2010

Year: 2010

Month: ALL

New MCN June 16: MotoGP bike hits 201mph at the TT

15 June 2010 by Liam Marsden

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale June 16, we bring you the exclusive story of TT star Cameron Donald’s lap of the TT circuit on a Suzuki GSV-R MotoGP bike. We also ride with Jorge Lorenzo on his...

Tuned, lightened Desmosedici claimed to be ‘world’s most exclusive motorcycle’

10 June 2010 by Phil West

In the world of specials, NCR already produce some of the very best. But this, the Italian firm’s all-new, 200bhp Millona 16, or M16 for short, takes things to an all-new level. The M16 is based on...

BMW F800 RS

10 June 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

For those who believe a modern Superbike or Supersport too stressful, but still want a fun and dynamic bike. Behold the new BMW F800 RS, 99 hp, 180 Kg, enough for a human-oriented sport bike.

Timewarp TT: Surtees (MV) v Miller (MotoCzysz)

08 June 2010 by Guy Procter

MotoCzysz may have annihilated the TT Zero competition in practice on Monday, but it’s still fighting it out with fifties machinery in combustion-engine terms. In a single-lap sprint round the 37.73...

Jorge Lorenzo TT replicas

08 June 2010 by Marc Potter

GEORGE WHITE motorcycles will make a limited number of Jorge Lorenzo TT replicas. The replicas will ape the bike that Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha R1 will ride at the Isle of Man TT on Friday. Lorenzo is...

HONDA AFRICA TWIN 1200

07 June 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

A new rival for BMW and Yamaha. HONDA AFRICA TWIN 1200. The Queen is back!

Moto Guzzi Nevada Anniversario

07 June 2010 by Michael Neeves

To celebrate twenty years of the middleweight Moto Guzzi Nevada cruiser, the Italian firm have created a new addition to their model line-up: the Nevada Anniversario, which will only be available in...

DUCATI DESMOLIGHT 450 CONCEPT

04 June 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

This concept bike is dedicated to pure riding pleasure. Based on the new hypothetical Mono Desmo 450cc. Little bastard

Most incredible race replica ever

04 June 2010 by Gary Pinchin

This bike claimed the first MV victory on the Isle of Man since Agostini won there in 1972. Except there’s not a single genuine MV part on this exquisite three-cylinder bike. In next week’s MCN –...

First ride: Thruxton 904 Ace Special

04 June 2010 by Michael Neeves

Few bikes tick the boxes in so many ways as Triumph‘s Thruxton. Its big, meaty air-cooled parallel twin-cylinder engine has chunky power all the way through the revs and it¹s as enjoyable purring...

Free luggage with the BMW R1200GS

03 June 2010 by Guy Procter

Buy a new GS between 1 June and 30 September 2010 and you’ll get free panniers worth up to £665. The incentive is to celebrate the GS’s 30th anniversary and applies to GS, GS Adventure and GS...

Test ride a Yamaha Super Ténéré for free at National BikeSafe Show

03 June 2010 by James Sharpe

The brand new Yamaha Super Ténéré and FZ8 are just two of the models available for test ride at the National BikeSafe Motorcycle Show later this month. It will also be the first UK showing of the...

BMW C1-E Concept to make UK debut

02 June 2010 by James Sharpe

The BMW concept scooter, the C1-E, is to make its UK debut at the National BikeSafe Motorcycle Show this month. The C1-E concept is based on the existing C1, however the main difference is its...

GSX1250FA ST: Suzuki's new bargain sports tourer

02 June 2010 by Phil West

This is Suzuki’s brand new GSX1250FA ST – a luggage-equipped version of the GSX1250FA launched earlier this year. Video: Suzuki GSX1250F v CBF1000GT v VFR1200 v FZ1 Fazer Priced £7499, or just...

New Honda Sabre

28 May 2010 by John Westlake

This is the brand new Honda Sabre 1300 cruiser – proof that the firm’s new, more extreme chopper styling, as pioneered on last year’s Fury, is no one-off. The US-only model – revealed in full in next...

New CBF1000F will cost around £9000

27 May 2010 by Chris Newbigging

Honda has revealed that the new CBF1000F will cost in the region of £9000 when it goes on sale in the autumn. The updated, alloy-framed CBF is a late addition to Honda UK’s range – initially the bike...

Kawasaki 2011 MX models announced – lean green and very mean

25 May 2010 by Trevor Franklin

Kawasaki has released details on its 2011 four-stroke KX250F (MX2) and KX450F (MX1) motocross models. The new KX250F will, for the first time, use battery-less fuel injection, a system successfully...

