June

Yamaha and Rossi fans wish The Doctor a speedy recovery at Silverstone

21 June 2010 by James Sharpe

At the British GP last weekend at Silverstone, the Yamaha Motor UK stand and gaggle of Valentino Rossi fans took the opportunity to wish the Italian rider a speedy recovery after his crash at...

London the Long Way Round success

21 June 2010 by ojosef

London the Long Way Round was a huge success! Thousands of riders all united against Westminster Council. Next up is the High Court Case on Thursday 24th June 2010, this is a very big day for the campaign and all its supporters, their hard work, their passion and their pure determination to stand up for their riders’ rights. To watch more videos and see more photos from the lap of the M25 check...

New Vespa GTV Via Montenapoleone revealed

21 June 2010 by James Keen

Vespa have released details of their new limited edition GTV Via Montenapoleone – the latest Vespa scooter to use their 278cc liquid-cooled motor. 50s-inspired styling touches include a rear rack and...

New iPhone app detects speed cameras

21 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

A new application for the iPhone, CamerAlert, is a self-contained camera warning system that uses data from the PocketGPSWorld.com Speed Camera Database. It provides both audible and visual warnings...

Video: Kawasaki reveals teaser of new ZX-10R

21 June 2010 by Andy Downes

This video of the next Kawasaki ZX-10R has just been released by the Japanese firm as it attempts to get both the road and racing bikes on top of the 1000cc class. Find a Kawasaki ZX-10R for...

Spencer and Lucchinelli at Silverstone

19 June 2010 by Kerry Green

The good old days – it’s shame the negatives are damaged, but here are a couple of pics of two former 500cc champions, Marco Lucchinelli and Freddie Spencer at Silverstone. Anyone remember the year?

RoSPA RideSafe days in North Notts

18 June 2010 by wapdad

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents are holding ‘RideSafe’ motorcycling events at the new Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre just north of Retford from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. It is subsidised by Nottinghamshire County Council through the Notts Motorcycle Forum, and costs just £49 for a day’s training and riding. Dates available 31st July 28th August 25th September 9th October All the...

Do you believe in the motorcycle fairies?

18 June 2010 by ross fenton

The fairies attempt to clean rust off a bike with a magic potion of theirs – Coca Cola and aluminium foil. But it all goes wrong.

The engineering behind crash protection

18 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

Although not the most exciting video in the world (you have been warned!), if you’re the sort of person who likes to hear about engineering and see things being laser-cut and TIG-welded, you might like this interview with the founder of Seattle’s Altrider, a firm that makes aftermarket protection for adventure bikes. More info: www.altrider.com

Cameras to no longer be used as ‘cash-cow’

18 June 2010 by James Sharpe

New Transport Minister Mike Penning has told MPs that the government will stop handing millions of pounds in grants to local authorities for new speed cameras. The number of speed cameras has trebled...

Poll: Is the auto gearbox VFR1200 the future?

18 June 2010 by MCN

Honda’s radical new automatic transmission VFR1200F DCT has already impressed in isolation – but how good is it back-to-back with the conventional version? In next week’s MCN we’re going to find out.

Red Torpedo launch McGuinness T-shirts!

18 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

He might have had a shocker at this year’s TT, but John McGuinness deserves maximum respect as the undisputed King of the Mountain. Save £££s on motorcycle clothing Give him the love he deserves by...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

17 June 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...

MCN/Riders for Health rideout kicks off British MotoGP weekend

17 June 2010 by Chris Newbigging

The first British MotoGP round to be held at the new-look Silverstone circuit kicked off with the Rider’s for Health Day of Champions, which begun with a mass rideout from MCN’s offices to the...

£17,000 Yamaha FZ1 Abarth replica

17 June 2010 by Phil West

Take a second glance. This is no standard Yamaha FZ1. Instead, at a cost of over £17,000, it’s a painstaking replica (apart from the paint job, obviously) of the exquisite, fully racer-ised ‘Abarth...

Win a Kiddimoto at the British MotoGP

17 June 2010 by MCN

Kiddimoto will be hosting a track of a different kind at this year’s British GP for 2-6 year old children to take to two wheels onboard the latest Kiddimoto wooden balance bikes. The 100% Hodgson and...

Kawasaki leads deals frenzy

17 June 2010 by Justin McCormack

Another flurry of deals has hit showrooms with £1000s of free kit, generous trade-ins and 0% finance among offers now being dangled to lure back buyers following the economic downturn. Find a...

Win cool head-to-toe riding kit!

17 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

By buying a ticket for London-based cool kit Mecca Urban Rider’s charity raffle, you could win head-to-toe riding kit. There are two draws – one for motorcycle clobber, the other for scooter kit.

3 tasty NCR Ducati specials

17 June 2010 by MCN

Bolognia-based titanium experts NCR have recently revealed their M16 special – a Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP replica tuned and lavished with carbon-fibre and titanium to reduce weight to an absolute...

TT Harry at 13 weeks

17 June 2010 by somerville

Thought you might appreciate this pic of our 13 week old great-grandson Harry posing in his TT goodie. Catch ’em young I say

Kawasaki D-Tracker - full review

17 June 2010 by James Keen

The Kawasaki D-Tracker 125 has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Kawasaki D-Tracker review “The...

Honda VT750S in dealers now

17 June 2010 by James Keen

The Honda VT750S is now available from Honda motorcycle dealerships across the UK, priced at £5,845 OTR. Powering the new VT750S is a liquid-cooled, 745cc V-twin but for a classic air-cooled look,...

Un-marked Police bikes in Kent

17 June 2010 by Graham Moss

Police riders are patrolling main biking routes in Kent and East Sussex on un-marked sportsbikes and deliberately encouraging riders to speed before pulling them over. This is not new news but last Sunday, 13th June Police riders stooped to a new low! They were out cruising around and (seemingly) innocently joining in with riding groups. Unsuspecting bikers where then caught on video speeding...