October

Year: 2011

Month: October

New MCN October 5 - The bike that Guy built

04 October 2011 by MCN

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale October 5, TT hero Guy Martin reveals his crazy 500bhp turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R. Plus, we test the new Ducati 848 Streetfighter in a world first ride, compare the...

Editor's picks - Victory Vegas

03 October 2011 by MCN

With details of Victory’s new High-Ball bobber being released, we delved into the selection of motorcycles for sale at mcnbikesforsale.com to find the pick of the pre-owned Victorys on offer. With the...

Win dinner with Simoncelli!

03 October 2011 by Marc Abbott

A meal with MotoGP bad-boy Marco Simoncelli at the Valencia GP is just one of the amazing experiences you can bid for in a charity auction to raise funds for the CJ Riders Fund being held at the last...

First Triumph Tiger 800 Supermoto

03 October 2011 by MCN

Straight bars, 17in wheels, upside down forks, fox-eye headlights and an 800cc inline triple – could this be a secret, pre-production Triumph Street Triple 800? We wish. In fact this isn’t a big-bore...

Harley-Davidson Softail fitted with Akrapovič Open Line exhaust system

03 October 2011 by MCN

MCN was granted an exclusive, world-first look at Akrapovič’s new Open Line range of custom exhausts and tested the Open System on a Harley-Davidson Softail. Uniquely the Open System uses a real...

Horex delays launch of 200bhp blown V6

03 October 2011 by MCN

German firm Horex is holding back the 200bhp supercharged version of its V6 roadster because of component supply problems and will launch the standard version first next spring. Horex planned to...

New Victory High-Ball revealed

03 October 2011 by Andy Downes

American firm Victory has released details of the 2012 range of bikes with the stripped down High-Ball bobber, an all-new model for the UK, leading a host of other changes including ABS across many...

Bike-mad Chelsea manager dreams of Dakar

03 October 2011 by Phil West

Chelsea football manager Andre Villas-Boas owns five motorbikes and dreams of one day competing in the notorious Dakar Rally, it has been revealed. The highly-rated Portugeuse coach, whose day job...

The last of the summer

03 October 2011 by Chris Slaven

Me and my son making the most of the last of the summer on our ride out to Devil’s Bridge on October 1. Thats my son’s Hornet hiding my Triumph.

Buildbase BMW on top at Darley Moor

02 October 2011 by Simon Bell

Buildbase BMW star’s Richard Cooper and Barry Burrell took top honours by a country mile at Darley Moor, Derbyshire in the annual “Stars At Darley” event.