This week%X92s issue of MCN has a free 32-page guide to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show Guide which kicks off this Friday at Excel in London%X92s Docklands. The show starts on Friday, February 15 and runs for three days with almost all of the new bikes for 2013 on display. The show will also see the stunning Revolution live action show...
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- 13 February 2013
Since its launch in 1986, Honda%X92s legendary sports tourer has become an institution. With a formidable reputation for reliability, the VFR has stood the test of time. But it wasn%X92t always so. The VFR can trace its roots back to some pretty disastrous mid-1980s V4s. Believing the V4 produced the optimum power and torque, Honda launched a family of bikes that...
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- 16 May 2013
The Tiger is the unsung hero of the Hinckley triumph range. Where the iconic Speed Triple is the bike that captures the headlines, believe it or not the Tiger has been merrily going about its business in the background for twenty years, which makes it Triumph%X92s longest continuously running model. Where the Sprint and Daytona models have come and gone in...
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- 26 April 2013
Remember when the Japanese ruled the superbike roost? They battled ferociously with each other to make the fastest, sexiest and best handling 1000s, year after glorious year %X96 it was great news for us, the Great British sportsbike-buying public. Suzuki GSX-R1000s for sale The 1000s golden days peaked in the first half of the noughties and it was all about the fight...
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- 12 April 2013
Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Yamaha%X92s Fazer range of bikes managed to catch the wave of two-wheeled popularity perfectly. More and more new riders were looking to get onto bikes and they were in the market for a cost effective commuter that delivered frugal motoring with comfort and style included in the package. The Fazer 600 was the...
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- 20 March 2013
We can safely say Kawasaki didn%X92t really produce an out-and-out sports bike with the ZX-9R, especially towards the end of its life cycle, when it was facing competition from the mighty Yamaha R1 and Suzuki GSX-R1000. The old 900 was more of a soft sports bike with great power and comfort rather than a cutting edge sportster with razor sharp...
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- 18 March 2013
In 1987 Honda unveiled the very first CBR600F, a machine that 26 years later is still going strong, although thankfully without the %X91jelly-mould%X92 fairing%X85 Standing for City Bike Racing, the CBR was Honda%X92s 600 contender, delivering class topping performance that eclipsed the competition. Hondas for sale In fact it was more than that, the CBR was a revolutionary bike and one that changed...
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- 08 March 2013
The Panigale is not only the most advanced superbike Ducati have ever made, it also marks a move away from a piece of technology that has become almost as synonymous with Ducati as the desmo valve system. Yep, by turning its back on belt driven cams and instead opting to run cam chains, the Panigale became the first V-twin from Bologna...
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- 27 February 2013
This might well be of use if you ever meet up with some of our forum members.................No names of course Cheers gunga
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- 31 October 2012
Over the past five weeks, the IAM have been offering advice on all aspects of biking. But as the temperature drops and the frost appears. It may be the time of year to put your bike away. Whether it%X92s the first time you%X92re doing it, or it%X92s a been a while since you%X92ve prepared your bike for storage, we can...
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- 22 October 2012