December

Year: 2011

Month: December

The Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show 2012, ExCel London

07 December 2011 by MCN

The greatest bike show on earth is back! From the 2nd -5th February, The Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show 2012 is coming back to ExCeL, London. Get up close and personal with the world’s hottest new...

2012 KTM Duke 690 world first test

07 December 2011 by Michael Guy

MCN’s Michael Guy is in Gran Canaria testing KTM’s all new 2012 KTM Duke 690. “First impressions of the bike is how different it looks to its predecessor. It’s still an aggressive looking bike with...

Scott Redding to launch mini-moto academy

06 December 2011 by Matthew Birt

British Grand Prix star Scott Redding is looking to help young talent kick start their racing career by opening a new mini-moto academy in 2012. The Scott Redding Young Riders Academy will hold an...

New MCN December 7: Kawasaki Versys 1000 tested

06 December 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday December 7, we test the 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1000 and find out if a four-cylinder adventure bike makes any sense? We chart the full development story of...

Shave Stritchy's 'tache, beard and... for the Air Ambulance

06 December 2011 by Stritchy

To raise money for the Honda Owners Club’s 2011 charity, all Air Ambulances in the UK, the HOC webmaster has agreed to shave his magnificently hairy features! At the HOC 50th Anniversary Year...

Video: Akrapovic Morsus - If Carlsberg built custom bikes…

05 December 2011 by MCN

Factory customs don’t get any more ‘factory’ than this. Say hello to ‘Morsus’, a unique custom machine built for aftermarket exhaust giant Akrapovic. They commissioned specialists Dreamachine...

Free Giveway Extended!

05 December 2011

Join the multitude of MCN readers who have already won early Christmas presents from MCN. To claim your free introductory subscription or a Winter cleaning pack of SDoc100, simply visit any of the...

New Honda Fireblade still on top after 20 years

03 December 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Honda’s legendary Fireblade is 20-years-old and while the weight, shape and engine capacity in fact everything about it has changed since Tadao Baba’s rule-changing 1992 original, the fact that Honda...

Video: How did he walk away from THIS?

02 December 2011 by John Westlake

A stunt rider who crashed head on with a car and flew 30 metres through the air has escaped serious injury. In fact, he was back at work the next day. The rider was performing at Latin America’s...

Alpinestars airbag suit in action

02 December 2011 by Marc Abbott

We’ve just seen the new Alpinestars Tech Air Race airbag one-piece suit in action; here’s a short video clip showing our senior road tester Michael Neeves wearing the suit during a test inflation at...

mcnbikesforsale.com - Best classic Yamahas up for grabs this week...

02 December 2011 by Phil West

We take a look at some of the best classic Yamahas on offer at mcnbikesforsale.com. Read more modern classics news and features ’80 Yamaha XT250, £950 Four-stroke single trailie...

Foggy Petronas FP1 race parts wanted!

02 December 2011 by Michael Neeves

In MCN this week we ran a story about Swiss bike builder, Livio Kägi buying up some of the Foggy Petronas FP1 road bikes from oil giant Petronas, to sell on to interested collectors. It looks like we...

The ultimate in two-wheeled entertainment returns: Revolution 2012

02 December 2011 by MCN

The Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show returns to the ExCel London for the 2-5 February 2012, with the hottest bikes from the biggest manufacturers on display and the return of the ultimate in...

Bid for Rossi's signed leathers

01 December 2011 by MCN

The Big Give Christmas charity auction is offering the chance to own a set of Dainese one-piece Valentino Rossi replica leathers (on eBay here), which have been signed by the nine-time world champion,...

Honda NC700X: A brave new world

01 December 2011 by MCN

The NC700X is the latest ‘crossover’ bike from the stable of Crossrunner and Crosstourer. But what sets the NC700X apart is a price of £5850 and a claimed 78.8mpg. The subdued exhaust note,...

Perfecto turns on the style

01 December 2011 by Marc Abbott

Fifty-eight years after Marlon Brando famously donned the Schott Perfecto leather jacket in the Wild One (launching a sub-culture in the process) the classic style is back. They might not be the most...

Video: Magic metal polish!

01 December 2011 by Marc Abbott

White Diamond Metals Polish is fast beginning to rule some of our lives at MCN. Here’s a video (albeit a very America video; that’s where this stuff originated) showing just how effective it is at...