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Just thought I'd share a few images of one of John Brittens V1000 bikes.We were lucky enough to get a weekend break to Wellington (for the Canterbury / Wellington Air NZ Rugby Cup Final here in NZ) and stumbled across...
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MCN Road Tester Adam Child is in Japan to ride Kawasaki’s all new ZX-6R. Here’s his initial impressions. “This new Kawasaki ZX-6R has been heavily revised for 2009, the main areas where they have tried to improve the bike being...
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Our What’s On listings now show events by their date, making them easier to find. Click the links below to choose the listing for your area and find out what events are on near you this week. If you would...
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Bering has launched a range of highly reflective motorcycle clothing specifically for the UK market. As winter draws in and the nights become longer, visibility becomes a big issue at this time of year as most riders will find that they're...
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American factory Ridley, manufactured of cruiser motorcycle with automatic trasmission, could arrive in Europe with a new models range. The new range called 'Sport' will be equipped by a new chassis with better street characteristics and feature four new models. The...
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BMW’s S1000RR superbike has broken cover in finished form testing at Albacete. The pictures show a near production ready machine complete with final trim details and parts like indicators, number plate hanger and the final exhaust design. ABS is also...
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As revealed by MCN back in August, Ducati has confirmed it will be producing a naked version of it's World Superbike championship-winning 1098 superbike. Back in August, Ducati boss Gabriele Del Torchio asked MCN readers if they would consider buying a...
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The 100 bikes to ride before you die, brought to you by the guys at MCN's sister title, Performance Bikes. More power, more torque, less weight, more useable. What’s not to like? In the ever-increasing search for big horsepower, low-down...
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In this week's edition of Motorcycle News we reveal the first spy shots of the BMW S1000RR in full road-trim. The motorcycle was seen testing at Albacete and everything you would expect to see on the finished article was there,...
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The Moto Guzzi V7 Classic isn’t perfect. It’s underpowered slightly, a tad vibey at speed and the levers aren’t span adjustable. But otherwise we struggle to find fault. The Moto Guzzi V7 Classic is stylish, useful, charismatic and simply a...
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Forget the dinosaur CB1000 of the early nineties, or the now defunct 900 Hornet, the CB1000R is a whole new bag for Honda, designed with Europe, using a retuned version of the 2007 FireBlade engine and with 2008 FireBlade forks...
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Triumph’s standard Street Triple mixes Speed Triple style with the tech of a Daytona 675 engine. It's light, fast, fun, agile, stylish and cool... and it just got even better. The 'R' version comes with fully-adjustable suspension and fiercer radial four-pot Nissin...
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This new version of the Enfield Electra may look the same, and to be fair in alot of ways that count it is, but in fact it features an all new unit construction engine with fuel-injection, dragging it kicking and screaming...
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The V-Max is what happens when you mix 1679cc and nearly 200 horsepower in a motorcycle that's one part cruiser, one part sportbike - and all parts thrilling. It's difficult to explain just how quickly the V-Max builds speed. Cruise along...
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Having ridden motorcycles since the age of three, I thought there was bugger all my mucker Gaffs could tell me about bikes! But after the obligatory half a gallon of grog on a Friday night, he convinced me to stop...
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In late July, six intrepid travellers set out to retrace the steps of last years bike holiday and put right the wrong of one bend being just to much for one of us... We set out for a 9 day expedition...
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If you're looking to get on a motorcycle for the first time then you're bound to need a bit of advice on motorcycles, helmet, insurance and allsorts so we've pulled together some key tips you'll need to buy your first motorcycle. Below is MCN's top...
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Having been behind my son sliding off the road on split diesel (but let's not go there) at 30ish, and seen him crash out, then jump out of the ditch with leather trousers holed, textile jacket holed and helmet grazed...
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Motorcycle helmets are a lot more fragile than you might think but as we all know they're pretty damned important for protecting your head. MCN has put together 10 tips to keep your helmet in top shape and protecting you...
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Has anyone had the same trouble as us? My partner has taken her test but failed on a very minor error (in my opinion), but now can't get another test date for 2 months! So after spending the best part...
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Keen bikers might shake their heads in disbelief, but I've been guilty of denial and procrastination over this since Jan '02, when I began blasting out along the M1 to Watford every weekday on an 1150GS. Boy does that wind...
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One of the most difficult parts of riding a bike is changing gears. On a race track a bad gear change can lose you valuable seconds, on the road a botched gear change looks messy and you'll feel a bit...
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It’s long been a subject of great debate among riders – and particularly helmet manufacturers – whether a £500 top-of-the-range race replica offers better protection in a crash than a £50 budget lid. The new Government SHARP helmet test set...
Honeymoon road trip in California
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Here we are on honeymoon in California where we rented a Yam 1800 cruiser and visited some cracking roads and awesome scenery with many exellent diners along the way!
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