November

Year: 2012

Month: November

Poll: Are you bothered by your bike's fuel consumption figures?

06 November 2012 by MCN

Is MPG important to you and do you ride accordingly, or do you only pay attention to your fuel when the light comes on? pollcomment

Poll: £500 is best spent on...

06 November 2012 by MCN

You’ve got £500 to spend on anything bike related… There’s a lot you could do with £500, so what do you go for? pollcomment

New MCN November 7: Triumph Street Triple R first ride

06 November 2012 by Simon Patterson

In this week’s MCN, out November 7, we exclusively test the new Triumph Street Triple R at its launch in Spain. We take a high tech tourer on the road and track to see if it can beat a full-on 80s...

Nov 7: Bikes on TV

06 November 2012 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...

Bike Magazine now on the iPad!

05 November 2012 by MCN

MCN’s sister title Bike magazine has just launched its own iPad app on Apple’s News Stand. The app features all of the features, road tests and regulars you’ll find in the print version of the...

I’m going to be riding through winter again this year but my thermal/Gortex/Kevlar gloves don’t seem to keep much of the cold out. So which keep your hands warmer – heated grips or heated gloves? Your answers will seriously decide what my wife gets me for Christmas.

Great day for NABB

04 November 2012 by Stritchy

The Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes is £200 better off thanks to Wiltshire Honda Owners Club. HOC members organised a charity day at Blade Motorcycles in Swindon and held a raffle in aid of the...

SORNing bikes for winter could void insurance

02 November 2012 by Steve Farrell

Motorcyclists storing their bike for winter could be unwittingly invalidating their insurance if they declare it off road to the DVLA. MCN reader Alan Charlton, 64, was told his underwriter would no...

Viewers wrongly told ‘running off on bends’ is most common bike crash as BBC muddles data

02 November 2012 by Steve Farrell

A BBC road safety documentary wrongly claimed ‘running off on bends’ was the most common motorcycle accident, based on an apparent misunderstanding of data. BBC2’s How Safe Are Britain’s Roads?...

MV Brutale 800 announced

02 November 2012 by Phil West, Executive Editor

This is the brand new MV Agusta Brutale 800 – a new three-cylinder roadster based on the Brutale 675, fitting between it and the bigger, four-cylinder 1090 Brutales and set to challenge the likes of...

Destination dealer: Dick Lovett Motorrad

02 November 2012 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Dick Lovett Motorcycles have opened a new BMW and Husqvarna dealership in Bristol. The showroom, the first in the UK to feature BMW’s latest interior showrrom concept, is located...

New Suzuki Inazuma 250 shown off

02 November 2012 by MCN

Suzuki have released a promo video for their new Inazuma 250 prior to it’s official unveiling at Motorcycle Live later in the month. The 250 commuter, let to rival Honda’s CBR250 and Kawasaki’s 300 ninja, will be built in China, allowing a competitive on the road price of only £3499. Expect performance of around 24bhp and an economic 85 miles to the gallon.