2015 | Page 9

Honda confirm 2016 CBR500R changes

08 October 2015 by MCN News

Honda have announced that they will be making a “comprehensive range of upgrades” to their CBR500R for 2016. 2013’s CBR500R was designed to maximise the new 47bhp regs while at the same time being...

BMW’s new air-cooled GS

08 October 2015 by Richard Newland

BMW stumbled over a rampant global sales success when they released the R nineT. The world went nuts for the air-cooled retro roadster, leaving the factory struggling to keep pace with demand, and as...

The Buyer: Some bikes never go out of fashion

07 October 2015 by MCN

Depreciation. Your bike is almost certainly worth less, a lot less, than it was when you bought it. There are exceptions, of course: (some) classics are appreciating very nicely, but if you’re buying...

New Guzzi V7 gets chunky

07 October 2015 by Andy Downes

This is the first sighting of a new Moto Guzzi V7 variant which appears to be taking the aggressive styling of the larger 1400cc Audace, but adding it to the 744cc V-twin – which should make it A2...

Intelligent bikes get a boost

07 October 2015 by MCN News

Yamaha, BMW Motorrad and Honda have announced that they’ve entered a join agreement to accelerate the development of intelligent bikes – with a view to connecting all road users in a bid to reduce...

New Yamaha R1S released Stateside

07 October 2015 by MCN News

Yamaha have released a new lower-spec version of their YZF-R1 in the USA, giving our friends across the Pond three models of R1 to choose from (four if you count the anniversary model). The new model,...

Goodbye good buys

07 October 2015 by MCN

As the latest crop of 2016 bikes are set to be announced, is now the best time to snap up a great deal on an outgoing model? MCN tests some of the bikes that are being updated to see if they need...

KTM 1290 Super Duke GT prototype tested

06 October 2015 by Andy Downes

When KTM unveiled the 990 SMT back in 2009 it managed to combine the slightly bonkers underpinnings of the 990 Supermoto with a touring focus – thanks mainly to a small top fairing and some panniers.

New BMW G310 Stunt revealed

06 October 2015 by Andy Downes

This is the first official glimpse of a 300cc BMW road bike, ahead of the expected launch of a new roadster at the Milan show in November. The Concept Stunt G310 represents the basis of a new range of...

New MCN October 7: Revealed - new BMW retros!

06 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from October 7: World exclusive: BMW retros revealed! Ducati Monster 1200R test Brookes puts one hand on BSB title New 959...

Stars line up for MCN Live!

06 October 2015 by MCN Staff

As if you needed an excuse to party, three of the UK’s best loved racing stars have all confirmed they will be attending MCNLive! at Butlins Skegness on April 15-18, 2016. The trio will be...

How to sharpen your throttle response

06 October 2015 by MCN

It jerks. It snatches. It’s a slug. If your throttle response leaves something to be desired, we’re here to help 1. Before you start Make sure the basics are right: engine properly serviced, no air...

The Love Affair – Man & Machine

05 October 2015 by MCN

For easy, reliable horsepower nothing beats a Triumph Daytona 675, says T3 Racing’s Tony Scott ack in 2005 we’d run a trackday series with Niall Mackenzie and Pierfrancesco Chili, when Triumph came to...

Ride to the Wall: 'It's a national pilgrimage of respect'

05 October 2015 by Charlie Lester

Over 20,000 people. More than 7000 bikes. Nearly half a million pounds raised for a worthy cause. Yet so many of us have never even heard of it. Saturday heralded the biggest-ever Ride to the Wall,...

Picture story: The father of Indian (and where he got his idea)

04 October 2015 by Classic Bike magazine

This is George Hendee (1866-1943). George was a very successful bicycle racer – he won 302 of the 309 races he entered – who was inspired by the motorised bicycles (or ‘dernies’) used for pace-setting...

Definitive RiDE buyer's guide to tail packs

03 October 2015 by RiDE magazine

Once you’ve discovered the joy of the tail pack, it’s hard to go back to other luggage. An unobtrusive bag that sits securely on the pillion seat is hard to beat, especially if it’s waterproof. Even...

Rav Wilding takes on Ron Haslam’s Race School

03 October 2015 by MCN Staff

Former Crimewatch presenter, TV personaility and keen biker Rav Wilding has recently been on the Ron Haslam Race School and MCN senior road tester Michael Neeves, who teaches at the at the school, was...

Never crash again

02 October 2015 by MCN

Obviously we can’t promise that. But here’s how to make it pretty unlikely… 1. Look in the mirror Write down your rough year-by-year mileage since you started riding. Then add any crashes for...

