sale The ‘Nasty’ prototype is equipped with new handlebars...

New Kawasaki ZX-10R in shakedown test

07 July 2010 by Trevor Franklin

First official tests of Kawasaki’s all-new ZX-10R race machine are underway at Sugo circuit, Japan. Kawasaki officially release 2011 ZX-10R racer pictures Despite difficult conditions of wind and...

Video: New Triumph adventure bike teaser

07 July 2010 by Chris Newbigging

Following MCN’s exclusive pictures of Triumph’s new middleweight adventure bike in today’s MCN (July 7 2010), Triumph has activated a new teaser website with the first of four...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

07 July 2010 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and...

New Wolf kit in MCN this week

07 July 2010 by Marc Abbott

The July 7 issue of MCN, out today, features the new range of leathers from Wolf, headed up by this £599.99 Titanium one-piece suit. It’s a one-piece kangaroo/cowhide suit with a sports cut,...

New MotoGP paddock stands

07 July 2010 by Marc Abbott

These three new paddock stands have joined the 2010 Bike It MotoGP range. They’re all maade from a single piece of tubing so come ready to use, with no need to contruct them yourself. They all share...

Spy shots: The next Triumph Tiger

07 July 2010 by MCN

Two new Triumph adventure bikes have been spotted in final development – one road-orientated model, and another fitted with knobbly off-road tyres. Find a Triumph for sale A black bike was spotted...

Video: Harris Harley XR1200 special

07 July 2010 by MCN

This modified Harley XR1200 – built by Harris Performance – is a road-going replica of the racing XR1200s they developed for the XR1200 Trophy one-make race series, which supports selected rounds of...

Bagged a bargain on a new bike?

06 July 2010 by Dan Aspel

Bagged a bargain on a new bike? If so MCN would like to hear your story. Whether you snagged a cut-price R6 on a ludicrous finance deal, or rode away on a Speed Triple loaded with free gear, let us...

TTXGP 2010 comes to the UK

06 July 2010 by Dan Aspel

The world’s first electric grand prix is coming to the UK this weekend, bringing with it a set of riders as unconventional as the bikes themselves. The UK rounds of the 2010 TTXGP begin at Snetterton...

Bimota DB8 first test!

06 July 2010 by Michael Neeves

We’re in Rimini riding Bimota’s new DB8, which is their first new model since the DB7 was released in June 2008 and this is the very first pre-production machine that exists. Here’s what Senior Road...

Kawasaki officially release 2011 ZX-10R racer pictures

06 July 2010 by James Keen

These first official pictures of the new ZX-10R race bike have just been released by Kawasaki. The pictures come just as Kawasaki R&D department prepares itself for a 2-day test at the Suzuka race...

Suzi Perry voices support for National Motorcycle Week

06 July 2010 by James Sharpe

Former MotoGP presenter Suzi Perry is backing National Motorcycle Week, and encouraging more people to get into riding through the Get On campaign. Get On, the nationwide campaign by the Motorcycle...

Yoshi hot cams for Bandit 1250

06 July 2010 by Marc Abbott

Yoshimura’s ST-1 camshafts for the big Bandit are now available in the UK. They’re claimed to provide a sizeable gain in peak power at higher revs, with only minimal losses in the rest of the rev...

New Leo Vince exhausts for Yamaha FZ8

06 July 2010 by Marc Abbott

Leo Vince has released three new exhausts for the new Yamaha Fazer 8 and FZ8, which they claim will give you less weight, better looks and improved performance. Peak power is said to be up by 5bhp,...

Australian police seek to declare Hells Angels criminal organisation

06 July 2010 by James Sharpe

Australian police in New South Wales have applied to declare the Hells Angels a criminal organisation. An application has been lodged with the Supreme Court, and the police are hoping to place...

Honda to cut prices

06 July 2010 by James Sharpe

Honda is planning to cut the prices of its motorcycles, according to Japanese Newspaper The Daily Yomiuri. Find a Honda for sale They are reporting that the Honda plan to reduce the prices in Japan...

New MCN July 7: Spy shots of the next Triumph Tiger!

06 July 2010 by James Keen

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale June 30, we have spy shots of an all new model – the next Triumph Tiger. We also reveal more details on the new Ducati Mega Monster, bring you the class-leading...

2010 Kawasaki Z1000 recall issued

06 July 2010 by Trevor Franklin

Kawasaki has instigated a recall on its 2010 super-naked Z1000 and Z1000 ABS models. Read the Kawasaki Z1000 review The recall has been issued because the left front brake hose can make contact...

Barry Sheene, great man

05 July 2010 by joseph matthews

I rode bikes a lot in the seventies went to watch barry sheene all the time brilliant. Some years later I broke my leg quite badly playing football I was in hospital feeling sorry for myself when one day a telemessage arrived for me and it was from Barry Sheene my mother had sent him a letter that cheered me up no end .