Multistrada racer unveiled

24 May 2010 by Phil West

Is this the first race-prepped Ducati Multistrada? Sponsored by Spider Grips, it’s been built by American dealers Ducati Newport Beach to take on the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill...

New Husqvarna TE 125 is go-anywhere teen dream

21 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Sister bike to Husqvarna’s new 125 supermoto is this credible looking beginner’s enduro bike, the TE125. Costing £100 less at £3495 the fully road-legal TE uses the same liquid-cooled 15bhp motor,...

New Husqvarna SMS4 125 is pukka first supermoto

21 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Husqvarna has launched a new 125 supermoto with race-bred looks and surprisingly high spec components in a package as aggressive-looking as one of the firm’s chainsaws. The SMS4 125 pumps out the...

Suzuki SV650S returns at under £5000

21 May 2010 by Phil West

Suzuki GB has re-introduced the popular SV650S at a price of just £4999. For long a best-seller in the novice-friendly, middleweight class, the half-faired V-twin was superceded last year by a...

KTM launch new KTM 350 SX-F

19 May 2010 by Michael Neeves

We’re out in the hills an hour north of Valencia to try one of the most important machines in KTM’s recent history. Find a KTM for sale With the company recovering from the fallout from the credit...

Where the Triumph Sprint GT fits in with the competition

18 May 2010 by MCN

The new Triumph Sprint GT has more power and torque than the old ST, and will be one of the best value tourers on the market when it goes on sale in two weeks’ time. Essentially a touring version of...

Free Akrapovic exhausts with new Yamaha R1

17 May 2010 by Trevor Franklin

A free set of Akrapovic replacement sport exhaust silencers is the latest Yamaha inducement to buy a new 2009/2010 Yamaha R1 from over 55 official Yamaha dealers. Slovenia’s finest carbon-clad and...

Ducati Desmotracker 450

17 May 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

Another model that will enter in the new range of single cylinder Ducatis. The Desmotracker 450.

Poll: Are hyperbikes still relevant today?

14 May 2010 by MCN

It’s 20 years since the launch of the first ‘hyperbike’ – Kawasaki’s awesome 173mph ZZ-R1100 which reigned world’s fastest production bike through the first half of the 1990s until usurped by new...

Yamaha R1 replicas to be delivered by Rossi, Lorenzo & Spies

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Four very special MotoGP-rep R1s have been offered for sale by Yamaha France and immediately snapped up by buyers. And no wonder: at €16,990 they’re only a grand more than standard, look awesome...

'Fake' Bimota HB4 track day bike is real

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Rumours of a semi-official track-day-only HB4 costing a whopping £146,500 circulated last month after an advert for just such a bike was posted on a German website. Bimota was quick to dismiss the ad...

KTM RC4 - it lives!

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

Rumours of a rebirth of the serious small-capacity sportsbike led by KTM have circulated for ages, and we’re glad to see they’re well founded. Sort of. Sadly it’s not the longed-for official RC4 they...

The Hypermotard-engined Ducati flat-tracker that took historic win

13 May 2010 by Guy Procter

This is the Ducati that took a historic and unwelcome win against a field of Harley-engined flat trackers – the first twin-cylinder flat track race in almost two decades that the XR750 Harley has...

Test ride any Kawasaki at the BMF Show

11 May 2010 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki is launching a new nationwide test riding roadshow at this weekend’s BMF Show in Peterborough with the entire 2010 range available to ride. A Kawasaki spokesman said: “Recognising that no...

DUCATI DESMOSCRAMBLER 450

10 May 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

DUCATI DESMOSCRAMBLER 450. The (true) SCRAMBLER is back!

Bespoke BMW S1000RR track bikes from BMW Park Lane

07 May 2010 by Michael Neeves

BMW’s magnificent S1000RR has already proved itself to be the most powerful and technologically-advanced superbike money can buy. It’s turned the sports bike world on its head. Now dealers BMW Park...

BMW officially denies S600RR on the way

05 May 2010 by Andy Downes

BMW has officially denied the existence or development of a 600cc sportsbike to run alongside the all-conquering S1000RR released this year. The denial has come about after it emerged that BMW owns...

Aprilia months from launching 750cc and 1200cc Tuareg adventure bikes

05 May 2010 by Andy Downes

Aprilia will enter the adventure bike segment with all new 750cc and 1200cc V-twin bikes that will be shown at the Milan Show in November – a story confirmed by the Australian Aprilia...

Ducati Desmotard concept

05 May 2010 by Oberdan Bezzi

This is my design for the Ducati Desmotard, the second model of the new Desmo Mono range.