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Free Akrapovic exhausts with new Yamaha R1

17 May 2010 by Trevor Franklin

A free set of Akrapovic replacement sport exhaust silencers is the latest Yamaha inducement to buy a new 2009/2010 Yamaha R1 from over 55 official Yamaha dealers. Slovenia’s finest carbon-clad and...

Ducati Desmotracker 450

17 May 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

Another model that will enter in the new range of single cylinder Ducatis. The Desmotracker 450.

Lightech numberplate holder for Ducati Streetfighter

17 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

Lightech have just released an adjustable alloy numberplate holder for the Ducati Streetfighter. Save £££s on motorcycle products It comes with all the fixtures you’ll need and uses the original...

Lightech rearsets for BMW S1000RR

17 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

Italian firm Lightech has just released these all-black alloy rearsets for BMW’s S1000RR, adaptable for race-pattern gearshift. Save cash on motorcycle products They’re available in fixed or...

Racing blog: Vari-Trac BMW Park Lane S1000RR

17 May 2010 by Michael Neeves

After sampling BMW Park Lane’s MRO Stocksport S1000RR at Brands GP on Thursday I got the amazing opportunity to race it at the historic Kent track at the weekend. Team Vari-Trac BMW Park Lane looked...

The ultimate petrol head

17 May 2010 by Kevin Barnett

Here’s a picture of my four year old grandson Oliver with his mini moto. He is the ultimate petrol head.

Team Blackpudding

15 May 2010 by Dave Rigby

Team Blackpudding – We set of to Monza and ended up in Spain!

Poll: Are hyperbikes still relevant today?

14 May 2010 by MCN

It’s 20 years since the launch of the first ‘hyperbike’ – Kawasaki’s awesome 173mph ZZ-R1100 which reigned world’s fastest production bike through the first half of the 1990s until usurped by new...

Design Lorenzo's TT bike!

14 May 2010 by MCN

On Friday June 11 MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo will ride a demonstration lap of the TT on a Yamaha R1 – and the bike’s paint scheme could be designed by you! The winning design, chosen by current MotoGP...

Wife and Suzuki SV650S

14 May 2010 by Bigbaldybear

My wife Jill with her SV650S and cleavage!

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

14 May 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...

Tracker locates stolen bike, police say: ‘Get it yourself or pay £150’

14 May 2010 by Steve Farrell

A motorcyclist whose stolen bike was located thanks to a tracking device was told to go and get it himself or pay £150 by police. Chris Lowrie’s 2006 Yamaha R1 was stolen in a manner typical of...

Is your licence a ‘fake’?

14 May 2010 by Steve Farrell

A Motorcyclist says he was treated like a criminal after DVLA issued him with a driving licence containing a hidden incriminating message. Michael Harris’ licence appears normal until photocopied,...

HJC's new 'R-PHA 10' race helmet

14 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

You can now buy the same top-of-the-range HJC R-PHA 10 helmet that Ben Spies wears in MotoGP. Save cash on motorcycle helmets The helmet is available in three shell sizes, and great efforts have...

Video: MCN Cambodian adventure - part 3

14 May 2010 by MCN

This was always going to be a full-on adventure: 1125 miles off road, riding a Honda XR250 across one of the poorest and least-developed countries in South East Asia. Watch the other instalments:...

New Dr Optic visor cleaner released

14 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

Dr Optic visor cleaner is available as a pack of wipes (£1.99 for 24; £1.29 for 12) or as a spray-on cleaner with microfibre cloth (£3.99). Save cash on motorcycle products It’s claimed to lift dirt...

BMW Park Lane will build you this superstock S1000RR

14 May 2010 by Michael Neeves

BMW Park Lane is the only dealer in the UK where you can buy a race-prepared S1000RR new out of the crate. Costing £17,500 (or £18,000, fully-painted) you get the full-spec superbike, complete with...

Cops get stealth video bike

13 May 2010 by Steve Farrell

Police have unveiled a Yamaha FJR1300 stealth video bike which will be used to target motorcyclists. The 140bhp plain-back super-tourer is fitted with a high-tech video system that records to DVD and...

Yamaha R1 replicas to be delivered by Rossi, Lorenzo & Spies

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Four very special MotoGP-rep R1s have been offered for sale by Yamaha France and immediately snapped up by buyers. And no wonder: at €16,990 they’re only a grand more than standard, look awesome...

'Fake' Bimota HB4 track day bike is real

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Rumours of a semi-official track-day-only HB4 costing a whopping £146,500 circulated last month after an advert for just such a bike was posted on a German website. Bimota was quick to dismiss the ad...

KTM RC4 - it lives!

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Rumours of a rebirth of the serious small-capacity sportsbike led by KTM have circulated for ages, and we’re glad to see they’re well founded. Sort of. Sadly it’s not the longed-for official RC4 they...

The Hypermotard-engined Ducati flat-tracker that took historic win

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

This is the Ducati that took a historic and unwelcome win against a field of Harley-engined flat trackers – the first twin-cylinder flat track race in almost two decades that the XR750 Harley has...

HJC's new carbon race helmet

13 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

HJC’s FG-15 is now available in a carbon version. It’s available in sizes XS-XXL (54-64cm) and costs £299.99. Save £££s on motorcycle helmets For that, you’re getting two visors (one clear, one...

New Oxford paddock stand

13 May 2010 by Marc Abbott

Oxford’s updated its paddock stand, now made from 40mm diameter tubular steel tubing, featuring four wheels for stability, and a padded handle. Save cash on paddock stands It now comes with hooks to...

M25 the long way around

13 May 2010 by Royale Joker

19th June 2010 – don’t miss the biggest ever motorcycle demonstration in Britain! M25 the long way around. The NTBPT(http://www.notobikeparkingtax.com/). We will ride en masse all over the M25, passing each of the 31 junctions for 117 miles (187 kilometres) and calling at each service station for about 20 minutes. Please see this link for Junction Times and...