2011

Year: 2011

Month: ALL

Ross Noble's Sit Down Tour: Edinburgh Castle to Newcastle

31 August 2011 by MCN

Stand up comedian and bike enthusiast Ross Noble embarked on the Sit Down Tour in May to celebrate half a million bikes being produced at the Hinckley factory in Leicestershire. Noble toured the UK on...

Destination dealer: 204mph MV at Drayton Croft

31 August 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION The long-awaited MV Agusta F4 1000 RR has arrived at Drayton Croft Motorcycles in Hinckley – drawing massive interest from bike fans. The dealership took on the exotic Italian...

MCN will be at your local bike meet - Willingham Woods

31 August 2011 by MCN

MCN will be out and about in the coming months visiting bike meets across Britain – we could be visiting your local bike meet! Tonight (Wednesday August 31) MCN will be at Willingham Woods, Market...

Scoop first ride! New KTM 690 Duke prototype

31 August 2011 by Andy Downes

The world’s most powerful single-cylinder bike will get more refined and yet more powerful next year, an MCN world first ride has revealed. MCN rode a prototype version of the 2012 KTM 690 Duke months...

Two-wheeled thieves steal dog

30 August 2011 by Richard Mellor

Motorcycle-riding thieves struck in a bizarre way this week – by using the machine to snatch, not jewels or cash – but a Cavalier King Charles spaniel puppy! The dog-nappers struck aboard a machine...

Moto Morini 9 1/2 Strada and Sport

30 August 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here are my ideas for two new Moto Morini’s The 9 1/2 Strada and Sport.

New MCN August 31: New MV Agusta 675 Brutale spied!

30 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale August 31, we have the first spy shot of the new MV Agusta 675cc Brutale, along with details on the Triumph Street Triple R rival. Plus, MCN rides a prototype of...

Ducati Scrambler

30 August 2011 by luSca

Here’s a Ducati Scrambler I designed with the help of a friend.

Dealer offers lifetime warranty on new bikes

26 August 2011 by Ricky Lount

A dealer will be offering free lifetime warranties on all new motorcycles sold from September 1st. The lifetime warranty given by Bridge Motorcycles in Exeter will act as an extension to the...

Dealer refuses to sell Yamaha OW-01

26 August 2011 by MCN

This rare Yamaha FZR750RR OW-01 with only six miles on the clock has been standing in a showroom for 22 years, but despite customers offering £30,000, the dealer is still refusing to sell. The bike...

Rider killed braking for a speed camera

26 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

A motorcyclist was killed after braking too hard for a speed camera, a coroner said. Timothy Rowsell, 64, was doing at least 78mph on a Suzuki GSX-R1000 as he approached the speed camera van on a...

Video: Which superbike for under £5000?

26 August 2011 by MCN

With the advent of electronics and near-200bhp power outputs, it’s easy to forget just how good the sports bikes of 2005 were. They had huge power – up to 160bhp – yet were tractable in the midrange,...

Hooligan Triumph Street Triple R café racer special

26 August 2011 by Michael Neeves

This Street Triple R is the latest in the line of brilliantly-executed specials created by Triumph dealer Jack Lilley. Designed to mimic the café racer style, it actually looks uncannily like any...

Staff bikes: Moto Guzzi Griso SE - V7 Classic snaffled by actress

25 August 2011 by John Westlake

Just when I was learning to love the V7 Classic and its gentle take on motorcycling life, it has been snatched away from me. Moto Guzzi have reclaimed it, and sent it on a far more glamourous mission:...

Staff bikes: Ducati Monster 1100 Evo - The modern cafe racer

25 August 2011 by Marc Abbott

Over the months that I’ve owned the Monster, many have asked me “What’s it like?” My default answer is “A real, good, honest motorcycle”. Which sounds like damning it with faint praise; that’s far...

Staff bikes: Suzuki GSR750 - Tail tidy improves GSR's rear

25 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

After riding the GSR for the first few miles there was only one modification that I could see needed to be made, to fit a tail tidy and get rid of the huge piece of plastic hanging off the rear end of...

Which used superbike for under £5000?

25 August 2011 by Adam Child

With the advent of electronics and near-200bhp power outputs, it’s easy to forget just how good the sports bikes of 2005 were. They had huge power – up to around 160bhp – yet were tractable in the...

Kawasaki VN1700 Voyager takes on the baggers

25 August 2011 by Adam Child

The imposing bulk of Kawasaki’s new VN1700 Voyager Custom has just landed on UK soil, sending a shudder through the large touring cruiser market. But how scared should the American competition be of...

