August

Year: 2011

Month: August

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

12 August 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...

Staff bikes: BMW K1600GT SE - Rain? What rain?

12 August 2011 by Simon Relph

At long last the real British summer is upon us, and I finally get to ride the BMW K1600GT in the wet. Since I took delivery of the bike, it literally has not rained, or when it has I have been...

Staff bikes: Victory Cross Country - Friday on my mind

12 August 2011 by Mark Holmes

Friday night at the Ace Cafe seemed like a great antidote to enduring a week without the Victory. Hinckley dealer Windy Corner had discovered a stone wedged in the drive belt while changing the tyres...

Video: North West 200 DVD

12 August 2011 by Marc Abbott

This year’s North West 200 might well have been a little on the damp side, and it might only have featured one race (rather than the planned five), but Duke Video have still managed to create a...

Video: North West 200 DVD

12 August 2011 by Marc Abbott

This year’s North West 200 might well have been a little on the damp side, and it might only have featured one race (rather than the planned five), but Duke Video have still managed to create a...

Blown away: TTS supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa

11 August 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Suzuki’s 195bhp Hayabusa has never been a wallflower. But compared to this latest supercharged example, which has been built by tuning experts TTS of Silverstone and puts out a massive 283bhp with no...

Classics lost at sea

11 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

These WW2 military spec BSA M 20, Matchless G3L and Norton 16 Hs are rotting off the coast of Egypt near the popular resort of Sharm El Sheikh. They form part of the cargo of SS Thistlegorm, along...

Staff bikes: Suzuki GSR750 - GSR shines at wet Brands Hatch

11 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

I’ve now been on two track days and on both there’s been rain. Despite the fact like most motorcyclists I don’t like rain (I don’t mind getting wet, it’s more the inconsistent grip levels) I decided...

Unrestored Brough predicted to hit £38,000

11 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

An unrestored 1937 Brough Superior SS80 is estimated to reach between £32,000 – 38,000 when it goes for auction next month. The 980cc V-twin, similar to the one famously ridden by TE Lawrence (‘of...

MCN’s thousandth YouTube video – you decide!

11 August 2011 by MCN

The Motorcycle News YouTube channel is fast approaching it’s thousandth video – and we’re letting you decide on what we film for it. Over the years we’ve filmed the fastest and most exotic bikes,...

Rare 1969 GP replica up for auction

10 August 2011 by Ryan Spencer

An exact replica of an ultra-rare 1969 Villa V4 GP bike is one of the stars of a forthcoming classic bike auction. The original Moto Villa 250cc V4 was built in 1968 by Francesco Villa. Unfortunately...

Video: KTM RC8R Track at Donington Park

10 August 2011 by Adam Child

Track days today are more like race paddocks from a few years ago. Find a KTM RC8R for sale. With club racing turning increasingly professional, brand new race bikes are becoming common. Enter the KTM...

Video: Kawasaki ZX-10R is ideal for trackdays

10 August 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Excitement reaches a new height when sat astride the ZX-10R in rank with fellow trackday riders queuing to be noise tested. Rising engine revs and general trackday banter cause...

First verdicts on 161bhp Motus V4 sports-tourer

10 August 2011 by Guy Procter

New American V4 sports-tourer the Motus MST-01 has completed the first leg of a multi-thousand-mile public development ride. The joyously coarse-sounding pushrod-actuated, direct-injected engine is...

Ross Noble's Sit Down Tour: Thruxton and Welsh dragons

10 August 2011 by MCN

Comedian, bike enthusiast and enduro racer Ross Noble took the 500,000th Triumph built at the Hinckley factory on a tour of the UK in May to commemorate half a million bikes being produced at the...

Britain's Got Biking Talent: The nation's finest?

10 August 2011 by MCN

Entries for Britain’s Got Biking Talent with Carole Nash have been flooding in and here’s just a taste of the greatest specials, customs, rebuilds and plain sexy metal Britain has to offer. Just 50...

Have you been affected by riots?

09 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

A mob dragged a motorcyclist from his £9000 superbike and made off with it during rioting in London yesterday. Andy Burt, 47, was riding his year-old Honda CB1000R home from work in central London...

Destination dealer: George White mega factory outlet to open in Bolton

09 August 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION George White will be opening the doors of their latest superstore – the first in the north of England – with a huge splash this weekend. Known for stonking deals and an equally...

