2007

Year: 2007

Month: ALL

Video: 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa first test at the Salzburgring

12 September 2007 by Adam 'Chad' Child

Watch our exclusive video from the world first test of the 2008 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa at the Salzuburgring in Austria, and find out what MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child thinks of the motorcycle. You’ll be able to read more on the new 2008 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa in MCN, out Wednesday, September 12, 2007, and at the end of the video ‘Chad’ reveals details of an upcoming group test…

Going out for a quick flag

11 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Ever wondered just how well those stick on flags for helmets actually stick? We wanted to find out, so Acting Deputy Editor Tony Carter popped a few on his Arai and headed out for an enthusiastic lunch time on some quick roads around the MCN office. The bike was a 2007 Kawasaki ZX6R, the conditions were fine and warm and the rider was really trying to get a few of the flags to fly off at...

New MCN out Wednesday, September 12, 2007

11 September 2007 by Nicola Fox

In this week’s MCN, we focus on the 2008 new motorcycle range with a whopping 27 new motorcycles for the coming year. They include the 2008 Honda Fireblade, the complete 2008 Yamaha range from the...

Outrage over ‘ban big bikes’ letter

11 September 2007 by Steve Farrell

A letter from road safety groups calling for Government to look at ‘downsizing’ motorcycles has been called a “pile of bilge” by the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI). MCI policy director Craig...

MCN in California

11 September 2007 by Gordon Allan

Here is a picture of my partner Mo and I on our recent holiday in Orange County, Southern California. The diner in the photo is the oldest in So-Cal and a great place to visit on a Sunday for brunch.

Health warnings for bikes

11 September 2007 by Steve Farrell

Consideration should be given to cigarette-style health warnings for motorcycles, campaign groups have said. The warnings would contain messages such as: ‘Motorcyclists make up less than 1% of road...

See the American 2008 Yamaha R6 colours

11 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

We’ve already published the first official pictures of the 2008 Yamaha R6, but here are the colours available in the United States of America. The European Yamaha R6 colours are black, blue and white,...

Trail bike challenge: Part two

11 September 2007 by Phil West

Trail bikes – remember them? We did, and, going by the growing popularity of 70s/80s trailsters in the classics scene, more and more of you do, too. Which is why we set up this challenge. We wanted to find out what you get, and what the experience is like, if, say, you spend £1,000 on an old shonker trail bike from this era. Last week, MCN stalwarts Editor Marc Potter, Acting Deputy Editor Tony...

New colours for the 2008 Yamaha R1 motorcycle

11 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has unveiled the 2008 Yamaha R1 – and although the motorcycle has not been radically changed, it does come in a choice of three new colour schemes. The 2008 Yamaha R1 is available in blue,...

New colours for the 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 – and although the motorcycle has not been radically changed, there are two new colourschemes. The 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 is available in either black or...

New colour for the 2008 Yamaha MT-03 motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha MT-03, and although the motorcycle stays unchanged, it does get a distinctive new paintscheme. The 2008 Yamaha MT-03 is available in bright red, which certainly...

Travelling light!

10 September 2007 by niel portsmouth

Took this pic on hols last week in Rhodes Town. Nothing like travelling light.

2008 Yamaha T-Max XP500 scooter revealed

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The Yamaha XP500 T-Max scooter has also been updated for the 2008 Yamaha motorcycle range. The Yamaha 500cc-liquid cooled parallel twin scooter gets a new frame, a larger fuel tank, four-piston...

New 2008 Yamaha XV1900 Raider custom cruiser motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

This is Yamaha’s aggressive new drag-style XV1900 Raider custom cruiser, which will only be available in the USA. The 1854cc air-cooled v-twin motorcycle engine powering the Yamaha Raider is from the...

2008 Yamaha WR250R and WR250X off-road and road motorcycle revealed

10 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Yamaha is introducing two fuel-injected versions of the WR250 – one road biased and one more suited to off-road. Yamaha claim the Yamaha WR250X is based around the road rider where the Yamaha WR250R...

The 2008 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere revealed

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Yamaha’s iconic660 Tenere Paris-Daker replica motorcycle is making a return for 2008 with an all-new design. The 2008 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere uses the 660cc liquid-cooled single from the Yamaha XT660X in...

Welsh the Impaler!!

10 September 2007 by chris dooley

I thought you might be interested in this photo I took on the A55 in Wales last week. I am sorry for the poor quality but I took it with my phone. It shows some spikes sticking out of a rock face near...

