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MCN in France

20 August 2007 by Ali Mitchell

MCN in France

Hi there, I was holidaying in Nice last week and thought I would send in this pic of me catching up on JT’s double at Brands. Au Revoir, Ali x

DVLA’s secret talks on electronic tagging for motorcycles

20 August 2007 by Steve Farrell

DVLA’s secret talks on electronic tagging for motorcycles

DVLA is secretly consulting with number plate manufacturers on fitting all new motorcycle plates with electronic ID tags. The tags, or chips, would transmit details to roadside or handheld police...

Six-day-old MCN fan!

20 August 2007 by sheltonlock

Six-day-old MCN fan!

My boy Michael, six days old watching his first GP after drooling over MCN.

Spy chip proposals

20 August 2007 by Ian Mitchell

These spy chip proposals obviously mean that people can be tracked by these computer systems. If this goes ahead the law will be changed to allow the police to use the elapsed ‘A-to-B’ times between two places to convict you of speeding. That means that 1000s of miles of remote, empty country stretches will oblige you to stick to 60mph when a higher speed is still safe. Given the government’s...

Suzuki issue recall on 2007 GSX-R1000s

20 August 2007 by Ben Purvis

Suzuki issue recall on 2007 GSX-R1000s

Suzuki has announced a safety recall on its 2007 GSX-R1000 motorcycle. The recall is to prevent a problem with the motorcycle’s idle speed control valve, which can lead to the GSX-R1000 having the...

Roasting in Turkey with MCN

18 August 2007 by gazzarossi

Roasting in Turkey with MCN

Nothing better to help you relax on holiday than a boat trip round the islands with an MCN! Altinkum, Turkey.

Watch the Hells Angels release an official statement on the death of Gerard Tobin

17 August 2007 by MCN News Desk

Watch the Hells Angels release an official statement on the death of Gerard Tobin

Watch the official statement released by the fiancee of Gerard Tobin and the Hells Angels.

Video: Police reveal more details of M40 shooting

17 August 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Video: Police reveal more details of M40 shooting

It might not come as a surprise but in a press conference today Warwickshire Police confirmed that Gerry Tobin, the biker murdered on the M40 last Sunday, was a member of the Hells Angels. Watch the...

Police fear revenge attack after M40 shooting

17 August 2007 by Steve Farrell

Police fear revenge attack after M40 shooting

Police investigating the shooting of a Hells Angel on the M40 have said they fear there could be revenge attacks. Warwickshire Police said today it was highly unlikely Gerard Tobin was shot by...

New Bat Bike in action

17 August 2007 by Ben Purvis

New Bat Bike in action

The Bat Bike – or Batpod as it will be called in the forthcoming 2008 Batman: The Dark Knight movie – has been spotted in action for the first time in this leaked still from next year’s film.   As...

Police confirm murdered biker was Hells Angel

17 August 2007 by Ben Purvis

Police confirm murdered biker was Hells Angel

It might not come as a surprise but in a press conference today Warwickshire Police have confirmed that Gerry Tobin, the biker murdered on the M40 last Sunday, was a member of the Hells Angels. During...

Hodgson on our plane

17 August 2007 by Danni Armolea

Hodgson on our plane

So there we were in San Francisco airport after watching the MotoGP and AMA races at Laguna Seca, all a bit sun burned, and who should show up? Mr Hodgson himself! As he was travelling on his own, he...

Police to reveal more details on Hells Angel killed on M40

17 August 2007 by Steve Farrell

Police to reveal more details on Hells Angel killed on M40

Police are today due to reveal new details about the shooting of Gerard Tobin on the M40 on Sunday. Gerard Tobin, 35, was killed by a single bullet to the back of the head thought to have been fired...

Arctic circle trip

17 August 2007 by Anonymous

Last August 35 of us rode from England (one guy joining us from Spain) on 25 bikes (or thereabouts) to the Arctic Circle in Norway. Taking the ferry from Newcastle to Kristiansand we then rode to Oslo and across to Sweden. After this we headed northwards to Umea. We then rode west to Mo-I-Rana in the north of Norway. On this section of road 15 miles was under repair coverd in stones, some of it...

Babe of the day

17 August 2007 by MCN

Babe of the day

MCN’s babe of the day

Video: Unity ride in London this Sunday

16 August 2007 by Dave Rawlings

The Unity Ride was started in 2005 to raise funds and awareness for the people affected by the terrorist attacks on London of that year. And it’s just grown and grown. This year it takes place on August 19. All the money raised going to two charities ‘Children in Need’ & ‘Help a London Child’ (these were nominated and voted upon by the Unity Riders themselves) and also to train future Unity...

Audio: 15 capitals in 15 days

16 August 2007 by Angus Farquhar

Brain Cunning had a plan to ride to 15 capitals in 15 days to raise money for charity and he called in to BBC Radio Ulster from the Joey Dunlop memorial in Tallinn, Estonia. Click the player on the right to hear the live radio interview.

Video: Z1000 to Brno

16 August 2007 by Andy Downes

MCN man Andy Downes took his long-term-test Kawasaki Z1000 to Brno to watch World Superbikes and filmed his trip. Check out the video below to see how he got on.

