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Meet Toseland at dealers

22 July 2006

Meet Toseland at dealers

You can meet World Superbike star and former world champion James Toseland at the Bransons Motorcycles dealer day in Gloucester on Saturday, July 29, 2006. Not only can you meet and chat with...

Bazza pics on your phone

15 July 2006

Bazza pics on your phone

Got a mobile phone? Want to customise it a bit? The MCN Mobile service is giving away three classic Barry Sheene pics as phone wallpapers for users of the service, which is still free. To download...

More 2007 Harleys

15 July 2006

More 2007 Harleys

The new FXSTC Softail Custom leads the Softail family with the new 96B engine, six speed gearbox and exhausts systems. The new Custom aims for chopper-inspired style and comfort, with a plush two-up...

Ladies shop open day

15 July 2006

Ladies shop open day

Girls Bike 2 are celebrating their two new stores by hosting an open weekend at all of their branches. The shops, which specialise in women’s clothing in sizes 6-26, can be found in Aberdeen,...

Map firm Ride to Work

15 July 2006

The Ride to Work day took place on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, and one firm that encouraged its employees to take to two wheels was map maker Ordnance Survey. Staff at the national mapping agency who decided to ride to the Southampton head office got a free breakfast as a reward for cutting congestion and promoting motorcycling. The agency also conducted a survey of staff to find out how facilities...

Bid on signed MCN sofa

15 July 2006

Bid on signed MCN sofa

Fancy an iconic MCN sofa, signed by almost every MotoGP rider? The coolest bit of living room furniture around is being auctioned in aid of Riders for Health, and it’s been signed by all the racers...

Bikers ride for fun

15 July 2006

Bikers ride for fun

A survey has claimed that out of 3,517 riders, 83 per cent think that biking is for fun. The survey was carried out by Tickbox in aid of The National Motorcycle Week, 16-23rd July 2006. Other bikers...

Buell's 2007 range

15 July 2006

Buell's 2007 range

The 2007 Buell range gains a new model for Europe with the XB12Scg Lightning, plus a range of upgrades for the rest of the range. The XB12Scg is designed for riders with a shorter legs, with a 93mm...

UK Tour to raise £60,000

15 July 2006

UK Tour to raise £60,000

Four riders who all work for Selwood plant and pump hire are planning to visit all 29 of their depots in a mammoth 2,500-mile ride out. The branches are scattered all over the country, from Glasgow...

Bike first aid success

15 July 2006

Bike first aid success

The Emergency Aid for Bikers course developed by St John Ambulance is proving a big success. The course launched in February 2006, and is backed by insurance firm Bikresure, which has already spent...

R1200RT owner wanted

15 July 2006

MCN is looking for a BMW R1200RT owner to take part in a road test and give their opinion on a rival bike for publication in MCN. We need an RT owner who can come to the Peterborough MCN HQ, preferably on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, and come for a ride on the new Moto Guzzi Norge. If you own an RT and would like to take part, please email michael.neeves@emap.com with your name and full contact...

Your views on road users

15 July 2006

Your views on road users

Your views on motorway motorcycling are being sought by the RAC Foundation for its National Motorway Month in August. The month-long campaign aims to encourage better standards on motorways, and push...

Free MotoGP mobile

15 July 2006

Free MotoGP mobile

MCN Mobile is going freebie mad this weekend after a technical glitch at the last race in Germany. Some of our MotoGP text alerts didn’t go out as planned, so to make up they’re all free this weekend!...

We ride Foggy FP1

15 July 2006

This week MCN’s Podcast Audio show goes riding on the Foggy Petronas FP1 and gets predictions for the coming WSB season. MCN Reported Michael Guy has become the only Journalist to have ridden the FP1 race bike and we spoke to him to find out exactly what it’s like on the triple-cylinder machine and how it felt to ride with Carl Fogarty himself. Click here to download and listen to the show.

Classics race Silverstone

15 July 2006

Classics race Silverstone

This year the Silverstone Classic weekend will feature two bike races for the first time so you’ll be able to see some pretty amazing machinery flying round the historic Grand Prix circuit. More than...

Harley's entire '07 range

15 July 2006

Harley's entire '07 range

Harley-Davidson has released details of it’s entire 2007 model range, including two new models, and a host of revamps. The first of the new bikes is the blacked-out VRSCDX Night Rod Special with long...

Meet stars at Arai night

15 July 2006

Meet stars at Arai night

You can meet star guests Chris Walker, Leon Haslam, Dean Thomas, Jonathan Rea and Ian Hutchinson at the Arai Evening on Wednesday August 9, 2006. The night is held in conjunction with the North...

New MCN - out July 19

15 July 2006

New MCN - out July 19

Our tests reveal many bike locks, even those with Sold Secure or Thatcham approval, can be smashed in seconds by a bike thief, we get Rossi’s verdict on his toughest race of the year, and there are...

Sachs in trouble

15 July 2006

Sachs in trouble

Sachs, the makers of quirky learner bikes like the XTC125 and MadAss, has gone in to insolvency after failing to come up with cash it owed. The German firm ran in to financial troubles when a...

