2011

Year: 2011

Month: ALL

Staff bikes: BMW G650GS - When different isn’t better

03 June 2011 by Steve Farrell

In my last update on the G650GS I’m riding this year, I mentioned how BMWs are different to other bikes in the detail. I said they were not always better but never without effort. Well, here’s an...

Destination dealer: No1 for Extreme action

03 June 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Motorrad Central Scotland has beeen working closely with Simon Pavey, Dakar Champ and BMW’s Off Road Director, to bring the Extreme experience to the Knockhill circuit in...

Video: Aprilia Tuono V4R takes on rivals

02 June 2011 by MCN

The Aprilia Tuono V4R APRC has taken the super naked class to a whole new level. We pitched the Italian firm’s naked superbike against its top-spec rivals – the MV Agusta Brutale 1090RR, Triumph Speed...

World's first Harley-Davidson Road King backflip nearly works

02 June 2011 by Guy Procter

You’re looking at the first time in history a Harley-Davidson Road King has been asked to perform a back flip. You’re also looking at a very lucky man. See the backflip sequence below Aussie stunt...

Video: Charley Boorman on track

02 June 2011 by MCN

Charley Boorman may be best known for his off-road exploits around the world, but he’s pretty handy lapping a racetrack too. Boorman was recently a guest of motorcycle dealer BMW Park Lane at one of their customer track days and spent the day riding their 190bhp-plus S1000RR superstock demo racer around the Brands Hatch Indy circuit with Michael Neeves.

Entertainment announced for British MotoGP at Silverstone

02 June 2011 by MCN

With the British MotoGP at Silverstone fast approaching (10-12 June), it has been announced that all of the MotoGP riders will be making appearances at a Grand Prix Party on the Saturday (11 June),...

Bid for signed throne at Day of Champions

02 June 2011 by Marc Abbott

The team at Acerbis have spent the last 12 months at various race events in the UK, collecting top riders’ signatures on this unique Acerbis chair, ‘The Queen of Love’. Among those to have made their...

Gear up for Ride to Work Day

01 June 2011 by MCN

With petrol prices and train fares rising, and the constant threat of tube strikes, riding a motorbike or scooter to work has never looked like a better option. So on June 20, every motorcyclist in...

New TE 125 two-stroke spearheads Husaberg's all-enduro 2012 range

01 June 2011 by Guy Procter

Husaberg has revealed an all-new rip-snorting ‘beginner’ bike for enduro fans in the form of the two-stroke TE 125. The £5745 bike shares top-drawer components with its bigger brothers including...

Husaberg ditches supermotos after selling 7 in 2010

01 June 2011 by Guy Procter

Husaberg has ditched the last of its supermoto models after selling just 7 in the UK last year. The innovative FS 570 four-stroke was the last of the Swedish supermotos to remain in the 2011 lineup,...

Conditioning for superbike riders

01 June 2011 by mark Coles

In response to some of the emails I receive each week, I thought I should clear up some of the confusion about the conditioning that superbike racers do. I fully appreciate that riders don’t want to...

Sports panniers for less than £60!

01 June 2011 by MCN

MCN’s online shop has a fantastic deal this week – we’re offering a set of throwover panniers for £56.99, with a free tax disc holder. The Tech 7 Evo panniers are made from sturdy textile and feature...

Limited edition TT Mountain Course poster

01 June 2011 by Marc Abbott

This new limited edition, TT Mountain Course centenary poster has been produced specially for the 2011 TT. A donation from the sale of every poster is going to the TT Supporters Club and the TT Riders...

Ducati burns the history books with new 1199 superbike

01 June 2011 by Guy Procter

The first spy shot of Ducati’s 1198-replacing new superbike confirms the firm is a lot less sentimental about traditional Ducati characteristics than many fans. The result is the most extreme V-twin...

Video: BMW S1000RR goes through TT pits at 150mph

01 June 2011 by Adam Child

This is the horrifying moment last night when TT rider Paul Shoesmith entered pit lane at 150mph by mistake. Apparently Shoesmith – on board his Ice Valley BMW S1000RR – was blinded by the sun and was...

BIMOTA TB-1 675

31 May 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

BIMOTA powered by TRIUMPH 675. The only great contender to the MV Agusta F3

Riding the FTR Moto2 bike

31 May 2011 by Michael Neeves

Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves went along to the Brands GP circuit to ride the FTR Moto2. You don’t have to be a GP god to own this bike, as it’s the British firm’s first ever Grand Prix machine,...

New MCN 1 June: TT kicks off!

31 May 2011 by MCN

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale 1 June, we have all the action from the start of the 2011 Isle of Man TT. We reveal Husqvarna’s Hypermotard alternative and pit the Aprilia Tuono V4R APRC against...