Guy Martin turns down Top Gear

01 October 2015 by Ped Baker

It’s official. Guy Martin, has turned down the opportunity to present the BBC’s Top Gear. Speaking exclusively to Commercial Motor magazine, Martin, who works for Grimsby-based independent Scania...

Win a trip to meet Rossi in Valencia. Only one week left!

01 October 2015 by MCN News

Riders for Health and Movistar Yamaha are offering the chance for one lucky person and a friend to meet Valentino Rossi at the Valencia MotoGP as part of a VIP weekend on November 6-8. But you’ll have...

Globe trotting penny pinchers

01 October 2015 by Andy Davidson

Adventure bikes may be getting bigger and more technically advanced but from just a couple of grand you could snap up a superb secondhand mud-plugging, world-shrinker. dventure bikes are supposed to...

‘The air-cooled boxer is here to stay’

01 October 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW’s head of motorcycle development has promised the air-cooled boxer engine will still be used to at least 2021 despite ever-tightening emissions regulations that have already been the death knell...

Kawasaki GPz1100: The last king of a vanished clan – aircooled superbikes

30 September 2015 by Practical Sportsbikes

Kawasaki’s meanest Zeds haven’t always been green – the GPx1100 was slathered in bodywork painted red by the blood of its inferior rivals. or a fairly brief, incandescent, riotous period in the early...

Underneath Aleix’s Suzuki GSX-RR

30 September 2015 by Performance Bikes

Suzuki’s last MotoGP bike was a bit of a dud. During 10 years of racing, the GSV-R scored a single victory, and that was in the rain at Le Mans with rain-master Chris Vermeulen on board. So how are...

Honda announce Concept models at Tokyo Motor Show

30 September 2015 by James Archibald

Honda have announced its line up of production and concept motorcycles that will be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show at the end of next month (Oct 29 – Nov 8). Models include a Lightweight Super Sports...

Suzuki GSX concept revealed

30 September 2015 by Andy Downes

Suzuki has shown this single image of a concept bike it will unveil at the Tokyo show next month which may well be the preview of an all-new GSX-R1000 to be unveiled later this year. Unfortunately the...

Moped Madness

30 September 2015 by Liam Marsden

Need an antidote for the speed and seriousness of modern life? Try a weekend on the utterly bonkers Red Bull Alpenbrevet rally in Switzerland he needle on the miniscule speedo is stuck firmly at...

Suzuki’s 300bhp turbo charged hybrid

30 September 2015 by Ben Purvis

We’ve seen motorcycle firms developing turbocharged machines and hybrids, but Suzuki’s plans mark the first time both technologies have come together – along with a four-cylinder petrol engine –...

Classic or crusher? Aprilia Moto 6.5

29 September 2015 by MCN

Designed by Philippe Starck, the Moto 6.5 is proof that just being a talented designer isn’t necessarily enough to guarantee success when it comes to a production motorcycle. Famed for his work in the...

Ducati Hypermotard family goes large

29 September 2015 by MCN News

The best laid plans of mice and motorcycle manufacturers have once again been scuppered by America’s California Air Resources Board filing emissions certification for as-yet-unannounced new...

BMW: Going small to go big

29 September 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW is expected to reveal a range if 300cc single-cylinder four-stroke bikes in a matter of weeks and these machines will be a key part of BMW’s strategy as they have the potential to expand sales...

The Forgotten Class - BMW 1200RS vs Triumph Sprint GT

29 September 2015 by MCN

Once the mainstay of manufacturers’ ranges, sports-tourers have gradually slid from our affections – can BMW’s RS reignite the spark? f you define biking as the joy of speed and corners versus the...

Triumph founder honoured

29 September 2015 by MCN News

The Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Michael Hammon, unveiled a blue plaque tribute to one of the city’s automotive pioneers on Saturday. 64 years after his death, Siegfried Bettmann – the founder...

New MCN 30 September: IT'S WAR!

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 30: It’s war: Lorenzo vs Rossi kicks off! Cheap adventure used metal tested 17 pages of used bikes and...

Video: Retro refit

29 September 2015 by James Archibald

Bikes for sale The above video shows a 1949 Royal Enfield Model G being rebuilt over two hours at the Revival. Rod Gaskell worked on the bike with guidance from 81 year-old Maurice Mumford, who worked on the...

The S1000RR of its day. Yes, seriously

28 September 2015 by Classic Bike magazine

Lists of weird motorcycles always feature a machine called the Megola – a bike with a banana-shaped chassis and the engine in the front wheel. It’s good for a chuckle before moving on. But far from...