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Video: 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 flat out

20 January 2012 by MCN

Video: 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 flat out

Want to know how fast Kawasaki’s new ZZR1400 is? Check out the on board video as MCN road tester Adam Child holds it flat out around Nardo’s test facility in southern Italy. Adam pushes the new ZZR to...

Video: New Avon 3D Ultra sports tyre

20 January 2012 by Marc Abbott

Video: New Avon 3D Ultra sports tyre

British firm Avon have just released this video of their new 3D Ultra sports tyre. It’s chock-full of info on the new rubber’s construction. Here’s the lowdown…

Destination dealer: Motorcyclesdirect

19 January 2012 by MCN

Destination dealer: Motorcyclesdirect

ADVERTISING FEATURE Motorcyclesdirect.co.uk supply brand new Kawasaki and Sym motorcycles at the best UK prices. They check their competitors’ prices daily and keep their site up to date with the best...

Video: Kawasaki Versys 1000 takes on R1200GS and Tiger 1050

19 January 2012 by MCN

Video: Kawasaki Versys 1000 takes on R1200GS and Tiger 1050

Kawasaki’s controversial new Versys 1000 has set the cat amongst the adventure bike pigeons this week – as proven by MCN’s world exclusive first test of the new monster trailie against its leading...

George White goes into administration

19 January 2012 by Phil West

George White goes into administration

George White Motors, the UK’s leading motorcycle dealer group, has gone into administration this morning, MCN has learnt. Rumours of the closure began circulating early this morning with suggestions...

First ride! 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400

19 January 2012 by Phil West

First ride! 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400

Kawasaki’s updated 2012 ZZR1400 is currently being put through its paces by MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child at the enormous Nardo speed testing facility in southern Italy. This is what he’s so far...

Join Ross Noble and other biking celebs on Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show rideout

19 January 2012 by MCN

Join Ross Noble and other biking celebs on Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show rideout

You can rub shoulders with some of Britain’s biggest biking celebs while raising money for biking charity Riders for Health on the way to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show. TV comedian Ross Noble...

Thanks for stopping?

18 January 2012 by JimKnight

On tuesday January 17 I was hit by a car on the A40 near Northolt by a lady in a black saloon. She decided to take advantage of a space in lane 2 which had just started moving about 5mph faster than lane 3 in which she was situated. Unfortunately she neglected to observe that there was an obstruction – me on my ER-6F (Hi-Vis included). God only knows how I managed to stay upright. The driver...

Simoncelli not forgotten

18 January 2012 by John Westlake

Simoncelli not forgotten

The reverberations from Marco Simoncelli’s tragic death last year are still being felt in his native Italy. At a Serie A match between Napoli and Bologna on Sunday night, the home side presented his...

Honda reveals new finance deals

18 January 2012 by Andy Downes

Honda reveals new finance deals

Honda has revealed details of a host of new offers and finance deals on new motorcycles and scooters which will run until March 31. The deals even include the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade which is...

Video: KTM 350 EXC-F long term test report

18 January 2012 by Marc Potter

Video: KTM 350 EXC-F long term test report

Getting stuck upside-down in a ditch wearing your bike on top of you, watching it overheat as you get stuck between two tree trunks, or getting roosted in clods of mud by your mates. These have become...

Friends and Fans SuperSic58

17 January 2012 by Sandra McGuinness

Friends and Fans SuperSic58

My husband and I have been big MotoGP fans for quite sometime now and had in recent years been following the career of an upcoming rising star. Marco Simoncelli was larger than life both on and off...

Yamaha V-Max stars in new Ghost Rider movie

17 January 2012 by Sam Loveridge

Yamaha V-Max stars in new Ghost Rider movie

Yamaha’s 200bhp V-Max is the two-wheeled star of the new Ghost Rider movie due out shortly, replacing the custom Harley-Davidson that featured in the original film. The sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of...

New MCN January 18: Rossi on thin ice?

17 January 2012 by Liam Marsden

New MCN January 18: Rossi on thin ice?

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday January 18, we test the new Kawasaki Versys 100 against the BMW R1200GS and Triumph Tiger 1050. Can the inline-four cylinder Versys knock the R1200GS off...

Aprilia announces SRV850 price

16 January 2012 by Sam Loveridge

Aprilia announces SRV850 price

The new Aprilia SRV850 superscooter will retail for £7799 when it goes on sale in February, Aprilia has revealed. Aprilia claims the SRV, which is essentially a facelifted Gilera GP800, combines the...

Video - John McGuinness: 'It’s good to be fast, fat and old'

16 January 2012 by MCN

Video - John McGuinness: 'It’s good to be fast, fat and old'

17 wins may have cemented John McGuinness as the greatest TT superbike rider ever, but in just a few days he’ll be well and truly out of his comfort zone. On Feb 2-5 he’ll be competing against Chris...

Kawasaki dealers launch 2012 range on 2 February

16 January 2012 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki dealers launch 2012 range on 2 February

More than 70 Kawasaki dealers on the evening of February 2 will be launching four new-for-2012 motorcycles, with each event also including some free prizes in a countrywide free-to-enter draw. New...

Bike test 2013 petition

16 January 2012 by sammycw50

We have seen the new test regime for 2013 and have created an e-petition to stop the test. Please fill it in: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/27455

Video: Dougie Lampkin – extreme antisocial behaviour!

14 January 2012 by MCN

Video: Dougie Lampkin – extreme antisocial behaviour!

