2011

Year: 2011

Month: ALL

Become a Le Mans 24hr VIP!

02 August 2011 by Phil West

A pair of VIP passes, one night’s accommodation and the chance to meet TT Legends racers John McGuiness, Keith Amor and Steve Plater at the Le Mans 24hr next month are up for grabs in a new...

KTM new models leak

02 August 2011 by Andy Downes

KTM’s new models for the next three years have leaked after an American dealer managed to snatch a mobile phone picture from inside a presentation. The image shows plans through to 2014 with model...

New MCN August 3: 30 new bikes!

02 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale August 3, we bring you all the 2012 new bike news, with 30 of next year’s most important bikes revealed. Plus, a free copy of What Bike? Extra. Also in this week’s...

Relaxing on Frankie Chilli's beach

01 August 2011 by Bryan Broughton

Here’s a picture of me taken at Frankie Chilli’s beach in Misano, after watching the world supebnikes at San Marino. It was great talking bikes with Frankie.

Norton granted £625,000 government-backed loan

01 August 2011 by Andy Downes

British bike firm Norton has been granted the first of a new government-backed trade loan after a visit today by Business Secretary Vince Cable at the Donington Park HQ. The loan is the first of its...

Brough stars at Duxford auction

01 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

A 1931 Brough Superior estimated to be worth £50,000 is up for auction next month. The SS80 is powered by a 1000cc, side-valve, V-twin and is hailed as the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles due to the high...

Sturgis-winning Harley-Davidson comes to Manchester

01 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

This is Strike II, one of the winners at last year’s world custom bike building championship at Sturgis, which is now making it’s first public UK appearance at special Harley exhibition in...

Free test ride on the new Piaggio Yourban LT 300.

29 July 2011 by James Capell

Piaggio are offering free tests rides on the new MP3 LT at 40 locations across the UK. The MP3 which requires just a car licence to drive was designed with scooter-commuters in mind and has two front...

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

29 July 2011 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 18,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

Sheep in Wolf's clothing

29 July 2011 by Dan Aspel

Sym’s latest offering, the Wolf 125, looks familiar and that’s entirely deliberate. The ‘mini Honda CB1000R’ (if you don’t believe me compare the headlamp cowl, wheel design and seat) is the Taiwanese...

Staff bikes: Yamaha Super Tenere: Saddling up the beast

29 July 2011 by Michael Guy

With a few big trips planned in the next couple of months it was time to get the Super Tenere ready for action. I’m heading to the Nurburgring at the start of September for the World Superbike round...

The mother of all bike rallies

29 July 2011 by James Capell

This year is the 71st anniversary of the Sturgis motorcycle rally, where a small town with a population of 7,000 swells to the size of 500,000 plus with motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the...

Staff bikes: Ducati Diavel - A do-anything bike with mega attitude

29 July 2011 by Ian Jubb

The weather gods have been smiling upon us, which has meant that the Diavel has hardly stopped running over the last two months, whether it be commuting or a full-on 200-mile round trip to find some...

New biker friendly road for TT fans

29 July 2011 by James Capell

Bikers travelling to the Isle of Man TT via the Heysham ferry will benefit from a new dual carriageway with safer concrete crash barriers as opposed to out-dated steel ones. Work to the new three-mile...

Video: Sdoc100 helmet cleaner

29 July 2011 by Marc Abbott

The August 3 issue of MCN, on sale next Wednesday, has details of this new helmet cleaner from Sdoc100. Here’s a sneak preview of how it works and what it does.

Use it all year for safer riding

28 July 2011 by Gary Sharp

My advice to aid the skills of becoming a better rider would be to ride all year round and not to mothball the machine as soon as the nights begin to close in. With the exception of icy roads riding...

Avon discovers historic speed record film in centenary year

28 July 2011 by MCN

Avon Tyres have unearthed a collection of films whilst searching for old promotional material to help celebrate the firm’s 100 year anniversary of motorcycle tyre manufacture. Having discovered the...

Ross Noble's Sit Down Tour: Pork pies and racetracks

28 July 2011 by MCN

Comedian and bike enthusiast Ross Noble rode the 500,000th Triumph, a custom painted Speed Triple, on a tour of the UK in May to commemorate half a million bikes being produced at the Hinckley...

Meeting heroes through biking!

