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BMW450 caught on video

23 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

BMW450 caught on video

MCN has tracked down this amateur footage of the new BMW 450 enduro bike testing at a race in Germany. The bike features conventional enduro bike design mixed with more unusual design (the front drive...

Judges announced for supreme show

23 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Judges announced for supreme show

Judges have been confirmed for the second annual Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d’Elegance in San Francisco . Headed by Chief Judge Ed Gilbertson – Chief Judge of the Pebble Beach Concours, the...

IoM TT VIP Club launched

23 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

IoM TT VIP Club launched

The Isle of Man department of Tourism and Leisure has announced its new TT VIP Club for the centenary year of the TT. Based in a marquee next to the TT Grandstand in Nobles Park, the VIP Club will be...

Reckless biker banned

23 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Police in Sussex are investigating a security van robbery where a bike was used to get away with the cash as they believe it could be linked with a similar crime last year. A man robbed a van in Hove last Tuesday taking the money at knifepoint and getting away on a motorcycle ridden by a second man. Witnesses should contact local police.

Security van held up by bike

23 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Police in Sussex are investigating a security van robbery where a bike was used to get away with the cash as they believe it could be linked with a similar crime last year. A man robbed a van in Hove last Tuesday taking the money at knifepoint and getting away on a motorcycle ridden by a second man. Witnesses should contact local police.

Stern look...

23 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Stern look...

All pencilled in….

Death Valley - the ride of my life

22 March 2007 by Jane Sherwood

Death Valley - the ride of my life

I recently visited Las Vegas and thought it would be good to hire a bike for a day to visit Death Valley. It had always been a romantic ‘must do it before I die’ dream of mine. I contacted a small...

Judge's warning over OAP drivers

22 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

A judge has called for a review of driving laws allowing over 70’s to declare themselves fit to drive following the case of a 90 year-old who killed a motorcyclist. Albert Bradley, who suffers from dementia, ran into 44 year-old Brian Emmerson’s stationary bike last June, and was banned from driving for a ten years and fined £500 last week by Judge Michael Mettyear.

Youtube 'speeder' gets off

22 March 2007 by Tom Rayner

Youtube 'speeder' gets off

Charges have been dropped against the biker accused of posting an illegal blast on his Yamaha R1 on the Internet video jukebox, You Tube. Biker, Jeremy Parrott was ostracised by his local community...

Bimota Tesi 3D: World first ride

22 March 2007 by Michael Neeves

Bimota Tesi 3D: World first ride

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has just become the first rider, other than Bimota personnel, to ride the third generation Bimota Tesi, the 3D. “Just one example of this radical, hub-centre...

New Nexus 125

22 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

New Nexus 125

Gilera has revealed its new Nexus 125 scooter this afternoon – the smallest machine in the firm’s sporty Nexus range. The 125, which is launched alongside an updated 250cc version, gets a 14.5bhp...

Ladyman speaks out against anti-bike bill

22 March 2007 by Steve Farrell

Ladyman speaks out against anti-bike bill

Stephen Ladyman has emailed MCN voicing his opposition to a Bill requiring all non road-going bikes be road legal and display number plates. The Roads Minister opposed MP Graham Stringer’s off road...

Win a ZZR1400

22 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Win a ZZR1400

You could ride away on a free Kawasaki ZZR1400 simply be getting an insurance quote thanks to a new promotion by eBike insurace. The firm is offering to enter anyone who gets a quote, renews or takes...

Second chance for Morocco tour

22 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Second chance for Morocco tour

BMW has added a second Roads to Morocco Tour in 2007 following overwhelming demand. The trip takes place from September 30 to October 16 and starts in Northern Spain before taking in the great plains...

MCN repairs potholes

22 March 2007 by Tom Rayner

MCN repairs potholes

MCN spent a day repairing potholes using a revolutionary new technique that is quicker, cheaper and lasts longer than conventional methods. Unlike the traditional pothole repairs in which hot tar is...

Looking good

22 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Looking good

Taking a break…

Supermotos group road test

21 March 2007 by Dan Thornton

Supermotos group road test

The new KTM 690SM goes head-to-head with the Aprilia Pegaso and Yamaha XT660X to find out which single-cyliner supermoto fares best on UK roads. Watch the video to get a feel for how the bikes...

Budget: The effects on bikes

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Budget: The effects on bikes

Gordon Brown’s new Budget includes massive tax increases for some car owners – with many facing bills of up to £400 per year from 2008 – but bikes have escaped with only minor increases. The lowest...

