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Suzuki Hayabusa ride

10 October 2011 by Reismotor

After years of waiting I at last rode a Suzuki Hayabusa. I thought it was very impressive. No way to take it to top speed in Holland, though.

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

07 October 2011 by Phil West

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 18,000 motorcycles for sale.              Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

BMW S1000RR giveaway

07 October 2011 by Steve Farrell

BMW S1000RR giveaway

Three free motorcycles including a BMW S1000RR are to be given away in a competition launched by an insurance firm. The class-leading superbike is offered in prize draw along with a Yamaha XJ6 and...

Dangerous drivers face tougher sentence

07 October 2011 by Steve Farrell

Dangerous drivers face tougher sentence

Dangerous drivers who cause serious injury could face five years in jail under plans announced by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke. A new offence of “causing serious injury by dangerous driving”...

Editor’s Picks: Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer

07 October 2011 by MCN

Editor’s Picks: Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer

A comfortable streetbike with an R1 engine, the FZS1000 Fazer could have been a sportsbike destroyer, but it’s actually a soft, easygoing machine with plenty of punch. Arguable the ultimate...

First Zero Type 9 lands in UK

07 October 2011 by Gary Pinchin

First Zero Type 9 lands in UK

The first production Zero Type 9 from Japan has just arrived at the company’s UK distributor Krazy Horse Custom Cycles in Bury St Edmunds. The £30,566, 1450cc fuel-injected Harley-Davidson Twin...

Aprilia SR Max 300: Taken to the Max

07 October 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Aprilia SR Max 300: Taken to the Max

Aprilia’s new SR Max 300 fits neatly into the overcrowded maxi-scooter class, but with a less than subtle difference from its rivals – the Aprilia actually looks exciting to ride. With styling...

Video: Envy motorbike stand

07 October 2011 by Marc Abbott

Video: Envy motorbike stand

This new stand from Envy is great if your bike doesn’t have a centrestand. Watch the video for an idea of how easy it is to use, and marvel at the sudden cut to an incongruous scene of scantily clad...

World's top 5 worst exhausts

07 October 2011 by Guy Procter

World's top 5 worst exhausts

There’s little doubt we are leaving the age of the aftermarket end-can. With legislation tightening, Daily Mail readers not going deaf in sufficient numbers and many simply becoming annoyed by the...

Video: Club MSV first trackday guide

07 October 2011 by MCN

Video: Club MSV first trackday guide

The idea of riding on track is an appealing one, with the rare chance to explore the potential of your bike on the same stretches of tarmac fought on by racing legends, but tackling your first track...

MV Agusta 750S Classic Concept

07 October 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

MV Agusta 750S Classic Concept

Here’s my idea for a MV Agusta Classic 750S. It would use the engine and frame of the F4 and have look of the 750S of the seventies.

Every Triumph that came out of Meriden

06 October 2011 by MCN

Every Triumph that came out of Meriden

This mammoth collection of classic Triumphs has just been revealed by a US collector, and represents a near-perfect history of the British marque’s pre-Hinckley production. The 98-strong fleet – which...

The bike that Guy built: a 500bhp cafe racer

06 October 2011 by MCN

The bike that Guy built: a 500bhp cafe racer

You’d think Guy Martin would get enough kicks from 130mph laps of the Isle of Man. Apparently not, that’s why he’s building a 500bhp turbo cafe racer. “It’s the scariest thing I’ve ever ridden,” he...

Buy your MCN T-shirts here!

06 October 2011 by Marc Abbott

Buy your MCN T-shirts here!

We at MCN have been slaving over a hot computer for the last few months, designing a range of T-shirts, hooded tops, sweatshirts and even boxer shorts! Now you can buy the lot online and show the...

Staff bikes: Ducati Monster 1100 Evo - Monster's hot in the city

05 October 2011 by Marc Abbott

Staff bikes: Ducati Monster 1100 Evo - Monster's hot in the city

The first Thursday of each month is Italian night at London’s Ace Cafe, so before the 160-mile round trip becomes a teeth-grittingly sub-zero affair, I made the effort to head down after work a few...

Staff bikes: Honda VFR800X Crossrunner - It's time to retyre

05 October 2011 by Phil West

Staff bikes: Honda VFR800X Crossrunner - It's time to retyre

Time for a change. The turning of three-thousand-odd miles has seen both the fading of Crossrunner’s OE Pirelli Scorpions’ ability and my faith in them. Don’t get me wrong: the Scorps aren’t a bad...

Staff bikes: KTM 990 SMT ABS - Retuned to perfection

05 October 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Staff bikes: KTM 990 SMT ABS - Retuned to perfection

Although the KTM 990 SM-T looks the same black and white bike I’d left at BSD Performance for a dyno run and fuelling check, the bike I got back now runs like a completely different machine. The KTM’s...

New titanium colour for 2012 Ducati Multistrada

05 October 2011 by Dan Aspel

New titanium colour for 2012 Ducati Multistrada

The 2012 Ducati Multistrada will be available in a new “race titanium matte” colour scheme and carry an upgraded seat for next year’s riding season. The new colour option will include a “racing black”...

