February

Year: 2009

Month: February

Bultaco Picador 400

27 February 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

The return of Bultaco? With this all purpose bike, it could be. The Picador would be a 400cc single cylinder – much fun and easy to ride. If offered to an right price it could find many fans!

Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 - first impressions

27 February 2009 by Michael Neeves

MCN’s Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is currently testing the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 at the twisty, Almeria circuit in southern Spain. Here are his thoughts after this morning’s first track...

Electric bike arrives at the MCN office

23 February 2009 by James Keen

MCN has just taken delivery of the new Quantya Strada – A fully road legal electric bike. Here’s a couple of shots of the bike in the MCN office as we charge it up in preparation for testing. MCN’s...

Ducati GS rival ready for 2010

23 February 2009 by Liam Marsden

Last week in MCN we revealed the Ducati Multistrada replacement which will take on the BMW R1200GS. This computer-generated image shows how the new adventure-style Ducati could look when it hits...

Yamaha YZR250 R4?

23 February 2009 by shamitz

Found these photos on the net. I’m still wondering if this bike is for real … If it is, I’d deifinitely buy one 🙂

Yamaha YZR M2

23 February 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Imagine if Yamaha put up for sale for the private teams a “ready to race” MOTO2. It is a return to the past when the bike from race could be acquired normally from the private riders. Not yet...

Cagiva 1125 Schiranna

18 February 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

This is my vision of a new Cagiva twin. It uses Buell’s 1125 engine, but modified and upgraded. Since MV will have the task of having top of the range 3 and 4 cylinder bikes, it will fall...

New Hesketh V 1200

16 February 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

For those which consider the new generation Bentley too “popular” and prefer to drive a Bristol Blenheim. For those who get their clothes made to measure from the taylor. For those which still watch...

Kawasaki ZRX1200 roadtest teaser

13 February 2009 by Marc Abbott

Next week’s MCN, on sale Wednesday, February 18, has the first test of the new, fuel-injected Kawasaki ZRX1200. Doing away with the carbs and thoroughly revising the suspension has turned a great musclebike into a stunner. Click here to find ZRX1200s for sale. To whet your appetite for flat-out Kawasaki action, spend a few minutes drooling over Lawson, Cooley and Co thrashing it out at Laguna...

Kawasaki Versys Tourer gets green light

13 February 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Kawasaki is putting the Versys Tourer in to production following positive response to a prototype revealed at the NEC. The Tourer comes with a set of hard panniers and mounting frame plus an adjustable flip-up screen. The parts are worth £500 on their own, but the Tourer model costs just £325 more than the standard Versys. It can be specified with or without ABS in metallic black, metallic grey or...

BMW S1000RR a Yamaha R6 copy?

12 February 2009 by Guy Procter

Is the new BMW S1000RR a Yamaha R6 rip-off? YouTuber mca8690 certainly thinks so, and he’s gone to the trouble of producing this video to prove it. The S1000RR was spotted early in its development sporting modified R6 panels, which it wore ‘with space to spare’ according to BMW development boss Peter Mueller. We don’t agree with mca8690’s embittered suggestion the bike is a rip-off, but it does...

Two new Vectrix scooters to be unveiled at Ireland show

11 February 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Two new Vectrix electric scooters will be unveiled at the Irish Motorbike and Scooter show in the RDS centre in Dublin from February 27-March 1. The VX-2, said to be the equivalent of a 50cc...

Got a good deal on a new CBR600RR

10 February 2009 by bigfoot68

Some deals to be had out there… Bought a new CBR600RR in October for £6.5k, which ain’t bad, but also got £500 more than expected for a trade in. Seemed too good to be true so shook hands quickly. Really boring running it in- initially at 5000 revs = 56mph in 6th! so was overtaken by camper vans, lorries, skodas the lot. 1st service next week and looking forward to more right hand and better...