January

Year: 2012

Month: January

Join Ross Noble and other biking celebs on Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show rideout

19 January 2012 by MCN

You can rub shoulders with some of Britain’s biggest biking celebs while raising money for biking charity Riders for Health on the way to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show. TV comedian Ross Noble...

Thanks for stopping?

18 January 2012 by JimKnight

On tuesday January 17 I was hit by a car on the A40 near Northolt by a lady in a black saloon. She decided to take advantage of a space in lane 2 which had just started moving about 5mph faster than lane 3 in which she was situated. Unfortunately she neglected to observe that there was an obstruction – me on my ER-6F (Hi-Vis included). God only knows how I managed to stay upright. The driver...

Simoncelli not forgotten

18 January 2012 by John Westlake

The reverberations from Marco Simoncelli’s tragic death last year are still being felt in his native Italy. At a Serie A match between Napoli and Bologna on Sunday night, the home side presented his...

Honda reveals new finance deals

18 January 2012 by Andy Downes

Honda has revealed details of a host of new offers and finance deals on new motorcycles and scooters which will run until March 31. The deals even include the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade which is...

Video: KTM 350 EXC-F long term test report

18 January 2012 by Marc Potter

Getting stuck upside-down in a ditch wearing your bike on top of you, watching it overheat as you get stuck between two tree trunks, or getting roosted in clods of mud by your mates. These have become...

Friends and Fans SuperSic58

17 January 2012 by Sandra McGuinness

My husband and I have been big MotoGP fans for quite sometime now and had in recent years been following the career of an upcoming rising star. Marco Simoncelli was larger than life both on and off...

Yamaha V-Max stars in new Ghost Rider movie

17 January 2012 by Sam Loveridge

Yamaha’s 200bhp V-Max is the two-wheeled star of the new Ghost Rider movie due out shortly, replacing the custom Harley-Davidson that featured in the original film. The sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of...

New MCN January 18: Rossi on thin ice?

17 January 2012 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday January 18, we test the new Kawasaki Versys 100 against the BMW R1200GS and Triumph Tiger 1050. Can the inline-four cylinder Versys knock the R1200GS off...

Aprilia announces SRV850 price

16 January 2012 by Sam Loveridge

The new Aprilia SRV850 superscooter will retail for £7799 when it goes on sale in February, Aprilia has revealed. Aprilia claims the SRV, which is essentially a facelifted Gilera GP800, combines the...

Video - John McGuinness: 'It’s good to be fast, fat and old'

16 January 2012 by MCN

17 wins may have cemented John McGuinness as the greatest TT superbike rider ever, but in just a few days he’ll be well and truly out of his comfort zone. On Feb 2-5 he’ll be competing against Chris...

Kawasaki dealers launch 2012 range on 2 February

16 January 2012 by Andy Downes

More than 70 Kawasaki dealers on the evening of February 2 will be launching four new-for-2012 motorcycles, with each event also including some free prizes in a countrywide free-to-enter draw. New...

Bike test 2013 petition

16 January 2012 by sammycw50

We have seen the new test regime for 2013 and have created an e-petition to stop the test. Please fill it in: http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/27455

Video: Dougie Lampkin – extreme antisocial behaviour!

14 January 2012 by MCN

By day he’s the mild-mannered 12-times World Trials Champion, but by night Dougie Lampkin roams the streets in pursuit of an ASBO. This should do it – breaking and entering the ExCel arena where in...

Details of new licence regime confirmed

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Details of a new motorcycle licence regime to be implemented next year have been confirmed by the Driving Standards Agency. The new rules will limit all riders under 19 to 125cc machines and...

Stolen vehicle squad saved

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

One of the country’s last remaining police stolen vehicle squads has been saved from closure. The Met’s stolen vehicle unit, which has worked to jail organised bike thieves with undercover stings and...

Stolen vehicle squad saved

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Poll: Retro Scott race suit

13 January 2012 by Liam Marsden

MCN road tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child has just taken delivery of this new leather race suit, made by British firm Scott. The suit is based on the suits worn by Barry Sheene and Mick Grant in 1977 and...

Living with a Tiger

13 January 2012 by neil fitzgibbon

My Caspian blue Tiger 1050 was released to me on April 23, 2009 and now, two years 10 months later with 52,000 miles on the clock how has it behaved? In the main, fine As soon as I took delivery I had a long weekend to get the first service out of the way and gave it a decent run; London to Fort William and over to the Isle of Bute, stopping at Glasgow enroute. So I was able to give the luggage...

BMW dealers to launch 2012 models in showrooms across UK

13 January 2012 by Andy Downes

BMW dealers across the country will be launching the new 2012 models in showrooms on February 4. All of the new 2012 models will be at most dealers including the new S1000RR superbike and four new GS...

Sad loss of talented MCN man

13 January 2012 by MCN

We’re sorry to report that MCN’s Senior Web Producer, Tom Cambio, 24, was tragically killed on the way home from work on Wednesday. Tom was riding his Suzuki Bandit 650 and was in collision with four...

France bans sat navs with speed camera warnings

13 January 2012 by Steve Farrell

Sat navs and smart phones which warn of speed camera locations have been banned in France. Offenders face a fine of €1500 (£1237). Sat nav manufacturers are advising customers to switch off the...

Video: Nick Sanders' The Incredible Ride

13 January 2012 by Marc Abbott

This week’s MCN has our review of Nick Sanders’ new DVD – The Incredible Ride. For a taster of what you can expect from the intrepid explorer’s latest adventure, here’s the trailer…

Destination dealer: Doble Motorcycles

13 January 2012 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Doble Motorcycles have had a superb year, being crowned MCN’s Dealer of the Year for 2011 – simply because they continue to lead the way in customer service and with fantastic...

Neevesy’s blog – Ducati Multistrada in Oz

13 January 2012 by Michael Neeves

Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 is MCN’s current king of the all-rounders. Like it says on the tin, it will do-anything and go-anywhere. Its superbike engine delivers a monstrous amount of power, it handles superbly and it’s an epic mile-muncher. It’ll even handle a bit of off-road, if you’re mad enough. I’ve ridden a fair few and if I’m honest, I’d normally set the electronic riding mode to full-fat...

Vote for your MCN Man of the year

12 January 2012 by Michael Guy

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED In what has been another brilliant year in the world of motorcycle racing there is once again an array of outstanding riders vying to secure your vote in MCN’s Man of the Year...

147mph driver escapes jail... No surprises there then

12 January 2012 by Doug Hyem

A police sergeant who caught a pensioner driving a luxury car at 147mph on a bypass has described the incident as “the worst case of excessive speed I have ever seen in 26 years of policing”. Company director Owen Swift, 68, was clocked travelling at more than twice the speed limit in his Jaguar XKR on the Malton bypass, in North Yorkshire, on the evening of June 11 last year. He was caught by...