September

Year: 2016

Month: September

BMW K100 review and used buying guide: Ever heard of the Flying Brick?

07 March 2022 by Ped Baker

Ben Kingham, owner of BMW K series specialists BSK Speedworks reveals his buying tips for the 987cc four cylinder BMW K100, affectionately known as the Flying Brick… Related: 30th anniversary of K...

Ducati Globetrotter 90 hits the USA

07 October 2016 by Liam Marsden

28-year-old Eduardo Generali has received the Ducati Globetrotter 90 torch from Jessica Leyne in San Francisco, and will now start the fourth leg of the round-the-world tour, travelling 2400 miles to...

7 great city fliers

06 October 2016 by Phil West

Urban warrior? Choose your weapon. Honda NC700/750X (2012 – current) Mocked or misunderstood by most hardcore bikers, the car engine-derived, automatic- geared NC family (there’s the...

The Tork T6X is India's first electric motorcycle

03 October 2016 by Liam Marsden

Indian manufacturer Tork has unveiled theirs, and India’s, first ever electric motorcycle, named the T6X. The bike boasts a range of 100km (62 miles), with a cruising speed of 62mph and 19ftlb of...

Gallery: 30 years of the Suzuki RGV500

02 October 2016 by MCN News

It might not have been the most successful 500cc Grand Prix bike, but the Suzuki RGV500 captured the hearts and minds of race fans in the late ’80s and early ’90s. And it was all because of one man:...

Whatever happened to Flyin’ Fred Merkel?

02 October 2016 by MCN News

Fred Merkel was the first ever World Superbike champ, taking the inaugural title for Rumi Honda in 1988 and backing it up with a second in 1989. Flyin’ Fred was the archetypal American racer – with...

My life in bikes: Eddie Roberts

01 October 2016 by MCN News

How did bikes come into your life? I was born in New Brighton on Merseyside, near Leasowe where they had sand racing on the beach. When we were kids we used to run across the golf course to go and...

10 years since the last truly great supersport bike

30 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

10 years ago, before the BMW S1000RR pulled the superbike class kicking and screaming into the 21st century, the 2006 Yamaha R6 was the pinnacle of sportsbike technology. Fitting, since the original...

Casey Stoner's luxury house up for sale

30 September 2016 by MCN News

Two-time MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has put his luxury Gold Coast home up for sale at AUD$6,500,000 (£3,840,177). The Australian will remain in Queensland with his family, but is looking for a...

Win a riding experience in South Africa with Harley-Davidson

30 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Harley-Davidson UK and Ireland are giving riders the chance to experience the roads of South Africa via their Follow The Sun test ride competition. One lucky winner and a friend will win £4,500 to...

MY2017 off-road Husqvarnas recalled

30 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Several bikes from Husqvarna’s off-road model range have been recalled for inspection and possible replacement of the front brake cylinder. TOP STORIES Video: 14 years since the legendary 2002 WSB...

Ducati SuperSport to be unveiled October 4 at INTERMOT

30 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

The new Ducati SuperSport will be unveiled at 6pm, Tuesday October 4 as part of the INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany. The new bike, which was available to view to show-goers at this year’s World...

Gallery: Sports tourer shootout

30 September 2016 by MCN News

There’s a myriad of choice when it comes to choosing a bike that will whisk you away on a long adventure. Historically, touring bikes were big and expensive, but is this always best? We took three...

Gallery: Riding with the Gods

30 September 2016 by MCN News

MCN’s sports editor and off-road fanatic Michael Guy joins four dirt riding gods at the Endurolegends Enduro school. With multiple world championships between them, tuition from Jonny Walker, Paul...

Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide first ride

29 September 2016 by Phil West

Harley’s CVO bikes have always been the very best-accessorised and tuned offerings the historic American firm can muster – but its latest for 2017 takes even all that a stage further. CVO stands for...

New BMW K1600GTL spied

29 September 2016 by MCN News

This is BMW’s 2017 K1600GTL super-tourer in all its glory, scooped just days ahead of its anticipated unveiling in Germany at next week’s Intermot show in Cologne. The class-defining inline-six has...

Video: 14 years since the legendary 2002 WSB finale

29 September 2016 by MCN News

14 years ago today, Colin Edwards, the straight talking, smooth riding Texan, took his second World Superbike title in what was one of the greatest World Superbike races of recent memory. 2001...

Britain's best tourers: Finance deals

28 September 2016 by MCN News

When you think of touring you undoubtedly think of huge bikes with radios, built-in satnav and more buttons than the Millenium Falcon, but do all those luxuries always make the best touring bike? To...

