March

Year: 2011

Month: March

Accessories bonus for Yamaha FZ8 buyers

08 March 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

If you’ve been thinking about buying a new Yamaha FZ8, then now could be a good time to take the plunge. In addition to interest free credit over 2 years, Yamaha is also including genuine accessories...

Free Kawasaki test rides at Silverstone

08 March 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

Fancy sampling the manic new ZX-10R or exquisite W800? Kawasaki’s latest ‘On the Road’ tour starts at Silverstone on Saturday April 9, where you can test ride all the key new Kawasakis on...

New Pikes Peak Multistrada 1200 special edition

08 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has launched a special edition Multistrada 1200 special edition to celebrate winning the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, America last year. The Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak...

Honda CBR600F ABS first ride: 'In a different league to the Yamaha Diversion'

08 March 2011 by MCN

Chief Road Tester, Trevor Franklin, is at last riding Honda’s eagerly awaited new middleweight, the CBR600F ABS, out in Spain. Here’s what he has to say so far: “We’ve just ridden 50km along the...

New MCN March 9: BSB test special

08 March 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale March 9, we have all the news and gossip from the BSB tests in Calafat and Cartagena. Also in this week’s MCN, we test the Ducati Diavel against the Yamaha V-Max,...

Want to swap bikes?

07 March 2011 by bunnylawson

Want to swap bikes Mummy? Liam Lawson – Wigan

Lets de-restrict it!

07 March 2011 by bunnylawson

Lets de-restrict it dad! Liam Lawson – Wigan

Trying it out for size

07 March 2011 by bunnylawson

Just trying it out for size! Liam Lawson – Wigan

Met mount up on a Moto Guzzi

07 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

London’s Metropolitan Police are running an upgraded Moto Guzzi Norge GT 1200 as part of their fleet, a spokesman has announced. The police-spec 92bhp v-twin will be used to publicise the Met’s...

Video: Royal Enfield Chennai tribute

07 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Royal Enfield has released the following video as a tribute to the city of Chennai, its current base of operations. The video is also dedicated “to the wonderful people who build, sell, ride and maintain these beloved machines”. The once-British marque is currently building a second factory to cope with an annual Indian-market demand of 50,000 units per year.

Che’s motorcycling companion dies

07 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Alberto Granado – Che Guevara’s motorcycling companion and childhood friend – has died in Havana, aged 88. In 1951, the pair spent eight months riding the length of South America on a Norton 500, a...

Honda CBR600F first ride preview

07 March 2011 by MCN

MCN’s Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just arrived in Seville, Spain for the launch of Honda’s eagerly-anticipated new CBR600F. The new Honda middleweight not only revives the legendary CBR600F...

Return of the 'real bike'? Motus MST-01 revealed

04 March 2011 by Guy Procter

New US bike firm Motus has at last revealed its brutal new sports tourer, the MST-01. Its Corvette-aping pushrod-operated 1650cc transverse V4 puts out 160bhp but despite that impressive peak Motus...

Yamaha SR500 given dirt-track style

04 March 2011 by MCN

This Yamaha-based SR500 flat-tracker is the latest creation from the German customiser behind the Ducati Monster Scrambler, Jens vom Brauck. Dubbed the D-Track, at the machine’s heart is an SR500...

Best of British customs

04 March 2011 by John Westlake

The London International Custom Bike Show at the Alexandra Palace might have been lacking in terms of vendors – the main hall looking very sparse for what should be a prestigious show – but the...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

04 March 2011 by MCN

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

Destination dealer: Drayton Croft

04 March 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Established in 1979, Drayton Croft has seen some major changes in the market and is still going strong 32 years later as a multi-franchise dealer with a worldwide customer...

Ice stunter responds to 'harsh' web comments

04 March 2011 by John Westlake

Stung by web comments saying he couldn’t wheelie, a Hungarian stuntman has hit back with this: a new ice video featuring – you guessed it – lots of wheelies. Pásztor Tamás – who helped make the video...

Weekend quick racing question for anoraks

04 March 2011 by Andy Downes

In next week’s MCN we have ex-500GP winner Kevin Magee talking about the start of the World Superbike season, the forthcoming MotoGP season and what he really thinks of the British riders. Australian...

