2008

Year: 2008

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Motocross World Championship 1089 season review

12 March 2008 by Rob Hull

Take a blast into the past with Duke Video’s latest DVD release, a season review of the 1089 500cc Motocross World Championship. The DVD showcases the titanic battle between Britain’s former World...

Motorcycles in Bus lanes report released

12 March 2008 by MCN Newsdesk

Transport for London has released a version of its motorcycles in bus lanes report. But the newly released version has been altered compared to earlier leaked documents to remove suggestions that...

Video: Cagiva Mito SP525 as fun as a Moto 125?

12 March 2008 by Trevor Franklin

When looking at the captivating styling of Cagiva’s brand new Mito SP525 you must remember certain things. Its engine size is only 124.6cc, power out-put is capped to 14.7bhp and the SP525 looks like the 1994 Caviga V594 500GP motorcycle. MCN’s chief road tester Trevor Franklin put the motorcycle through its paces to see if the SP525 could be the same source of sports fun as the 1990 Moto...

Council launches secure motorcycle parking

12 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s new motorcycle parking scheme is officially launched today (Wednesday), offering residents of the borough secure parking for their two-wheelers. The...

Video: Harley Davidson engineers create turbo-diesel cruiser

12 March 2008 by Laim Marsden

A group of former Harley Davidson development engineers, who call themselves the Gray Eagles, are currently working on converting a 1988 Harley Davidson FXRS V-twin engine into a turbo diesel with electronic fuel injection. The group currently don’t have any plans to produce the motorcycle or engine as the motorcycle is as it’s currently only a concept demonstrator as opposed to a pre-production...

Heaven Can Wait

12 March 2008 by jonni2bad

Members of the Heaven Can Wait charity motorbike ride met with World Record holders Kevin and Julia Sanders of GlobeBusters during an open day at the Sawbridgeworth BMW dealership in Hertford. Kevin...

Video: Home-made V8 motorcycle

11 March 2008 by Angus Farquhar

Dutch baker Tjitze Tjoelker couldn’t afford a classic Morbidelli V8 so he decided to build one for himself instead and the result sounds incredible. Check out the video below to see the bike fired up...

MCN Daily 11/03/08: Your daily video motorcycle news

11 March 2008 by Angus Farquhar

In episode 61 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news show a biker has sadly died after coliding with a wire-rope barrier, police refuse to deny the use of ‘horse box’ speed cameras, KTM’s 2008 RC8 are selling fast and Aprilia reveal the official RSV4 drawing. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then...

Tesco launches insurance comparison site

11 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

Supermarket chain Tesco has launched a price comparison site for motorcycle insurance, in a bid to cash in on growing sales of powered two-wheelers. The Motorbike Insurance Finder offers quotes for...

Flying the MCN flag

11 March 2008 by rudders

Just thought I’d send a couple of photos of me at the daytona 200 on Saturday March 8. The race was awesome! Well done Chaz and unlucky for Hodgy – great week

Road building exceeds rail-line construction

11 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

More miles of road have been built than railway lines since Labour came to power in 1997, The Times reports, citing figures given in an answer to a parliamentary question by the Liberal Democrats.

Police ‘bling up’ speed camera van

11 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

North Wales Police has “blinged up” a speed camera van by replacing the cameras with a booming sound system to take to boy racer ‘cruises’. The force’s Deputy Chief Constable Clive Wolfendale says it...

Police refuse to deny ‘horse box’ speed camera

11 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

North Wales Police is refusing to deny reports it has converted a horse box into a stealth speed camera unit. Read the original story here An insider has told MCN the horse box speed camera is...

Rider dies hitting wire rope barrier

11 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

A motorcyclist has been killed in a collision with a wire rope barrier, police have confirmed. The rider struck the central reservation on A41 New Ferry by-pass, according to Merseyside Police. A...

Swinton Bikes offers 25% discount as part of start-up promotion

11 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

Insurance firm Swinton is promoting the launch of the first dedicated website for the firm’s motorcycle division, by offering a 25% discount on policies taken out through the site by April 5. Swinton...

Evel Knievel toy most popular toy for adults

11 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

The Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle is officially the toy adults would most like to play with again, according to research by website Do You Remember. The wind-up toy is at the head of a top 10 list of the...

Video: Dainese airbag suit for 2010

11 March 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Dainese is set to release its new air-bag-equipped suits by 2010 – a full 10 years after development of the system began. Dainese’s D-Tec system is the first airbag from a major protective bike cloting manufacturer, although small companies have released jackets with cruder activation systems. Shop for motorcycle products: compare prices on 1000s of motorcycle parts and clothing Read the full...

