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Bikes on TV: January 21-27

21 January 2009 by Alison Silcox

Bikes on TV: January 21-27

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DRTE -Discovery Real Time Extra DSC – Discovery Channel  DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel MM – Men and Motors MOT – Motors TV   SS1...

One week to help get three-time speeder Hughes axed

21 January 2009 by Steve Farrell

One week to help get three-time speeder Hughes axed

Time is running out to sign our petition calling for three-time speeder Meredydd Hughes to be axed as the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO’s) road policing head. We launched our petition on...

Free motorcycle parking under threat

21 January 2009 by Steve Farrell

Free motorcycle parking under threat

Free bike parking for motorcyclists could be scrapped nationally because information needed to oppose the move has been kept from riders, according to campaigners. Under law people have six months to...

New MCN January 21: New Yamaha R1 tested

21 January 2009 by Liam Marsden

New MCN January 21: New Yamaha R1 tested

In this weeks edition of MCN we have eight first test rides including the new 2009 Yamaha R1, KTM 990 Adventure R and BMW K1300 series plus more! Michael Neeves reckons the Rossi-inspired Yamaha R1 is...

Free Demon Tweeks 2009 catalogue available now

21 January 2009 by James Keen

Free Demon Tweeks 2009 catalogue available now

Demon Tweeks have released their 2009 motorcycle clothing and accessories catalogue and you can get a copy from their website for free now. The 236 page catalogue features a huge collection of...

Florida to Alaska - part 6

21 January 2009 by marcus Kingma

The Florida to Alaska trip continues… on their way to Phoenix. Long, straight roads.

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 tested

20 January 2009 by MCN

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 tested

Michael Neeves says the new 1000cc R1 engine with crossplane crank gives the bike all the top-end rush of an inline-four, with the low down grunt of a twin. Neevesy tested the all-new 2009 Yamaha R1...

CCM unveils CXR230 and XTR250

20 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

CCM unveils CXR230 and XTR250

CCM has launched two new models – the CXR230 and XTR250 at the Trade Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. The updated CXR230 is now Euro III emissions homologated and boasts a new engine with a single...

Voxan Mirage 1200

20 January 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Voxan Mirage 1200

Perhaps the Voxan bikes have not been accepted from the people for their design. Maybe if they tried with something like this?

Richard Hammond injures pelvis in horse riding fall

20 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Richard Hammond injures pelvis in horse riding fall

Richard Hammond has hurt himself again – this time on a horse and he says it’s a worse injury than he has ever had in 25 years of riding motorcycles. The accident happened on the day he was about to...

Not all bus lanes are open to bikers

20 January 2009 by Anonymous

It looks like not all bus lanes are available to bikers… TFL are advising that you cannot use a bus lane if it does not have a sign with a bike on it. Lots of bus lanes in London do not have these signs- try Regent Street W1 and all around Wandsworth and South London. Does anyone know what % of bus lanes (by number or distance?) are open to bikers?

Florida to Alaska - part 5

20 January 2009 by marcus Kingma

R1Sjaak and Doris Wiedemann on their way from Florida to Alaska in winter. Tempatures as low as -40 C are a reality.

FAO Richard Hammond- blade for sale!

19 January 2009 by sean webber

I read an article recently saying richard hammond was looking for a 1990 superbike. Richard Hammond on early 1990s superbike hunt I own an original fireblade that I have kept in mint condition for the last 10 years. Please feel free to give him my email address if he is interested in purchasing it!

‘HA55 LAM’ reg plate for sale

19 January 2009 by Steve Farrell

‘HA55 LAM’ reg plate for sale

The treasured number plate ‘HA55 LAM’ is to be auctioned by the DVLA. The agency is expecting bids from fans of racing legend Ron Haslam and his British Superbike star son Leon Haslam Damian Lawson,...

Florida to Alaska - part 4 (Key West)

19 January 2009 by marcus Kingma

From Florida to Alaska, not Alaska to Florida. The extreme cold has still to come. Sjaak and Doris speaks to you from Key West.

George at the NEC bike show

19 January 2009 by Anonymous

George at the NEC bike show

Our son George at Birmingham’s bike show December 2008!

Armoured bike

19 January 2009 by Anonymous

Armoured bike

Maybe all the bus lane cyclists think we ride these?

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 onboard lap

19 January 2009 by MCN

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 onboard lap

Catch a glimpse of the 2009 Yamaha R1 in action as we go onboard with Yamaha Motor Europe Chief Test Rider, Jeffry de Vries, for a lap of the Eastern Creek circuit at the launch in Australia. MCN...

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 first impressions

19 January 2009 by MCN

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 first impressions

MCN Road Tester Michael Neeves is at Eastern Creek, Australia testing the latest incarnation of the Yamaha R1. Here’s his trackside first impressions on the new flagship supersports model. Itching to...

First ride: 2009 Yamaha R1

19 January 2009 by Michael Neeves

First ride: 2009 Yamaha R1

Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is at Eastern Creek in Sydney to ride the much anticipated Rossi-inspired 2009 Yamaha R1. Here are his first impressions, check out MCN on Wednesday for a full...

