April

New pictures of Arai’s TT celebration lid

01 April 2010 by Marc Abbott

We first revealed Arai’s plans to create a limited run of TT celebration helmets on the RX-7 GP shell last week. Save cash on motorcycle helmets We’ve now got our hands on pictures showing the Aldo...

Victory guaranteed with new one-piece suit

01 April 2010 by Marc Abbott

Revit’s new Victory one-piece race suit is made from cowhide, and features reinforced shins, armour in all the usual places, a suede collar for comfort and a full climate-control inner suit with aero...

Revit race gloves revealed

01 April 2010 by Marc Abbott

These new Revit Jerez race gloves are made from kangaroo and Superfabric, and feature a new design of hard knuckle armour and palm slider. Save cash on motorcycle gloves Kevlar stitching also...

New Revit undersuit

01 April 2010 by Marc Abbott

Revit’s new ‘Excellerator’ undersuit uses moisture-wicking and thermal-regulation technology and is claimed to keep you comfortable in all weathers. Save £££s on motorcycle clothing It costs...

Dress like a MotoGP star in the rain

01 April 2010 by Marc Abbott

If you get caught in an April shower, either on the road or at a spring track day, you’ll be needing this new transparent Revit Triton rain jacket, as worn by Randy de Puniet in MotoGP. Save cash on...

Are trainers to blame for learners’ test crashes?

01 April 2010 by Steve Farrell

Motorcycle trainers are booking people they have never seen ride onto a controversial new test in which scores of learners have crashed. Poor preparation has been blamed for several learners suffering...

Win a 42-inch TV with Hannspree & MCN Sport magazine

01 April 2010 by Guy Procter

The new edition of MCN Sport magazine is out now, featuring a world-exclusive real roads test of the awesome 220bhp Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Fireblade. To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with top WSB...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

01 April 2010 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 9,000 motorcycles for sale. Here’s just a few of the fantastic modern classic machines available this...

“DVLA made my life hell because I proved they’d lost my licence”

01 April 2010 by Steve Farrell

A motorcyclist was charged with fraud after producing photocopy evidence DVLA had lost his bike licence. Marcus Mee, 38, was accused of forging a photocopy of an old driving licence which appeared to...

New Trackstar 125 from Sinnis

01 April 2010 by Dan Aspel

This is Sinnis’s new Trackstar 125, the Chinese manufacturer’s first stab at “trendy, retro” bikes. Designed in cooperation with its UK importer to compete with the likes of Suzuki’s VanVan and...

Kawasaki limited editions: Kawasaki ZX-10R Performance Edition

01 April 2010 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki has brought out five new special editions; a ZX-10R, a ZX-6R, ZZR1400, Z750 and a VN900 Classic cruiser which will be available in May. All of the bikes have been specified with a host of...

Kawasaki limited editions: Kawasaki ZX-6R Performance Edition

01 April 2010 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki has brought out five new special editions; a ZX-10R, a ZX-6R, ZZR1400, Z750 and a VN900 Classic cruiser which will be available in May. All of the bikes have been specified with a host of...

Staff Bikes: Victory Hammer S - Time for tea

01 April 2010 by Chris Newbigging

This is only my second blog entry, and I’m already cheating by blogging on someone else’s Hammer activity. German magazine Motorrad has replicated BMW’s viral video for the S1000RR, where the superbike appears to pull a table cloth from under a fully laid table. There’s some doubt as to whether the BMW really did, but using a Victory Hammer, the German journalists sort of manage it. The plates,...

This new test is ridiculous

30 April 2009 by Jamie macdonald

My girlfriend has just failed the first part of her motorcycle test for not reaching 50kph on the new swerve test, she went past the radar at 49kph. I think this is ridiculous. Are students meant to look where they are going or have their eyes fixed on the speedo? She has been doing very well and loves the days out with her instuctors then she fails on something that seems so petty. Surely a +/-...

Aprilia RSV4 available from May 14

30 April 2009 by Andy Downes

The awesome Aprilia RSV4 Factory superbike will make it’s UK debut on May 14 with 38 dealers across the country hosting open evenings dedicated to the RSV4 Factory. Guests will be able to view the...

Weise Titanium vented jacket

30 April 2009 by Rob Hull

With sports styling, titanium badges on each shoulder sitting on TPU vents and an Airflow cooling system, the new Titanium textile jacket from Weise® is seriously cool. Tailored for a close fit, the...

Diesel launch motorcycle helmet

30 April 2009 by Rob Hull

It’s probably aimed more towards the Italian scooter riding fashion types, but any combination of the fashion industry and bikes is good with us. Following moves from the likes of Moschino into the...

Win VIP tickets for Oulton Park

30 April 2009 by MCN

You can win a pair of VIP tickets to the second round of the British Superbike Championship, including hospitality, exclusive pit tour and chance to meet Yamaha riders Leon Camier and James Ellison,...

SBK ’09 video game trailer

30 April 2009 by Rob Hull

SBK’09 is due for release on May 29 in the UK across five different formats including PS2, X-Box 360 and PC, and MCN got the first taster of the new game this week. In a special invite-only event at...

New test: the DSA were told and told again!

30 April 2009 by biker12

Well just a short note on the the new test – the DSA have been told told and better told that this would not be succesful. This proves that all the schools that have voiced their opinion has been...

