January

Year: 2011

Month: January

Boss of Aprilia Racing confirms he will be involved in future road bike development

20 January 2011 by Andy Downes

The man who took the Aprilia RSV4 Superbike to the World Superbike title has exclusively confirmed to MCN that he will be involved in ‘future innovation’ in the firm’s road bikes. Rumours began...

Insure your dream bike: Triumph Street Triple

20 January 2011 by MCN

Each week, we’ll take a look at one of your top rated bikes in MCN’s Biking Britain survey and let you know just what it would cost to insure them. This week, we use MCNcompare to find out what it...

What Rossi's input on Ducati road bikes means for us

20 January 2011 by MCN

Ducati has officially confirmed that Valentino Rossi will be integral in developing the next generation of road bikes using technology from his Ducati MotoGP machine. Video: Valentino Rossi’s 2011...

Win tickets to MCN Revolution!

20 January 2011 by MCN

You can win 1 of 25 pairs of tickets to MCN Revolution in our free to enter competition. click here to enter The 2011 Bike Show is unlike any other – staged alongside the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle...

MCN’s pothole campaign working

20 January 2011 by Steve Farrell

MCN’s pothole campaign is working. We’ve been searching for the country’s worst pothole in a bid to keep pressure on local authorities to maintain the roads through this winter’s freezing...

Can you find a bigger pothole than this?

20 January 2011 by Steve Farrell

This is the latest pothole to be nominated in MCN’s search for the country’s worst, after it left an MCN reader’s bike badly damaged. The crater, on Fendrod Way, Llansamlet, Swansea is a foot wide...

Video: Flat trackers at the Arizona mile

20 January 2011 by MCN

American bike mag Cycle World send Associate Editor Mark Cernicky to ride the pick of the AMA Flat Track Litter at the Arizona Mile:

Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 blows away rivals

20 January 2011 by MCN

Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is finally at the top of the supersports tree, after years of playing second fiddle to the competition. Find a 600cc sportsbike for sale We took the new GSX-R600 and its...

Yamaha offer finance & insurance deals on new bikes

19 January 2011 by MCN

Yamaha have announced some great new finance and insurance packages for 2011. Find a Yamaha for sale Whether you’re after the street-wise Fazer8 ABS or the crossplane-cranked YZF-R1, they offer...

BMW S1000RR races car on Top Gear this Sunday

19 January 2011 by Andy Downes

After years of ignoring bikes, Top Gear has finally seen sense. This Sunday’s show will feature a BMW S1000RR racing against a £150,000 Ariel Atom V8 around the BBC show’s famous test track. MCN...

MCNcompare.com saves motorcyclists £780,000!

19 January 2011 by MCN

MCN’s insurance comparison service MCNcompare.com saved motorcyclists a whopping £780,000 on their policies last year. Save money on your motorcycle insurance with MCN Compare Figures just...

Moto Guzzi V7 Classic now available in red

19 January 2011 by MCN

Moto Guzzi has added a red colour scheme to the V7 Classic for 2011. Find a Moto Guzzi V7 Classic for sale The V7 Classic has a 48bhp air-cooled V-twin and remains mechanically identical to the...

Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 gets new 2011 colours

19 January 2011 by MCN

Aprilia has released three new colours for the V-twin Dorsoduro 750 supermoto with a new green, white and black available for 2011. Find an Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 for sale The Dorsoduro 750 was...

Bennetts Biking Dreams winners: Susie Cater

19 January 2011 by MCN

Bennetts celebrated its 80th birthday last year by running the £80,000 Biking Dreams competition. A motorcycle rider from Gosport in Hampshire, has been successfully chosen from thousands of entries...

The perfect honeymoon companion

18 January 2011 by dingleheart

The perfect honeymoon companion – just don’t tell the wife.

Bikes on TV: January 19-25

18 January 2011 by Alison Silcox

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

Video: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 flat out!

18 January 2011 by MCN

Aside from a few minor parts the 2011 GSX-R600 is completely new. It’s a massive 9kg lighter, has lighter engine internals and a higher compression ratio. It also has a close-ratio gearbox, Showa Big...

New MCN January 19: New Suzuki GSX-R600 vs rivals

18 January 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale January 19, we test the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 against its supersport rivals with Simon Crafar in the South of France. Also in this week’s MCN, Rossi breaks silence...

