September
Video: Quantya Evo1 electric bike review
20 October 2010 by
This is the Quantya Evo1 Track - an electric enduro bike that costs just over £10,000 in road legal trim. Watch the video to see MCN's resident dirt monkey and WSB reporter Michael Guy spend a day...
Video: 2010 Honda CBF1000 v Suzuki GSX1250F
06 October 2010 by
Honda’s facelifted CBF1000 aims to deliver the style to match its unquestioned versatility. But is it enough to beat Suzuki’s class-leading GSX1250FA? Find a sports tourer for sale Watch the video...
Staff Bikes: Ducati Multistrada - The first 700 miles, again
30 September 2010 by
Since picking up my replacement Multistrada Sport arrived (the first one was written off by a colleague) its done some gentle running-in, a few trips out with the mrs, had a first service and been...
Staff bikes: Triumph Street Triple - Bits go on. Bits fall off
29 September 2010 by
No sooner had I fitted a protective radiator cover to my Street Triple than my housemate backed his car into it. Forcefully. Lifting it from the mud and back onto its sidestand, surveying the bike in...
Video: £1500 Modern Classic challenge part 2 - GSX-R750F, FS1-E DX, GPZ900R A1
27 September 2010 by
The dream is one thing, a fun pastime, a fantasy - but what’s it actually like if you bite the bullet and buy one of these bikes? To find out we set ourselves a challenge. To buy three ‘modern classics’ for no more than £1500 each. Find your dream motorcycle in bikes for sale In the second week of the challenge Jim Moore from Practical Sportsbikes gives his expert opinion on the motorcycles the...
Near-standard S1000RR hits 202mph
24 September 2010 by
A standard BMW S1000RR with an off-the-shelf Akrapovic exhaust, a smaller rear sprocket and some gaffer tape over slots in the screen cracked 202mph from a standing start in one mile. The speed run...
Electric car takes on electric bike at Thruxton
21 September 2010 by
Electric car raced electric superbike last week, as Citroën’s Survolt concept and a Mavizen TTX02 went head-to-head at Thruxton. TTX GP leader Jenny Tinmouth was on two wheels, Le Mans driver Vanina...
2011 Harley 883 SuperLow first ride
14 September 2010 by
This is the new shortie-friendly version of last year’s Sportster XL883L and comes with a bigger 17 litre tank, new seat, longer travel rear suspension, new five spoke wheels and fresh paint.
Video: Padgett's 125 GP bike on the road
08 September 2010 by
With two-strokes soon to be removed from MotoGP racing, MCN tested a £25,000, 150mph 125GP bike from Padgett's on the road!
World’s best custom on the road!
01 September 2010 by
The day this award-winning Harley-Davidson arrived back in the UK, MCN was lucky enough to take the priceless V-twin for a spin on the road. This week’s MCN (out now) reveals all the key details about...