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Warrs 'Bullet' Café Racer debuts at Ace

Trevor Franklin, 29 June 2011 16:51

This Harley-Davidson is the latest 'themed' bike to roll out of the workshop of Warrs Harley-Davidson, Europe’s oldest H-D dealer. The 'Bullet' café racer is based around the rolling chassis of a new XL883R and was designed and built by Warrs’ famed in-house styling guru Chaz Stockwell. Although this Bullet’s finish and spec suggests a £20k price tag, Warrs have ...

Honda VFR1200F Touring Package give away

Trevor Franklin, 27 August 2010 16:42

Panniers, top box, heated grips and mainstand make up a Touring Package to be included in the £12,075 OTR price of Honda’s VFR1200F between 1 September and 31 October 2010. Bought separately the genuine Honda accessories would cost £1675. The Touring Package is made up of Honda’s high specification accessories made specifically for the VFR1200F; they are guaranteed to fit ...

New 2010 BMW motorcycles: K1300R Dynamic and F800ST Touring

Trevor Franklin, 25 August 2010 13:40

BMW has introduced two special edition models to its range. The K1300R Dynamic and F800ST Touring are equipped with over £1600 worth of official BMW accessories, but at a reduced overall OTR price Find a used BMW motorcycle for sale The list of accessories bolted to the mad-looking 173bhp naked K1300R Dynamic totals £1835, but with its OTR price set ...

Yamaha FZ8 and FZ8 Fazer are go...

Trevor Franklin, 15 April 2010 14:33

MCN’s first ride of Yamaha’s new FZ8 and FZ8 Fazer takes place on Monday 19 April. MCN’s chief road tester Trevor Franklin will be one of the very first to get to grips with the new naked FZ8 and half-faired FZ8 Fazer on the twists and turns of French roads – Marseille is the venue for the FZ8 and FZ8 ...

Record-breaking BMW sales put Germans on top

Trevor Franklin, 15 April 2010 12:52

BMW UK has announced record sales for the first three months (2010). BMW sold 1539 bikes – double the amount sold in the same period in 2009. BMW sales were up by 40% in a motorcycle market that is down by 20% compared to 2009. A second round of celebratory drinks is on the cards for the Germans with the ...

Harley-Davidson 2010 CVO bikes announced - Softail Convertible and Street Glide

Trevor Franklin, 11 August 2009 13:33

Harley-Davidson’s 2010 model line-up of Fat Boy Special – a heavily revised Fat Boy with a lower and enhanced chassis components – a new Dyna Wide Glide custom and Electra Glide Ultra Limited tourer, also includes four bikes new to the CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) range. CVO bikes are essentially bikes lifted from H-D’s current model range and treated to ...

New Ducati Monster 1100 First Ride!

Trevor Franklin, 29 September 2008 09:45

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin is currently testing the all-new Ducati Monster 1100 in the mountains around Cannes, South of France – here are his first impressions. “From 200 yards away it is unmistakably a Monster; from two yards away it is also unmistakably brand new in every sense. Much like the 696 that appeared earlier in the year ...

2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 first test report

Trevor Franklin, 22 October 2007 11:50

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just ridden the new 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 at Sugo in Japan. The full report will be in this the October 24 issue of MCN but here’s what he’s had to say: “The new 2008 Yamaha R6 may look virtually unchanged from the 2007 motorcycle, but underneath those subtly modified fairing panels there are ...

MCN tests the 2008 Harley-Davidson Rocker, Rocker Custom, Nightster, CVO and Fat Bob

Trevor Franklin, 19 July 2007 14:38

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin is currently in New York testing the brand new 2008 Harley-Davidson range, which includes the new Rocker, Rocker Custom, Fat Bob, Nightster and CVO machines, here’s what he has to say so far: “All these new bikes feature uprated brakes and suspension not to mention a sweep of styling modifications influenced by the TV ...