June

Year: 2010

Month: June

Mirror columnist Paul Routledge is a 'knob'

10 June 2010 by Steve Farrell

A Facebook group branding anti-bike Daily Mirror Columnist Paul Routledge a ‘knob’ has gained hundreds of members within hours of being set up. Routledge claimed in a recent column: ‘Far too many...

Get a non-biking mate into a dealer and win kit!

10 June 2010 by John Westlake

If you take a non-biking mate into a participating bike dealership you could win yourself an Arai Chaser helmet, a full set of Weisse clothing and a biking holiday abroad. What’s more, your non-biking...

Top ten adventure bikes

10 June 2010 by MCN

More than 12,000 MCN readers have responded to our Biking Britain survey this year, and your combined scores on the bikes you own and love (or hate) have allowed us to put together this definitive...

You'd want to stay out of the fast group at this one...

10 June 2010 by Michael Neeves

I am at the Focused Events track day at the new Silverstone Circuit riding the Team Vari-Trac BMW Park Lane S1000RR I’m racing this season. Theoretically, on this bike, I should be one of the faster...

Lorenzo's bike arrives at the TT

10 June 2010 by Ped Baker

The Yamaha R1 that MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo will be riding on Fridays Parade lap has arrived on the Isle of Man. The specially prepared bike features a unique paint scheme designed by MCN reader and...

Tuned, lightened Desmosedici claimed to be ‘world’s most exclusive motorcycle’

10 June 2010 by Phil West

In the world of specials, NCR already produce some of the very best. But this, the Italian firm’s all-new, 200bhp Millona 16, or M16 for short, takes things to an all-new level. The M16 is based on...

Nothing can interfere with new Acumen alarm

10 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

Acumen’s next generation alarm, the Tempest Cat 1, features a receiver that reduces transmitter interference from unwanted radio waves, like mobile phone masts. Tested and approved to Thatcham...

New Rukka AiRoad jacket for all weather

10 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

Rukka’s new AiRoad jacket is claimed to as comfortable to wear in stifling heat as it is in the cold, thanks to clever use of the detachable lining. The jackets itself is made from what is claimed to...

See your design on Stuart Easton’s helmet

10 June 2010 by Justin McCormack

Scottish superbike rider Stuart Easton will be wearing a one off helmet at his home round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Knockhill, and you have the opportunity to design it. ...

BMW F800 RS

10 June 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

For those who believe a modern Superbike or Supersport too stressful, but still want a fun and dynamic bike. Behold the new BMW F800 RS, 99 hp, 180 Kg, enough for a human-oriented sport bike.

A pink Cat on an R1 at the TT

09 June 2010 by Phil West

Believe it or not, this is celebrity biker ‘Cat’ from Red Dwarf – AKA Danny John-Jules. John-Jules, who recently circumnavigated the Mediterranean for charity and is currently on the Isle of Man, had...

Staff bikes: Suzuki GSX-R600 - Thundersprint 2010

09 June 2010 by James Keen

I’m not a racer – I haven’t even done that many track days. So it was surreal to end up in the start line queue behind the likes of Chris Walker, Danny Webb and Steve Parrish ready to compete in this...

Lowest Isle of Man TT Mad Sunday Casualties Ever

09 June 2010 by Andy Downes

Isle of Man police are ‘overwhelmed’ by the reduction in casualties on Mad Sunday this year. The number of road accidents was reduced from 26 in 2009 to just 8 this year, none of which were serious.

Art for TT art's sake

09 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

The work of Manx artists Adam Berry, Paul Parker, and Peter Hearsey, along with a range of 59 Club archive material, was showcased in an exhibition at the Ace Café TT exhibition in the Sayle Gallery...

Volume three of 2010 IoM TT action in the shops now!

09 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

Duke Video’s third DVD of onboard Isle of Man TT action features action from the Superstock, Superbike and first Supersport TTs, following Michael Dunlop (watch out for the ‘moment’ under braking for...

Isle of Man onboard Superbike and Sidecar TT laps

09 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

Isle of Man TT On-Bike Laps 2010 Volume 2 has been rushed out to the shops, offering four complete laps of the 37.73-mile Mountain circuit. The first three come from the six-lap Superbike TT, while...

CB1000R riders support When You Wish Upon A Star

09 June 2010 by Anthony Chambers

Those of us with bike licences are lucky. The experience of riding a bike is unlike anything else in my opinion and something that everyone should be able to experience at some point in their life. ...

Yamaha Super Tenere - full review

09 June 2010 by James Keen

The Yamaha Super Tenere has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Yamaha Super Tenere review “There was a...

