August

Year: 2011

Month: August

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...

MCN Adventure – Top tips from Simon Pavey

22 August 2011 by Michael Guy

You never know what’s round the corner on any adventure ride, so to make sure you’re prepared for any eventuality MCN spent a day with Dakar legend Simon Pavey to get his top tips. From how to cross a...

Olivia and her new hero, Guy Martin

20 August 2011 by ianpee

My step daughter and Guy Martin – her new hero at the Ulster GP. We waited for ages for him to turn up on the Friday public paddock walkabout. Yes he had just got up to eat at the Relentless BBQ. A...

Water-cooled BMW GS is new from the ground up

19 August 2011 by MCN

This exclusive spy shot proves the next generation BMW R1200GS will be new from the ground-up, with an all-new water-cooled engine, revamped styling and major chassis changes. The photographs – taken...

"Elvis Day" hits Harley exhibit

19 August 2011 by MCN

Britain’s biggest ever Harley exhibit marked the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death this week, with a day dedicated to the King. Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) hosted the event,...

Staff bikes: MV Agusta Brutale 920 - the highest mileage 2011 model

19 August 2011 by Andy Downes

MCN’s 2011 Brutale is now the highest mileage specimen in the UK, and possibly the world, after clicking through 4000 miles and its first major service. The scheduled service was carried out at MV...

Staff bikes: KTM Duke 125 - Duke to the Alps

19 August 2011 by Dan Aspel

This July I rode from Oundle (Cambridgeshire), to Interlaken (Switzerland) and back on my 125 Duke. The 2,000 mile, six-day route took me across country lanes, motorways, city streets, alpine passes...

How to choose an Adventure bike

19 August 2011 by Michael Guy

While the iconic bike of Adventure travel remains the capable BMW 1200GS, it’s not your only choice of bike when it comes to embarking on an Adventure. Over the last 20 years the challenge of riding...

Hand built 'retro' is 125 money

19 August 2011 by MCN

With continuing resurgence in interest in 70s and 80s superbikes, riders are once again buying bikes from their youth. But unless you’re after a true ‘classic’ version – ie original and standard –...

2012 Ducati 848 Streetfighter spied

19 August 2011 by MCN

This is the first picture of Ducati’s eagerly-awaited new junior super naked – the 848 Streetfighter. Due to be publicly unveiled at the world-leading Milan Show in November, the new bike – spied here...

KTM RC8 now cheaper than TDM900

19 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

Fancy picking up a new KTM RC8 superbike for less than the price of a Yamaha TDM900 or Honda Crossrunner? If so, you’d better hurry – to clear out unsold RC8s, dealers have discounted the price to...

Yamaha Europe boss: “WSB withdrawal will have no effect on new road bikes”

19 August 2011 by Dan Aspel

Yamaha’s decision to leave WSB will have “no effect whatsoever on the release of new bikes”, a senior company figure has claimed. The race team – which was axed earlier this month with four meetings...

New 2012 Honda Fireblade pictures leaked

18 August 2011 by John Westlake

These are the first photos of Honda’s 2012 Fireblade. Besides the new angular styling, the bike has Big Piston Forks, new rear suspension, new clocks and lightweight wheels. Those hoping for a V4 will...

Ghost Rider wheelie bid

18 August 2011 by MCN

Patrik Furstenhoff, 43, is a bike mechanic from Stockholm with two kids and a nice house. He’s also the man behind the infamous ‘Ghost Rdier’ videos, the counter-culture series started by an insane...

New MCN Adventure

18 August 2011 by Michael Guy

Next week’s MCN, on sale 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 time with...

Rioters attack scooter rider

17 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

Rioters have been caught on film dragging a rider off his scooter and stealing it. The learner rider is seen being chased and grabbed around the neck as he tries to negotiate his way through rioting...

Destination dealer: Great savings in Doble's sale!

17 August 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION With the new 61 registration coming in at the beginning of September, Doble Motorcycles are again leading the way with fantastic offers on ALL new Hondas. Every new motorcycle is...

Bikes on TV: August 17-23

17 August 2011 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

Claudio Castiglioni dies at 64: loss of father of 916, Monster, MV F4 "Shocking" says F3 designer

17 August 2011 by Guy Procter

The president of MV Agusta Claudio Castiglioni died in Varese this morning at the age of 64. The motorcycling magnate and sire of iconic Italian bikes including the Ducati 916 and Monster, MV Agusta...

MCN will be at your local bike meet - Squires, Sherburn in Elmet

16 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! Tomorrow night (Wednesday August 17) MCN will be at the Squires Cafe...

Foggy and Whit show at Manx Grand Prix

16 August 2011 by Ricky Lount

Carl Fogarty and James Whitham are taking their chat show ‘Givin It Gas’ to The Isle Of Man later this month, just in time for the Manx Grand Prix. Fogarty who won 3 TT’s and 1 Manx GP said: “I’m...

Ross Noble's Sit Down Tour: Helicopters, candles and Spit the dog

16 August 2011 by MCN

Stand up comedian Ross Noble embarked on the Sit Down Tour in May to commemorate half a million bikes being produced at the Hinckley factory. Noble rode the 500,000th Triumph, a custom-painted Speed...

The Big Sur 62

16 August 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s a bike I designed called the Big Sur 62. The “soul’s bike”.

New MCN August 17: All-new BMW R1200GS spied!

16 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale August 17, we reveal all the details of the all-new BMW R1200GS which will get a water-cooled engine and radial brakes, among other changes. Plus, more pictures of...

Suzuki GSX1400 custom voted “Best Jap” at Bulldog Bash

15 August 2011 by Dan Aspel

This radically altered Suzuki GSX1400 is now an award-winning custom, having topped the “Best Jap” category at the “Custom Show” of this weekend’s 25th annual Bulldog Bash in Warwickshire. Built by...

Britain's Got Biking Talent: Enter now

15 August 2011 by MCN

We’ve had loads of great entries for Britain’s Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash, including a submission from our youngest entrant, 8 year old Charlie Lawrence who proudly entered his first bike...