MCN will be at your local bike meet - Vic Bikers Pub, Coalville

25 August 2011 by MCN

MCN will be out and about in the coming months visiting bike meets across Britain – we could be visiting your local bike meet! Tonight (Thursday August 25) MCN will be at the Vic Bikers Pub,Coalville,...

Destination dealer: Big savings at Lidsdirect.co.uk

25 August 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION If you are in the market for a new helmet – or other biking accessories – check out Lidsdirect.co.uk Lidsdirect.co.uk is the fastest growing online motorcycle helmet, clothing...

Last of the Brit-built Broughs

25 August 2011 by Dan Aspel

This is the last British-built Brough Superior, and potentially the last example of what was once the most desirable marque in motorcycling. Produced by brothers Les and Dave Card, it was the final...

My Bimota "Mutòr" concept

24 August 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here is a concept I design as a collaboration between Bimota and Moto Morini. It’s called “Mutòr” (which means motorcycle in the dialect of Romagna). It wants to be the icon of Italian style sports...

Vote for Britain's best bike!

24 August 2011 by MCN

Britain’s favourite talent competition is in its final stages. Over the past few weeks our celebrity judges have been scrutinising every entry and after much head-scratching and arguing, they’ve...

Ross Noble's Sit Down Tour - the Lakes to the Wild West

24 August 2011 by MCN

Ross Noble, stand up comedian, bike enthusiast and enduro racer, embarked on the Sit Down Tour in May to celebrate half a million bikes being produced at the Hinckley factory. The tour of the UK was...

Video: MCN Adventure - MCN takes on Morocco

24 August 2011 by Michael Guy

Over the past 10 years Morocco has become a Mecca for adventure motorcycling. Just 20 miles from mainland Europe, it’s cheap and accessible – a spectacular, ever changing country waiting to be...

Castle Combe celebrate their 60th anniversary with Avon Tyres

24 August 2011 by MCN

Castle Combe are holding a special race event on September 3rd to honour the Wiltshire track’s 60th anniversary. The circuit was originally opened in the summer of 1950, making it one of the oldest...

Riders charged £hundreds for insurance firms’ error

24 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

Owners of Suzuki GSXR1000s face paying hundreds of pounds because an error in data used by insurance companies. The data lists the engine size of the machines incorrectly, leading customers who state...

BMW K1600 to Scotland

23 August 2011 by Marcus Kingma

After the BMW K1600GTL-Knockhill video I started editing the movies from the tour on the K1600 through Scotland. Part one started with a rough boat trip.

Poll: Do you want traction control?

23 August 2011 by MCN

MCN would like to know: do you want traction control? Vote in the poll and add your comment at the bottom of the page!

Test ride a Harley-Davidson at the Ace Cafe this August bank holiday

23 August 2011 by MCN

Europe’s oldest Harley-Davidson dealership is gearing up for what is set to be one of the biggest weekends in London bikers’ calendars this year. Warr’s Harley-Davidson, based on the iconic Kings Road...

New MCN August 24: New Honda Fireblade revealed

23 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale August 24, we reveal all the details of the new Honda Fireblade, with updated styling and high-tech suspension. Plus, a free 48 page adventure touring magazine,...

New MCN Adventure Magazine free with this week's MCN

23 August 2011 by MCN

This week’s MCN, on sale Wednesday 24 August, comes with a free 48 page magazine – MCN Adventure. We’ve brought together tales of epic adventure rides, unearthed the facts about bikes to use and spent...

Ace ambition

22 August 2011 by Steve Williams

I just recently fulfilled a long time ambition to have a ride-out down to the Ace Cafe on my Yamaha RD350 LC, which I bought 10 years ago and immediately started to dismantle and restore, and was...

Bird box disguised as a speed camera

22 August 2011 by Andy Downes

A pensioner in Somerset has become so fed up with speeding road users breaking the 30mph limit through his village that he built a bird box in the shape of a speed camera and put it up outside his...

Experience Africa and ride with GP stars

22 August 2011 by MCN

You can join Suzuki MotoGP rider Álvaro Bautista and 13-time grand prix winner Randy Mamola on the Riders for Health Experience Africa adventure ride in Zambia in November 2011. Participants will not...

BRD hopes to top 100mph with electric supermoto

22 August 2011 by Ricky Lount

A new American bike manufacturer claims that their upcoming electric supermotard could reach a top speed of 100mph and be the ideal urban police bike of the future. The company called BRD is still...