Britain's oldest bikers

16 August 2007 by Andy Downes

Britain's oldest bikers

Ten of Britain’s oldest bikers have been recruited by insurance company Bennetts to share some of their experience that totals 689 years and covered more than half-a-million miles between...

Win a copy of the new Barry Sheene book

16 August 2007 by Andy Downes

Win a copy of the new Barry Sheene book

A new Barry Sheene biography is now on sale – the first to be written with the full cooperation and backing of his widow Stephanie and his best mate and team-mate Steve Parrish. And you could be in...

The motorcycle insurance companies want you to ride

16 August 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The motorcycle insurance companies want you to ride

An Australian insurance company has designed this funky fictional motorcycle it would like you to ride – but underneath the wacky shape is a bike with all the fun taken out. The Swann Insurance...

2008 Honda VFR revealed in new motorcycle patent

16 August 2007 by Ben Purvis

2008 Honda VFR revealed in new motorcycle patent

Details of Honda’s 2008 VFR1000 have been revealed in a newly published motorcycle patent document – which shows the motorcycle to have a radical new frame design. The Honda V-four sports tourer...

Babe of the day

16 August 2007 by MCN

Babe of the day

MCN’s babe of the day

Video: Set your suspension up properly

15 August 2007 by Ian Jubb

MCN man Andy Downes knew he could get more from the suspension on his long-term test Kawasaki Z1000 so he enlisted the help of Harris Performance to set it up perfectly with tips that apply to any bike. Check out the video below to see exactly how to improve your bikes handling.

Foggy does Doctor Who?

15 August 2007 by Quentin Lock

Foggy does Doctor Who?

Saw Foggy drivelling on about his MV deal the other week on TV. But what has he been doing recently? My son reckons he was in the last sereies of Dr Who. What do you think?

Freedom of Information request confirms speed cameras in decline

15 August 2007 by Steve Farrell

Freedom of Information request confirms speed cameras in decline

Three out of four regional speed camera authorities report that camera vans are spending less time catching speeders than last year, an MCN investigation can reveal.   In some counties the chances of...

A happy GTR owner

15 August 2007 by Paul Kenyon

Kawasaki GTR: Just that bit better. Having tested Yamaha’s FJR the natural replacement for my previous XJ900 I read a follow up report on Kawasaki’s new GTR. This report compared not only the FJR but also BMW’s K1200 GTSE. Confused I called BMW. I could practically see the dealership if only a couple of houses were removed. They answered ‘Yes we have a K1200GT demonstrator here right now and it’s...

Lonely Planet guide to Lithuania

15 August 2007 by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet guide to Lithuania

Lithuania owes much to the rich cultural currents of central Europe: it once shared an empire with neighbouring Poland that stretched from the Baltic Sea almost to the Black Sea. Its capital Vilnius...

Lonely Planet guide to Latvia

15 August 2007 by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet guide to Latvia

Latvia is the small, flat and largely boggy meat in the sandwich between its Baltic neighbours. It packs a lot in though: start with Rīga, its vibrant coastal capital, and move on to photogenic...

First picture of motorcyclist shot on M40

15 August 2007 by Steve Farrell

First picture of motorcyclist shot on M40

Police have released a photo of the motorcyclist shot dead on the M40 on Sunday which shows him wearing a Hells Angels T-shirt. During a press conference yesterday, Warwickshire Police formally...

Lonely Planet guide to Estonia

15 August 2007 by Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet guide to Estonia

Ever wanted to eat blood sausages washed down with a syrupy liquor of unknown origin, check out abandoned Soviet military installations, or go bog walking then get flogged with birch branches in a...

Biker loses leg but doesn't notice

15 August 2007 by Tony Carter

A motorcyclist didn’t realise his leg had been severed after he hit a safety barrier and rode on for more than a mile, leaving his friend to pick up the missing limb. According to police reports, the unnamed 54-year-old office worker was out riding with a group of friends in Nishi Ward, Hamamatsu near Tokyo yesterday and misjudged a bend, hitting the central barrier. According to local police, as...

New MCN out August 15, 2007

15 August 2007 by Nicola Fox

New MCN out August 15, 2007

This weeks in MCN, the friend of the M40 shooting victim tells us it was nothing to do with the Bulldog Bash. Also in this edition, available from Wednesday, August 15, 2007, we take an exclusive look...

Britain's got biking talent: Your bike in the 2008 Carole Nash calendar

15 August 2007 by MCN News

Britain's got biking talent: Your bike in the 2008 Carole Nash calendar

We’ve got seven of the world’s most famous biking brains lined up to help judge the Britain’s Got Biking Talent competition – and if you want to be a part of it then you’d better be quick, because...

Babe of the day

15 August 2007 by MCN News Desk

Babe of the day

MCN’s babe of the day

R6 vs GSX-R750 at Cadwell Park

15 August 2007 by jamocbr

Having bought my New Repsol Fireblade in 2005 my mate got himself a new Suzuki GSX-R750 K5. He wanted to do a Cadwell track day but I decided to hire an R6. By the afternoon session I was pleased with my decision. Someone nudged my mate at Chris Curve, causing them both to go down which made a right mess of his four-month-old Gixer. All was restored OK but it certainly makes you realise how easy...