Free 8-page Racing Legends pull-out in this week's MCN

18 January 2011 by MCN

On February 3-6 at Excel, London, some of the world’s legendary motorcycle competitors go head-to-head in a one hour spectacular, combining the excitement of world-class stunt acts in a totally new...

Carl Fogarty apologises… via Twitter

17 January 2011 by Andy Downes

Carl Fogarty has apologised to his former racing rivals Aaron Slight, Scott Russell, Colin Edwards and John Kocinski on his Twitter feed. We’re not entirely sure what has caused him to publicly...

MCN Revolution - only 3 weeks to go!

17 January 2011 by MCN

MCN Revolution is the first motorcycle event that pits top-class riders against each other on different machines across some breathtaking obstacles – think 1970’s TV shows Superstars and Kickstart...

MCNLive! is open for bookings - April 1st-4th 2011

17 January 2011 by MCN

MCNLive! 2011 is here again with its bike-fuelled, party-packed days and nights at Butlins Skegness. From the 1st – 4th April 2011 you can watch amazing stunts, meet the beautiful MCN babes, see live...

Did you buy a Yamaha R1 or R6 in 2010?

17 January 2011 by Andy Downes

If you bought either the Yamaha YZF-R1 or YZF-R6 in the UK during 2010 we need to hear from you. Find a Yamaha R1 or Yamaha R6 for sale With new motorcycle prices hitting even greater heights we...

Video: SBK 2011 trailer

14 January 2011 by Marc Abbott

Black Bean Games have released this trailer of the forthcoming PC, Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 game SBK2011. Follow Max Biaggi around Portimao in this video, which shows gameplay in development. The...

Which manufacturer has the best bike range?

14 January 2011 by John Westlake

In next week’s MCN, technical expert Kevin Ash discusses how Kawasaki has methodically rejuvenated its range of bikes, so that it now has an impressive model in almost every category. Find a...

Free roadside assistance with a Honda Service

14 January 2011 by Andy Downes

Honda is offering a year’s free Honda Happiness Roadside Assistance, worth £100, with all bikes booked in for a service and healthcheck before the end of February 2011. Find a Honda for sale If you...

Triumph laughs off 125 rumours

14 January 2011 by Andy Downes

Triumph insiders have laughed off online rumours the British firm is gearing up to produce a 125cc capacity bike. Find a 125cc motorcycle for sale MCN spoke to an insider who said: “We have no...

Back to front, upside down 2000cc triple!

14 January 2011 by Chris Newbigging

No, it’s not a computer mock-up – that engine really is upside down! And it’s going in to small-scale production too. The Nembo Super 32 Rovescio is the brainchild of Italian designer Daniele...

Best of bikemart: Modern classics up for grabs this week

14 January 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 of...

Motorcycles banned from bus lanes over other people’s crashes

14 January 2011 by Steve Farrell

Motorcyclists are to be booted out of bus lanes following a rise in cycle collisions, despite not being involved a single one. A report on a trial of motorcycles sharing bus lanes with cycles in...

Video: Bike vs car drift race

14 January 2011 by John Westlake

There’s plenty of bike drifting on Youtube, but here’s some with large walls nearby and a big car following close behind. At several points the rider the drag-prepped Kawasaki ZX-10R takes a hand off the bars or good measure. All very IAM. Enjoy.

Video: Electric bike vs. petrol rivals – full race commentary

14 January 2011 by Dan Aspel

Electric superbike racer Chip Yates has released this video of his podium-placed race against a grid of petrol-fuelled bikes last weekend. The Swigz.com Electric Racing team bike makes an estimated...

Poll: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 v Daytona 675 v ZX-6R v R6 v CBR600RR

14 January 2011 by Adam Child

Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is lighter, has more midrange torque and extra revs, but can it beat the competition from both Japan and the UK? Find a used sports 600 for sale Senior road tester Michael...

2010 Yamaha Fazer8 - full review

13 January 2011 by James Keen

The 2010 Yamaha Fazer8 has been ridden and rated by MCN – you can read the full web review in the bike reviews section. Read the Yamaha Fazer8 review “The Fazer8 shares crankcases with the...

Triumph tops 2010 sales chart

13 January 2011 by Dan Aspel

Triumph finished top of last year’s high-capacity sales chart, selling more 500cc+ bikes in the UK than any other manufacturer. Find a used Triumph for sale. The figures, released by the Motorcycle...