December

Year: 2008

Month: December

Bikesafe courses back for 2009

03 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Bikesafe is continuing to run courses around the country in 2009 to help improve rider ability and work on reducing the number of motorcycle accidents. BikeSafe work with more than 40 police forces...

Video: Kawasaki ZX-6R: 2008 v 2009

30 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

Kawasaki have made big claims that their new ZX-6R is more powerful, lighter and easier to ride than ever before. To find out if they’re right, Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves puts it to the test...

Video: LSL Kawasaki Clubman W 740R road test

29 December 2008 by Trevor Franklin

Kawasaki’s W650 surfaced in 1998 and dipped back under the radar sometime in 2003. Based on a very early Kawasaki model from an age where where hippies were all the rage (and itself a very good copy...

Aprilia getting to grips with the RSV4 Tuono

23 December 2008 by MCN Mole

Aprilia is speeding ahead with the naked Tuono version of the RSV4 according to MCN’s Mole. Designer Miguel Galuzzi and his team at the Noale HQ are already carving away at clay models to try and get...

Video: Buell 1125CR road test

22 December 2008 by MCN

Buell extends its water-cooled V-twin range with the introduction of the 1125CR; a naked version of the Rotax-powered 1125R sports bike. As you’d expect with a bike that has a claimed 146bhp output,...

Video: Sherco 2.5i F goes Enduro

18 December 2008 by Michael Guy

Sherco has a proven track record of building some of the world’s best trials bikes and now they’ve turned their attention to the enduro market. The Sherco 2.5i F (250cc) is very user friendly and offers plenty of torque all the way up to 12,000 rpm. Handling is good, and the bike is already a proven winner after Graham Jarvis won the recent Red Bull Romaniacs event. Watch the video below to see...

Video: Technical Analysis of Honda CBR1000RR ABS system

16 December 2008 by MCN

MCN Senior road tester Michael Neeves has been out in Qatar testing the new Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade equipped with ABS. Watch the video to see Michael Neeves explain exactly how the electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new Fireblade works and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday, 17 December, 2008.

Video: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade gets MCN thumbs-up

16 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

Honda recently launched their new-for-2009 ABS equipped Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade in Qatar – and our verdict is the system works. The electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new...

Video: Adrenalin-Moto XR 1200 road test

15 December 2008 by Adam Child

Darlington based Adrenalin Moto have produced this one off special XR1200 Harley Davidson, reducing the bikes weight by 25kg and significantly increasing the bikes performance and handling. They’ve loosely based the bike on the new race bike which will be appearing in next year’s British Superbike program in the new Henderson Harley Davidson XR1200 Trophy. Watch the video below to see MCN’s...

First ride: ABS Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

15 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is in Qatar testing the new ABS Honda Fireblade… The electronically-controlled ‘brake-by-wire’ system on the new Fireblade is revolutionary, totally unique on a...

Video: Jack Lilley Triumph Scrambler road test

10 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

Jack Lilley motorcycles are famed for producing one-of-a-kind Triumph specials and this is their latest. Based on the 2009 Scrambler, this Triumph has been given that ‘Great Escape’ Steve McQueen...

Video: Triumph 675 launch

10 December 2008 by MCN

The original Triumph Daytona 675 was a cracking supersports bike when it was released in 2006. So Triumph had a big task on their hands in making the new model better. The new Daytona handled the Cartegena circuit very well, with the uprated chassis and the suspension making it an absolute joy to throw in to the twsties. The three cylinder engine pulls from as low as 3,000 rpm. Even if you miss a...

Head-to-head: New and old Kawasaki ZX-6R

09 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

I’ve just come in from riding the new 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R against the old 2008 model and I’m flabbergasted. I won’t give too much away; you’ll have to read all about it in our full road test in the...

Video: Superstock Honda Fireblade faster than Touring Car at Silverstone

05 December 2008 by Adam Child

Check out this exclusive and unique footage taken at Silverstone race circuit. The Superstock Honda Fireblade easily proved faster than the Honda Type R Touring car around the historic British track. Riding the motorcycle is Steve ‘Baywatch’ Brogan, British Superstock 1000 Champion on-board his championship winning Honda Fireblade. Watch Steve Brogan’s onboard lap In the British touring car is...

Jack Lilley special Triumph Scrambler

04 December 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves has just ridden a very special Triumph Scrambler, built by Triumph dealers Jack Lilley. Here are his first impressions: “At the beginning of this year Triumph...

Video: Steve Brogan onboard at Silverstone

03 December 2008 by Adam Child

MCN road tester Adam Child bumped into British Superstock 1000 Champion Steve Brogan at Silverstone recently at a Honda media day. Steve ‘Brogie’ Brogan agreed to a few flying laps onboard his Championship winning Honda Fireblade with our cameras fitted. Check out the very fast onboard action around the shortened Silverstone circuit.

2009 Triumph Daytona 675 first test - road riding update

03 December 2008 by Trevor Franklin

The world first test of the 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 is taking place in Spain – and this is today’s update – how the Daytona 675 performs on challenging mountain roads. Triumph motorcycles for...