Bags Connection launch waterproof biking bag

30 April 2009 by Rob Hull

German motorcycle luggage specialists Bags Connection have introduced a new Waterproof Line that will keep their contents dry whatever the weather forecast by incorporating welded seam technology with...

The problem with the swerve test is...

30 April 2009 by GTATRRT

Well, the new test is here, very sorry to hear of people dropping the bike on test and, even worse, someone getting hurt. We have our own Mod 1 course for trainee’s to practice on. So far no-one has dropped the bike, we are very carefull with our trainee’s only allowing them to do the avoidance exercise when we think they are up to it. There are one or two things wrong and dangerous with the...

Top 5 motorbikes for women

30 April 2009 by Alison Silcox

You’ve probably heard the term ‘girls bike’ at some point, especially if you’ve ever owned a Suzuki SV650 or Ducati Monster 695. But sexism aside, a lot of us lady riders have specific requirements...

Free vouchers with Michelin 2CT tyres

30 April 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Michelin is giving away £20 of vouchers to be used in high-street shops with any set of Power One, Pilot Power 2CT or Pilot Road 2 tyres. The tyres have to be bought and fitted between 15 May and June...

Senior instructor worried about new test

30 April 2009 by Anonymous

I am the senior instructor with a m/c training school in Scotland and just as other trainers are concerned my worries are probably being echoed around the country. The avoidance exercise, I was informed that this was absolutely a requirement in the new MOd 1 test. As an experienced rider and trainer of over 23yrs I find it hard to comprehend how a novice rider can be expected to perform a manouver...

World Exclusive: First ride of the RSV4 on the road

30 April 2009 by Michael Neeves

MCN’s world first road ride on Aprilia‘s new RSV4 has proved what an exceptional bike it is. But it has also highlighted problems that did not show up on the racetrack launch. New V4 Aprilia ridden...

All new Honda Goldwing will get Human Friendly Transmission

30 April 2009 by John Westlake

A Honda insider has hinted that the new Honda Goldwing will have a long list of rider aids including airbags, ABS, a version of the Human-Friendly Transmission (HFT) or a motorcycle-specific...

Get MCN for only £1.15 an issue!

30 April 2009 by James Keen

Subscribe to MCN before May 15 and get your copy of MCN delivered to your door every week (first class) for just £1.15 per issue. Subscribe to MCN now That represents a saving of 75p on each paper,...

Rossi TT update: Guy Martin reckons Rossi would be unstoppable at the TT

30 April 2009 by Marc Potter

TT Hero Guy Martin has tipped Valentino Rossi to ‘disappear into the distance’ if he ever raced at the Isle of Man TT. The Hydrex Honda rider who lapped at 128.89mph was speaking exclusively to MCN...

Suzi Perry: why the Jerez GP means so much

30 April 2009 by Guy Procter

MotoGP riders’ and viewers’ favourite Suzi Perry will be back in action at Jerez this weekend 10 weeks after being rushed to hospital for a life-saving operation. Here she explains exclusively to...

Now that's a pot hole!

30 April 2009 by higgers

Now this is what you call a pot hole! “Motorists in south Manchester faced delays after a huge hole opened up in the middle of a main road. A small group of people had gathered to inspect damage to the surface of Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, when the tarmac gave way, leaving the gaping hole.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8025935.stm

Arghh a spider!

29 April 2009 by steve jones

Oh what a tangled web we weave! My R1 resplendant in the spring time sun.

The new test will make you a better rider

29 April 2009 by Pete Kilbey

I feel I must add my little bit as far as the new bike test goes. My wife decided that it was time for her to ride a motorcycle, so we bought her a 125cc for her CBT which proved no problem. She was nervous as could be expected but as soon as we found Bryans motorcycle Training Centre in Stoke on Trent things changed drastically, she had found a professional training school with top notch...

New pictures of Arai’s TT celebration lid

Victory guaranteed with new one-piece suit

Revit race gloves revealed

New Revit undersuit

Dress like a MotoGP star in the rain

Are trainers to blame for learners’ test crashes?

Win a 42-inch TV with Hannspree & MCN Sport magazine

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

“DVLA made my life hell because I proved they’d lost my licence”

New Trackstar 125 from Sinnis

Kawasaki limited editions: Kawasaki ZX-10R Performance Edition

Kawasaki limited editions: Kawasaki ZX-6R Performance Edition

Staff Bikes: Victory Hammer S - Time for tea

This new test is ridiculous

Aprilia RSV4 available from May 14

Weise Titanium vented jacket

Diesel launch motorcycle helmet

Win VIP tickets for Oulton Park

SBK ’09 video game trailer

New test: the DSA were told and told again!

Bags Connection launch waterproof biking bag

The problem with the swerve test is...

Top 5 motorbikes for women

Free vouchers with Michelin 2CT tyres

Senior instructor worried about new test

World Exclusive: First ride of the RSV4 on the road

All new Honda Goldwing will get Human Friendly Transmission

Get MCN for only £1.15 an issue!

Rossi TT update: Guy Martin reckons Rossi would be unstoppable at the TT

Suzi Perry: why the Jerez GP means so much

Now that's a pot hole!

Arghh a spider!

The new test will make you a better rider

My daughter on my bike

125s test: new Cagiva Mito 525 v Aprilia RS125R v Yamaha YZF-R125 v Honda CBR125R

Yamaha YBR250 commuter coming to UK