March

Year: 2013

Month: March

You Ask/You Answer: Are Kevlar Jeans worth the cash?

20 March 2013 by MCN

“Summer’s coming (well, maybe), which means I’ll be ditching the GoreTex and getting my leather jacket and Kevlar jeans out again. I always get a lot of grief from my mates about wearing Kevlar jeans,...

This year, my bike will cover...

20 March 2013 by MCN

It’s the start of the biking season for most – a time to get back on two wheels. But how many two wheel miles will you cover this year? Have you got thousands already done, or will your pride and joy...

The UK's most exciting track is...

20 March 2013 by MCN

Be it the swooping curves of Paddock Hill Bend of Brands Hatch, Donington’s Craner Curves, or the infamous Mountain at Cadwell Park, there’s no lack of exciting circuits in the UK. But which one is...

Get off-duty Rossi on your iPad

20 March 2013 by MCN

If you thought you knew what kind of state of mind Valentino Rossi might have been in after his – on the face of it – disastrous Austin test, you need to see how he delivered his exclusive interview...

Ducati Panigale 1199R First Ride

20 March 2013 by Michael Neeves

We’re here at the new Circuit of the Americas MotoGP track in Austin, Texas, riding Ducati’s new £26,550 1199 Panigale R. Apart from dripping in sexy carbon fibre, a taller racing screen, racing seat,...

Mar 20 Bikes on the Box

19 March 2013 by Alison Silcox

KEY TO CHANNELS. DRT – Discovery Real Time DSC – Discovery Channel DHD – Discovery Channel HD EXS – Extreme Sports Channel EUR1 (2, HD) – Eurosport 1 (2, HD) MOT – Motors TV CH4 – Channel...

New MCN March 20: The Rossi interview

19 March 2013 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN, out March 20, we have an exclusive interview with Valentino Rossi ahead of his first race back at Yamaha. Rossi reveals what it was really like at Ducati, his thoughts on...

Touring Series Yamahas Offered

19 March 2013 by MCN

Yamaha is now offering kitted-up ‘Touring’ versions of its Diversion F, FZ8, Fazer8, XTZ660Z and Super Tenere. Goodies include luggage, screens and heated grips at offer prices up to £450 less than...

Crutchlow's smallest fan

18 March 2013 by Linda Broadbent

My grandson Lucas reading the Cal Crutchlow article.

Video: Adam Child's KTM 250EXC-F

18 March 2013 by MCN

MCN’s road tester Adam Child has recently taken delivery of a new KTM 250EXC to build up his bike fitness before racing the Isle of Man TT in June. Check out his first review of the bike!

Metzeler to provide free TT camping

18 March 2013 by Simon Patterson

Metzeler are set to provide free camping at the 2013 Isle of Man TT as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations. The Metzeler Village at the National Sports Centre in Douglas will provide free...

Video: Ducati Hypermotard first ride

18 March 2013 by MCN

Ducati’s sexy take on the supermoto has been with us since 2007, but now there’s a new one, replacing both the 1100 Evo and entry-level 796. It’s more powerful but promises to be less manic. We went...

Rossi: 'I wish I was raised in the sixties'

17 March 2013 by Guy Procter

Valentino Rossi says he thinks he’d have had a better life on and off the track if he’d been born in the early sixties like his hero Kevin Schwantz. He makes the comments in a world exclusive in-depth...

Thank you guys

16 March 2013 by rstudholme

I just want to thank all the lads and lasses who led my brother-in-law’s funeral cortege. Andrew Charters, aged 30, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday March 4 in Cumbria. R.I.P...

Video: Honda CB1100 old vs new

16 March 2013 by Phil West

The all-new Honda CB1100 is intended as a faithful ‘homage’ not juut to the original CB750K0 of 1969 but also to Honda’s whole family of celebrated air-cooled CB fours of the ’70s. But how well does...

TV star donates Bonneville to Red Nose Day

15 March 2013 by Jack Lewin

Rufus Hound is giving away his own bike, a Limited Edition Steve McQueen Triumph Bonneville, in aid of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day. The comedian, along with other celebrities such as Fearne Cotton and...

Video: BMW F800GT first ride

15 March 2013 by MCN

The new BMW F800GT aims to be a daily commuter, load-lugging tourer and weekend fun ride. The GT replaces the F800ST, which has been a decent seller in the middleweight touring bracket since 2006. The...

Watch the Rossi interview of the year exclusively on MCN's iPad edition

15 March 2013 by MCN

Rossi talked freely and frankly in the exclusive interview you’ll be able to read in this Wednesday’s MCN, the first time he’s spoken to anyone in the UK media since returning to Yamaha. Readers of...

