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Best-selling scooter now with Yamaha speedblock sticker kit

Andy Downes, 17 August 2010 16:14

Yamaha’s best-selling Vity125 scooter now comes with a racing speedblock inspired sticker kit the firm hopes will make the economy-minded scooter more appealing to younger riders. Find a Yamaha Vity for sale The Vity125 was the best-selling scooter in the 125 category last year and is also covered by the ‘Tough Choice’ promotion offering either 0% finance or free insurance. The sticker ...

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Video: New Aprilia RSV4 Tuono spotted on track again

Andy Downes, 25 June 2010 15:37

Aprilia’s new RSV4 Tuono naked bike has been spotted in almost finished trim at Mugello in Italy – four months before it will be seen at the Milan motorcycle show. Find an Aprilia Tuono for sale MCN showed spy shots of the RSV4 Tuono back in July 2009 but these latest shots captured by Italian bike magazine Motocisclismo show a ...

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Lowest Isle of Man TT Mad Sunday Casualties Ever

Andy Downes, 09 June 2010 14:45

Isle of Man police are 'overwhelmed' by the reduction in casualties on Mad Sunday this year. The number of road accidents was reduced from 26 in 2009 to just 8 this year, none of which were serious. Head of the Isle of Man road policing unit, Inspector Mark Britton, said: "We're overwhelmed we did not have any significant collisions on ...

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Bennetts to give away £80,000 worth of biker dreams

Andy Downes, 02 June 2010 16:55

Bennetts insurance is offering £80,000 of prizes towards biker dreams to celebrate the firm’s 80th anniversary. From riding down Route 66, to owning a vintage Harley or attending a far-flung MotoGP race event, Bennetts Biker Dreams will award £80,000 worth of prizes to the most deserving applicants in celebration of it’s 80th birthday. Bennetts Biker Dreams, which launches this week, is ...

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Staff bikes: BMW R1200RT - Marseille, Bologna and Skegness and 2500 miles in five days

Andy Downes, 26 April 2010 13:56

It’s the words you learn to dread while working at MCN – “Can I borrow your bike please?” In this case there was no way out. MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin needed to get to Marseille in the South of France for the launch of the new Yamaha FZ8 and because of the Icelandic volcano and no flights riding ...

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World’s biggest flying bike takes off

Andy Downes, 12 April 2010 14:14

This massive hot air balloon has just been given its first test flight as it gets ready to act as a promotional tool for George White Superbikes. The balloon is scheduled to appear at each of the remaining British Superbike series and will also be seen at the George White Superbikes open day at the Swindon branch on April 24 ...

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Rob McElnea and Jamie Dobb to do Scottish Six Day Trial

Andy Downes, 25 March 2010 14:05

Former world champion motocrosser Jamie Dobb and British Superbike boss and ex-500GP racer Rob McElnea will both be competing in the gruelling Scottish Six Day Trial in May.    The two former racers will be among the 275 starters on Monday May 3, to negotiate what is still one of the most feared events on the global motor sport calendar The ...

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Staff bikes: BMW R1200RT - A testing start

Andy Downes, 25 March 2010 09:00

In terms of timing, weather and traffic, the day I hitched a lift to Vines in Guildford to pick up my BMW R1200RT long term test bike couldn’t have been any worse. Around 20 miles away from the arrival at the dealership it started to rain and it got worse by the minute. I got there just after 3pm, by ...

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Carole Nash boss to walk to North Pole for charity

Andy Downes, 23 March 2010 11:04

The boss of Britain’s biggest motorcycle insurance firm is to walk to the North Pole to raise funds for Riders for Health and the Brain and Spinal Injury Centre (BASIC). David Newman, chief executive of Carole Nash, is to brave temperatures as low as minus 40C when he attempts to trek 70 miles across Arctic Ocean ice to reach the ...

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We need your pothole pictures and stories

Andy Downes, 15 March 2010 14:20

MCN needs your pothole stories and pictures as part of an in-depth national investigation into the reported two million potholes littering the UK roads. If you have seen a massive and dangerous pothole then we need the pictures as proof of the state of the UK roads and we will use it as evidence to make sure the problems are ...

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