Brussels demo over EU plans

05 October 2011 by Steve Farrell

Brussels demo over EU plans

MCN is taking the fight over the meddling EU to Brussels with a demonstration rally. We’re staging a protest ride to European Parliament to coincide with a vote on restrictive new measures for...

What Bike? Adventure bike special free with MCN

05 October 2011 by MCN

What Bike? Adventure bike special free with MCN

What Bike? Adventure bike special is free with this week’s MCN (5 October), on sale now. The 46-page magazine is packed with great value Adventure bike used buys from £1850 to £13,000, with the pick...

The Big Blade Sale now on!

05 October 2011 by MCN

The Big Blade Sale now on!

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Not only does the beginning of October see some fantastic biking weather, but also the start of The Big Blade Sale. Now with eleven new and used bike showrooms throughout the...

Editor's picks: Triumph 675R

04 October 2011 by MCN

Editor's picks: Triumph 675R

Having seen the beautiful Triumph 675R having its Ohlins suspension tweaked in our suspension set-up video we were inspired to find the pick of the 675Rs at mcnbikesforsale.com. Triumph has labeled...

Bikes on TV: October 5-11

04 October 2011 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: October 5-11

DRT – Discovery Real Time  DSC – Discovery Channel   DHD – Discovery Channel HD   EXS – Extreme Sports Channel  EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV   CH4 – Channel 4    CH5 – Channel...

Nurburgring – bikers beware

04 October 2011 by Michael Neeves

Nurburgring – bikers beware

Roadworks and no warning signs caused an eight-car pile-up at the Nurburgring on Sunday, on one of the busiest days of the year. Luckily no motorcycles were involved, but the incident should remind...

Video: Öhlins suspension set-up guide

04 October 2011 by MCN

Video: Öhlins suspension set-up guide

This guide to basic suspension set-up shows that adjusting suspension is much simpler than you might imagine. Using a Triumph 675R equipped with the latest Öhlins suspension we show you how to set up...

New MCN October 5 - The bike that Guy built

04 October 2011 by MCN

New MCN October 5 - The bike that Guy built

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale October 5, TT hero Guy Martin reveals his crazy 500bhp turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R. Plus, we test the new Ducati 848 Streetfighter in a world first ride, compare the...

Editor's picks - Victory Vegas

03 October 2011 by MCN

Editor's picks - Victory Vegas

With details of Victory’s new High-Ball bobber being released, we delved into the selection of motorcycles for sale at mcnbikesforsale.com to find the pick of the pre-owned Victorys on offer. With the...

Win dinner with Simoncelli!

03 October 2011 by Marc Abbott

Win dinner with Simoncelli!

A meal with MotoGP bad-boy Marco Simoncelli at the Valencia GP is just one of the amazing experiences you can bid for in a charity auction to raise funds for the CJ Riders Fund being held at the last...

First Triumph Tiger 800 Supermoto

03 October 2011 by MCN

First Triumph Tiger 800 Supermoto

Straight bars, 17in wheels, upside down forks, fox-eye headlights and an 800cc inline triple – could this be a secret, pre-production Triumph Street Triple 800? We wish. In fact this isn’t a big-bore...

Harley-Davidson Softail fitted with Akrapovič Open Line exhaust system

03 October 2011 by MCN

Harley-Davidson Softail fitted with Akrapovič Open Line exhaust system

MCN was granted an exclusive, world-first look at Akrapovič’s new Open Line range of custom exhausts and tested the Open System on a Harley-Davidson Softail. Uniquely the Open System uses a real...

Horex delays launch of 200bhp blown V6

03 October 2011 by MCN

Horex delays launch of 200bhp blown V6

German firm Horex is holding back the 200bhp supercharged version of its V6 roadster because of component supply problems and will launch the standard version first next spring. Horex planned to...

New Victory High-Ball revealed

03 October 2011 by Andy Downes

New Victory High-Ball revealed

American firm Victory has released details of the 2012 range of bikes with the stripped down High-Ball bobber, an all-new model for the UK, leading a host of other changes including ABS across many...

Bike-mad Chelsea manager dreams of Dakar

03 October 2011 by Phil West

Bike-mad Chelsea manager dreams of Dakar

Chelsea football manager Andre Villas-Boas owns five motorbikes and dreams of one day competing in the notorious Dakar Rally, it has been revealed. The highly-rated Portugeuse coach, whose day job...

The last of the summer

03 October 2011 by Chris Slaven

The last of the summer

Me and my son making the most of the last of the summer on our ride out to Devil’s Bridge on October 1. Thats my son’s Hornet hiding my Triumph.

Buildbase BMW on top at Darley Moor

02 October 2011 by Simon Bell

Buildbase BMW on top at Darley Moor

Buildbase BMW star’s Richard Cooper and Barry Burrell took top honours by a country mile at Darley Moor, Derbyshire in the annual “Stars At Darley” event.

MCN in Cuba

30 September 2011 by nibornaed

MCN in Cuba

On the beach at Cayo Guillermo, Cuba. My well thumbed copy of MCN was great for breaking the ice and making friends with fellow bikers.