January

Year: 2011

Month: January

MCN video guide: How to back it in

31 January 2011 by MCN

Backing a motorcycle in is probably one of the hardest things to do on a motorcycle, yet racers do it all the time. So just how is it done? In this latest MCN video guide, senior road tester Michael Neeves talks you through his method to backing it in. Our onboard cameras give you a new look at how it’s done, as Neeves demonstrates the different steps to successfully backing it in. Watch the...

Video: 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R vs rivals teaser

31 January 2011 by MCN

The 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R gets a host of changes for this year, including ABS and traction control. MCN has already tested the ZX-10R in isolation at Qatar where it was mightily impressive, but is it...

MCN video guide: How to wheelie

28 January 2011 by MCN

For most of us, if we had to name one thing we’d like to be able to do on a bike, it’s pull wheelies. In this latest MCN video guide, senior road tester Michael Neeves talks you through his wheelie...

Which £1500 sports tourer? - The Honda CBR600F

27 January 2011 by MCN

I have a £1500 budget for my next bike. It needs to be comfortable and quick enough to keep up with my mate’s ZRX1200… Matthew Jackson, email We’d go for a Honda CBR600F – it gives you the much...

Bike vs car: cost comparison

27 January 2011 by Dan Aspel

Getting on a moped or bike costs half as much as driving a car, and we’ve got the figures to prove it. Our research below shows that a 17-year-old driving a car will have spent around £2640 to get on...

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R takes on rivals

26 January 2011 by Michael Neeves

Kawasaki’s eagerly-awaited 2011 ZX-10R is finally here and MCN is currently pitching it against its 1000cc, four cylinder rivals in Southern Spain. The weather hasn’t quite gone to plan and the...

2011 KTM 990 SMT - first ride

26 January 2011 by Adam Child

Senior Road Tester Adam Child is in Southern Spain at the launch of the new 2011 ABS-equipped KTM SMT. Aside from the anti-lock brakes the model is largely unchanged, but KTM are keen to point out...

World first test! Tiger 800 XC v BMW F800GS

25 January 2011 by MCN

In next week’s MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin exclusively pits Triumph’s new Tiger 800 XC against its closest rival, the BMW F800GS. And it’s a test with a difference. To fully explore the new...

MCN to race BMW S1000RR in MRO Championship

21 January 2011 by Michael Neeves

We may have just clicked into 2011, but my racing season has well and truly started. I’m pleased to be riding for the BMW Park Lane team again on their rapid BMW S1000RR in the MRO championship.

Insure your dream bike: Triumph Street Triple

20 January 2011 by MCN

Each week, we’ll take a look at one of your top rated bikes in MCN’s Biking Britain survey and let you know just what it would cost to insure them. This week, we use MCNcompare to find out what it...

Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 blows away rivals

20 January 2011 by MCN

Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is finally at the top of the supersports tree, after years of playing second fiddle to the competition. Find a 600cc sportsbike for sale We took the new GSX-R600 and its...

BMW S1000RR races car on Top Gear this Sunday

19 January 2011 by Andy Downes

After years of ignoring bikes, Top Gear has finally seen sense. This Sunday’s show will feature a BMW S1000RR racing against a £150,000 Ariel Atom V8 around the BBC show’s famous test track. MCN...

Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 flat out!

18 January 2011 by MCN

Aside from a few minor parts the 2011 GSX-R600 is completely new. It’s a massive 9kg lighter, has lighter engine internals and a higher compression ratio. It also has a close-ratio gearbox, Showa Big...

Poll: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 v Daytona 675 v ZX-6R v R6 v CBR600RR

14 January 2011 by Adam Child

Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is lighter, has more midrange torque and extra revs, but can it beat the competition from both Japan and the UK? Find a used sports 600 for sale Senior road tester Michael...

2010 Yamaha Fazer8 - full review

13 January 2011 by James Keen

The 2010 Yamaha Fazer8 has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Yamaha Fazer8 review “The Fazer8 shares crankcases with the...

Amazing prices on used Yamaha FJR1300s

12 January 2011 by Chris Newbigging

Used Yamaha FJR1300s are looking to be the smart used big-bore tourer choice in 2011, with nearly 50 for sale in bikes for sale at prices considerably less than the equivalent Honda Pan Europeans. ...

Norton Café Racer SP v Triumph Thruxton – coming soon!

07 January 2011 by Phil West

In an exclusive first test, next week’s MCN sees Norton’s stunning new, all-black Café Racer SP – one of the stars of the NEC Show before Christmas – pitted head-to-head with that other great, British...

2011 Kawasaki Z750R - full review

07 January 2011 by James Keen

The 2011 Kawasaki Z750R has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the kawasaki Z750R review “The Z750R features new forks (taken from...

Video: Triumph Tiger 800 vs BMW F650GS

05 January 2011 by MCN

This is our first chance, not only to ride the first official Triumph Tiger 800 on UK roads, but to pitch it against the very bike Triumph were gunning for in the first place: the BMW F650GS. ...