Very risky bodge job

18 January 2009 by Anonymous

Very risky bodge job

Saw this brave (stupid?) guy in Varadero Cuba last week. He rode off before I could talk to him. Not sure off the exact model but its a shaft drive straight four honda.

Motorcyclists & cyclists should pull together

17 January 2009 by PENWELL

To begin with I don’t live in London but like most motorcyclists find that the ‘woolly hatted flat earth brigade’ are only happy when they can compain about anything thats not related to bicycles. It’s probably the fault of the London cycle couriers who in the persuit of their work haven’t the time to be bothered with things like the highway code. As a cyclist as well as a motorcyclist using bus...

Radical Victory concept bike unveiled

17 January 2009 by MCN

Radical Victory concept bike unveiled

This whacky-looking machine is the CORE – an all-new concept bike produced by American manufacturer Victory motorcycles based around one of its existing V-twins and unveiled to the public at this...

No To the Bike Parking Tax Demo video

17 January 2009 by freeparkingwarrior

On the 15th Jan we had a demonstration against Westminster Council’s charging of motorcyles for parking to Conservative Party HQ in London to hear a reply to our campaign, also briefly stopping outside Westminster City Hall to make ourselves heard. Here is the video of that demo in three parts.  Click here to watch Part 2 Click here to watch Part 3 The next demo is on Sunday 1st feb from the Ace...

Florida to Alaska - part 3

17 January 2009 by marcus Kingma

R1Sjaak and Doris on their way to Key West and then up to Prudhoe Bay.

OCC unveils stealth bomber custom

16 January 2009 by MCN

OCC unveils stealth bomber custom

This weird-looking beast is the latest creation by renown customisers Orange County Choppers. Dubbed the B-2 Stealth Bomber tribute, it’s been built to mark the 20th anniversary in 2009 of the first...

2009 BMW K1300GT first ride report

16 January 2009 by Andy Downes

2009 BMW K1300GT first ride report

MCN’s Andy Downes is on  the BMW K1300 series launch in Spain with three new bikes being ridden for the first time – the K1300 R naked bike, the faired S and the touring GT model. Andy has just...

WRP brake discs come to UK road bikes

16 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

WRP brake discs come to UK road bikes

UK riders can now buy aftermarket WRP wavy brake discs for road bikes for the first time. Discs are available for sports and naked bikes including the Honda CBR600RR, Suzuki GSX-R’s, Ducati Monsters,...

New online order form for Venhill brake lines

16 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

New online order form for Venhill brake lines

Brake hose maker Venhill says a new online ordering system will make it easier to buy custom brake lines. Brake parts for sale A three-step ordering system allows you to pick the length of hose...

Free motorcyle insurance from Kymco

16 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Free motorcyle insurance from Kymco

Kymco has re-launched its own-branded insurance scheme for motorcycles and scooters with free cover for 16-19 year olds across Kymco’s complete range of 50cc and 125cc bikes and scooters. Supported by...

Demonstration: No To the Bike Parking Tax! 15th January 2009

16 January 2009 by ojosef

We’re riding to Millbank Conservative head office to get a reply to our letter to them asking them to explain why a Conservative council (City of Westminster) have introduced a stealth tax on motorcycles. You may now officially object to this parking tax via email, we have made it very convenient for you, all you need to do is fill out this...

Cyclists have an easy ride

15 January 2009 by Anonymous

Facts: motorcyclist take a test, have insurance, have yearly MOT, have road tax, get caught by cameras if they speed or jump lights or stop in the wrong place ie red routes. They dont slow down trafic flow, dont go up one way streets the wrong way, dont ride on paths, motorcyclist follow the rules of the road… and the biggest joke is, I have to tax my 1800cc as a bicycle- I DON’T HAVE PEDALS!

Tuesday ‘most dangerous day of week’

15 January 2009 by Steve Farrell

Tuesday ‘most dangerous day of week’

Tuesday is the most dangerous day of the week for motorcyclists, according to insurer Bennetts. The firm’s annual report looked at claims in the year to July 2008 and found bike accidents would drop...

Craig Jones’ stolen helmet returned

15 January 2009 by Steve Farrell

Craig Jones’ stolen helmet returned

A crash helmet stolen from late World Supersport racer Craig Jones has been returned to his mum.  Yvonne Jones had collected every helmet her son ever raced in except for a distinctive ‘stormtrooper’...

2009 BMW K1300R on test!

15 January 2009 by Andy Downes

2009 BMW K1300R on test!

MCN’s Andy Downes is on the new BMW K1300 launch in Spain with three new bikes being ridden for the first time – the K1300 R naked bike, the faired S and the touring GT model and has now just stepped...

Immobiliser released for scooters

15 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

Immobiliser released for scooters

Scooter security has been boosted with the launch of a small, battery operated, immobiliser for machines up to 125cc. Made by Acumen, it automatically arms 30 seconds after the engine is switched off,...