2009

Year: 2009

Month: ALL

Double Glory For Yamaha Technicians

02 February 2009 by MCN News Desk

A motorcycle technician from Alf England Motorcycles, in Bedworth, has won the Yamaha Technician Grand Prix for the second time. Nigel Cartwright from Tamworth won the bi-annual event designed to...

M25 speeders

02 February 2009 by keith

30mph speed limit on the M25 and just look at the speeders! No motorcyclists there but do the police do anything? I don’t think so. What’s more dangerous??

Now learners can split new test

02 February 2009 by Steve Farrell

Learners will be able to take the two parts of a new motorcycle test on different days following an announcement by roads minister Jim Fitzpatrick. From April 27 new riders must pass a ‘manoeuvres’...

Filtering Through Traffic

02 February 2009 by Colin McClure

I don’t know about you but I prefer the motor car to be behind me for most of the time, because we all know and some of us too well how unpredictable the driver of such contraptions can be. Filtering, yes we all do it, I mean why would we sit in a traffic queue when we can safely move to the front and thus reduce the risk of not being seen? If we’re at the front of the traffic we can hopefully...

Snow way José

02 February 2009 by angusfarquhar

When I saw this this morning there was no way I was going out on two wheels. Tried it once and fell flat on my arse getting out of the drive. Much better to leave it looking so pretty.

World exclusive: Alpinestars Spring 2009 range

02 February 2009 by Rob Hull

MCN has gained exclusive access to Alpinestars latest additions to their already extensive range headed-up by an all-new race suit. The Trigger suit will be the tenth men’s one-piece leather suit to...

Riding in the snow

02 February 2009 by Phil Laker

I would normally ride a Suzuki GSF 1250SA Bandit, but obviously there is an awful lot of power to the back wheel, so today the most sensible thing to do was ride in on my wife’s Honda Dylan 125 scooter! I think if everybody owned a scooter, you can virtually go anywhere, any weather. Just ride slow and sensible, keep off the brakes, be nice and smooth on the throttle, and you’ll get there.

First aftermarket accessories for 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1

02 February 2009 by Rob Hull

These are the first images of any full 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 accessory kit that includes the first replacement pipes, including side-slung stubby replacements for the OE underseat...

Nikki Hemmings crowned MCN Babe winner

02 February 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Nikki Hemmings has been crowned MCN Babe of the Year by your votes at the MCN London Motorcycle Show. The 26 year-old stunner from Wimbledon pipped five other finalists to the title and received her...

Did you ride your motorcycle to work through the snow?

02 February 2009 by Liam Marsden

The Siberian snow fall which has covered most of the UK seems to have stopped the majority of public transport and airliners, but what about us bikers? MCN wants to know how any of you are true...

Supersport 600 shoot-out: What will be king of the track 2009?

02 February 2009 by James Keen

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 4th, the latest crop of middleweight supersports bikes fight it out to see which will be crowned king of the track for 2009. What do you think...

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr (part 2)

01 February 2009 by marcus Kingma

Florida to Alaska, R1 Sjaak and Doris visited World famous Dave Barr. The man who drove around world and over the ice with two iron legs… This is part two.

Kawasaki ER-6n design competition launches

01 February 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Kawasaki has kicked off its Europe-wide design competition with this custom-painted ER-6n to fire up MCN London Motorcycle Show-goers’ imagination. The competition will see riders from across the...

MCN London Motorcycle Show: Ducati 2009 clothing

01 February 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Ducati revealed its new range of clothing last week and has some of the first items in the country on sale at ExCel. We’ve picked some of the key items from the new range, but for more see Ducati...

MCN Babe to be crowned at London Motorcycle Show

01 February 2009 by Sarah Carnell

There’s just a few hours left to check out this year’s MCN Babe contest and Hollyoaks actort Stuart Manning will be the lucky man to crown this year’s babe on the MCN Live! stage at 4pm. There are...

If only the 675 had a lower seat

31 January 2009 by les saunders

If only the 675 came with a lower seat, my granddaughter Abi would be off and running!

AGV confirms latest Rossi replica helmet

31 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

You’ll have to be quick to snap up the latest Valentino Rossi lid, as just 300 will be available in the UK when it goes on sale in April. Rossi donned the Celebr-8 after scooping his eight world crown...

MCN in Afghanistan

31 January 2009 by eddie hague

Eddie Hague, Guy, Cal and Dave in sangin (dc), Afghanistan last year. I’d like to thank my dad Brian, he sends me MCN every week.

Superbike stars on MCN Live stage

31 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

The MCN Live! stage was brimming with talent today at the London Motorcycle Show with no fewer than six superbike stars taking part in the celebrity interview in front of hundreds of race fans. Troy...

