Which used superbike for under £5000 - MOTOR GERR

With the advent of electronics and near-200bhp power outputs, it's easy to forget just how good the sports bikes of 2005 were. They had ...

Suzuki GSR750 - Tail tidy improves GSR's rear - MOTOR GERR

After riding the GSR for the first few miles there was only one modification that I could see needed to be made, to fit a tail tidy and get ...

Staff bikes MV Agusta Brutale 920 - the highest mileage 2011 model - MOTOR GERR

MCN's 2011 Brutale is now the highest mileage specimen in the UK, and possibly the world, after clicking through 4000 miles and its firs...

Staff bikes Ducati Monster 1100 Evo - MOTOR GERR

Over the months that I've owned the Monster, many have asked me "What's it like?" My default answer is "A real, good,...

Kawasaki VN1700 Voyager takes on the baggers - MOTOR GERR

The imposing bulk of Kawasaki's new VN1700 Voyager Custom has just landed on UK soil, sending a shudder through the large touring cruise...

Staff bikes Moto Guzzi Griso SE - V7 Classic snaffled by actress - MOTOR GERR

Just when I was learning to love the V7 Classic and its gentle take on motorcycling life, it has been snatched away from me. Moto Guzzi have...

Staff bikes - Honda Crossrunner You never stop learning - MOTOR GERR

Two thousand, three hundred and forty-seven miles can reveal a lot about a bike. Even about one you thought you already knew. Such has bee...

Scoop first ride! New KTM 690 Duke prototype - MOTOR GERR

The world's most powerful single-cylinder bike will get more refined and yet more powerful next year, an MCN world first ride has reveal...

New MV F4RR – does it pack the punch - MOTOR GERR

We've just been testing MV’s brand new, and supposedly 201bhp, F4RR Corsacorta against its main rivals on road and at our speed testing ...

Hooligan Triumph Street Triple R café racer special - MOTOR GERR

This Street Triple R is the latest in the line of brilliantly-executed specials created by Triumph dealer Jack Lilley. Designed to mimic t...

Staff bikes Triumph Tiger 800 - MOTOR GERR

After being enthralled by the round-the-world tales in our free Adventure supplement a couple of weeks ago I was inspired to do something si...

Staff bikes BMW G650GS - MOTOR GERR

In a recent update I highlighted the disappointingly early beginnings of corrosion on my G650GS's frame, a development that has left me ...

MRO Powerbike blog Snetterton 200 34th September - MOTOR GERR

For the penultimate round of the MRO Powerbike championship, we raced on the new two-mile-long Snetterton 200, the first ever meeting to be ...

Husqvarna SMS4 125 Teenage kicks - Husky style - MOTOR GERR

While we await the arrival of the Nuda 900, Husqvarna's new F800-powered supermoto, two other equally important models from the now BMW-...

DUCATI DIAVEL (2011-on) Review - MOTOR GERR

We’re absolutely blown away by the Diavel. It’s so light, fast and sophisticated, so good handling and fun, it completely turns on its head ...

Yamaha Super Tenere - Here we go again - MOTOR GERR

Having clocked 4500 miles on the big Super Tenere so far this year, life is good. It's not the sharpest-handling or most exciting big ad...

Staff bikes Victory Cross Country Chelsea tensioner - MOTOR GERR

So we’re hanging around outside the Ace Café, waiting to head out on the run down to the Autolegends Show at Chelsea’s Royal Hospital. The V...

Staff bikes Suzuki GSX-R750 - MOTOR GERR

It's fair to say my GSX-R750 has lived most of its short life with the rev needle pinging against the redline on track. It's a sensa...

Staff bikes BMW K1600GT - MOTOR GERR

I recently picked up the first pair of Remus Hexacone slip on silencers in the country (www.performanceparts-ltd.com) to go on the BMW K160...

Exotic European superbikes for £6000 - MOTOR GERR

Time flies so fast, it's easy to forget these mouthwatering European superbikes are getting on a bit. In your mind's eye it's st...

Staff bikes KTM Duke 125 - Loading up the Duke - MOTOR GERR

Fitting luggage on a KTM 125 Duke might seem as pointless as putting race slicks on a Suzuki Burgman, but if you’re a teenager who has the t...

Michael Neeves MRO Powerbike Blog – Final round, Brands. - MOTOR GERR

It wasn’t quite the perfect end to a perfect season, but it was damn close. After the chequered flag was waved for the final race of the MRO...

Ducati 848 Challenge blog Silverstone - MOTOR GERR

I couldn’t turn down racing in the 848 Challenge at Silverstone in front of packed BSB crowd but it was a baptism of fire, thrown in at the ...

Staff bikes KTM 990 SMT ABS Retuned to perfection - MOTOR GERR

Although the KTM 990 SM-T looks the same black and white bike I'd left at BSD Performance for a dyno run and fuelling check, the bike I ...