Final Hypermotard in the studio

21 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Final Hypermotard in the studio

Ducati has taken the final version of the Hypermotard direct from the production line and into the studio to prepare for the official brochure being printed before the bike is launched this summer. A...

Bikers raise red nose cash

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

Bikers raise red nose cash

Bikers raised over £2000 through a 160-mile run in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire during Comic Relief. The riders, who all work in the IT industry, wore helmet ears and special Red Nose Day ‘hi-viz’...

675 racer for sale

21 March 2007 by Ben Purvis

675 racer for sale

The most exotic Triumph Daytona 675 in the country is up for sale. Paul Young’s Triumph Daytona 675 race bike, which he took to 22nd place in last year’s British Supersport championship, is on the...

Help identify these bikes

21 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Help identify these bikes

Eight bikes belonging to former Isle of Man TT racer and Manx GP winner Peter Darvill have been unearthed after years in storage to be auctioned. MCN readers are being asked for help to try and trace...

Do It Yourself. . . ?

21 March 2007 by Anonymous

Do It Yourself. . . ?

Here’s a VFR I saw on a recent trip to Manchester – who needs the bike doctor when you’ve a roll of duct tape?

On the look out

21 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

On the look out

Eye spy, with my little eye……..

New MCN: March 21

20 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

New MCN: March 21

In this week’s MCN read how new Government guidelines will allow bikers to use bus lanes following a trial in London. Also in the paper, available from Wednesday, March 21, 2007, we test the 2007...

Yamaha 0 per cent finance extended

20 March 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Yamaha 0 per cent finance extended

Yamaha has extended its 0% finance offer for the foreseeable future making it easier for you to get on a new Yamaha. The deal is available on any new YZF-R6, FZ-1, FZ-1 Fazer, FZ6 S2, FZ6 Fazer S2,...

Crash barriers can kill

20 March 2007 by Steve Farrell

Crash barriers can kill

Crash barriers cause injuries five times more severe than the hazards they are supposed to stop us hitting, according to the Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM). A rider who hits a barrier is also...

Government scraps speed camera research

20 March 2007 by Steve Farrell

Government scraps speed camera research

Research into whether speed cameras shift accidents elsewhere was cancelled by Government, it emerged last week.   Research was going to investigate whether speed cameras cause a “migration of...

More mental Yamaha R6 pictures

20 March 2007 by Andy Downes

More mental Yamaha R6 pictures

This is the latest computer image from Swedish engineer Mikael Tiainen who is building what might well turn out to be one of the most extreme bikes of all time – a 240bhp, turbocharged and two-wheel...

Travelling nightmare

20 March 2007 by oldie

Whilst travelling, I got off the ferry at Bilbao and the throttle cable on my ZRX1200S snapped. The bike was fully laden with luggage and it was raining. After calling the breakdown service, I waited five hours in the rain for them to appear. I loaded the bike on to the lorry and off we set into Bilbao, only to be told that Bilbao was shut for a week due to a festival. This meant I was chucked...

Faint babe

20 March 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Faint babe

Looking for some extra support…

Video: KTM 690SM Launch

19 March 2007 by Rob Hull

Video: KTM 690SM Launch

MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child spent a few days in Spain at the launch of the totally-new KTM 690SM. The Austrian firm are known for their supermoto building ability, so check out the video for...

159mph cop back in court

19 March 2007 by Andy Downes

A policeman convicted of dangerous driving after clocking up speeds of up to 159mph has won a High Court bid to overturn his conviction. Pc Mark Milton was found guilty last August (2006) at a second trial which was only held as a result of his original acquittal being overturned by the High Court. Milton, from Shropshire, said at his first trial he had simply been trying to “familiarise” himself...

The Biker Show launches

19 March 2007 by MCN

The Biker Show launches

A new motorcycle magazine show aimed at bikers, will be on TV from March 23, 2007.  The show is being run in conjunction with Channel M and will provide a host of information and advice from riding...

Get a Harley-Davidson Street Bob for £99

19 March 2007 by Andy Downes

Get a Harley-Davidson Street Bob for £99

You can now get a Harley-Davidson StreetBob for just £99 per month with a new official finance offer. The idea is to make the £9095 model more accessible for novice and experienced riders alike. As...

Thieves replace new GSX-R750 with a rusty moped

19 March 2007 by Rob Hull

Thieves replace new GSX-R750 with a rusty moped

Courier Callum Attwood of West Drayton in West London received a shock when he realised his brand new prize GSXR 750 had been stolen from his garage – and replaced with a rusty knackered moped. At...