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New Steve Plater replica Arai

20 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

New Steve Plater replica Arai

Arai has just revealed its plans for a replica of British Supersport champion Steve Plater’s distinctive helmet for this year. Save £££s on motorcycle helmets Although pictured here on the...

End of free healthcare for visitors to the Isle of Man

20 January 2010 by Andy Downes

End of free healthcare for visitors to the Isle of Man

Anyone who visits the Isle of Man is going to have to pay for healthcare outside of emergency treatment following the confirmation of the end of the Reciprocal Healthcare Agreement. A delegation of...

Join MCN's VFR1200F test - NOW CLOSED

20 January 2010 by Phil West

Join MCN's VFR1200F test - NOW CLOSED

We’re doing our VFR1200F group test next week (Tuesday 26th/Wednesday 27th) and want a prospective VFR12 buyer to join us. All the info on the new VFR1200F It’ll involve two, full days riding...

MCN tool guide: spanners

20 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

MCN tool guide: spanners

This week’s MCN features some of the best tools for every budget. Here’s our selection of spanners. Save £££s on motorcycle products Halfords nine-piece combination spanner set, £9.99 Like the...

MCN tool guide: screwdrivers

20 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

MCN tool guide: screwdrivers

This week’s MCN features some of the best tools for every budget. Here’s our selection of screwdrivers. Save cash on motorcycle products Beta ‘Easy’ range, from £2 individually to £80 for...

Video: MV Brutale 1090RR v Ducati Streetfighter S

20 January 2010 by MCN

Video: MV Brutale 1090RR v Ducati Streetfighter S

The new MV Brutale 1090RR is a massively significant bike. It’s no mere tweak or update – thanks to Harley investment it’s a huge step forward over the old version.    Find an MV for sale Read the...

New Schuberth Bluetooth system explained

20 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

New Schuberth Bluetooth system explained

Earlier this week we revealed Schuberth’s new neck roll Bluetooth SRC System. Save cash on motorcycle helmets Schuberth have also released this video to accompany the launch. And, for a promotional...

Hub centre steering is not new!

19 January 2010 by k williams

Hub centre steering is not new!

I can’t believe people think that the Vyrus bikes are a new concept. Hub centre steering has been about since way back. Look at Jack Defazios bikes from the 60s and the late 70s. As for Vyrus having a...

2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure first impressions: 'It gets the kick it has been missing'

19 January 2010 by Marc Potter

2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure first impressions: 'It gets the kick it has been missing'

MCN editor Marc Potter has just stopped for a brief rest on the launch of the new BMW R1200GS Adventure in the Malaga area of Spain. Here are his initial impressions. “I’ve just covered 30 miles on...

From the people that gave us Faster, a new film about the '09 TTXGP

19 January 2010 by Ped Baker

From the people that gave us Faster, a new film about the '09 TTXGP

The team that created the brilliant MotoGP flick Faster have just released this trailer for their latest film, Charge. Charge follows the inaugural TTX electric Grand Prix at the 2009 TT with...

New Schuberth C3 Bluetooth system launched

19 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

New Schuberth C3 Bluetooth system launched

Schuberth has just launched a new communication system for the C3 helmet. Save £££s on motorcycle helmets The functions of the SRCS system, which is built into a neck roll, allowing ultra-fast...

Triumph grow in 2009

19 January 2010 by Trevor Franklin

Triumph grow in 2009

Despite an overall drop of 10% in sales of large capacity motorcycles in the UK, Triumph increased sold 26% more bikes in 2009, with a record figure of 7450. Triumph also grew its market share of...

Buell factory contents sold off

19 January 2010 by Phil West

Buell factory contents sold off

It’s either the greatest ever garage sale or the sad final picking over the bones of Buell – or both. The contents of the now closed Buell factory in East Troy, Wisconsin are being auctioned off...

Wakan 500 Superlight

19 January 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

Wakan 500 Superlight

This is my vision of a new model for the French factory Wakan. It has a Royal Enfield 500cc engine. It’s extremely light and compact and promises great performance and fun.

New MCN January 20: MV Agusta Brutale vs Ducati Streetfighter S

19 January 2010 by Liam Marsden

New MCN January 20: MV Agusta Brutale vs Ducati Streetfighter S

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale January 20, we test the new MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR against the Ducati Streetfighter S Winter riding special! Seven ways to survive the cold, keep warm, and...

2010 BMW R1200RT first impressions: 'beautifully comfortable'

19 January 2010 by Marc Potter

2010 BMW R1200RT first impressions: 'beautifully comfortable'

MCN editor Marc Potter has just stopped for a brief rest on the launch of the new BMW R1200RT in the Malaga area of Spain. Here are his initial impressions after 70 miles of riding. He said: “After...

Bikes on TV: January 20-26

19 January 2010 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: January 20-26

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...

Live from the launch of the 2010 BMW R1200RT

19 January 2010 by Marc Potter

Live from the launch of the 2010 BMW R1200RT

The new BMW R1200RT is gunning for the title of best tourer, and we’re in Spain at the bike’s launch to see if the bike’s updated engine lives upto BMW’s hype. For 2010, the UK’s best-selling tourer...

