October

Year: 2016

Month: October

Interview: 'Honda CB1100 will spawn other models'

21 October 2016 by MCN News

“The first emphasis of a retro bike is always its looks, but the performance has to match this visual impression,” says Mitsunobu Imada, Project Leader for the CB1100EX and CB1100RS. “It isn’t about...

Behind the scenes – MCN Award winners photoshoot

20 October 2016 by MCN News

We recently spent the day at Rockingham shooting the 2016 MCN Award-winning bikes for the supplement in this week’s issue of MCN and thought we’d bring you a behind-the-scenes look at how MCN staff...

Throwback Thursday: Aprilia SXV550 first ride

20 October 2016 by MCN News

If you’re a rival manufacturer to Italian bike makers Aprilia you’d have noticed their annoying but enviable knack of getting things right first time round. During the ’90s the Noale factory’s 125 and...

Mash TT40 first ride

20 October 2016 by Peter Henshaw

Mash have been selling their 400cc retro roadster in the UK for just 18 months, and have now launched a whole string of new bikes, including this 400 café racer, an unashamedly Brit-style 125 and even...

Suzuki to build Katana endurance racer at Motorcycle Live

20 October 2016 by Liam Marsden

Suzuki GB will be building a Suzuki Katana to use in classic endurance racing in 2017 at this year’s Motorcycle Live. The GSX1100SD Katana will be raced in the four hour Endurance Legends event at...

'We want a bike like Knight Rider’s car KITT, that is the inspiration’

20 October 2016 by MCN News

During the Intermot show earlier this month, MCN grabbed Tsuyoshi Shibata, Kawasaki Motors Europe Product Planning Manager, about Kawasaki’s future plans, supersport sales and superchargers. MCN:...

Triumph reveal stunning Bonneville Bobber for 2017

19 October 2016 by Richard Newland

Triumph have shocked the world with their glut of exceptional new modern classics over the past twelve months, and this new Bobber is both the latest in the range, and the first to move dramatically...

Triumph Live Stream: Hello new Bobber...

19 October 2016 by MCN News

Triumph are holding a fancy pants event in London to unveil a NEW bike. Watch the live steam above for all the action. We’ll even be involved in some drag racing! Check out the live stream...

Midlands off-road park needs your support

19 October 2016 by MCN News

It’s one of the most often voiced problems in the off-road riding world: ‘there’s just nowhere to ride these days’. Well this is your chance to influnce the decision over a proposed new site near...

New GS models confirmed

19 October 2016 by MCN News

MCN recently got a sneak glimpse of three new GS models set to be unveiled at EICMA next month – starting with a new, ‘R80G/S-inspired’ version of the popular R nineT. At the exclusive LA press event,...

Interview: Fireblade Firebrand

19 October 2016 by Jon Urry

As Honda unveiled their stunning new Fireblade SP and SP2 in Cologne last week, MCN grabbed Masatoshi Sato, Project Leader for the revitalised superbike, to get under the skin of the bike’s...

Bonhams Stafford sale makes over £1.5m

18 October 2016 by Ped Baker

Last Sunday’s Bonhams auction at Stafford saw several machines smash estimates as rare and collectable classics went under the hammer, including a 1924 Croft-Cameron 996cc Super Eight that sold for a...

Can new MotoGP champion Marquez oust Rossi as the Greatest Of All Time?

18 October 2016 by MCN News

Can new MotoGP champion Marquez oust Rossi as the Greatest Of All Time? Looking for the perfect two-wheeled companion? Visit MCN Bikes For Sale website or use MCN’s Bikes For Sale App.

Ewan McGregor talks up MCN on Jimmy Kimmel Live

18 October 2016 by Maria Vallahis

‘It’s a British motorcycle publication’…yes Jimmy Kimmel, MCN is not only a British motorcycle publication, but the best motorcycle publication in the world. So much so in fact that Hollywood actor...

In this week's issue: Hot new Yamaha R6

18 October 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from October 19: Hot new R6 Yamaha reinvigorate the shrinking supersport sector with scalpel-sharp new MotoGP-styled YZF-R6...

Video: Nick Sanders, The Story

18 October 2016 by James Archibald

Nick Sanders is a man familiar with extraordinary feats. He’s ridden around the world seven times and is the fastest man to have ever done so. The adventure-seeking Brit has also ridden the length of...

BMW Motorrad's head of R&D: 'We'll make air-cooled engines beyond 2020'

18 October 2016 by Jon Urry

BMW Motorrad’s head of R&D, Karl Victor Schaller, talks heritage and innovation. Normal aspirations “We will not necessarily use superchargers or turbos on BMW motorcycles, they are too...

MAG get mad at London cycle lanes

17 October 2016 by James Archibald

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has called for more to be done about the growing number of cycle lanes that are dominating already limited road space and increasing congestion in London. What does...