Win a dream track day with Crutchlow, Toseland and Redding

09 August 2011 by Michael Guy

Bennetts, bike insurance specialist, are offering 80 competition winners a complimentary place at the incredible ‘Ultimate Track Day’ alongside MotoGP and WSB stars Cal Crutchlow, James Toseland and...

Bikes on TV: August 10-16

09 August 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...

Staff bikes: BMW G650GS - Corrosion sets in

09 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

I really like my G650GS. So I’m massively disappointed to report that the paintwork doesn’t seem to be up to much. Corrosion is already beginning to appear in places and it’s not yet had to endure a...

New MCN August 10: New Suzuki V-Strom takes on rivals

09 August 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale August 10, we pit the new and improved Suzuki V-Strom against the Triumph Tiger 800, BMW F650GS and Honda Transalp. Plus, we detail all of KTM’s new models from...

Harley Davidson XR1200 Challenge Brands GP 7th August

08 August 2011 by Michael Neeves

Well, that was a surprise. I didn’t think I’d enjoy racing a Harley so much, or do that well – I finished 7th in Sunday’s XR1200 Challenge feature race, less than two tenths behind 6th place after our...

Video: Triumph Daytona 675 buying guide

08 August 2011 by MCN

In our latest video buying guide we look at the Triumph Daytona 675. The 675 put the Hinckley firm back on the shortlist of many UK sports motorcycle riders, who hadn’t seen the previous middleweight...

Triumph's Adventurer nearing production

08 August 2011 by MCN

The Triumph Adventurer 1200 is at the final prototype stage before testing and development phases are over and the bike goes to full production. When MCN reader Ian Scott snapped the new 1200 inline...

MCN will be at your local bike meet - Ashby Folville

08 August 2011 by MCN

MCN will be out and about in the coming months visiting bike meets across Britain – we could be visiting your local bike meet! Tonight (Tuesday August 9) MCN will be at the Ashby Folville meet, near...

Gary Nixon: American racing legend passes away

08 August 2011 by MCN

The rider who Barry Sheene honoured by wearing his t-shirt under his leathers died last week from complications of heart surgery. Gary Nixon, the gritty former dirt tracker who came out of the...

Ignore the weather man!

07 August 2011 by martin lister

My Dad Keith and I have stopped letting the weather forcasters rule our lives! It was supposed to be rain and storms across Scotland. Instead of staying at home in Yorkshire we decided to ride to Fort...

Kent Honda Owners Club at Da Vinci's house

06 August 2011 by michaelgallafent

The Kent branch of the Honda Owners’ Club at Leonardo Da Vinci’s house in Amboise, France, June 2011.

Suzi Perry voted ‘dream pillion’

05 August 2011 by Steve Farrell

Suzi Perry is the woman most British bikers would like as pillion according to a poll. The 41-year-old Gadget Show presenter beat Beyonce, Cheryl Cole and Mega Fox to be voted number one ‘dream...

Best of Bikeshop: Modern classics up for grabs this week

05 August 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...

MRO Powerbike blog: Brands Hatch Indy 30/31 July

05 August 2011 by Michael Neeves

Well, that was another fantastic weekend racing with Bemsee in the MRO Powerbike championship. Riding my BMW Park Lane S1000RR, we bagged three third positions, had some close racing with leaders Rob...

Exclusive video: All-new Triumph Daytona 675 spotted

05 August 2011 by MCN

The all-new, completely overhauled Triumph Daytona 675 has been spotted by MCN reader Bash Bailey, who filmed the bike undergoing testing on the roads near Triumph’s Hinckley factory. The revamped 675...

Kawasaki's VN1700 'bagger' rolls into UK

05 August 2011 by Trevor Franklin

The new, chopped-down, touring VN1700 Voyager Custom is the third bike in Kawasaki’s Voyager line-up to hit the UK and neatly fills a gap between the fully-dressed touring Voyager and laid-back,...

MCN girls at Weston Bike Night

05 August 2011 by craig lambert

MCN readers Matt Adams and Rex look happy to see the MCN girls getting comfortable on Craig’s 848 Dark at the Weston Bike Night.

My custom 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800

05 August 2011 by Jim Halbert

I traded an old BMW for this ’96 Kawasaki Vulcan 800. I thought it looked like a good candidate for a chop job, so over time this is what I did. I stripped it and sold off the good parts on Ebay. I...