May

Year: 2012

Month: May

Win a weekend with Kevin Schwantz!

31 May 2012 by MCN

If you’ve got even the slightest interest in motorcycle racing, this competition is a dream come true. The winner will spend an entire weekend with one of the most gifted and charismatic GP riders of...

Stunt star Pfeiffer to perform at Silverstone GP

31 May 2012 by Phil West

Four times world stunt riding champ Chris Pfeiffer will be among the highlights at this year’s Silverstone British Grand Prix. His stunt show will follow the MotoGP race on Sunday 17 June and adds to...

Would you ride 193mph down this road in the rain?

31 May 2012 by Guy Procter

A 28-year-old man has been charged with riding at nearly 200mph on this road in the rain on Wednesday evening. It’s just south of Albany in the state of New York and the same location another rider...

Updates and brand new model for Honda off-road range

31 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Honda has unveiled a brand new off-road bike – the CRF110F – along with a host of updates for the CRF450R and CRF250R. The CRF110F is an all-new bike aimed at 8-11 year olds. The 2013 CRF450R features...

Brad Pitt walks into London dealership

30 May 2012 by Steve Farrell

Staff at a London motorcycle dealership looked star struck when Brad Pitt walked in to their showroom today. The actor popped into HGB Motorcycles in Ruislip and bought a Bell Helmet and Alpinestars...

Poll: Would you wear an open face lid?

30 May 2012 by MCN

We’re interested in your opinion about helmet safety. If the weather and the bike was right, would you contemplatewearing an open face lid? Don’t forget to add your comment below. pollcomment

Poll: Have you done any post-test training?

30 May 2012 by MCN

We’re interested in how many people have done some kind of post-test training. Help give us a steer by filling in the poll. Don’t forget to add your comment below pollcomment

You ask/you answer: How should I deal with the police?

30 May 2012 by MCN

After two years riding, I got pulled over by a police car for the first time last Saturday. I was shocked and intimidated by the policeman’s anger, and admitted straight away that I was speeding. I...

Is this the coolest Yamaha T-Max on the planet?

30 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

Maxi scooters generally aren’t the coolest looking vehicles on the road -their masses of plastic making them look like bulbous alien spaceships at best. This Yamaha T-Max is the creation of German...

New MCN May 30: TT 2012 is go!

29 May 2012 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN, out May 30, the 2012 TT is go, with practice week underway. We join John McGuinness as he tests the Mugen Shinden electric bike at Cadwell Park and pop in to see Norton as they...

1000cc sports bike owners - your opinions, please

28 May 2012 by MCN

The 1000cc sports bike class has now split in two – there are now the ‘extreme’ 1000s and the more ‘real world’ 1000s. Bikes like the Panigale, RSV4, S1000RR, ZX-10R and F4 RR now fall into the...

TFL ignore bikers again

28 May 2012 by Garry Grant

I’ve just received a TFL survey for cycle planning in London. In the main body of the survey it asks you to list your use of various methods of transport such as car, bus, overground, underground, DLR, but no mention or choice for motorcycles or scooters. Discrimination yet again? http://www.researchnowsurveys.com/survey/VOP17051210092169CSPP/enter.asp?subsid=1000508&execid=30110

The beauty of car drivers sharing the road

25 May 2012 by robh45

My 20-year-old son was riding to work on his GN125 in December last year when a bloke in a lovely blue Zafira decided he was sick of waiting to turn right into a junction. He pulled straight into my son and broke his femur, patela, tibia and fibula. He now has metal rods from his hip to his ankle and his kneecap has two screws holding it together. The police were great as were the ambulance...

‘Syko’ smashes land speed record

25 May 2012 by Zoe Richards

A Yorkshire based engineer has set the British land speed record for three wheelers. Graham Sykes rode his 3900cc V8 machine, called ‘The Syko’ at Elvington Airfield near York, reaching a top speed of...

£500 for best customised Triumph

25 May 2012 by Zoe Richards

If you always thought you should be a bike designer and your custom Triumph is a work of art, you can now prove it. The British manufacturer has launched a customised bike competition, with final...

Classic bikes exempt from MoT

25 May 2012 by Steve Farrell

Bikes made before 1960 will no longer have to pass an MoT test, the Government has confirmed. They will be exempt along with other vehicles of the same age from November 18 this year. Roads Minister...

Soldiers ride classic Norton for charity

25 May 2012 by Zoe Richards

A group of injured soldiers will be taking to the road on a 1920s Norton Model 18 bike and sidecar to raise money for charity. The group will be travelling from Inverness to Portsmouth on July...

Britain’s longest line of biking dads sought

25 May 2012 by Steve Farrell

MCN is looking for Britain’s longest line of biking dads. Are you the father and son of an active biker? Or maybe your father, grandfather and great grandfather all ride motorcycles. If so, we’d like...

Biiista electric bike nearing launch

25 May 2012 by MCN

Say hello to the Biiista, an electric bike developed by Austrian firm Hammerschmid Maschienebau which is due to be launched soon. With a claimed 60mph top speed and 60 mile range, this futuristic...

Destination dealer: Tinklers Motorcycles

25 May 2012 by MCN

ADVERTISING PROMOTION Tinklers Motorcycles has been established since 1933 and they have always been a family run business. Current owners, Adam and Alison, are third generation and proud to be a part...

Kawasaki launches 2013 motocross collection

24 May 2012 by Phil West

Kawasaki has launched its 2013 motocross collection, with the new KX250F and KX450F. Both bikes come with updated styling and improved performance. The KX450F comes with a new ‘pneumatic spring fork’...

Video: Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts bikes ridden

24 May 2012 by MCN

The Barry Sheene bike we have here is a square-four 1975 Suzuki RG500 XR14. Sheene won his first ever GP on it and the ’76 and ’77 world championships. In the yellow corner is an inline-four-cylinder...

Police only out to get bikers

24 May 2012 by stevepotten

I got nicked a couple of years ago by a cop on an unmarked black Fireblade. It was on the A228 West Malling bypass in Kent. There was a recently changed speed limit; it had been unrestricted but was now a 50mph road. I was on a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 and I was travelling at about 60mph. I had seen the Blade from way back and moved well to the left to let him pass as he had been travelling quite...