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Kawasaki ZX-10R 0% finance deal extended

Tom Rayner, 10 May 2007 13:21

Kawasaki has announced that it is extending the ‘Precious Metal’ finance deal on all new ZX10Rs until June 2. The deal requires a minimum deposit of £99, and the rest can be paid off over three years. The deal also covers all new ER-6 models and the new ZX-6R. See your local dealer for details.

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Travolta fan pays big for hero's Hog

Tom Rayner, 07 May 2007 17:54

How much do you like Harley-Davidson’s? Around £40,000 worth just to get the bike and jacket used by ageing actor John Travolta in the movie ‘Wild Hogs’? Well R. Barry Stem splashed the cash for the bike and jacket used in the film as part of a charity benefit auction for the restoration of the Marion Theater in the town ...

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More MCN readers hit by Speed Ferries ban

Tom Rayner, 03 May 2007 16:43

More MCN readers have contacted us to say the first they knew about their cross channel ferry tickets being cancelled is when they read it in MCN. Two weeks ago MCN broke the news that the firm were refusing to take bikes across the Channel due to the increasing number of claims for bikes damaged in transit, and on April ...

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Pan Europeans pose "serious" risk says coroner

Tom Rayner, 27 April 2007 17:34

A coroner speaking at the inquest of a deceased police motorcyclist says that Honda Pan Europeans pose a “serious and continual” threat to lives.Coroner Dr James Adeley said he intends to write to every chief constable in England and Wales warning them of the “catastrophic result” which can occur with the Honda motorbike.The inquest in Lancaster heard Pc Shreeve lost ...

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Sick Brunstrom parades headless biker

Tom Rayner, 26 April 2007 08:30

North Wales Police have unveiled photographs of a decapitated biker in its latest anti-speeding campaign.The image showed the man’s head with his eyes still open lying on a grass verge. In another shot the torso is embedded into a car.North Wales Police Chief Superintendent Geraint Anwyl said the head was torn off by the force of the impact, he explained: ...

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Fix punctures with a quick kick

Tom Rayner, 25 April 2007 15:07

Motorcycle mechanic Dashrathi Parichha has invented a new instrument which will allow a tyre to be re-inflated at the roadside. The device, small enough to store in bike toolkit, uses the air forced by an engine’s piston to re-inflate a flat or punctured tyre. The only downfall is that you need a motorcycle with a kick-start for the system to ...

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New BMW Sportenduro

Tom Rayner, 20 April 2007 09:49

BMW has officially unveiled its Sportenduro 450 and has confirmed it will be racing it in Spain at Puerto Lumbreras next weekend, April 28-29. This 450cc single-cylinder off road race bike broke cover two months ago, however, at the time BMW was still keeping its project covert. Now the Sportenduro will be running in full BMW livery and in the ...

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New BMW superbike

Tom Rayner, 17 April 2007 09:23

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built. The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) Sportboxer is leading BMW’s assault on an all out, no compromises sports machine. This weekend it will be competing in one of the world’s toughest endurance races, the Le Mans 24-hour. On track the Sport Boxer ...

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Hertz unveil Spanish bike rental scheme

Tom Rayner, 17 April 2007 08:30

Hertz car rental announced last week that it will be offering BMW motorcycles for rental in Spain. The bike choice includes BMW F650GS, F800S and R1200 models from branches in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga. You’ll need to have held a full unrestricted licence for three years, and you need to be at least 28 to hire an F650/800, and ...

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Video: Backstage with the Bennetts Babes

Tom Rayner, 13 April 2007 12:57

MCN can exclusively take you backstage with this year’s stunning Bennetts Babes. The footage was taken at the first official photo shoot as the twelve girls got to know each other. You’ll be seeing a lot more of the Bennetts Babes as they travel the country with the British Superbikes and appear at bike shows, however, here’s an early opportunity ...

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