November

2011 Honda Crossrunner official pictures

2011 Honda Crossrunner official pictures

Here are the first pics of Honda’s new adventure / road bike hybrid, the Crossrunner. Based on the VFR800 engine, it will make 100bhp and 59ftlb of torque.  Read the full story in the next issue of...

Ducati Monster 1100 Evo revealed

Ducati Monster 1100 Evo revealed

Another new release at this week’s Milan Motorcycle Show is the Monster 1100 Evo. Find a Ducati Monster 1100 for sale The upgraded monster will boast a 5bhp upgrade on the standard 1100 as well as...

All-new 2011 Hondas revealed in this week's MCN

All-new 2011 Hondas revealed in this week's MCN

Honda are unveiling their 2011 at the Milan show this morning, but you can read full details on the Crossrunner, CBR600F, CBR125R and CBR250R in this week’s MCN, on sale Wednesday 3rd November.  ...

Bikes on TV: November 3-9

Bikes on TV: November 3-9

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 November 3: Honda CBR600F is back

New MCN November 3: Honda CBR600F is back

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale November 3, we have 21-pages of new bikes, including the Honda CBR600F, Honda Crossrunner 800 and Aprilia V4 Tuono Plus, we ride Kawasaki’s new practical sports...

New Sheene 'Focus 500' DVD

New Sheene 'Focus 500' DVD

Focus 500 charts the career of Barry Sheene during his debut 500cc GP world title-winning season. 1976 saw Sheene battle with greats like Read, Agostini, Cecotto, Herron and Grant to pull off the...

25th anniversary Crossbow calendar

25th anniversary Crossbow calendar

Re-live a quarter of a century of nitrous-injected specials and half naked page 3 stunnas with this 25th anniversary calendar from British firm Crossbow. Forgotten what a Ghezzi and Brian Moto Guzzi...

MV Agusta and Nike: for when speed is everything

Sport products giant Nike’s latest big-money promo for its new range of boots and gloves for American football goes along the lines of ‘speed is everything’. To underline the ‘speed’ theme, Nike plonked four of its sponsored pro-football players astride four MV Agusta F4 1000s. The ad on Nike’s homepage features click-touch pop-ups to show wheel spins and high rpm engine noises. While the ad...

Ducati Diavel: first finished pics

Ducati Diavel: first finished pics

For those of you who can’t wait for this week’s Milan Motorcycle Show… here are some pictures of the new Ducati Diavel. Published by a Ducati dealer in Arboga, Sweden, the Diavel was apparently shown...

MV Agusta F3 revealed

MV Agusta F3 revealed

This is the first picture of the 675cc MV Agusta F3, courtesy of hellforleather. The three cylinder sportsbike is a midweight variation of the F4, will cost around £10,000 and is currently claimed to...

KTM’s 2011 range sneak peek

KTM’s 2011 range sneak peek

Here’s a sneak peak at KTM’s 2011 bikes, due to be revealed at the Milan Motorcycle Show this week. Our reporters are already in Italy and will be sending back all the images, videos and details the...

Australian attitude to motorcyclists

This is the attitude we have to put up with in Australia. Ad aired on TV this weekend. It’s by an autoparts chain store who has just lost a lot of motorcyclists business. Splitting is a grey area here but hitting someone with a door is illegal. Don’t know how long before it gets taken down.