February

Year: 2007

Month: February

India aiming at big bikes

06 February 2007 by MCN

India is already one of the world’s largest producers of bikes, although virtually all of them are sold in their home market rather than exported. Now companies there are starting to move away from...

MCN Needs Your Help

06 February 2007 by MCN

MCN is conducting an investigation into what happens to your bike immediately after a crash. We want to know your experiences of what happens to your bike if you’re injured and have to be carted off...

Techno V-Rod special

06 February 2007 by MCN

When you think about the near-superbike performance of V-RODs you tend not to think about chopper style specials, but if you fancy something a bit meatier and stockier is to your tastes then this...

In uniform

05 February 2007 by MCN

Keeping up appearances…

Can-Am Spyder

05 February 2007 by MCN

Canadian firm Bombardier Recreational Products – best known for its Skidoo snowmobiles and Can-Am quads – has finally revealed its three-wheeled superbike, the Can-Am Spyder. Powered by a 106bhp...

KTM car model unveiled

05 February 2007 by MCN

KTM’s X-Bow road legal track car is a step closer to reality, as these scale models show. Although it looks like a finshed car, a close inspection reveals that it is a dummy of the Audi-powered car ...

Video: Ducati special

05 February 2007 by MCN

The stunning Flat Red Ducati special is the latest creation of Jens vom Brauck, who previously created the Ducati Scrambler. The new special includes an aluminium housing in front of the engine, which...

Supportive babe

04 February 2007 by MCN

Cheering from the sidelines…

Ebay scam

04 February 2007 by MCN

An MCN reader has asked us to warn people of a scam which is being used on eBay. Below is his story: I tried to buy a trike advertised on eBay but it suddenly disappeared totally off their site . I contacted them three times asking if it was genuine and asking where it had gone and they told me it’s showing in your My eBay but to check the guy’s feedback which I couldn’t do because they had wiped...

Valentino's ladies

03 February 2007 by MCN

All in a good cause…

The crate escape

03 February 2007 by Marc Abbott

MCN’s production editor Marc Abbott has taken delivery of a Lifan GY200 enduro bike. Join him as the wrapping comes off the crate. £500 for a road legal bike delivered to your door (albeit in...

Welcoming the sun

02 February 2007 by MCN

Staying out for the summer…

Video: Salvaged BMW

02 February 2007 by Rob Hull

MCN managed to track down one of the BMW motorcycles salvaged from the stricken MSC Napoli last week. MCN reporter Rob Hull takes a look around a K1200GT that fell from the ship in a container and...

MP3 at ExCeL

01 February 2007 by MCN

See the exciting new three-wheeled Piaggio MP3 at the MCN London Motorcycle Show at the ExCeL from today until Sunday. This is a chance for you to get up close and admire its innovative design which...

Bike fit for a King

01 February 2007 by MCN

The King of Jordan has just received a new Confederate Hellcat as a present to himself on his 45th birthday. The £35,000 bike was delivered last Tuesday by the company, who suggested he buy the combat...

No jail for killer drivers

01 February 2007 by Steve Farrell

Careless drivers who kill could still escape jail despite new laws designed to toughen sentencing. The Government’s Sentencing Advisory Panel has recommended that a new jail sentence for causing...

What a line up

01 February 2007 by MCN

And this is just the day job…

Michelins for Harleys

01 February 2007 by MCN

Harley Davidson are adding certain Michelin tyres to the list of approved tyres to give owners more choice when it comes to replacement. North American Harley dealers will be selling the approved...