Electric motorcycles get a boost with Government grant

17 October 2016 by James Archibald

The Motorcycle Industry Association has announced there will be a government subsidy if you choose to purchase a new electric motorcycle or scooter, a privilege that has so far only been available for...

President of BMW Motorrad: 'There will be nine new models this year'

17 October 2016 by Jon Urry

BMW are setting themselves some ambitious targets. By 2020, the firm want to be selling 200,000 units a year – a substantial increase on the 116,000 machines they currently produce. “September to...

How to turn a speedway bike

17 October 2016 by Andy Davidson

Scunthorpe-born Tai Woffinden was crowned world individual speedway champion for the second time in 2015. Now he speaks to MCN about, how to turn a speedway bike. Woffinden says: “You start by leaning...

MCN catches up with Ducati SuperSport's Product Marketing Manager

16 October 2016 by Jon Urry

MCN caught up with Paolo Quattrino, the Product Marketing Manager for the 2017 Ducati SuperSport. Here’s what he said while in Intermot, Cologne: Ducati SuperSport S walkaround #Ducati...

First ride: Suzuki GSX-S1000FA Tour Edition

16 October 2016 by Andy Davidson

GSX-S1000FA Tour Edition Specification Price £10,299 Engine 999cc (73.4 x 59.0mm) 16v inline four Power 145bhp @ 10,000rpm Torque 78ftlb @ 9500rpm Weight 214kg Wheelbase 1460mm ...

The Revival show leads Britain's classiest specials North

16 October 2016 by James Archibald

The Old Market Gallery in Rotherham will see its space overcome with swathes of custom bike gems on October 29 and 30 for the Revival bike show. Billed as the North’s premier custom motorcycle event...

Whatever happened to motorcycle Mega-dealer Carnell?

15 October 2016 by Phil West

They were the future of motorcycle sales in the UK… so what went wrong? Carnell. That name rings a bell… And so it should. By the late 1990s this dealer chain had grown to become not just the UK’s but...

Toni Bou exceeds his own limits on the snow

14 October 2016 by Ped Baker

Spanish trials god Toni Bou took his tenth consecutive X-Trial World Championship last weekend (Oct 8-9). With a cupboard full of trophies and 49 International and National titles to his name he’s the...

Video: Yamaha SCR950 is a little Brat

14 October 2016 by Andy Davidson

Yamaha’s new SCR950 gets a taste of the Brat treatment by legendary Japanese custom builder, Go Takamine. Go Takamine of Brat Style, was commissioned by Yamaha as part of their Yard Built project to...

Officially, the best custom bikes in the world

14 October 2016 by Ped Baker

The recent Intermot show in Cologne didn’t just showcase over 30 totally new models from nearly all the major bike manufacturers, it also featured the World Championship finals of the renowned AMD...

BMW R nineT Scrambler: 'It’s far more than a fashion statement, with a unique appeal’

14 October 2016 by What Bike? magazine

R nineT Scrambler facts Price £10,530 (Scrambler X model £11,090) Engine 1170cc boxer flat twin, four-stroke, eight valves, DOHC, air-cooled, 101mm x 73mm Power (claimed) 108.6bhp @...

Roland Sands: ‘I didn’t discover motorcycling, it discovered me’

13 October 2016 by MCN News

American custom-guru Roland Sands discusses his journey into motorcycling during the latest video in a series build up to Motorcycle Live 2016. In the fifth of six short clips, Sands articulates how...

First lap crash ends ‘no-handed’ record attempt

13 October 2016 by Ped Baker

Louisiana duo Shelton Foster and Mike Wall’s attempt to break the world record for ‘no-hands’ riding ended in disaster on Tuesday as the pair failed to complete a single lap of the MSR Speedway track...

BMW unveil the future of motorcycles – Vision Next 100

13 October 2016 by Phil West

BMW unveiled its vision for the future of motorcycling this week – and it didn’t involve petrol, protective clothing or even a helmet! Dubbed BMW Motorrad’s ‘Vision: Next 100’, the space-age, concept...

MCN's long term Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro stolen

12 October 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s long term Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro (reg No. KU16 RXX) was stolen last night (Tuesday October 11) from Cineworld Northampton, located in the Sixfields Leisure Park. The theft occurred...

Want an R1M? Go online now

12 October 2016 by James Archibald

Orders for Yamaha’s latest R1M are being taken now, but you’ll have to go online rather than taking a trip to your local showroom. Potential customers have until the end of February to register...

Germany votes to ban internal combustion engine by 2030

12 October 2016 by Liam Marsden

The top legislative body in Germany – the Bundesrat – has voted to ban all internal combustion engines by the year 2030. The legislation calls on the European Commission to “evaluate the recent tax...

Could self-driving cars increase bike sales?

12 October 2016 by Liam Marsden

We all have friends who say they would love to give motorcycling a go, but think riding on the road is too much of a risk. But all that could change according to Karl Viktor Schaller, head of...