2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

World Exclusive: Norton Dominator revealed

28 January 2015 by Andy Downes

This is the world’s first sight of the fully road-legal version of the new Norton Dominator SS, which will be officially launched this weekend. There are two versions of the Dominator. Both are...

Bike of the Day: 1973 Kawasaki KH750 H2

28 January 2015 by Phil West

One of the inspirations for Kawasaki’s 2015 H2/H2R is today also one of the most collectable and desirable of all Japanese classics – with the prices to match. Wild, two-stroke triple was one of the...

So you’ve designed a motorcycling icon, what next?

28 January 2015 by Steve Hunt

The elusive ‘Holographic Hammer’ was the man that MCN emailed for advice when working on our own custom bike build – a straight-line, bullet bike customisation of Yamaha’s XV950, but little did we...

Long-term test: Yamaha XV950 - Building The Bullet

28 January 2015 by Steve Hunt

Building The Bullet. The plan was simple. I thought it would be an interesting assignment to see what a relative novice like myself could do to Yamaha’s XV950 with some bolt-on, third-party parts and...

Bike of the Day: 1999 Yamaha R6

27 January 2015 by Phil West

The first R6 was as much of a ‘game-changer’ as its bigger brother, the original R1, was in 1998. Light, small and fast, this was the first true supersports 600 and, as such, both a sure-fire future...

New MCN January 28: Ducati Panigale 1299 first test

27 January 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from January 28: – Ducati Panigale 1299 world first test: Too much power? – BMW 300s spied – New Norton Dominator revealed – Indian...

Long-term test: Supercar performance, bargain price

27 January 2015 by Emma Franklin

Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R Forget your ultra-exotic, ultra-expensive supercars, Suzuki Hayabusa reaches 200mph from as little as £4000. So Top Gear’s back for yet another series, and as I was caught in...

Bike of the Day: 1971 Suzuki T350

26 January 2015

Sprightly ‘70s two-stroke twin is less celebrated than Yamaha’s rival RD350/400 but is still a classic in its own right and would make a rideable, straightforward classic proposition today. What’s...

London Custom Building Championships returns to London Show

24 January 2015

Europe’s top custom bike builders will descend on London for the start of the London Custom Bike Championships at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, February 13-15. The championship is now in...

Loads of prizes to be won with the MCN giveaway site

23 January 2015 by MCN Staff

Here’s our pick of prizes up for grabs on our giveaway site. It’s dead easy to register and all giveaways are free to enter. Unique Signed Rossi VR46 Cap, worth PRICELESS Valentino has partnered...

New Honda Museum to Open in Suffolk

23 January 2015 by Steve Hunt

David Silver is well-known within motorcycling collector circles, and if you own an ‘older’ Honda, you would have almost certainly come across his specialist parts business. His love for the Honda...

Motorcycle Live 2015 dates change

23 January 2015 by MCN News

The organisers of Motorcycle Live have announced that the 2015 event will take place one week later than originally planned, opening at its usual venue of The NEC, Birmingham on Saturday 28 November...

Bike of the Day: Triumph Trophy 900

23 January 2015 by Phil West

The very first model from the revived Hinckley Triumph concern was the Trophy 1200 but itwasn’t until the 900 triples came on line that it started to find its feet, which makes this early Trophy 900...

First Ducati Scrambler specials unveiled

23 January 2015 by Andy Downes

It was only a matter of time before custom builders got their hands on the new Ducati Scrambler and these first three are being revealed at the Verona bike show in Italy. The three bikes have been...

Long-term test: Kawasaki ER-6f

23 January 2015 by Simon Brown

Owners of previous generations of Kawasaki’s ER-6f often complain of buzzing from the bodywork at specific points in the rev-range – nothing dramatic, just an irritation. It doesn’t happen with the...

First ride: Quadro ‘S’

21 January 2015 by MCN

Three-wheeled, ‘leaning’ scooters arguably make the perfect winter commuters and the latest join the fray is from Swiss/Italian firm Quadro (who, ironically, has set its stall out mostly as a...

Free accessories with new Triumphs

21 January 2015 by Andy Downes

Triumph is offering a free range of added extra parts and accessories on selected 2015 models with some packages consisting of over £1000 of free kit. The Street Triple and Street Triple R models will...

Bike of the Day: Yamaha XVZ1300 Venture Royale

21 January 2015 by Phil West

Here’s a helluva lot of bike for the money. Short-lived full-dresser was based on V4 Vmax mechanicals (but restyled) in a full-monty, retro-styled, ‘ElectraGlide-esque’ touring package. The result is...

