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Milan Show: BMW unveil Lo Rider concept

04 November 2008 by Andy Downes

Milan Show: BMW unveil Lo Rider concept

This great looking bike, which is supposed to be a BMW concept bike, has just been unveiled at the Milan show. But the motorcycle looks so finished it could go into production within 18 months. Dubbed...

Milan Show: Husqvarna SMQ450

04 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Milan Show: Husqvarna SMQ450

Husqvarna has just pulled the covers off the SMQ450 concept, a single-cylinder street bike that mixes vintage flavour and modern technology. The new motorcycle is based around Husqvarna’s own 450cc...

MCN or Casino?

04 November 2008 by Bob Haigh

MCN or Casino?

Bev Henderson might not have been able to get into the Casino in Monaco but found time to have a quick look through MCN.

MCN beats F1

04 November 2008 by Bob Haigh

MCN beats F1

Bob Haigh went to Monaco to check out the F1 Grand Prix circuit and took time out to catch up with MCN while sat on the inside of the curve outside the Cafe de Paris.

Milan Show: Aprilia Mana X

04 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Milan Show: Aprilia Mana X

Aprilia has revealed the Mana X- a wild flat-track style concept based on the semi-automatic Aprilia Mana 850. The Mana X uses the same 830cc v-twin from the Aprilia Mana 850, but instead of plain...

Milan Show: Bimota DB7 Oronero

04 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Milan Show: Bimota DB7 Oronero

Bimota has just revealed the carbon-framed DB7 Oronero at the Milan show. The bike is based around the same basic design as the standard Bimota DB7 launched earlier this year, but is eight kilograms...

R&G adds some aggression to latest Speed Triple

04 November 2008 by Michael Carroll

R&G adds some aggression to latest Speed Triple

Add some muscle to the rear of Triumph’s 2008 Speed Triple 1050 with this R&G tail tidy. The plastic one-piece tidy brings the number plate level with the end of the exhaust, to give the motorcycle a...

Mini-GPS motorcycle tracker goes on sale

04 November 2008 by Michael Carroll

Mini-GPS motorcycle tracker goes on sale

A portable GPS tracker promises to locate your motorcycle if it’s stolen. The Zoombak Portable Assisted GPS will alert you by text message if the motorcycle is moved outside pre-determined zones, and...

Speeding idiots give us bad press

04 November 2008 by Anonymous

When riding my 1961 Norton Manxman 650 to Malton in North Yorkshire on a 60mph B road (I riding up a hill at 60mph), some speeding bikes zipped past me at 80 plus on one wheel! These guys are idiots playing with death! Then they wonder why the police are on their backs. Riding a motorcycle is not all about speed.

Ducati Streetfighter 1098: Official pictures

03 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Ducati Streetfighter 1098: Official pictures

Read the world first ride of the Ducati Streetfighter! Ducati has revealed the Ducati Streetfighter at the Milan show today, a new super naked bike based on the 1098. The engine and chassis of the...

Ducati 1198 official pictures

03 November 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Ducati 1198 official pictures

Ducati has just released official pictures of the new 1198, an updated version of the 1098 with the larger capacity engine from the 1098R. The new motorcycle retains most of the running rear and the...

Ducati Streetfighter 1098 latest

03 November 2008 by MCN

Ducati Streetfighter 1098 latest

The new Ducati Streetfighter will be among the most aggressive performing machines in the supernaked class, according to the latest info available. Ducati Streetfighter teaser video The Ducati...

Rivetted to Frank Thomas

02 November 2008 by mazza

In the days of almost non existant customer service, it gives me great pleasure to tell you about super dealer and manufacturer service. The sleeve fasteners for the thermal inner on my Frank Thomas XTI textile jacket had become unstitched making it difficult to remove my arm without the sleeve coming out with it. The jacket was taken in on the Friday to Rivetts of Hull and a replacement ordered...

Friday funny: David Attenborough on bikers

31 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

This week’s Friday Funny comes in the form of a David Attenborough spoof video about bikers and their habits during winter. The video follows the lives of two bikers through winter as if they were animals in a wildlife documentary, using phrases such as ‘Tim sheds his summer coat, in favour of a thicker, more durable winter coat.’ Which would mean changing to thicker bike kit for the winter. The...

Great Christmas subscription offers for bike fans

31 October 2008 by James Keen

Great Christmas subscription offers for bike fans

If you’re struggling to figure out what you’re going to give your friends and loved ones for Christmas this year, then this just might be the answer… A subscription makes a great Christmas gift so why...

Video: 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R launch test

31 October 2008 by Angus Farquhar, Adam Child

Video: 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R launch test

MCN man Adam Child is now back inthe UK after testing the 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R for the first time and he brought back this video report on the new motorcycle. Check out the video below to see what Chad...

Sigma slipper clutch now available for KTM RC8

31 October 2008 by Michael Carroll

Sigma slipper clutch now available for KTM RC8

Sigma Performance has launched a slipper clutch for KTM’s RC8. The wet clutch has six ramps to help maintain engine braking while ensuring the rear wheel doesn’t lock up. It comes in anodized grey,...