New colours for 2008 Yamaha FZ1

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha FZ1, which will have no major changes – and will come in a choice of three colours. The three new colour options for the 2008 Yamaha FZ1 are Black, Silver or...

The 2008 Yamaha R6 motorcycle revealed

10 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Yamaha has given the new 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 a complete workover and despite the motorcycle looking pretty similar to the current Yamaha R6, it gets a new frame and swingarm, reworked 599cc engine, new...

See the most important motorcycles of 2008 here

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The next seven days are the most important in the motorcycle launch calendar – as well as riding two of the most important new motorcycles, Motor Cycle News will have the first pictures of a host of...

Video: World first test of the 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa

10 September 2007 by Adam 'Chad' Child

Here is our exclusive video from the world first test of the 2008 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa at the Saltzburgring in Austria. MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child is riding the new 2008 Suzuki GSX1300R...

World first test: 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa

10 September 2007 by Adam 'Chad' Child

MCN Road Tester Adam Child is currently getting a world first ride aboard Suzuki’s eagerly anticipated new Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa at the humungously fast Saltzburgring in Austria. Here’s what he’s...

Steve Hislop accident inquiry date announced

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The fatal accident inquiry into the death of former British Superbike champion Steve Hislop will begin on December 11, 2007, at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. Steve Hislop was killed in 2003 when his...

Super speed camera

09 September 2007 by Anonymous

The latest bombproof all singing/dancing speed camera relies like all other speed cameras on being able to see the vehicle. However, if someone felt so inclined as to cut some thin metal plates roughly to the shape of the toughened glass camera appertures and affix the plates to them with something like araldite it would render it useless at a stroke. Also it would be a very time consuming and...

Bikers beware, they are in the air

09 September 2007 by pete pickering

Myself and a friend were out bright and early this sunday morning on our usual run from Beverley up to Helmsley, Whitby visiting various greasy spoons on the way as us bikers do. We then returned via Pickering, Malton, Wetwang and finally back home. The reason I’m writing is as we approached Wetwang we noticed a police helicopter circling so we obviously thought there had been an accident and...

Alpine disaster averted

09 September 2007 by glenn coburn

While on holiday in the French Alps I was caught out by a combination of a sharp left slippy overbanding repair and a bit of to much speed. I was left hanging from a bridge wall after a blow to the...

JT's No1 feline fan!

09 September 2007 by stuart1306

This is a picture of our cat Kirby watching World Superbikes race 1 on Sunday. A true Toseland fan.

Fireblade on the Autobahn

08 September 2007 by gsxr1173

Found a clip of a Blade on an Autobahn. Gets some good speed. Us Brits could do with an Autobahn over here. What do you think?

Teach them well

08 September 2007 by darren gillespie

Starting my grand daughter off on the right route.

MCN in Cyprus

08 September 2007 by ROBERT BROWN

Hi to all guys & girls at MCN. Just thought you might like to see one or two pics of me and the new ride, taken in Cyprus last month. I”m not sure about her but I know the boys would love to see...

Bearing up

08 September 2007 by timwade555

Just spent a week on holiday with my two brother-in-laws and we won a very large Bradley bear in a raffle. As we were on our bikes the only way to get it home was to strap it to one of us! Well done,...

MCN in France

08 September 2007 by barkleymr

Me at the Millau bridge, France en route to the south of France on honeymoon.

Motorcycle bay blues

07 September 2007 by Cannie Corner

On my way home from work I decided to stop off at Tesco Pollok (Glasgow) for a wee bit of shopping. Despite this supermarket having a car park the size of our national stadium there are always cars parked in the motorcyle bays, a fact which I decided to point out to the young lad at the customer service desk. His response was interesting: the company which operates the car park had previously used...

New Ducati monster?

07 September 2007 by ste moore

An impression of the new Ducati Monster seen in a Spanish mag while on holiday. Looks quite nice.

Video: Trail bike challenge: Part one: Trails of the unexpected

07 September 2007 by Phil West

The mission was to buy and prepare three late 70s/early 80s trailies and ride them from Morecambe to Scarborough to find out which is the best within a budget of £1,000. Old trail bikes are suddenly becoming cool and collectable. In the 1970s and early 1980s bikes like Suzuki’s TS, Yamaha’s DT and XT and Honda’s XL were everywhere. Check out the video below to see our trail bike challenge from...

BMF cancels RoadPeace membership

07 September 2007 by Steve Farrell

The British Motorcyclists Federation has cancelled its membership of RoadPeace after MCN revealed the safety group had called for motorcycles to be ‘downsized’. RoadPeace was on of eight transport...