Nicky Hayden arrives in Italy to launch his own Monster MotoGP replica

04 March 2011 by Andy Downes

American MotoGP racer Nicky Hayden has arrived in Bologna, Italy as he prepared to launch the new addition to the Monster Art series – two race tribute paint schemes for the Monster range. This...

Now even Jordan’s on two wheels…sort of

04 March 2011 by Phil West

She might be currently banned from driving but that hasn’t stopped controversial glamour model Jordan, AKA Katie Price, taking delivery of this, um, distinctive 125cc scooter. The pink machine has...

Video: Kawasaki W800 first ride

04 March 2011 by MCN

Our first test of the new Kawasaki W800 suggests that Britain’s own Triumph, after five years having things all its own way in the ‘retro roadster’ class, has a serious new rival on its hands. Not...

Are you young? Would you buy a Kawasaki W800?

03 March 2011 by John Westlake

Kawasaki has revealed they expect their new W800 retro to attract younger buyers. Kawasaki’s Martin Lambert told MCN that, surprisingly, their research showed the Triumph Bonneville-rival would be...

Pierobon F042 Street tested

03 March 2011 by Andy Downes

This stunning Pierobon F042 Street is the new road-legal version of a machine previously only available as a track bike and MCN was lucky enough to grab a first ride near the Bologna factory. The bike...

Warrs Harley-Davidson offer exceptional XR1200 race deal

03 March 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Warrs Harley-Davidson has announced what could be the race package deal of 2011. The London-based H-D dealer is offering two identical fully race-prepared Harley-Davidson XR1200 bikes to compete in...

Ducati lines up first Rossi-branded bike

03 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has launched the first of what surely must be lots of Valentino Rossi branded bikes; starting the process with a pair of MotoGP-inspired Monsters. Ducati has said from the moment it signed...

Guy Martin... Legend

03 March 2011 by Peter Smith

I’m sure I’m not alone in my thoughts on ‘The boat that Guy built’ shown on BBC1. We all know what a great, and individual, racer Guy Martin is, but what a fantastic TV persona he has. I watched, from start to finish, a programme about canal boats, pottery, smelting iron and making tea? And I loved it! Guy came across very well, and his ‘mates’ were perfect foils for him. I will never look at...

The home service clubs that could save you hundreds

03 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

A new type of servicing is on the rise, and it could save you hundreds on maintenance bills. Free “workshop days” – organised by online forum users – are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, where...

New Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 video

03 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Aprilia has released the following video of the 2011 Dorsoduro 1200. The three-minute clip features plenty of shots of the 1197cc v-twin in action, overlayed with comparative clips of western saddle...

Guy Martin on the BBC - what did you think?

03 March 2011 by Guy Procter

Guy Martin’s primetime BBC TV show ‘The boat that Guy built’ went out last night, right after the One Show your wife was probably watching. Did you catch it? Did you dig it? Do you think Guy did...

Video: new waterless bike wash

02 March 2011 by Marc Abbott

Vulcanet have developed a new waterless method of washing your bike. All you do is wipe it down with cloths impregnated with a solution that includes shampoo, tar-removal agent, glass and wheel...

BMW G650GS first ride

02 March 2011 by Steve Farrell

MCN’s Steve Farrell is currently at the launch of the new BMW G650GS in Portugal, on a Paris-Dakar style adventure being led by Simon Pavey, six times Dakar finisher. Here are his first impressions of...

Aprilia offers 0% finance deals

02 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Aprilia is offering 0% finance packages on the Shiver 750, Dorsoduro and Dorsoduro Factory until the end of this month. The offer requires a 25% deposit and runs over a 24 month period.

For sale: Valentino Rossi's motorhome

01 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Valentino Rossi’s custom-painted motorhome is up for sale. The 11.94m, eight-sleeper “Monaco Dynasty Bishop IV” has a relatively new registration – 2009 – and a comfortably low mileage of 37,777. The 425bhp rating is roughly double that of Rossi’s new Ducati GP11, but the downside is it weighs in at 20,484kg. A standard model would cost roughly £250,000, but there’s no indication of price on...

New MCN March 2: Rossi on the ropes

01 March 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale March 2, we test Triumph’s Bonneville rival, the Kawasaki W800. Also in this week’s MCN, we test the Pierobon F042 Street kit bike, all the news from the first WSB...