Where do you stand on high-vis rider kit?

21 January 2015 by MCN

With the days still being short and murky it raises the annual question of visibility when riding. Where do you stand on high-vis rider kit? Where do you stand on high-vis rider kit?

Secrets of the new Africa Twin

21 January 2015 by Andy Downes & Ben Purvis

Still a year away from production, we unearth Honda’s technical plans for the new Africa Twin. Honda’s all-new Africa Twin adventure bike will be shown in finished form in under a year and will be on...

Michael Dunlop or Guy Martin for 2015 TT glory?

21 January 2015 by MCN

Michael Dunlop will campaign the untested YZF-R1 on the roads this year, while Guy Martin will be aboard the new BMW S1000RR – it’s going to be a fascinating battle, so who’s your money on? Michael...

TT stars head for London

21 January 2015 by MCN

The Classic TT represents the opportunity to see – and hear – some of the greatest machines in history as they are raced around the Mountain Course by some of the world’s most talented riders. At this...

Bike of the Day: 1994 Kawasaki ZXR750

20 January 2015 by Phil West

One of the first mass-market ‘racer replicas’ the original 1989 ZXR is now considered a true ‘modern classic’. It had it all: great looks, sublime handling, a howling GPX750-derived motor and racing...

Huge funds for Welsh motorcycle safety

20 January 2015 by Andy Downes

More than £500,000 has been made available for the development of new technology to help reduce motorcycle casualties in Wales. The funding is being provided by the Welsh government, Innovate UK and...

Peterborough to Inverness on a 125: Part 3

20 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Well, the trip certainly didn’t end the way I was planning on it. Instead of riding the final 284 miles home from Abington Services on the M74, I instead did the journey in the passenger seat of a...

New MCN January 21: Dunlop signs for Yamaha

20 January 2015 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from January 21: – Michael Dunlop signs for Milwaukee Yamaha for 2015 – Sports tourer supertest: Kawasaki Versys 1000 takes on rivals –...

Jaguar Land Rover working on motorcycle safety

20 January 2015 by Andy Downes

British firm Jaguar Land Rover is working on new safety technology which it hopes will work to improve safety for motorcycles and cyclists by creating coloured warnings inside the car along with...

Peugeot Django scooter gets power boost

19 January 2015 by Andy Downes

Peugeot has added the option of a larger 150cc engine variant to the retro-modern Django scooter range which will run alongside the existing 125cc version. The new 150cc engine produces 10% more power...

My Life in Bikes Carl Cox

19 January 2015 by Michael Neeves

The bike-mad superstar DJ talks Fizzies, his 60-strong bike collection and running his own team at the TT AGE: 51 OCCUPATION: INTERNATIONAL DJ NATIONALITY: BRITISH How did it all start? My first bike...

First ride: RSD BMW RnineT

19 January 2015 by MCN

BMW’s retro, boxer-powered roadster, the RnineT was one of the hits of 2014 and now Roland Sands Design (RSD), who worked with the German marque to come up with the original concept, have come up with...

Vincent HRD saved from scrap up for auction

19 January 2015 by Andy Downes

A 1939 Vincent HRD Series-A Rapide rescued from being scrapped has been restored and is now up for auction for an estimated value of between £220,000 and £260,000 at the Bonhams Stafford sale in...

Record sales for BMW in 2014

19 January 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW sold more than 123,000 motorcycles around the world in 2014 to beat the all-time record for the German company and it represents a 7.2% overall increase. The company sold 123,495 bikes in 2014; it...

Win a trip for your bike......

19 January 2015 by MCN News Team

New concept Bikeshuttle take the slog out of getting to the Alps, as you fly and meet your bike, saving time, boredom and money! And MCN have a return place to give away to two lucky...

Moto2 bikes for sale

19 January 2015 by MCN News

Fancy owning a Moto2 bike with some pedigree? Here’s your chance – as AGT REA Racing have acquired the Marc VDS Kalex & Caterham Suter Moto2 race bikes – including Johan Zarcos full bike that finished...

Peterborough to Inverness on a 125: Part 2

18 January 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ok, I’ll put m hands up and admit defeat – I didn’t make it to Inverness on the mighty little Yamaha MT 125! The weather finally beat me, just after leaving my overnight stop in Perth, only 90 miles...

Warning: new scam technique in operation

16 January 2015 by Tony Hoare

Watch out for a new type of attempted scam by tricksters posing as sellers of used motorcycles. This one follows many of the traditional tricks of conmen by requesting payment details without the...