Staff bikes Honda VFR800X Crossrunner It's time to retyre - MOTOR GERR

Time for a change. The turning of three-thousand-odd miles has seen both the fading of Crossrunner's OE Pirelli Scorpions' ability a...

Staff bikes Ducati Monster 1100 Evo Monster's hot in the cit - MOTOR GERR

The first Thursday of each month is Italian night at London's Ace Cafe, so before the 160-mile round trip becomes a teeth-grittingly sub...

First Triumph Tiger 800 Supermoto - MOTOR GERR

Straight bars, 17in wheels, upside down forks, fox-eye headlights and an 800cc inline triple - could this be a secret, pre-production Triump...

Aprilia SR Max 300 Taken to the Max - MOTOR GERR

Aprilia’s new SR Max 300 fits neatly into the overcrowded maxi-scooter class, but with a less than subtle difference from its rivals – the A...

Staff bikes MV Agusta Brutale - Brutale turns storm chaser - MOTOR GERR

The plan was simple enough. The reality turned out to be a tiny bit different thanks to the howling gales that affected the North of England...

Staff bikes Ducati Diavel - No pain, no gain - MOTOR GERR

As with all my motorcycle adventures, it started with poor timing and a torrential downpour. The panic to make the 8.15pm Brittany Ferries...

Gilsons Type 1 New Brit café racer - MOTOR GERR

Owned by a trio of die-hard biking enthusiasts, this is Gilson’s first creation: the Type 1 Café Racer, yours for £12,500. Jules and Mike Gi...

2012 Yamaha R1 - first impressions - MOTOR GERR

We're in Spain riding the 2012 Yamaha R1 at the Valencia MotoGP circuit. Aside from a few very minor tweaks the main change to the Yam...

2012 Kawasaki ER-6n - first impressions - MOTOR GERR

MCN’s Senior Road Tester, Adam Child, is putting the new Kawasaki ER-6n through its paces at its European launch in Faro, Portugal. The la...

Traction control raises new Yamaha R1's game - MOTOR GERR

The addition of traction control - which Yamaha says is the same system as used on the YZR-M1 MotoGP racer - makes the 2012 R1 a better road...

Staff bikes Suzuki GSX-R750 Viva el Gixer! - MOTOR GERR

Now that's what I call a summer trip. 3397.6 miles in two weeks, on a bike designed for the track, but absolutely perfect for everything...

Staff bikes BMW G650GS Bye-bye Beemer - MOTOR GERR

Like many motorcyclists I'm sure, every day I'm watched through my window by my little lad as I get on my bike and ride off to work....

Michael Neeves blog Off Road Skills - MOTOR GERR

I’ve just returned from two days in Wales with Paris Dakar legend Simon Pavey, at his off-road school, or the ‘Odd Road Skills, powered by W...

Maximum muscle, minimum cost GSX1400 v XJR1300 v CB1300 - MOTOR GERR

How times change. In the late 1970s and early '80s, bikes with silhouettes the same as these machines would have been called superbikes....

Why you want Husqvarna’s new Nuda 900 - MOTOR GERR

The Nuda 900 is the first of an "explosion" of new BMW-derived Husqvarna road bikes, according to Husqvarna boss Klaus Allisat. We...

Staff bikes Suzuki GSR750 GSR takes on the Nurburgring - MOTOR GERR

Rising at 5:30am on a day off isn’t exactly what I’d call relaxing, but with the GSR already loaded up and sat waiting patiently in the gara...

Rieju MRT 125LC Pro SM Hottest ever learner supermoto - MOTOR GERR

Rieju say this new Yamaha-powered 125 is the ultimate Supermoto 125, and have even given it the code name 'Duke Killer', referring t...

KTM 125 DUKE Review - MOTOR GERR

If you’re looking to get your license, learn to lift either wheel or pursue some lightweight urban thrills, the KTM 125 Duke can do it for y...

KTM 125 DUKE (2011-2016) Review - MOTOR GERR

If you’re looking to get your license, learn to lift either wheel or pursue some lightweight urban thrills, the KTM 125 Duke can do it for y...

Staff bikes Victory Cross Country Victory on a roll - MOTOR GERR

After six months with the Cross Country, I finally get to stretch its legs on a 1300-mile tour of Spain and Portugal. It turned out to be an...

Kawasaki Versys 1000 first ride - MOTOR GERR

The new Kawasaki Versys 1000 is currently being tested by MCN out in Tenerife. Here is Senior Road Tester Adam Child’s first impressions: ...

Honda NC700X first ride - MOTOR GERR

Honda’s all-new NC700X is currently being put through its paces by MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin in Portugal. Here are his impressio...

Ducati's 848 Streetfighter overpowers Triumph Street Triple R - MOTOR GERR

Ducati say their Streetfighter 848 is suitable for riders who want Ducati’s legendary sports bike performance without the head down, arse up...