Harleys get new engine

15 July 2006

An all new big twin engine for 2007, the Twin Cam 96/96B motor, will debut alongside active intake and exhaust systems for European and select internation models, and six-speed Cruiser drive transmission on all Touring, Softail and Dyna models. The new motor has a nine per cent increase in displacement and around 19 per cent torque increase, along with changes for reliability, convenicence and...

R1200R traction control

08 July 2006

R1200R traction control

BMW’s new R1200R will become the first road bike to offer traction control as an option. The new machine replaces the popular R1150R and gets a 109bhp version of BMWs 1200cc engine but the most...

Limited edition Buell XB9

08 July 2006

Limited edition Buell XB9

Buell has launched a special edition version of its XB9SX Lightning CityX on the European market. The new version of the XB9SX comes with translucent orange bodywork, allowing you to see the...

JR at Bikesafe

08 July 2006

JR at Bikesafe

On August 9 join former BSB champ John Reynolds in North Wales for a Bikesafe event in the glorious Snowdonia National Park. Held at the Country House Hotel, theory sessions will be followed by...

World Cup MV Agusta

08 July 2006

World Cup MV Agusta

MV Agusta boss and massive football fan Claudio Castiglioni didn’t waste any time celebrating Italy’s World Cup victory. Just hours after the final, he announced plans to make a limited-edition run...

A Donington dazzler?

08 July 2006

A Donington dazzler?

Each week on Motorcyclenews.com we’ll be highlighting a topic of the week that we think is worthy of more discussion, this week it’s the British GP at Donington. Did you go? Did you enjoy it? And...

MotoGP-based chopper!

08 July 2006

MotoGP-based chopper!

Legendary American chopper builder Roland Sands has just nine days to get a 220bhp V5 engine slotted into a frame and then ready for Kenny Roberts Senior to ride at the Laguna Seca MotoGP round. The...

Video: 1200cc Ducati

08 July 2006

Video: 1200cc Ducati

Ducati’s 1200cc sportsbike is just over the horizon but famed engine-builder Franco Farne has beaten them to it with a finished bike – and you can watch the video of it below. Farne took the chassis...

Classic Bike's 70s day

08 July 2006

Classic Bike's 70s day

After the success of last year’s 70’s day at the Ace Cafe in London, the Classic Bike team will again be putting on their flares for a celebration of nostalgia and legendary bikes on Sunday, July 16,...

Goodwood videos

08 July 2006

MCN’s reporters were at the Goodwood festival of Speed on July 8-9, 2006 to cover the event and record some exclusive videos for us, which you can see below. The first clip is the Vee Two Super Squalo prototype, which made a run up the Goodwood Hill, with the 999cc engine producing 200bhp at the rear wheel. Hear what it sounds like for yourself. And the second clip is a classic Honda racer. One...

German GP on mobile

08 July 2006

German GP on mobile

Thousands of you signed up to MCN’s new Mobile service to watch footage of the British GP two weeks ago, making it the biggest mobile service in biking. And this weekend, you’ll be able to get race...

New MCN - out July 12

08 July 2006

In MCN this week you can see the exclusive first test of the 2007 Triumph Tiger, before the bike is even available to magazine testers. And that’s in addition to riding the Foggy Petronas FP-1, alongside Carl Fogarty himself. Also in this issue: Europe’s shock plan for your helmet. Unseen Sheene pictures Carracchi Ducati 1200 ridden BSB and BMF previews Pedrosa is no robot Rossi tips Brith Bradley...

Wrong policies cost cash

08 July 2006

Thousands of motorcyclists are wasting hundreds of pounds by insuring two bikes on separate policies instead of getting a multi-bike policy to cover both, according to leading bike insurance firm Bennetts. Around 200,000 UK riders own more than one bike, and many of them could be wasting around £150 a year by insuring them separately, meaning the total money wasted could run into tens of...

Ural invited to show...

08 July 2006

The 2006 South West Motorcycle Show aims to be a bit different, with Russian-built Ural motorcycles and sidecars geared up to perform some unusual stunts in the main arena on both days at the annual show at Westpoint Centre, Exeter. MPC Ural-Motorbikes stunt co-ordinator, Mick Cross claims that the display by the Ural bikes, best known for their use by the military, will be a bit unusual. “Our...

Get your price right

08 July 2006

Get your price right

Used bike price guide Parkers is warning that not getting the price right on your bike is the biggest barrier to getting it sold. Parker’s editor Keiren Puffett said: “A wrong price can result in a...

Video: Nakeds v faired

08 July 2006

Video: Nakeds v faired

MCN recently tested some of the top superbikes against their naked siblings and we went along to catch some of the fun on video. Click the screen below to watch the BMW K1200S, Yamaha R1, Aprilia RSV...

Brighter signs for bikers

08 July 2006

Brighter signs for bikers

Road signs that light up using electro-luminescent technology have been given the go-ahead by the government and it means added safety for bikers. The new technology has taken five years to be...