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Triumph Street Triple owners cash in on second hand market

Rob Hull, 16 December 2007 13:00

Riders who were lucky enough to get their hands on the Triumph Street Triple early are cashing-in by selling their machines for a premium. Motorcycles are coming up for sale with few miles, and a higher price tag than Triumph’s new on the road price of £5,349. Peter Verrinder, PR and Marketing Manager for Powerbronze aftermarket products had to pay ...

Modern take on a classic BMW

Rob Hull, 14 December 2007 16:03

German BMW aftermarket part gurus Wunderlich have brought the current R1200R back to the seventies with a conversion kit to transform the bike into the seventies classic R90S. The kit, which they’ve called the ‘Trophy’ consists of a selection of Wunderlich specialist parts to bring the 1973 classic back to the road in modern form. The R90S, a favourite BMW ...

Salvagers allowed to keep BMWs from MSC Napoli

Rob Hull, 26 October 2007 14:26

Anyone who dragged a BMW motorcycle up Branscombe beach on the coast of Devon back in January this year has been told they can keep the booty. Salvagers who signed the forms released by the Receiver of Wreck giving all their details have been told they can keep what they took ten months ago, including the lucky few who ...

‘Split engined’ bike shows how dirty standard fuel is

Rob Hull, 11 October 2007 17:32

This is British Petroleum’s split engine R1200GS Adventure, designed to show the benefits of using advanced fuels. One half of the engine runs on BP Ultimate and the other on ordinary fuel to demonstrate the effect different fuel’s have on a bike’s engine. After 5,000km ride under motorway, suburban and urban conditions, BP says its Ultimate fuel left its half ...

Limited edition John McGuinness Honda CBR1000RR7 Fireblade

Rob Hull, 10 October 2007 15:35

Ten John McGuinness TT replicas are set to be up for grabs from Fowlers Honda in Bristol to commemorate the rider’s record-breaking win at the TT this year. The motorcycle will come with the HM Plant replica paint scheme, a black screen, headlight covers and a rear seat cowl. You’ll also get an Akropovic titanium silencer and Gilles titanium chain ...

£28K limited-run classic MV Agusta for sale

Rob Hull, 02 October 2007 11:00

One of the twelve MV Agusta’s built in German between 1979 and 1980 is up for sale on a popular auction website with the price tag of £28,000. Priced at 26,000 German Marks new in 1980, the Corona 1000S was built by Hansen GmbH of Baden Baden under an agreement with MV Agusta after they’d ceased production in Italy in ...

Biker Britain airs tonight

Rob Hull, 20 September 2007 17:39

Following the release of his book under the same name, Nick Sanders is set to appear in a new ten part series from tonight, exploring the world of Biking in Britain. Riding a Yamaha XT660R, the known motorcycle globe-trotter riders to the TT for Mad Sunday, the North West 200, Beaulieu’s Motorcycle World, the Horizons Unlimited rally and MotoGP at Donington. ...

Paint My Ride competition winner

Rob Hull, 10 August 2007 15:26

Here is the winner of the Paint My Ride competition running with MCN over the past two months. Michael Manuel, owner of custom paint firm Paint My Ride, handpicked this entry from masses of designs sent to MCN. Winner Fiona Rickeard from Southampton will receive £1390 worth of custom painting tuition for free. Manuel said, “As the response was so ...

New Peugeot Maxi 500 scooter

Rob Hull, 10 August 2007 14:21

Here is the latest addition to Peugeot’s big scooter range, the four-stroke 500cc Satelis. Perfect for commuter types, there’s a lockable side compartment with a 12V socket for recharging a mobile phone and a storage unit on the bars for your mobile phone, wallet or MP3 player. The torque motorcycle produces 37bhp, it has aerodynamic bodywork and has a tank ...

Video:Krazy Horse customs Zero Harley and matching hotrod

Rob Hull, 02 August 2007 07:01

What better way to showcase an awesome custom bike than building a matching custom hot rod and trailer to tow it to different countries in the World to enter bike-building competitions. That's exactly what Krazy Horse Custom Cycles of Bury St Edmunds has done with their modified 1977 XL1000 Harley. Check out the video below to see the pair in ...