Having ridden from Peterborough to Paris on my longterm 2007 Honda Hornet, I was feeling a little tired heading into the Paris Motorcyle Show. But the amongst all the new motorcycles on display, something we helped to perk me up was this display of cool Gallic custom Hornets on the main Honda stand. Paintschemes ranged from a Repsol replica to ...
- Motorcycle News
- Custom & modified bikes
- 31 October 2007
In MCN this week, we test the Kawasaki Z1 1000 and Honda 400/4 against their modern day equivalents, the Kawasaki Z1000 and Honda CB600F Hornet. And to honour the legendary Z1, we've found a clip of Yvon DuHamel riding at Daytona in 1973. Three Daytonas broke records, with DuHamel riding a Yoshimura-prepped Z1 to a 160.199mph lap. Two less-modified Z's ...
- Motorcycle News
- Custom & modified bikes
- 16 May 2007
Ever wanted to be able to produce brilliant custom paint jobs? You could learn the tricks of the professionals with £1390-worth of tuition for the price of a stamp. Custom finishing firm Paint my Ride are offering one lucky MCN reader the chance to enrol on their 11-day course for free, and all you have to do is send us ...
- Motorcycle News
- Custom & modified bikes
- 16 May 2007
Are you proud of your bike? Want to find out what other people think of it? With the relaunch of motorcyclenews.com, we're offering a new feature, which will allow you to see the reaction to the latest mods you've made to your bike. You'll be able to upload your pictures, for public rating, and the best bikes will become ...
- Motorcycle News
- Custom & modified bikes
- 05 December 2006