The magic of racing: Suzi Perry on MotoGP

28 September 2016 by James Archibald

Suzi Perry stars in the latest promo video from the organisers of Motorcycle Live, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC in November. Suzi’s film is the fourth in a series of six and she talks about what...

Will you carry on biking into the colder months?

28 September 2016 by MCN News

The days are noticeably shorter now, and the temperature seems to be dropping day-by-day. There’s no getting away from the fact that summer is over. Will you be tucking your bike away for the winter,...

New colours for 2017 Yamahas

27 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Ahead of the major new model launches expected at Intermot and EICMA, Yamaha has announced a host of new colours for many of the bikes in its current range. TOP STORIES Triumph celebrate 10 years of...

Meet Ethel, the Evil Octane

27 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Rick Fairless, owner of Victory dealer Strokers Dallas and long time customiser has unveiled his unique custom Victory Octane as part of Operation Octane custom competition. Historically known for...

This week's issue: 2000-mile tourer test

27 September 2016 by MCN News

In this week’s edition of MCN, available in newsagents, on iPad and Android from September 21: Ultimate tourer test Is bigger really better? Three bikes – one shock winner! Suzuki RGV500...

‘Honda step-thrus are going for crazy money’

27 September 2016 by Neil Murray

Bikes for sale I’m still staggered by what people are paying for Honda step-thrus. This week I watched an old brown C90, admittedly restored to a very high standard, fetch £1900. Nineteen hundred pounds. That’s the...

How to become a Hollywood stuntman

26 September 2016 by Andy Davidson

Professional Hollywood stunt performer, Rick English is one of the very best stunt doubles in the business with over 100 feature films and TV stunts to his name. Here’s his tips on how to become a...

Triumph celebrate 10 years of the Street Triple

26 September 2016 by James Archibald

Triumph are celebrating the Street Triple’s tenth birthday by creating the three brilliant special editions. The bikes will all feature a special paint scheme in association with 8Ball paint shop, who...

Whatever happened to Voxan motorcycles?

25 September 2016 by MCN News

FACT FILE Born December 26, 1995 Went into liquidation late 2009 Last seen December 2013 Voxan? Wasn’t that a single by The Police? No, that’s Roxanne. Voxan was a French motorcycle manufacturer...

Gallery: Fun-loving sports tourers

24 September 2016 by MCN News

As yet there’s no MT-10 within Yamaha’s sports-touring Tracer range, which got us thinking: what would happen if you ‘Tracerised’ one? TOP STORIES F1 pundit Martin Brundle talks sports tourers ...

My life in bikes: Honda BSB Team Manager Havier Beltran

24 September 2016 by MCN News

When did you start riding? It was when I was about eight years old. My first bike was a Cotton Minarelli 125, a great little machine. I lived on a farm with my parents so I’d just ride all over the...

100 years ago: TT winner shot down by the Red Baron

23 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the first ever winner of a race on the Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain course, Indian rider Oliver Godfrey, who was shot down while in combat with...

Video: Who wants to see Guy Martin on a human-powered boat?

23 September 2016 by Maria Vallahis

Wall of Death, check. Triumph Infor Streamliner, check. Human-powered airship, check. So what’s next on the list for Speed with Guy Martin? A human-powered boat. A-bloody-human-powered-boat, that’s...

Ducati Multistrada 939 spied testing

23 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

A new, smaller version of the Ducati Multistrada has been spotted testing on the roads in Italy, Moto.it reports. The grainy photo was taken by a reader of the Italian website and although it’s not...

Guy Martin's next record attempt in a human-powered airship

22 September 2016 by Maria Vallahis

Following on from the Triumph Infor Streamliner record attempt, the journey of Speed with Guy Martin continues as the TT Racer sets out to become the first person to cross the English Channel in a...

Gallery: Scramblers in the city

22 September 2016 by MCN News

Every manufacturer now seems to claim the Scrambler label, so we took four of the top Sramblers – Ducati’s Scrambler Full Throttle, BMW’s new R nineT Scrambler X, Moto Guzzi’s V7 Stornello and...

Honda GL1800 Gold Wing recall

22 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

A vehicle safety recall notice issued by the DVSA has revealed a potential problem with the airbag system on Honda’s GL1800 Gold Wing, resulting in a recall for that particular model. The recall...

F1 pundit Martin Brundle talks sports tourers

22 September 2016 by MCN News

We recently took five sports tourers to the famous Nurburgring – the Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally, BMW K1600GTL, KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, Kawasaki ZZR1400 and Yamaha’s new MT-10 with every official...