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Honda bin Evo 6 production plan

Guy Procter, 14 August 2009 10:16

Honda's musclebike looks unlikely to go into production after the firm’s marketers decided they couldn’t sell enough. That’s despite 2011 looking like a boom year for the power cruiser, with Ducati’s Mega Monster (aka Vyper) swelling the class led by Yamaha’s V-MAX, Triumph Rocket 3 and Harley’s V-Rod Muscle. The Evo 6 was a massive hit in the 2007 Tokyo ...

Honda V4 VFR1200 is a triple too

Guy Procter, 13 August 2009 16:39

Honda's new Pan European- and Blackbird-replacing V4 can run as a twin, triple or V4, not just the parallel twin and four-cylinder modes expected, MCN has discovered. The latest news emerged from Japan where the final intensive stages of testing are in progress. Honda engineers and testers have been particularly hard at work ensuring the engine has the expected Honda ...

Burnout competition goes disastrously wrong

Guy Procter, 03 August 2009 17:09

Both bikes caught fire and one rider ended up in hospital after a burnout competition went disastrously wrong at the weekend. Neil de Jersey’s Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP burst into flames shortly after he stopped his burnout, with the fire leaping onto his burnout rival’s GSX-R too. The Suzuki’s flames were soon put out but the EXUP received a throrough roasting. ...

Watch Ronnie Renner's six-storey jump

Guy Procter, 27 July 2009 14:08

Red Bull stunt rider Ronnie Renner smashed his own world record jump on Saturday, reaching 63.5ft from the ground. That beats his previous best of 59.2ft. It was over all too quickly - but you can watch it in lavish slo-mo in this video: Ronnie's record-breaking jump Vital to the success of the jump was the 'whip' Renner achieved ...

BMW S1000RR under £1000 more than R1

Guy Procter, 16 July 2009 16:04

BMW’s long-awaited S1000RR superbike looks set to break yet another BMW tradition – by being less than a grand more expensive than its number one rival. US prices just announced peg the 190bhp machine at $13,800, just £858 more than Yamaha’s class-leading R1. It’s not certain the gap will be so slender in the UK as final specs are still being ...

New VFR1200T Pan European-replacement revealed

Guy Procter, 16 July 2009 15:44

Honda’s V4-based Pan European replacement will be the world’s most technologically-advanced bike when it’s released next year. Full details are in the new issue of MCN, but what do you think of the looks? Leaked Honda design drawings have shown the bike’s distinctive duck-billed styling, which we’ve made real using CGI. The colours are our guess – but the look ...

Suzi Perry has meningitis

Guy Procter, 13 July 2009 14:57

BBC MotoGP anchorwoman Suzi Perry will miss this weekend's GP at Germany's Sachsenring after being diagnosed with meningitis. Suzi called MCN to give us the shock news: "I've had to cancel all my work. I have been suffering severe headaches, back and neck pain and sickness. I have to be really careful so there wont be long term effects". The ...

New Honda V4 sports-tourer revealed

Guy Procter, 24 June 2009 09:35

Honda’s new V4 – the beginning of a ‘new breed of bike’ according to the firm – is today revealed in MCN as a 1200cc sports-tourer closely related to the concept revealed in Autumn. World exclusive: official pics of new Honda V4 revealed in MCN The firm is still surveying potential buyers about the concept, but MCN’s scoop reveals at ...

World exclusive: official pics of new Honda V4 revealed in MCN

Guy Procter, 23 June 2009 10:51

The most eagerly-awaited bike in years - an all new Honda V4 - will be revealed in full in MCN on Wednesday. MCN will scoop the world when we reveal: UPDATE: New Honda V4 sports-tourer revealed • Every angle of the bike’s ground-breaking appearance• Its extraordinary V5-derived engine• What it means for the VFR800, Blackbird & Pan-European See what else ...

New V-twin will have 3500cc and six-inch pistons

Guy Procter, 19 June 2009 17:07

US firm Bad Dog Cycles is working on a monstrous 3.5l bike engine featuring six inch-wide pistons. Owner Bill Price says: “I'm not too happy with the first version of the frame and will be making some improvements there. Our focus is going to be on the power unit itself for a while yet. “The motor has several modern features ...