January

Year: 2008

Month: January

Picture gallery: KTM 990SM, Ducati Hypermotard and BMW HP2 Megamoto

31 January 2008 by Liam Marsden

In the January 30 edition of MCN, we brought you the three-way supermoto test between the KTM 990SM, Ducati Hypermotard and BMW’s HP2 Megamoto. Here we have more pictures of the beautiful giants for...

Video: Big Supermoto group test

31 January 2008 by Adam Child

KTM has updated it’s big supermoto this year giving it the 990cc engine so we put it up against it’s main rivals, the Ducati Hypermotard and the BMW Megamoto to see how it got on. Check out the video below to see the bikes in action. The slippy the conditions at the test track resulted in some impressive rear wheel slides.

Video: Ducati 1098R launch

30 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s new 1098R is the closest thing the Italian firm has ever produced to a full-blooded World Superbike racer. Costing £24,000 it has a 186bhp, 1200cc engine, top quality cycle parts, and for the first time ever on a road bike: traction control. Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves travelled to the Ducati’s world launch in Jerez to check it out. Read his full report in this week’s MCN...

Wallpaper gallery: Ducati 1098R

29 January 2008 by Liam Marsden

In this weeks MCN Michael Neeves tests Ducati’s 1098R with traction control and 180bhp. The 1098R is the first road bike to feature a true traction control system, which has eight programmable...

Video: BMW's G450X off-roader in action

29 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

The January 30 edition of MCN features the first test of BMW’s new off-roader, the G450X, but the bike has already been in action at several races throughout 2007. Check out the video on the right to see highlights of BMWs win at the incredible Erzberg Enduro in Austria. The video starts with clips of the HP2 riping up the quarry course, but skip to 1:40 to see the little enduro in action on some...

MCN Daily 29/01//08: Your daily video motorcycle news

29 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

In episode 34 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news update we see Michael Neeves have the first ride on the Ducati 1098R, Ken Livingstone suppressing evidence on bikes in bus lanes and Brandshatch gets a revamp. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know what you think of...

Video: Onboard 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R

29 January 2008 by Adam Child

For the first time you can see video evidence of how wild Kawasaki’s new ZX-10R is flat out. Watch the new Kawasaki rev out in top gear as it bounces of its speed limiter and check out how much the bars move as the bike twitches over the bumpy test track. Then watch as it takes on Yamaha’s R1, which comes out on top in a simple flat out run. You can read the full test of all this year’s 1000cc...

Ducati 1098R first riding impressions

28 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has just been riding Ducati’s brand new 1098R superbike at its world launch at Jerez in southern Spain. This is what he has to say: “Ducati is back to its...

MCN Daily 24/01/08: Your daily video motorcycle news

24 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

In episode 31 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news show we get sneak spy shots of Triumphs new 1700cc cruiser, Dani Pedrosa’s fireball crash leaves him with a broken hand and Honda WSB riders get out on track for the first time. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know...

Fireblade gets ready to take on its rivals

24 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

The waiting is finally over. We’ve finally got our hands on one of the first new Honda CBR1000RR FireBlades in Europe, and that means we can get to work on seeing which of the 1000cc Japanese...

Gallery: 08 R6 v 07 R6

23 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

You have to look close and closer still at the new R6 and the one it supersedes to spot the differences, but they are there and we have had them out on a track to find them. Wether the new R6 is...

Video: BMW R1200GS Adventure v KTM 990 Adventure

23 January 2008 by Adam Child, Angus Faquhar

There is only one bike that can really take on BMW’s new R1200GS Adventure and that’s the KTM 990 Adventure. And what better way to test them than to tackle a bit of off-road in the Cairngorms mid winter. Check out the video below to see how our team got on with the long ride north and the frozen conditions when they got there.

Video: Kawasaki ZX-10R v R1

14 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

Check out the first monster battle of 2008. In this video we pitch the new Kawasaki ZX-10R against the Yamaha R1; our superbike of choice for 2007. The ZX-10R has already ripped up the rule book by producing a staggering 170bhp; 8bhp more than the R1. It also flew down our test track at a genuine 184mph, in the wet! But for this test we take both bikes to Brands Hatch and put them through their...

MCN Daily 11/01/08: Your video motorcycle news update

11 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

In episode 25 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news show we hear about Troy Bayliss injuring himself in testing at Phillip Island, the new Kawasaki ZX-10R making 170bhp at the rear wheel and riders are facing lower legal alcohol limits than car drivers under new proposals. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three...

Britain's got biking talent winner ridden

11 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

The Carole Nash ‘Britain’s Got Biking Talent’ competition that MCN ran last year pulled in over 4500 examples of specials and restored classics. Michael Neeves tried out the winning 170bhp Kawasaki...

Video: Charley Boorman on the 2008 BMW R1200GS

10 January 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Long Way Down star Charley Boorman joined our man on the launch of the 2008 BMW R1200GS and gave us his opinion on the heavily updated bike. Check out the video below to hear what Charley had to say about the new machine and watch the bikes in action at the Welsh launch. Zoom & Watch more videos on MCN |...

Video: Carole Nash Britain's got biking talent winner

09 January 2008 by Michael Neeves

This very special Kawasaki is the winner of the ‘Britain’s Got Biking Talent’ competition we ran last year with Carole Nash; seeing off over 4500 entries. Check out our video to see what makes this 170bhp ZXR1200 so special and more importantly what it’s like to ride. For a full report, check it out in this week’s MCN (Wednesday, 9th January).

MCN Daily: Your daily video motorcycle news for 08/01/08

08 January 2008 by Daniel Thornton, Angus Farquhar

In episode 23 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news show we hear that the Honda CB100R concept could make it to production, Ducati puts it’s MotoGP bike on ice and Johnathan Rea puts on a good show in Philip Island Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know what you think of...

Video: Moto Guzzi's Stelvio first ride

08 January 2008 by Michael Neeves, Howard Boylan

In our world Exclusive video test, Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves travels to Italy to ride Moto Guzzi’s brand new Stelvio. This is the Italian firm’s answer to the mighty BMW R1200GS, but is it any good? Check out the video and the full report in this week’s MCN to find out…