Win a trip to Paris at your local Honda dealer

18 January 2010 by James Keen

Win a trip to Paris at your local Honda dealer

Visit a Honda motorcycle dealership on Valentine’s weekend for the ‘Start Something Special’ launch of their 2010 range and you could win one of six romantic weekends in Paris. Visit the Honda...

Police: ‘Your bike’s been stolen - by us’

18 January 2010 by Steve Farrell

Police: ‘Your bike’s been stolen - by us’

Muddled police broke into an MCN reader’s garage, took his motorcycle, then contacted him to say they’d recovered it from thieves.  Steve Hamer, 35, from Ystrad Mynach in Wales, was surprised when an...

A pothole every 170 metres

18 January 2010 by Steve Farrell

A pothole every 170 metres

Motorcyclists will face twice the number of potholes they did three years ago following the cold snap, experts have warned. Successive freezing winters and years of neglect are predicted to have...

Beat the MCN quiz team and win an MCN subscription!

18 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Beat the MCN quiz team and win an MCN subscription!

Are you the biking brain of Britain? Do you know your GSs from your GSX-Rs and your Rossis from your Roches? prove it by beating the MCN quiz team and you’ll not only be showered with international...

Tougher penalties for using mobiles

18 January 2010 by Steve Farrell

Tougher penalties for using mobiles

Drivers could face tougher penalties for using their phones, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has said. He told peers in the House of Lords the Government needed to “be prepared to consider all...

Reading MCN in Kenya

18 January 2010 by JeanLuc

Reading MCN in Kenya

Enjoying a moment off work to read MCN in Kenya. Great biking weather for January but the roads are a bit suspect. Andy Scholey

'BMW Motorcycles' now in paperback

18 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

'BMW Motorcycles' now in paperback

BMW Motorcycles, written by Darwin Holmstrom, is now available in paperback. Here’s what the publishers say: “The book chronicles the history of this famous brand, a brand known for engineering...

Online reservation and pricing for 25th Anniversary Suzuki GSX-R750

18 January 2010 by Chris Newbigging

Online reservation and pricing for 25th Anniversary Suzuki GSX-R750

Suzuki has announced that the 25th Anniversary special edition GSX-R750 will cost £10,099 and can be reserved online from Saturday 23 January. The 25th Anniversary Suzuki GSX-R750 comes with a...

Video: Vyrus 987 in testing

18 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Video: Vyrus 987 in testing

This is Prada heir Lorenzo Bertelli’s new toy – the new Ducati 1198R-powered Vyrus 987, as delivered to him by Vyrus boss Ascanio Rodorigo on Christmas Eve. Rodorigo borrowed the bike back to show...

Crutchlow swaps to Sidi for 2010

18 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

Crutchlow swaps to Sidi for 2010

Britain’s reigning World Supersport champion Cal Crutchlow has ditched his Xpd boots and jumped ship to Sidi for his first crack at the World Superbike title in 2010. He’s pictured here with the...

Ticking Bonneville

17 January 2010 by Andy

I own a 2008 Triumph Bonneville T100, purchased new in November of that year. Like many ownwers I wanted it to sound origional so opted for the Triumph aftermarket pea shooter pipes that look like the stock item. They came with the Triumph computer download as required (dealer fitted). After a few miles I noticed that the right hand baffle was rattling inside the silencer. Apart from that they...

Snow Bike, S'no fun!

16 January 2010 by Melanie

Snow Bike, S'no fun!

This is a picture of my bike covered in snow after I’d abandoned it on my way home from work on Tuesday night. It was fine when I left in Chichester,West Sussex. It started sleeting by Havant. I got...

Faster commuting on a bike!

16 January 2010 by boxertwin

If any of your non-biking friends ask why you use your bike for commuting – show them this video. If you commute to work on your bike, especially into London, you know you’re way faster than a car!

MCN in Cairo

15 January 2010 by Tim Guiheen

MCN in Cairo

Me reading MCN in Cairo over the  New Year!

Cool new upholstered Bonnie seat

15 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

Cool new upholstered Bonnie seat

This gorgeous upholstered seat kit from US-based firm Bella Corse includes a Le Pera large solo seat with all the mounting hardware to install onto any year Bonneville America or Speedmaster with...

Regulate your core with a compression top

15 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

Regulate your core with a compression top

This ColdGear compression top from Under Armour is ideal for keeping the winter chills out. It features a double-knit fabric with a nylon outer to resist the worst of the wind, and uses a brushed...

On Fire hats: form an orderly queue

15 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

On Fire hats: form an orderly queue

This classy, and decidely subtle, Torch beanie from On Fire is just £8. Save £££s on motorcycle clothing Now you can show the world you love your bikes, and keep your ears warm in the...

Protect your shock with a Shock Tube

15 January 2010 by Marc Abbott

Protect your shock with a Shock Tube

The Shock Tube is a waterproof vented tube that fits over your rear shock (either monoshock or twin-shock) within 15 minutes. Save cash on motorcycle products Its UK-based makers claim it will...