Sun, beer and MCN. Life is Good!

30 May 2011 by daveyk51

This is me (Dave Kelsey)on a recent holiday to Corfu. I bought MCN at the airport so I didn’t miss my fix. Keep up the great work.

The Ninja with NOS. And speakers.

27 May 2011 by MCN

Heaven to some, vile sacrilege to others. The owners of this ZX-10R have blinged it up with an MTX speaker system and a nitrous oxide system to boot. They’ve even given the same treatment to a ‘Busa.

London to Bangkok charity ride sets off

27 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Triumph Tiger 800XC owner Phil Evans today set off to ride his bike from the Jack Lilley showroom in Ashford, Middlesex to the Triumph factory…in Thailand! Evans is raising money for a charity called...

Piaggio Yourban 300LT: an English proofreader short of genius

27 May 2011 by Guy Procter

Piaggio’s new £5699 Yourban 300 LT is so clever in so many ways it would be a shame if its stupid name got in the way of anyone warming to it. It’s a lighter-weight, less troll-like version of the MP3...

WK SM50 - Sexiest 50cc bike ever?

27 May 2011 by Michael Neeves

Here’s a bike to make any 16-year-old’s visor steam up: the 50cc supermoto-styled SM50, made in Taiwan and exclusively branded ‘WK’ in the UK. The £2099 six-speed two-stroke WK SM50 looks the part...

Video: the Ducati Diavel that went racing

27 May 2011 by Guy Procter

It’s got the power to out-drag a Ducati 1198 and it can out-brake one too. So why is nobody racing the highly-acclaimed new Ducati Diavel? Well, several reasons actually, but thinking it through would...

Husqvarna SMR511 - road legal but ready to race

27 May 2011 by Adam Child

Husqvarna’s new SMR511 is the now BMW-owned firm’s most radical track-ready supermoto to date. At just 118kg it’s radically light, hughly impractical, and, for a fairly basic single-cylinder,...

Competition time: Win tickets to NGCC Biker Bash!

27 May 2011 by MCN

Want to party with one of Britain’s best known custom bike builders? Nick Gale Custom Cycles are giving away a pair of tickets to their upcoming Biker Bash. The custom bike and hotrod show kicks off...

Racers Bradley Smith and Simon Crafar donate to Help for Heroes auction

27 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Moto2 GP racer Bradley Smith and 500GP winner Simon Crafar have joined forces to back a Biker’s Breakfast charity event by donating a signed crash helmet and memorabilia to be auctioned to raise money...

Best of bikemart: Modern classic bikes for sale this week

27 May 2011 by Phil West

We’ve been browsing MCN bikes for sale every day to bring you some of our top picks from over 10,000 motorcycles for sale. Read more modern classics news and features Here’s just a few...

Get on track with Ellison, Richards and the Lowes twins

27 May 2011 by Gary Pinchin

PTR (Performance Technical Racing) is organising an all-action track day at Mallory Park on 11th August with some of the biggest names in British racing offering one-to-one track time with riders of...

MV Agusta F4 RR begins production

27 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian firm MV Agusta has started building the first run of the new and recently revealed, 201bhp F4 RR Corsacorta superbike at the Varese factory. The new F4 is the range-topping version of the F4...

Harley test rides

27 May 2011 by Reismotor

Last weekend I tested two Harley-Davidsons – the Street Bob and Rocker C. For months I was thinking how I can make a videoshot from a motorcycle witch is riding through a camera. Now I found out… Can you tell me how I did it?

Video: “Stay a hero, stay safe”

26 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

This new road safety video – released by the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership – is part of the group’s “Stay a hero, stay safe” campaign. The group claims that motorcycle accidents account for 25% of...

Jackets for less than £100

26 May 2011 by Marc Abbott

This week’s MCN Shop offer gives you the chance to buy either a Tuzo Freedom textile jacket or Tuzo Speed leather jacket for just £99. Both come with CE-approved armour in all the right places, and in...

New Ducati: £6k, 220kg, 5.7bhp?

26 May 2011 by Guy Procter

It’s £6100, manageably powerful, made in Bologna and a Ducati – but will it displace the 696 Monster on many entry-level Duke wishlists? Possibly not, despite besting it on weather protection and tank...

The bikes Honda wants to build 4m a year of

26 May 2011 by Guy Procter

Honda says it will build FOUR MILLION of these little beauties, along with their Unicorn, Stunner and Activa siblings, each year by 2013. The £570 CB Twister 110 and £720 CB Shine 125 will form the...

Keith Flint at Brands Hatch, 24th May 2011

26 May 2011 by Jason Ford

I was at Brands Hatch photographing my mate on a track day and I spotted Keith Flint getting some knee down action out of Druids. Normally with celebs it’s a case of ‘all the gear and no idea’ however...