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Christmas gift of the day: Dainese Atacama T-shirt

19 December 2008 by James Keen

Christmas gift of the day: Dainese Atacama T-shirt

Christmas is nearly upon us and to help make your shopping easy and hassle free, we’ll be bringing you our ‘gift of the day’ recommendations in the run up to the big day. All of our christmas gift...

Westminster Greed

18 December 2008 by martin andrews

Like many riders first going into london after the parking charge was brought in I was caught out by not realising I had to pay. On returning to my bike I found the brightly coloured plastic ticket cover, which at first I thought was a some sort of freebie,how wrong can you be.So I then decided to send a freedom of information request to Westminster council asking,how many tickets have been issued...

Revised BMW G650 Xcountry for 2009

18 December 2008 by James Keen

Revised BMW G650 Xcountry for 2009

An updated version of the BMW G650 Xcountry will be available in dealerships from January 2009. The revised Xcountry features a new paint scheme and a number of subtle changes designed to make the...

Video: Valentino Rossi on 2009 YZF-R1

18 December 2008 by Rob Hull

Video: Valentino Rossi on 2009 YZF-R1

Check out this advert for the new ‘cross plane crank’ 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 featuring Valentino Rossi. Rossi has already appeared in Yamaha adverts in the past including the 2007 R1 and last year’s...

Video: Sherco 2.5i F goes Enduro

18 December 2008 by Michael Guy

Sherco has a proven track record of building some of the world’s best trials bikes and now they’ve turned their attention to the enduro market.   The Sherco 2.5i F (250cc) is very user friendly and offers plenty of torque all the way up to 12,000 rpm. Handling is good, and the bike is already a proven winner after Graham Jarvis won the recent Red Bull Romaniacs event. Watch the video below to see...

Honda electric motorcycle in two years

18 December 2008 by Phil West

Honda electric motorcycle in two years

Honda boss Takeo Fukui has today announced the Japanese giant will have a battery-powered motorcycle on the market in two years. The announcement was made as part of a speech regarding the summary of...

Harley-Davidson president retires

18 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

Harley-Davidson president retires

Harley-Davidson’s President and Chief Executive Officer, James Ziemer, will retire in 2009 ending a 40-year career with the company. Ziemer took over the job from Jeff Bleustein, one of the original...

Santa picks up new sleigh in time for christmas

18 December 2008 by craig garlick

Santa picks up new sleigh in time for christmas

Santa took delivery of his new sleigh just in time for his christmas rounds! Merry Christmas to all our customers from LM Motorcycles.

Top cop spooked by MCN petition

18 December 2008 by Steve Farrell

Top cop spooked by MCN petition

Three-time speeder Meredydd Hughes has been spooked by an MCN petition calling for him to be axed as the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) road policing head. As the number of signatures...

Nuvo unveil latest helmet designs

18 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

Nuvo unveil latest helmet designs

Nuvo has a range of budget helmets that have bags of style. UK-manufacturer Nuvo’s range of full, open-face, and motocross lids come in plain colours, with graphic designs, or a unique cartoon strip.

New test launched in Northern Ireland

17 December 2008 by Steve Farrell

New test launched in Northern Ireland

A new-style motorcycle test has been launched in Northern Ireland. Learner riders there must now pass three tests – a theory test, a manoeuvres test and a practical on-road test. Previously riders...

Free glossy calendar and Review of the Year in this week's MCN

17 December 2008 by James Keen

Free glossy calendar and Review of the Year in this week's MCN

In this week’s issue of MCN there’s a free glossy 2009 MCN calendar featuring some of the key biking images of the 2008 and a massive pull-out Review of the Year. Scroll down for your free online...

BMW unveils System 6 flip front helmet

16 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

BMW unveils System 6 flip front helmet

BMW is taking the strain out of flip-front helmets, with what it says is its lightest and quietest flip front helmet yet. The System 6 has a glass-fibre shell that’s available in two sizes – a 1570...

Ace reunion film now on DVD

16 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

Ace reunion film now on DVD

The Ace Café has dusted off its film celebrating the first reunion run to the café in 1994, by releasing it on DVD. An Ace Day features interviews with customers of the original café, and the people...

Don’t pay the experimental parking tax - this is what happens

16 December 2008 by Josef

Don’t pay the experimental parking tax - this is what happens

Westminster Council have started to use bully tactics against people not paying the experimental (Elusive Public Notice unlawfully taken down by Westminster –...

New MCN December 17: Review of the Year

16 December 2008 by Liam Marsden

New MCN December 17: Review of the Year

In this week’s edition of MCN we have all the usual news, road tests and sport, but we also have our 48-page Review of the Year pullout. The pullout includes the bikes, tests and moments that made...

Video: Technical Analysis of Honda CBR1000RR ABS system

16 December 2008 by MCN

MCN Senior road tester Michael Neeves has been out in Qatar testing the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade equipped with ABS. Watch the video to see Michael Neeves explain exactly how the electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new Fireblade works and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday, 17 December, 2008.

