May

Year: 2011

Month: May

Video: Suzuki GSR750 vs Suzuki GSX-R750

05 May 2011 by MCN

The new Suzuki GSR750 is a naked streetbike that costs £7,125, while the GSX-R750 is a focused sports bike that costs £10,026. £3000 more than the GSR750. But do you really need a focused sports bike,...

Riders for Health offers chance to buy a Ducati two-seater MotoGP ride

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Charity Riders for Health is offering the chance to ride on the back of a MotoGP bike with the two-seater Ducati ridden by ex-racer Randy Mamola. This is the only time during the year there is a...

Win a Ducati Diavel with Rizoma

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian builder of beautiful bike parts Rizoma is offering the chance to win a Ducati Diavel for free with a design competition. The game is called ‘Unlock Your Ideas’, it’s free to enter and runs...

Meet the Narley – oh wait, they called it a Norley

05 May 2011 by Guy Procter

That most promiscuous of motorcycle frames, the Norton featherbed, has mated again – this time with a Harley. And it’s produced a handsome mongrel that’s for sale in aid of charity Curing Kids...

WK SM50: Racy supermoto 16-er arrives in UK

05 May 2011 by Phil West

If you thought affordable, saucy 50cc bikes were a thing of the past, checkout this new offering from new-to-the-UK Chinese manufacturer WK. Dubbed the SM50, it’s a supermoto-styled, liquid-cooled,...

Staff bikes: MV Agusta Brutale 920 - That’s it run-in then!

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Last year I arranged with the factory on a recent visit that MV Agusta would supply MCN with one of the new 920cc Brutales as a long term test bike. The plan was for an MCN person to fly out to the...

Free panniers on BMW R1200GS and Adventure models

05 May 2011 by Andy Downes

BMW is offering free panniers on the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure models for a limited time. Customers will be given a set of BMW panniers which suit their chosen bike, with R1200GS buyers offered a...

'Charge': the worst timed movie ever?

05 May 2011 by Dan Aspel

‘Charge’ is a new documentary following the electric bikes at the Isle of Man TT, and you can see the trailer below. Narrated by Ewan McGregor and directed by Mark Neale – of ‘Faster’ (2003) fame –...

TT3D - yet more cinemas, yet more success

05 May 2011 by Guy Procter

Word-of-mouth marketing has seen TT3D: Closer to the Edge reach even more cinemas, and smash the half-million mark in box-office receipts after two weekends – a key movie milestone. The new cinemas...

Majorca tour

04 May 2011 by bikercash

About to set off on a tour round Majorca. Me on the Yamaha Fazer that I hired and my brother-in-law on his Hyosung. We had to read our favourite MCN befotre setting off!

MV Agusta celebrates 150 years of Italian unification

04 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian firm MV Agusta is commemorating 150 years since the unification of its home country with a special series of bikes based on the Brutale 990R. There are just 150 of the bikes being built which...

Used bikes for sale - our picks of the week

04 May 2011 by MCN

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. Here’s just a few of the fantastic bikes available this week: ...

Last chance to enter Triumph Young Guns talent competition

04 May 2011 by Ped Baker

Triumph is urging aspiring champions to enter its Young Guns talent scheme before the 13 May deadline. Launched to turn promising young riders into the UK’s racetrack stars of tomorrow the scheme is...

BMW-backed Husqvarna to launch five new road bikes

04 May 2011 by Andy Downes

Italian motorcycle firm Husqvarna is just months away from unveiling the first of five new road bikes which will have BMW-derived twin and single cylinder engines. Find a Husqvarna for sale. There’s...

Leather jackets for less than £150 on the MCN shop

04 May 2011 by Marc Abbott

Leather jackets are one of the mainstays of motorcycling kit, but so often you’ll need to pay top dollar for the most popular brand names or the latest features. But buying your first leather jacket...

Bikes on TV: May 4-10

04 May 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...

Brammo launches four 'game changing' new bikes: ones real riders will like

04 May 2011 by Guy Procter

American electric bike manufacturer Brammo is launching four new models featuring ‘a game-changing mechatronic propulsion unit that emulates the feeling and performance of a traditional internal...

Why Rossi has Ducati worried sick about their new superbike

04 May 2011 by Guy Procter

It’s November 2011. MotoGP’s just finished with [insert Stoner/Lorenzo/Pedrosa/Spies here] and Rossi, um, fifth. Press releases are hurriedly despatched – ‘It was his shoulder!’; ‘It was mainly his...

Video: S1000RR faster than an M3 even in the wet

03 May 2011 by Guy Procter

BMW’s M3 saloon is lame, according to a shock video admission by the firm itself. It’s released this video of its ‘fastest’ four-wheeler racing its fastest bike in what we can only interpret as a...

Destination dealer: Power Sunday at Laguna

03 May 2011 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION The Laguna Performance Centre has everything a biker could need – whether you’re interested in performance, commuting or off-road riding with Ducati, KTM, Kawasaki, Piaggio and...

Free tickets to see Foggy and Whit show!

03 May 2011 by MCN

Four-times WSB champion Carl Fogarty and his TV commentator best mate Jamie Whitham are offering 36 pairs of tickets to MCN readers for three of their ‘Foggy and Whit: Givin’ It Gas’ shows. The tour...

New MCN May 4: Norton V4 on MotoGP grid in 2012

03 May 2011 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale May 4 we pit the new Suzuki GSR750 against the GSX-R750 on road and track to see if you really need a sportsbike to have fun. Norton boss confirms the British...

Kawasaki World Superbike team boss denies drug smuggling

03 May 2011 by John Westlake

The boss of Kawasaki’s World Superbike squad says drugs, gun and ammunition found in his race transporter lorry were planted by a drugs gang. Paul Bird, owner of Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM),...

Horex VR6 - how it all fits together

03 May 2011 by Guy Procter

Six cylinders no wider than four, big vee-engine character from an inline-sized lump? Reborn German manufacturer Horex promises this and up to 200bhp from its 1218cc VR motor (V for vee, R for in a...

MCN on safari in Kenya

02 May 2011 by jeff [powell

Jeff and Andy catching up with news whilst out on safari at Tsavo east & west national parks, Kenya.