Ridley at Laconia Bike Week

30 October 2008 by Phat Bob

Ridley at Laconia Bike Week

Further to the readers news item about the 750cc Ridley motorcycles maybe being available in the UK soon, see attached photo taken at Laconia Bike Week 2007. The finish is very good – they all look...

Keyring copies motorcycle knee-slider

30 October 2008 by Michael Carroll

Keyring copies motorcycle knee-slider

Here’s a clever way to stop your keyring scratching your top-yoke. The Keyslider attaches to a patch of Velcro on your bike to stop it flapping around. Extra patches can be bought to hang the keys up...

Video funny: Long Way Round spoof episodes

30 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

Video funny: Long Way Round spoof episodes

Check out these hilarious videos from Big Face TV, parodying the well known TV series Long Way round with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman. The mini-spoofs of the pair’s TV adventures show Boorman as...

Taz Motorcycles receives 'Best Performing European Dealer 2008 for Aprilia Motorcycles'

30 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

Taz Motorcycles receives 'Best Performing European Dealer 2008 for Aprilia Motorcycles'

Aprilia dealer Taz Motorcycles, of Peterborough has received the accolade of Best Performing European Dealer 2008 for Aprilia Motorcycles at a ceremony held in Sepang, Malaysia. Taz is already...

Speed control Danish-style

30 October 2008 by Steve Farrell

Speed control Danish-style

Here’s one European speed control measure we wouldn’t mind the UK sharing. Topless babes wave speed limit signs at motorists in an initiative from the Danish Road Safety Council. The ‘speed control...

Biker killed in police collision

30 October 2008 by Anonymous

A male motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a police vehicle in Carmarthenshire, officers have said.  Click here for the full BBC story

MCN at the Millau Bridge

30 October 2008 by Nigel Mead

MCN at the Millau Bridge

Nick Hodgetts taking time out to read the MCN, before crossing the Millau Bridge on route to the Valencia Moto GP.

Motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts offers free biking

30 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

Motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts offers free biking

Motorcycle insurance firm Bennetts is offering a chance to win a ‘free year of biking’ to anyone who takes out a motorbike insurance policy with them in November. The prize will give the winner a...

Peruvian adventure

30 October 2008 by wings_of_fire

Peruvian adventure

I went for two weeks off road riding in Peru. Adventure Peru Motorcycling was excellent supplying Suzuki DR650. The views where fantastic and I only dropped it once, which is not bad seen as how I...

Romantic night in with MCN

29 October 2008 by Jeff

Romantic night in with MCN

Took my girl Nikki to Mont Michel in France and even took Motorcycle News… Well what else would you do on a cold October night in a romantic hotel on the Mont?

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport 4v first ride!

29 October 2008 by Michael Neeves

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport 4v first ride!

MCN’s Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves, is in Italy to ride Moto Guzzi’s brand new 1200 Sport 4V and he’s at the factory for this world exclusive first ride. Here’s his first...

Video: 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R onboard lap

29 October 2008 by Angus Farquhar, Liam Marsden

MCN’s Adam Child is currently in Japan testing the 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R but until he gets back check out these two videos of the motorcycle in action around the Autopolis track in Japan. Check out the video of the new ZX-6R getting a good thrashing around Kawasaki’s test track – Autopolis – in Japan with inpressive graphics showing the elevations of the track. Also check out the second video for...

Shut out the winter chill with Rev'it Infinity winter suit

29 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

Shut out the winter chill with Rev'it Infinity winter suit

The Inifnity one-piece winter suit from Rev’it is designed to offer all-weather protection, without all the set backs that come with two-piece suits.  The loose, pre-shaped fit of the suit is designed...

Vigilante biker reports speeders to police

29 October 2008 by Steve Farrell

Vigilante biker reports speeders to police

A vigilante motorcyclist has revealed how he rides dead on the speed limit, films bikers who overtake and hands the footage to police. Riding instructor Jeff Smith uses a helmet-mounted camera to...

Our son's favourite paper

28 October 2008 by liam bucknall

Our son's favourite paper

Five month old Bailey Jack Bucknall getting his weekly fix of his favourite paper!

Passing the time in Vancouver

28 October 2008 by Paul Hinchliffe

Passing the time in Vancouver

In Vancouver airport with “The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe”. After a touring holiday around Alberta and BC.

New MCN October 29: BMW S1000RR spotted in road trim

28 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

New MCN October 29: BMW S1000RR spotted in road trim

In this week’s edition of Motorcycle News we reveal the first spy shots of the BMW S1000RR in full road-trim. The motorcycle was seen testing at Albacete and everything you would expect to see on the...

Teaser video confirms naked Ducati 1098

28 October 2008 by Liam Marsden

Teaser video confirms naked Ducati 1098

As revealed by MCN back in August, Ducati has confirmed it will be producing a naked version of it’s World Superbike championship-winning 1098 superbike. Back in August, Ducati boss Gabriele Del...

BMW S1000RR revealed in road-trim

28 October 2008 by Chris Newbigging

BMW S1000RR revealed in road-trim

BMW’s S1000RR superbike has broken cover in finished form testing at Albacete. The pictures show a near production ready machine complete with final trim details and parts like indicators, number...