February

MCN London show pictures

03 February 2008 by Highwaylass

Photos from the MCN Show, London

I’m annoyed aunty Becky (babe 3) didn’t make it through to the final even though she is a trained mechanic and has ridden motorbikes for years. She has stripped bikes down and put them back together, so she does have knowledge of motorbikes. She does not just sit on them looking pretty. I know it’s a competition and all the girls did extremely well just to get up on the stage – it must be nerve...

Round the Isle 2008

02 February 2008 by markthorburn

ROUND the ISLE 2008 All donation and sponsorship proceeds for the tour are going to the Cancer Research UK charity. In 2005 I lost a grand parent to cancer. In 2007 I lost my mother in law to cancer.

Is it a Monster?

02 February 2008 by kawasakibiker

Hey MCN, After seeing the fantastic new Monster Energy sponsored Kawasaki I thought I’d design myself a street kit for my ZX6R. So here it is. With Hopper and the new sponsor 2008 should be a much...

Niall Mackenzie's Yamaha RD350 LC for sale

01 February 2008 by Liam Marsden

This auction has now closed. A Yamaha RD350 LC belonging to former BSB and GP star Niall Mackenzie is up for sale on the internet auction site eBay. The motorcycle is a 1981 4LO model, in white with...

Bikes on TV: February 6-12

01 February 2008 by MCN

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MM – Men and Motors MOT – Motors TV SS1...

Honda announces Fireblade launch date

01 February 2008 by Michael Carroll

Day two of the London Motorcycle Show saw Honda announce its latest CBR1000RR, XL700V Transalp, and CBF600 and 600S ABS models, which are due to be officially launched on February 21. The Fireblade...

M25 cameras go digital

01 February 2008 by Michael Carroll

The Highways Agency has confirmed reports stating that digital speed cameras are set to replace film-based cameras on the variable speed limit section of the M25 past Heathrow from February 15. A...

New Ducati Scrambler

02 March 2007 by Michael Neeves

If there’s ever a bike to drag you away from a sports bike this could be it. It started life as a humble Ducati Multistrada 1000 but it’s been pared down to the bone, is super lightweight, agile,...

Police warn of menace

28 February 2007 by Cliff Goodwin

Lone motorcyclists are being warned not to enter a Tyneside estate after a sharp rise in what local gangs call “crowding” – surrounding a rider until he is intimidated into giving up his...

Royal blue babe

28 February 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Smiles all round for our brolly babe!

Police cry foul over MCN

28 February 2007 by MCN

Police are refusing to speak to MCN over official comments from a spokesperson published on our website. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has accused MCN of “covert and undisclosed...

Co-ordinated team

27 February 2007 by Sarah Carnell

A stern looking Alex Barros contemplates life under an umbrella…

Oblivious

26 February 2007 by MCN

Playing it cool. The Yamaha team pretend not to notice they have a camera pointing in their faces…

The new Moto Guzzi Stelvio

26 February 2007 by Tom Rayner

Here are the first exclusive images of the Moto Guzzi Stelvio, Guzzi’s answer to the BMW R1200GS. Revealed at a Berlin dealer conference these camera phone images were leaked to the world’s media. The...

Biking MP for Deputy PM

26 February 2007 by MCN

Classic Benelli-riding MP Hazel Blears has announced her intentions to run for Deputy Prime Minister. Blears is the sixth MP to enter the race to replace John Prescott when he stands down later this...

On the slant

25 February 2007 by MCN

This photographer must have been experimenting…

Gaining fans

24 February 2007 by MCN

I’m the star not her…

Scare tactics for drivers

23 February 2007 by MCN

Police are hoping to scare drivers into getting insurance with signs on seized uninsured cars saying: “No insurance means no car.” The magnetic posters will be carried in transporter trucks used by...

Petition to use bus lanes

23 February 2007 by MCN

Riders can now let Tony Blair know what they think about bikes in bus lanes by signing an online petition demanding we’re allowed to use them. The petition, on Number 10’s website, says: “We the...

Win a signed Rossi jacket

23 February 2007 by MCN

Here’s your chance to win a retro leather jacket signed and worn by ex-Moto GP champ Valentino Rossi. This signed jacket is a limited edition retro jacket in the colours of the classic Kenny Roberts...

Video: Police crackdown

23 February 2007 by MCN

MCN Senior Reporter Steve Farrell spent the day with Police in a massive clampdown on uninsured drivers. He joined force with police as they seized eight cars in a four hour operation on a single...

Full of drama

23 February 2007 by MCN

Valentino gets thoughtful. I wonder what he’s thinking?…

Fine for ignoring directions

22 February 2007 by MCN

The first fine for ignoring the orders of a Highways Agency Traffic Officer has prompted a warning to road users’ fines of up to £1,000 and points can be implemented. The Traffic Management Act 2004 states Traffic Officers are afforded powers to direct and divert traffic. They can also stop traffic, close lanes, roads and carriageways, implement traffic signs, manage traffic and conduct...