Daytona Bike Week pictures

11 March 2008 by Denis Hatherley

Daytona Bike Week 2008. I was at the Daytona 500 and took a few pic’s of a few people I think most readers should recognise. www.twowheelsoneplanet.co.uk Check out the website for more pics.

MCN visits Australia

10 March 2008 by panagiotis

In Australia reading MCN.. excuse the visual pun!

Waste of life

10 March 2008 by Mr.L.Crassweller

I’ve had my 26yr old son on the phone in floods of tears – his best pal was knocked of his CBR600 in Potters Bar by an 75+ lady driver who according to witnesses just pulled out on him. Not a bone broken but head injuries which he died of today – if ever there is a case for compulsory testing of the over 70s this has to be it. He was only 22yrs old, his whole life in front of him, bike mad and a...

Aprilia reveals official RSV4 drawing

10 March 2008 by Ben Purvis

Aprilia might have already shown its new V4 in prototype race form, but this official drawing gives a hint of how the production machine is likely to look when it appears later this year. Although the...

Police to use 'horse box' speed camera

10 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

Police in North Wales have converted a horse box into a stealth speed camera to target motorcyclists, according to an insider. The new hidden speed camera unit was due to be trialled yesterday in...

Mike Oldfield: “Bikes have been one of my greatest inspirations in music”

10 March 2008 by Andy Downes

The musical talent behind the massive-selling Tubular Bells says bikes have helped him write music and inspried his latest project. Hear him talk about it in this exlclusive video. Oldfield was catapulted into the limelight back in the early 1970s with the massively successful instrumental album Tubular Bells which went on to sell more than 15 million copies and spend 250 weeks in the...

Riders rush to buy the KTM RC8

10 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

KTM has already pre-sold 180 of the 350 RC8’s destined to come to the UK. The motorcycle has been causing quite a stir since it was introduced last year so it is no surprise it is selling well. Watch...

Wet weather leaves '08 bikes un-collected

10 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

Scotland’s weather isn’t known for being the most forgiving, but a particularly unpleasant start to March has impacted deliveries of new motorcycles in the country. Dealers who had geared up for the...

Mountain winter survival MCN

10 March 2008 by dazbumby

Yet another survival course, this time 3000 meters up on the Zugspitze in the German Alps. Good job MCN was there to keep me sane…well..??

My SV650 Streetfighter

09 March 2008 by rowey1010

After crashing my first big bike over christmas on a slippery roundabout, I set out to street fighter my SV650 Sport. Here’s the outcome! Please comment and tell me what you think, cheers. Ride hard,...

Warm Behind

09 March 2008 by David Maskell

The wife will insist on a warm seat before a rideout.

Never go anywhere without MCN

09 March 2008 by Martin Clark

Got dumped by my wife and just thought i would send you a picture of me trying to get over it!

Faster Movie and The Doctor The Tornado and the Kentucky Kid now available in Six European languages

08 March 2008 by Frances Leyland

Continental Europeans can enjoy the excitement of MotoGP motorcycle racing in their own languages. DVD editions of ‘Faster’ and ‘The Doctor, The Tornado and The Kentucky Kid’ now have soundtrack...

£30 cash back with Pirelli Diablo Rosso tyres

07 March 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Pirelli is reintroducing its successful cash-back offer with the new Diablo Rosso sports tyre. Anyone who buys a set of new Diablo Rosso can claim £30 back from Pirelli by downloading a voucher from...

Daredevil Robbie Maddison undeterred by crash

07 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

Daredevil Robbie Maddison still plans to beat his own long jump world record at the end of the month despite crashing yesterday. The 26-year-old suffered a cuts and bruises after hitting the landing...

Road pricing not a new concept for the UK

07 March 2008 by Michael Carroll

The RAC Foundation says the introduction of road pricing would be a backward step, and is no substitute for a coherent long-term plan for the maintenance and expansion of the UK’s road network. Extra...

Pass us a rizla!

06 March 2008 by anton james

A chance meeting at the MCN bike show me (on the left – Anton), my mate John and Lee met and had a photo with one of the nicest racers, no other than Mr John Reynolds. He took time out to speak to us...

Trials of road pricing technology for bikes to go ahead

06 March 2008 by Steve Farrell

Trials of technology which could be used to implement national road pricing for motorcycles will go ahead, the Department for Transport has said. Plans for national road pricing were shelved on...

Video: Husqvarna's 2008 SM510IR, SM450RR and a World Championship winning bike

06 March 2008 by Michael Neeves

For the past ten years, Italian off-road motorcycle manufacturer Husqvarna has been in the business of making fiery supermotos. The company, recently bought by BMW, have continued to tweak and upgrade their range year on year and 2008 is no different. MCN’s Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves travelled to Benidorm to try the new SM510R, the SM450RR and the S1 World Championship winning 450 machine...