2013

Year: 2013

Month: ALL

You Ask/You Answer: Which exhaust?

07 January 2013 by MCN

I’ve just got my first ‘big’ bike – a 2002 Honda CBR900RR-2 – which is currently completely standard, and I really want to pull some power out of the motor. I’ve got a Power Commander for it, and am...

Jan 9: Bikes on the Box

07 January 2013 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...

Should Suzi Perry be doing MotoGP instead of F1 in 2013?

07 January 2013 by MCN

Suzi Perry will be presenting the BBC’S F1 coverage in 2013. Suzi has previously presented the BBC’s MotoGP coverage, before stepping down in 2010. pollcomment

MCN quiz of the year – the answers

07 January 2013 by MCN

Have you been wracking your brains since the fiendishly tough MCN Quiz of the Year got your grey matter churning, while you simultaneously tried to pickle it with Christmas cheer? Well, the pain is...

Nominations released for Irish Motorcyclist of the Year

07 January 2013 by Simon Patterson

Seven racers have been shortlisted for the Enkalon Irish Motorcyclist of the Year, in association with Adelaide; Ireland’s most prestigious motorcycle racing awards. The seven have been nominated by...

Rossi Fan RIP

03 January 2013 by Andy Dodd

On the 2 December 2012 my son Connor, 21 was killed in an RTA. He was a passenger in a car. He owned a blue and white Yamaha R125 and his passion was bikes, Valantino Rossi, Moto GP, Xbox, a game of...

You Ask/You Answer: What armour do I need?

03 January 2013

“I’ve been riding for 8 years, and all my kit has some form (or in some case, foam) of armour in the arms, legs, shoulders, back areas. I find some of it uncomfortable, and am surprised that the one...

Are off-road skills really transferable to road riding?

03 January 2013

More and more of you are taking to the mud, with enduro and motorcross training days full to capacity across the country and new schools launching all the time. Many riders swear by the skills they...

Should there be just one UK rider federation/action group?

03 January 2013

News this week has emerged that the BMF has lost their vital European lobby after falling into arrears with their fees to the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations, the central body which...

If helmets weren’t compulsory would you still wear one?

03 January 2013 by MCN

Despite studies showing time and time again that helmets save lives, there is still a strong lobby, especially in the USA, who argue that the decision to wear one should be left to the rider and not imposed by law. Indeed, some states have repealed their mandatory helmet laws as recently as this year, with Michigan making helmets optional in April, to considerable public outcry. In the UK, we’ve...

Bikers recognised in New Years Honours List

02 January 2013 by Andy Downes

Motorcycle dealer and long time backer of motorcycle racing Colin Appleyard is one of four people from the motorcycle world honoured by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours list. Appleyard has been...

New MCN January 2: Biking's Endangered Species

02 January 2013 by MCN

In this week’s MCN, out January 2, we look back on the air-cooled bikes of yesteryear, as the death knell for them finally begins to ring. We have an exclusive interview with Kevin Schwantz where the...