Last chance for cheaper Silverstone GP tickets

09 June 2010 by Phil West

There’s less than 48 hours left to take advantage of the Advance ticket prices for the upcoming Silverstone MotoGP. At the moment, fans booking tickets for the event qualify for Advance Tickets at...

Triumph Sprint GT - full review

09 June 2010 by James Keen

The Triumph Sprint GT has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Triumph Sprint GT review “Take Triumph’s superb Sprint...

New Weise Tatu ladies boot

09 June 2010 by Marc Abbott

The new Weise ladies Tatu boot is designed to look good on and off the bike, while also doing its job of protecting the wearer. Save £££ on ladies motorcycle boots in the MCN Shop It features a...

Win a day as an MCN road tester

09 June 2010 by James Keen

MCN has teamed up with forum HondaCB1000R.com to offer you the chance to win a day as an MCN road tester. Click here to place your bid HondaCB1000R.com are raising money for When You Wish Upon A...

Video: Yamaha Super Tenere v BMW GS v Multistrada v KTM 990

09 June 2010 by MCN

Who needs to go abroad on an adventure biking holiday when the roads, weather and people of the UK can be this good? These adventure bikes made every bit of our 2-day 640-mile road trip to the...

Old school cool – Z900

08 June 2010 by Phil West

How’s this for a new, cool take on Kawasaki’s venerable 1976? This example has been built by Spanish custom shop La Perra Bikes, based between Malaga and Seville, and blends the rustic, tarnished,...

Timewarp TT: Surtees (MV) v Miller (MotoCzysz)

08 June 2010 by Guy Procter

MotoCzysz may have annihilated the TT Zero competition in practice on Monday, but it’s still fighting it out with fifties machinery in combustion-engine terms. In a single-lap sprint round the 37.73...

Yamaha XT 1200Z in ACTION!!!

08 June 2010 by MarcusKingma

Lot off people think the new Yamaha XT 1200Z Super Ténéré is only a motorbike for the road. We show you it isn’t. Camera & Edit by Marcus Kingma

The pill that could cure you of motorcycling

08 June 2010 by Guy Procter

You better hope nobody from the EU reads this, but there’s a pill that some experts think could ‘cure’ you of motorcycling. The new drug called co-trimoxazole has been proven ten times more...

Öhlins announce nine new UK service centres

08 June 2010 by Phil West

Suspension experts Öhlins have announced nine new UK service centres which will cater not just for road and race users but also its off-road and ATV products. They are at: Crescent Motorcycles of...

Bikes pouring onto Isle of Man

08 June 2010 by Adam Child

This year’s TT is looking set to be the best attended in years, according to latest official figures. The Steam Packet ferry company says that last Friday was it’s busiest day so far, with over 2000...

Jorge Lorenzo TT replicas

08 June 2010 by Marc Potter

GEORGE WHITE motorcycles will make a limited number of Jorge Lorenzo TT replicas. The replicas will ape the bike that Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha R1 will ride at the Isle of Man TT on Friday. Lorenzo is...

Chris Pfeiffer victorious at the German Stuntriding Open

08 June 2010 by James Keen

Chris Pfeiffer won the German Stuntriding Open for the second year in a row last weekend on his BMW F800R. Read the BMW F800R review Pfieffer was pleased with his result: “I am very happy to win.

Ride a Desmo at Oulton Park

08 June 2010 by MCN

Is there a cooler bike in the world than the Ducati Desmosedici RR? Well, apart from the motorcycles used by health workers to deliver health care in rural Africa, we aren’t sure. Now Riders for...

Reader's race reps needed for MCN road test

08 June 2010 by Michael Neeves

MCN needs to get hold of some specific models for a race rep road test. If you have one of the following bikes and you’d like to see it in the paper, please get in touch: 2008-current Repsol...

Bike test to be reviewed

08 June 2010 by Steve Farrell

A controversial new riding test which has seen hundreds of learners crash and bookings plummet is to be reviewed by the Government. In his first formal interview since taking his new post, to be...

New MCN June 9: Rossi - "I'll be back"

08 June 2010 by James Keen

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale June 9, GP legend Valentino Rossi speaks from hospital following his 106mph highside at Mugello on Saturday. The new Yamaha Super Tenere takes on the adventure...

Moto Rumi Sport

07 June 2010 by Anonymous

As a teenager in the 60’s I rode all over England and from Nottingham to Cornwall (where I now live) on my Italian Moto Rumi scooter a 125 twin twostroke which was rare even then. I regretfully...