CB1100R replica Honda Super Blackbird

16 December 2008 by Laura Kennerley

CB1100R replica Honda Super Blackbird

The team at Dream Machine in Nottingham has transformed this six-year-old Honda CBR1000XX Super Blackbird in to an homage to the 1982 Honda CB1100R RD model. The CB1100R RD was the last CB1100R...

Video: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade gets MCN thumbs-up

16 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

Video: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade gets MCN thumbs-up

Honda recently launched their new-for-2009 ABS equipped Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade in Qatar – and our verdict is the system works. The electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new...

Picture Gallery: Roland Sands Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

16 December 2008 by Laura Kennerley

Picture Gallery: Roland Sands Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

Roland Sands has created one of the most stunning Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade specials of the year for charity. More Roland Sands designs Based on a 2008 Honda Fireblade the Mission is an aggressive...

Picture gallery: Warrs Deco Bobber

16 December 2008 by MCN

Picture gallery: Warrs Deco Bobber

Warrs Harley-Davidson has just finished this heavily tweaked Cross Bones Softtail – part of the Warrs Bobber series and totally unique The bobber is based on a brand-new 2009 Harley-Davidson FLSTB...

Video: Sand drag racing in Australia

16 December 2008 by Liam Marsden

Video: Sand drag racing in Australia

You’d be forgiven for thinking drag racing on tarmac was daft enough, but the Australians have gone one step further with the invention of sand drag racing. The machinery used in the races ranges from...

Bikes on TV: December 17-23

16 December 2008 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: December 17-23

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...

Christmas gift of the day: Draggin Jeans

16 December 2008 by James Keen

Christmas gift of the day: Draggin Jeans

Christmas is nearly upon us and to help make your shopping easy and hassle free, we’ll be bringing you our ‘gift of the day’ recommendations in the run up to the big day. All of our christmas gift...

Ready for the MotoGP season

15 December 2008 by mark forrest

Ready for the MotoGP season

My daughter Jess at just two weeks old gets ready for the new motoGP season. Mark in Gainsborough

American Chopper DVDs out for christmas

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

American Chopper DVDs out for christmas

Relive the Teutul families latest bust ups and builds with a pair of DVDs covering the latest series of American Chopper. All 13 episodes of series five of the TV series showing the work at Orange...

BMW R1100GS for the kids

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

BMW R1100GS for the kids

This kid’s bike is every bit as rugged as the BMW R1100GS it’s modelled on. The BMW Junior bike is designed for children aged 3-5 years, and is driven by a pair of pedals on the front wheel. It’s made...

Video: Adrenalin-Moto XR 1200 road test

15 December 2008 by Adam Child

Darlington based Adrenalin Moto have produced this one off special XR1200 Harley Davidson, reducing the bikes weight by 25kg and significantly increasing the bikes performance and handling. They’ve loosely based the bike on the new race bike which will be appearing in next year’s British Superbike program in the new Henderson Harley Davidson XR1200 Trophy. Watch the video below to see MCN’s...

Extra discounts from Hein Gericke

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

Extra discounts from Hein Gericke

Hein Gericke has got into the festive spirit, by adding 10% to the value of any gift voucher bought before Christmas. The offer applies to any voucher bought between November 21 and December 24...

Prove your bravery with the Nurburgring T-shirt

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

Prove your bravery with the Nurburgring T-shirt

If you’ve been, and done, the Nurburgring, it’s time to buy the t-shirt. Shop for motorcycle products online Nordschleife’s ‘Men from boys’ t-shirt is made from thick cotton with double stitching on...

Thrillbillies DVD comes to UK

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

What has been hailed as the greatest motorcycle stunt DVD ever, featuring arguably the world’s greatest stunt rider, is now available in the UK. Thrillbillies has some of Travis Pastrana’s most daring stunts, as he and the rest of the Nitro Circus crew take on monster trucks in the desert. If you don’t believe us, you can view some of the action here It costs £27 from Duke Video,...

The Baghdad stunt bikers

15 December 2008 by Liam Marsden

The lack of policing in Baghdad has meant budding stunt bikers in Iraq can practice their stunts, whenever and wherever they like. The riders have to make do with ratty looking scooters and off-road motorcycles, but that doesn’t stop them doing wheelies, burnouts and stoppies. Check out the video here

Knox launches ultra-thin inner gloves

15 December 2008 by Michael Carroll

Knox launches ultra-thin inner gloves

Knox claims to have consigned bulky inner gloves to the history books. It says a new material has allowed it to make its thinnest ever Cold Killers under gloves. Christmas present ideas for every...

MCN beats archery

15 December 2008 by alan convery

MCN beats archery

This is a photo of me at the Face 2 Face Archery in Amsterdam. There’s no better way of using spare time between sessions than reading MCN.

First ride: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

15 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

First ride: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is in Qatar testing the new ABS Honda Fireblade… The electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new Fireblade is revolutionary, totally unique on a...

Christmas gift of the day: Knox rucksack

14 December 2008 by James Keen

Christmas gift of the day: Knox rucksack

Christmas is nearly upon us and to help make your shopping easy and hassle free, we’ll be bringing you our ‘gift of the day’ recommendations in the run up to the big day. All of our christmas gift...