By day he’s the mild-mannered 12-times World Trials Champion, but by night Dougie Lampkin roams the streets in pursuit of an ASBO. This should do it – breaking and entering the ExCel arena where in...

Details of new licence regime confirmed

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Details of new licence regime confirmed

Details of a new motorcycle licence regime to be implemented next year have been confirmed by the Driving Standards Agency.  The new rules will limit all riders under 19 to 125cc machines and...

Stolen vehicle squad saved

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Stolen vehicle squad saved

One of the country’s last remaining police stolen vehicle squads has been saved from closure. The Met’s stolen vehicle unit, which has worked to jail organised bike thieves with undercover stings and...

Stolen vehicle squad saved

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Stolen vehicle squad saved

One of the country’s last remaining police stolen vehicle squads has been saved from closure. The Met’s stolen vehicle unit, which has worked to jail organised bike thieves with undercover stings and...

Poll: Retro Scott race suit

13 January 2012 by Liam Marsden

Poll: Retro Scott race suit

MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child has just taken delivery of this new leather race suit, made by British firm Scott. The suit is based on the suits worn by Barry Sheene and Mick Grant in 1977 and...

Living with a Tiger

13 January 2012 by neil fitzgibbon

My Caspian blue Tiger 1050 was released to me on April 23, 2009 and now, two years 10 months later with 52,000 miles on the clock how has it behaved? In the main, fine As soon as I took delivery I had a long weekend to get the first service out of the way and gave it a decent run; London to Fort William and over to the Isle of Bute, stopping at Glasgow enroute. So I was able to give the luggage...

BMW dealers to launch 2012 models in showrooms across UK

13 January 2012 by Andy Downes

BMW dealers to launch 2012 models in showrooms across UK

BMW dealers across the country will be launching the new 2012 models in showrooms on February 4. All of the new 2012 models will be at most dealers including the new S1000RR superbike and four new GS...

Sad loss of talented MCN man

13 January 2012 by MCN

Sad loss of talented MCN man

We’re sorry to report that MCN’s Senior Web Producer, Tom Cambio, 24, was tragically killed on the way home from work on Wednesday. Tom was riding his Suzuki Bandit 650 and was in collision with four...

France bans sat navs with speed camera warnings

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

France bans sat navs with speed camera warnings

Sat navs and smart phones which warn of speed camera locations have been banned in France. Offenders face a fine of €1500 (£1237). Sat nav manufacturers are advising customers to switch off the...

Video: Nick Sanders' The Incredible Ride

13 January 2012 by Marc Abbott

This week’s MCN has our review of Nick Sanders’ new DVD – The Incredible Ride. For a taster of what you can expect from the intrepid explorer’s latest adventure, here’s the trailer…

Destination dealer: Doble Motorcycles

13 January 2012 by MCN

Destination dealer: Doble Motorcycles

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Doble Motorcycles have had a superb year, being crowned MCN’s Dealer of the Year for 2011 – simply because they continue to lead the way in customer service and with fantastic...

Neevesy’s blog – Ducati Multistrada in Oz

13 January 2012 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 is MCN’s current king of the all-rounders. Like it says on the tin, it will do-anything and go-anywhere. Its superbike engine delivers a monstrous amount of power, it handles superbly and it’s an epic mile-muncher. It’ll even handle a bit of off-road, if you’re mad enough. I’ve ridden a fair few and if I’m honest, I’d normally set the electronic riding mode to full-fat...

Vote for your MCN Man of the year

12 January 2012 by Michael Guy

Vote for your MCN Man of the year

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED In what has been another brilliant year in the world of motorcycle racing there is once again an array of outstanding riders vying to secure your vote in MCN’s Man of the Year...

147mph driver escapes jail... No surprises there then

12 January 2012 by Doug Hyem

A police sergeant who caught a pensioner driving a luxury car at 147mph on a bypass has described the incident as “the worst case of excessive speed I have ever seen in 26 years of policing”. Company director Owen Swift, 68, was clocked travelling at more than twice the speed limit in his Jaguar XKR on the Malton bypass, in North Yorkshire, on the evening of June 11 last year. He was caught by...

MCN Motorcycle show: Only three weeks until Revolution!

11 January 2012 by MCN

MCN Motorcycle show: Only three weeks until Revolution!

With less than 22 days to go, the Revolution live action show is shaping up to be THE motorcycle event of 2012. The latest recruit to join the already stunning line-up of riders is off-road guru David...

Video: Riding Europe's finest retro bikes

11 January 2012 by Michael Neeves

Video: Riding Europe's finest retro bikes

German firm LSL are becoming famous for creating achingly-cool retro custom bikes, but for owner Jochen Schmitz-Linkweiler they’re merely a hobby – his real business is manufacturing accessories. When...

Video: The Tough One Extreme Enduro

11 January 2012 by MCN

Video: The Tough One Extreme Enduro

The Tough One is billed as the UK’s “only proper Extreme Enduro” and with a boulder-strewn, tree and log littered track that incorporates  “a huge scaffold erection with hanging tyres and human size...

New MCN January 11: 1000s superbike shootout

10 January 2012 by MCN

New MCN January 11: 1000s superbike shootout

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday January 11, we have a full 1000s superbike shootout where the new CBR1000RR Fireblade takes on the BMW S1000RR, Yamaha YZF-R1, Kawasaki ZX-10R and MV...