BKS working on new body armour

31 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

James Toseland and Tommy Hill will test a new style body armour for leathers firm BKS, and you could be wearing it in 2010. The prototype armour is thinner and tougher than the armour BKS currently...

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr

31 January 2009 by marcus Kingma

Doris and Sjaak visited Dave Barr. A man with a story, a man with a mission.

Bus Lanes - action needed!

31 January 2009 by iancol

This is taken from Honda Owners’ Club website: “Apparently Transport for London are receiving very few comments from motorcyclists about the new London-wide TfL trial of motorcycles in red-route bus lanes. The latest news is that as part of the evaluation of the scheme ‘users views’ will be taken into account and ‘numbers responding’ will play a part in this. “It’s this kind of thing that would...

KTM announces customising challenge

30 January 2009 by Rob Hull

All the owners of KTM motorcycles have been offered a challenge to create the best customised bike to win over £800 worth of parts. The competition is open up until the end of March 2009 and the top...

Thanks to a helpful biker

30 January 2009 by Brook Dyson

I jsut want to post a message of thanks to a fellow biker called Gavin who stopped to help me on the A5 into Milton Keynes today and gave me lift to a petrol station and back after I foolishly tried running my R6 on air. Cheers mate. I will have to pass on the favour to another stranded biker!

Indian Chiefs and Scouts

30 January 2009 by Derek Taylor

Last week’s MCN really caught my eye. Not the R1 or the sport stuff. I liked the new Ducati and doesn’t Nicky look a bit tidy in basic red. No, it was the news that Indian is coming back. The...

New Rok Secure Anchor Plus

30 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

Here’s a new twist on the traditional motorcycle ground anchor. Rok Secure’s Anchor Plus clamps the motorcycle’s rear axle to prevent the wheel being removed, but also has a pair of rollers that let...

Show us your custom paint scheme

30 January 2009 by Liam Marsden

Custom paint schemes on motorcycles are generally thought to devalue them, but we want to know if you have a custom paint scheme. If you have a custom paint scheme we’d like to know why and also which...

hondacb1000r.com

30 January 2009

http://www.HondaCB1000R.com CB1000R forum

Busy year ahead for Niall Mackenzie

30 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Triple British Superbike champion Niall Mackenzie will have a busy year ahead of him as both his sons will be racing in 2009. Niall’s eldest son Taylor, 15, is about to begin his second season in the...

The latest offers on new motorcycles

30 January 2009 by James Keen

Here’s a convenient run-down of the offers and deals that some of the major motorcycle manufacturers are running at the moment. Thinking about a new bike? Sell your old bike with MCN for...

New Knox Fastback

30 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

Take the hassle out of wearing a back protector with the Knox FastBack vest. It’s designed to be worn under one- or two-piece leathers, and has a removable CE-approved level 1 back protector. Compare...

Hubless wheels in action

30 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

A new video released by American chopper designers shows hubless wheels, similar to those featured on Honda’s stunning V4 concept bike, being successfully used on the roads. Tennessee-based Amen Design built a concept chopper based around Italian engineer Franco Sbarro’s hubless wheels back in 2005. They have finally got the Hubless Monster out on the road and just released a video showing the...

2009

Double Glory For Yamaha Technicians

M25 speeders

Now learners can split new test

Filtering Through Traffic

Snow way José

World exclusive: Alpinestars Spring 2009 range

Riding in the snow

First aftermarket accessories for 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1

Nikki Hemmings crowned MCN Babe winner

Did you ride your motorcycle to work through the snow?

Supersport 600 shoot-out: What will be king of the track 2009?

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr (part 2)

Kawasaki ER-6n design competition launches

MCN London Motorcycle Show: Ducati 2009 clothing

MCN Babe to be crowned at London Motorcycle Show

If only the 675 had a lower seat

AGV confirms latest Rossi replica helmet

MCN in Afghanistan

Superbike stars on MCN Live stage

BKS working on new body armour

Florida to Alaska - Dave Barr

Bus Lanes - action needed!

KTM announces customising challenge

Thanks to a helpful biker

Indian Chiefs and Scouts

New Rok Secure Anchor Plus

Show us your custom paint scheme

hondacb1000r.com

Busy year ahead for Niall Mackenzie

The latest offers on new motorcycles

New Knox Fastback

Hubless wheels in action

Kriega launches new universal tank mounting system

Florida to Alaska - California

New look Yamaha X-Max for 2009

MCN apologises for wrongly stating Suzuki are at the MCN London Motorcycle Show