Watch Metzeler road racing launch live here at 6pm

15 March 2013 by MCN

Tyre manufacturer Metzeler will tonight celebrate their 150th anniversary by launching their 2013 road race programme at the Ace Cafe tonight, and you can watch it live right here from 6pm. TT winner...

Rider group’s fury as hit-and-run drink-driver walks free

15 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

The Motorcycle Action Group has accused courts of ‘inconsistent sentencing’ after a hit-and-run drink-driver walked free from court. MAG President Ian Mutch attacked the ‘leniency’ of a suspended...

Norton to expand into stately estate

15 March 2013 by Jack Lewin

Norton has bought, and is to move its production into, the nearby Donington Hall and surrounding 25-acre estate, the firm announced today. The shock move sees the currently Donington race...

Suzuki Bandit and SV650 Owners Needed!

15 March 2013

MCN is looking for Suzuki Bandit and SV650 owners for an upcoming feature! We need Suzuki SV650S or naked N both old and new style (tubular and pointy frame) Suzuki Gladius ownsers, as well as Bandit...

Less than 30 left: Yamaha FZR400RR

15 March 2013 by MCN

There are just 24 Yamaha FZR400RRs still registered on the UK roads in 2012 but it’s a fair bet to assume there are a whole load more than this still being put to high-rev use on racetracks and...

Riders for Health MotoGP paddock pass auction returns for 2013

14 March 2013 by MCN

With the first round of MotoGP just around the corner, Riders for Health and MotoGP are again offering fans the chance to bid for premium paddock passes for every race in a series of eBay...

Hodgson vs Walker…again

13 March 2013 by Andy Downes

The bitter feud between British Superbike racers Neil Hodgson and Chris Walker in 2000 remains one of the closest-ever racing battles and they will be revealing all for the first time on stage in...

Bikers arrested over motorway marriage blockade

13 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Four men, including the groom-to-be have been arrested following a marriage proposal in which hundreds of bikers blocked a Californian motorway. The groom and three friends were all arrested for the...

TT Race for Sale

13 March 2013 by Michael Neeves

Don’t worry, it’s not the 2013 Isle of Man TT races going under the hammer, it’s the number plate: TT12 ACE, selling for £3000. If you squash the numbers 1 and 2 up to make an R, stand well back and...

You Ask/You Answer: When is it ok to give other riders advice?

13 March 2013 by MCN

“There is a rider in my area who I see out often with pillions, he is fully kitted out with helmet, gloves, boots and leathers while the pillion only gets a helmet. It could be argued that this is...

Will the Japanese topple the Europeans' grip on the superbike market?

13 March 2013 by MCN

In recent years the Japanese sports bikes have lost their way a little, with the Europeans catching up… Will the Japanese manufacturers ever topple the Europeans’ new-found grip on the superbike...

Would you buy a sidecar?

12 March 2013 by MCN

What the hell is it with Sidecars?’ asks MCN’s Steve Farrell in this week’s paper, while losing his chair-riding cherry to a Watsonian Squire / Royal Enfield outfit. Would you ever buy an outfit?

Would you buy a retro bike?

12 March 2013 by MCN

Honda’s CB1100 (in this week’s MCN, 13 March) is a proper slice of retro heaven, blending the styling of Honda’s iconic nakeds of the Seventies, with the benefits of modern reliability. But what would...

March 13: Bikes on the Box

12 March 2013 by Alison Silcox

Can-Am Spyder first ride

12 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

If the three-wheeled Cam-Am Spyder were a person you met, the first thing it would say is: “I’m not a motorcycle, you know.” The second thing would be: “Are you aware that I’m not a motorcycle?” At...

Indian shows new engine in ‘Spirit of Munro’

11 March 2013 by Andy Downes

As well as launching a new engine in the form of the 1819cc V-twin Thunder Stroke 111 the firm has also shown off this one-off tribute to the Burt Munro Indian speed record holding machine. Indian is...

New £1.3million Think! Motorcycle campaign launched

11 March 2013 by Steve Farrell

The Government has launched a new £1.3million campaign to get drivers to look out for riders at junctions. Radio and petrol station ads will run from now until May urging drivers to take longer to...

Indian unveils new 1819cc V-twin engine

11 March 2013 by Andy Downes

Historic American motorcycle firm Indian has revealed the first completely new engine in 70 years as part of the rebirth of the name under the ownership of the huge Polaris Industries; the same firm...