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2011 BMW K1600 pictures leaked

Phil West, 27 September 2010 10:13

These blurry, lo-res pictures are the first official images of BMW’s eagerly-awaited six-cylinder super-tourer, the K1600. Leaked to Hell For Leather 10 days before the bike’s official unveiling at the Cologne Show next week, the images confirm the machine’s slick full-dresser style, novel technology including adaptive headlights and iDrive and lavish specification including LED. MCN saw the machine, which will be available ...

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Rossi leads fans ride-out – in next week’s MCN

Phil West, 25 September 2010 15:48

Valentino Rossi ignored rain and dark to join racing greats Kevin Schwantz and Giacomo Agostini leading a fans’ ride-out around Mugello last week. The two-lap ride, delayed by a thunderstorm, was one of the highlights of the Italian Legendary Tour organised by Dainese, which saw 60 competition winners, dealers and journalists join the stars on a spectacular three-day road tour ...

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Norton expansion continues

Phil West, 06 August 2010 11:54

Revived Norton Motorcycles at Donington are looking for more staff as production increases. With the run of the limited edition 961 SE expected to be completed shortly, production will gear up with the Sport and Café Racer MCN tested last month. Norton says they have roles within the company’s machine facility, production and assembly and within the firm’s web team ...

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Ossa ready to roll

Phil West, 14 July 2010 14:32

Relaunched Spanish trials manufacturer Ossa, is on the verge of giving demonstrations of its first new machine for 30 years. The historic marque, which sprang to fame mostly for its range of meaty and robust trials bikes ridden by the likes of Brit Mick Andrews in the 1970s, will be showing its new TR280i, in a demonstration by former world ...

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BMW launches new ‘Exclusive Edition’ K1300GT

Phil West, 15 June 2010 11:19

BMW has just launched this new, luxury edition of its K1300GT tourer. Find a BMW K1300GT for sale Dubbed the ‘Exclusive Edition’ the four-cylinder, shaft-drive machine differs from the standard version by coming equipped with a long list of official BMW optional extras – plus a special name plate.     Read the BMW K1300GT review So, the ‘Exclusive’ features, as ...

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Old school cool – Z900

Phil West, 08 June 2010 17:15

How’s this for a new, cool take on Kawasaki’s venerable 1976? This example has been built by Spanish custom shop La Perra Bikes, based between Malaga and Seville, and blends the rustic, tarnished, cut-down hot rod style with ‘blinged-up’ specials.     It’s based on a 1976 Z900 but with a chopped, ‘bandaged’ exhaust, low bars and black wire wheels, but ...

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Suzuki SV650S returns at under £5000

Phil West, 21 May 2010 10:37

Suzuki GB has re-introduced the popular SV650S at a price of just £4999. For long a best-seller in the novice-friendly, middleweight class, the half-faired V-twin was superceded last year by a combination of the new, but unfaired Gladius, and fully-faired SV650 Sport. The new SV650S is available in white only, with a blue racing stripe. Suzuki GB general manager, sales, ...

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Fancy a new F4? Old ones are bargains on Bikemart

Phil West, 12 February 2010 17:08

MCN is currently testing the all new MV Agusta F4 1000 at Almeria in Spain – and that’s great news for bargain hunters as it’ll drive prices of the old F4 down. MV’s flagship superbike has traditionally been the preserve of the wealthy, with new bike prices  starting at well into five figures. But there are now dozens of the ...

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Rare classic racer stolen – reward offered

Phil West, 12 January 2010 16:52

Following the theft of this 1967 Paton 500cc GP racer just before Christmas a reward is being offered for information leading to its recovery. The bike featured in last year’s Goodwood Revival and was stolen, along with a 1961 Matchless G50 from the Northampton area on December 18th. Anyone with any information should contact PC David Perkins at Northamptonshire police ...

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Harley-Davidson’s ultimate full dresser tested!

Phil West, 07 January 2010 17:44

Harley-Davidson have produced, for 2010, an even grander version of its ElectraGlide full-dress tourer – and it’s on test in next week’s MCN! Dubbed the Electra Glide Ultra Limited – and if that name wasn’t some kind of ultimate itself, we don’t know what is – it gets all the bells and whistles you can imagine, such as ABS, two-tone ...

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