28 July 2011 by Brian Pollard

Last Sunday I met two of my heroes! I entered my RD-Hejira hand built custom race bike in the Durham Constabulary Bikewise Event last Sunday. It won the runners up award for Best Custom Bike and I got...

Kawasaki ZX-10R in wiring harness recall

28 July 2011 by Dan Aspel

Kawasaki is recalling all units of the 2011 Ninja ZX-10R due to a potential problem with the machine’s wiring harness. All registered owners are currently being contacted to arrange repairs of both...

Bikes on TV: July 28 - August 2

28 July 2011 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS: DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

Onboard lap of the Nurburgring with a gyro-camera

28 July 2011 by Andy Downes

This new video put together by Bridgestone straps a gyroscopic camera to a Kawasaki ZX-10R and shows Bridgestone tyre tester Tim Röthig on a flying lap of the Nurburgring in Germany. Gyroscopic...

Kawasaki launches great deal on ZX-10R

27 July 2011 by MCN

MCN has teamed up with Kawasaki to bring you a fantastic deal on the new ZX-10R. Take a test ride at your local dealer and we’ll give you a six-week subscription to MCN for free! Buy a new Kawasaki...

Video: Triumph Speed Triple buying guide

27 July 2011 by MCN

In our latest buying guide we look at the 2005-2010 Triumph Speed Triple. The Triumph Speed Triple 1050 is one factory streetfighter that delivers the goods. Find a Triumph Speed Triple for sale. It’s...

World’s best wife found

27 July 2011 by James Capell

David Whitby’s weekend got a little better when his wife, Lorraine, bought him a Ducati 1198SP as a surprise present. Lorraine, from Colchester sold her Ducati 1098S Tricolore for the 1198SP. While...

Billing bikefest a success

27 July 2011 by Scott Redmond

Billing Aquadrome in Northampton has hosted many a bike club rally over the years but at the weekend it staged its very own show, The Billing Bikefest! The atmosphere was like that of a decent club...

Ariel back with £20,000 bespoke bikes

27 July 2011 by Andy Downes

British firm Ariel will return with a new road bike next year which will be built in Britain but use a Honda engine. Ariel’s motorcycle-loving owner promises the bike will be “high-performance, fun to...

Kids go free at Silverstone World Superbikes this weekend

27 July 2011 by MCN

Silverstone is hosting the British round of the FIM Superbike World Championship this weekend (29 – 31 July) and is offering free entry for children aged 15 and under*. There is an extensive range of...

Britain's Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash is back!

27 July 2011 by MCN

The search starts now. Britain’s Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash, the UK’s biggest and most exciting bike competition, is open and the website is ready to accept entries. Every year thousands of...

Foggy and Whit ride again!

27 July 2011 by Adam Child

On the eve of the World Superbikes at Silverstone and with the mouthwatering, all-new Ducati 1199 in prospect, we reckoned there was no better time to look back at the benchmark bikes that gave the...

Charley Boorman rounds off "action-packed" Canadian tour

26 July 2011 by Dan Aspel

Celebrity globe-trotter Charley Boorman has just finished an “action packed” bike trek across Canada, with his adventures due to be broadcast early next year. Riding into the west coast town of Tofino...

Destination Dealer: Kawasaki ZX-10R test ride weekend!

26 July 2011 by MCN

Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-10R certainly has a hardcore character. A real no-nonsense, built-for-the-track attitude that’s endeared it to riders and racers worldwide. For 2011, all that addictive power and...

New MCN July 27: Fogarty and Whitham ride again

26 July 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale July 27, we ride the outrageous, £18,000, 201bhp MV Agusta F4 RR. Plus, Rossi denies plans to ditch Ducati and go to Honda. Also in this week’s issue, Foggy and...

Ross Noble: enduro star

25 July 2011 by James Capell

TV comedian and motorcycle fanatic Ross Noble has just competed in the Red Bull Romaniacs – the world’s toughest enduro race – finishing a respectable 15th. The event, held in Sibu, Romania, puts...

First ever female speedway pro rides again

25 July 2011 by John Westlake

Britain’s first female speedway professional is planning to embark on 14 enduro ride across Africa. Katie McAuley, 37, was a top level amateur motocrosser before taking up speedway and eventually...

All-new Triumph Daytona 675 spotted near factory

25 July 2011 by MCN

This is the all-new Triumph Daytona 675 which was spotted by an MCN reader testing on the roads near Triumph’s Hinckley factory. The spy shots, taken on a mobile phone, show a comprehensively...