June

Year: 2008

Month: June

Harley Davidson XR1200 video

29 June 2008 by marcus Kingma

This time a movie from me about the H-D XR1200: http://www.vimeo.com/1238627

Video: Aprilia Dorsoduro Supermoto group test

27 June 2008 by Adam Child

Aprilia’s 2008 Dorsoduro Supermoto takes on its rivals in the shape of KTM’s 990SM and Ducati’s Hypermotard in our exclusive video road test. MCN’s road tester Adam Child invited the 2006 British Supermoto Champion, Sam Warren, along for a second opinion as they pitched the motorcycles against each other around Ancaster Kart track. Watch the video below to see how the Aprilia faired and read the...

Video: Racing the Ducati Desmo Challenge

27 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

The Ducati Desmo Challenge is a five-round Italian Championship held just for Ducati engined machines and Michael Neeves gives you a behind the scenes look at the Championship in this video. Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves went along to round three at Vallelunga, near Rome to check out the action and take part in a one-make Ducati Hypermotard race. Check out our video below to see where he...

Bimota DB7

24 June 2008 by Anonymous

I spotted these two beauties on Monday morning… having seen them in the flesh – I want one! Just have to convince the other half now!

Video: JvB Moto Scrambler tested

18 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN travelled to Cologne, Germany to ride JvB’s Moto Ducati Scrambler and it’s one of the most agile, responsive, fun machines we’ve ever ridden. The motorcycle starts off as a Ducati Monster and ten weeks and 8000 Euros later it’s transformed into this mad Scrambler. Check out our video below to see what Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves makes of the Scrambler and meet Jens, the brains behind the...

MCN’s Yamaha R6 meets a fiery end

16 June 2008 by MCN Newsdesk

This is the result of MCN’s Senior Writer Andy Downes’ track day mishap at Brands Hatch this morning (Monday). Andy highsided the Yamaha R6 on the exit of Druids, and the impact of the crash resulted...

KTM 990 Supermoto video

14 June 2008 by Marcus Kingma

The KTM 990 Supermoto is a lot of fun but very bad for your drivers license. Funfactor: 9.5

Video: Onboard Suzuki GSX-R750 at Oulton Park

13 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN Man Michael Neeves got an eye opening one-one-training session with California Superbike School master Andy Ibbott and you can see the result below. We’ll be bringing you the full video of everything Neeves learnt form the day with Ibbott at Oulton Park soon, but in the mean time you can see the result of the training in the flying lap of Oulton Park on Neeves’ Suzuki GSX-R750 below.

Video: Moto Morini Granpasso first ride

11 June 2008 by Angus Farquhar

The Granpasso adventure bike is the latest, and possibly best, addition to resurgent Moto Morini’s range. Watch the video below for action of tester Roland Brown putting it through it’s paces at the world launch or read the full artcile in MCN, Wednesday 11 June, 2008.

Video: Yamaha R1 Cup behind the scenes

06 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN man Michael Neeves has been competing in the Yamaha R1 Cup all season and brings us up to date with life in the paddock. The last time we caught up with Michael he’d just had his race snowed off at Brands Hatch, this time we get a proper tour of the action. Watch the video below to see how Michael got on and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday 4 June, 2008.

Video: Bimota DB7 launch report

06 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

Bimota has launched the latest in it’s stunning range of bikes, the Ducati 1098 powered Bimota DB7 and you can see the video report on the motorcycle below. MCN man Michael Neeves has been in Italy to ride the motorbike at it’s launch at the Misano circuit and was impressed. Watch the video below to see what he thought and read the full article in MCN, Wednesday, 11 June, 2008.

MCN and Ducati present the Monster 696

04 June 2008 by Sarah Carnell, Adam Child

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a launch of a new bike? Well Ducati has decided to spill the beans. The full story behind the development and world launch of the new Ducati Monster 696...

Video: John McGuinness tries out 2007 & 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblades on TT Mountain course

04 June 2008 by Adam Child

Honda’s new CB1000RR Fireblade won our superbike group test and is great on track but is it better than last year’s motorcycle around the Isle Of Man TT and now you can see them in action in our video test. MCN roadtester Adam Child and TT lap record holder John McGuinness travelled to theIsle Of Man to find out if the 2008 Honda Fireblade is better than the 2007 version. Watch the video below to...

Video: Kawasaki 250 R Ninja v Hyosung GT250R

03 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

Kawasaki’s new Ninja 250 R and Hyosung GT250R are once again giving new riders something to get excited about and now you can see them in action in our video test. MCN road tester’s Michael Neeves and Adam Child relive their younger days with a nostalgic trip to Chelsea bridge in London. Watch the video below to see if the Ninja 250R made them feel young again and read the full article in MCN,...

First ride: Bimota DB7 in Misano

02 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has just ridden the new Bimota DB7 round Misano for the first time, this is what he has to say: “It’s surprisingly roomy given how small it looks, the brakes are...

Video: Bimota DB7 launch preview

02 June 2008 by Angus Farquhar

MCN Road tester Michael Neeves is out testing Bimota’s brand new DB7 sports bike and he sent back this quick preview of the test. First impressions of the Bimota DB7 Michael will be testing the bike of the next few days and will send back his full report and video by the end of the week.

First impressions: Bimota DB7 launch from Misano

02 June 2008 by Michael Neeves

Michael Neeves, MCN’s Senior Road Tester, is currently in sunny Misano, Italy waiting for the first ride on the Bimota DB7. Here are his first impressions: “The waiting is finally over and I ‘m...