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1) KTM RC8R When KTM introduced the 1190 RC8 in 2008, its specification promised so much. The 1148cc motor was credited with a 152.6bhp and 88.56ftlb of torque – big figures for a 75° V-twin. With this potent lump bolted...
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Five best bikes of the decade – Andy Downes, MCN Chief Reporter 1. BMW K1300RThe bike I have just done 9000 miles on as my long term test bike this year and one that was a brilliant combination of road...
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In the December 16 issue of MCN we have the full story for Roland Sand’s cool fat-tyred Ducati 1098 – and here online you can see it in all its glory. We couldn’t fit the full image gallery in the...
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Ten years after the launch of the extraordinarily successful Suzuki Hayabusa, the man responsible has finally spoken about its controversial appearance. Koji Yoshiura spoke exclusively to MCN about creating the original 1999 machine, which gained an instant cult following as...
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A cycle group has criticised a trial of motorcycles in bus lanes on the grounds it could lead to an increase in motorcycle traffic. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) says it ‘is concerned that the impact of this extra motor...
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Seeing a custom bike take shape in the workshop is always fascinating, even more so when the builder is someone as talented and as individual as Chabott Engineering owner Shinya Kimura. Formally of Zero Engineering Japan, Shinya moved to Azusa,...
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Ten years after the launch of the extraordinarily successful Suzuki Hayabusa, the man responsible has finally spoken about its controversial appearance. Koji Yoshiura spoke exclusively to MCN about creating the original 1999 machine, which gained an instant cult following as...
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A cycle group has criticised a trial of motorcycles in bus lanes on the grounds it could lead to an increase in motorcycle traffic. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) says it ‘is concerned that the impact of this extra motor...
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Five best bikes of the decade – Andy Downes, MCN Chief Reporter 1. BMW K1300RThe bike I have just done 9000 miles on as my long term test bike this year and one that was a brilliant combination of road...
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£1500 adventure bike challenge MCN’s £1500 Challenge made a return in 2009. This time the ‘Challenge’ was for three MCN staff to buy a large capacity trailie for £1500 or less. They then had to undertake several tasks to prove...
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Forget sleighs and reindeers – Santa Claus is apparently using the 280bhp Asphaltfighters Stormbringers to get about! Despite the ice and snow covering the area of Germany the Kawasaki ZX-10R-based limited run machine is built in, builders Warm-Up captured this...
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Seeing a custom bike take shape in the workshop is always fascinating, even more so when the builder is someone as talented and as individual as Chabott Engineering owner Shinya Kimura. Formally of Zero Engineering Japan, Shinya moved to Azusa,...
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Senior MCN Road Tester Adam Child, has been complaining of a slight misfire on his much abused long-term Yamaha R1. The problem was down to the throttle position sensor which has now been replaced under warranty. Yamaha assure us that...
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The recent cause of death of freestyle motocrosser Mike Cinqmars remains a mystery after a coroners autopsy failed to determine what killed the 31-year-old at his Californian home on December 11. Cinqmars was found unconscious at his home on December...
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The Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s 62nd ‘Banbury Run’ for pre-1931 motorcycles will be run on Sunday June 20 2010. The event is open to any road-legal vintage motorcycle built before 1931, and the limited 600 entries makes it the biggest...
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A North Wales police officer caught doing nearly the twice the speed limit tried to get off on the grounds 50mph signs were unlit. Sgt Craig Jones was driving at 98mph when he was stopped but denied speeding, claiming the...
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In the spirit of saving the environment as well as money, the bike industry increasingly sends out e-cards rather than paper Christmas cards. That also means they can be a bit more personal than a £1.99 pack of 20 cards...
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Senior MCN Road Tester Adam Child, has been complaining of a slight misfire on his much abused long-term Yamaha R1. The problem was down to the throttle position sensor which has now been replaced under warranty. Yamaha assure us that...
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Forget sleighs and reindeers – Santa Claus is apparently using the 280bhp Asphaltfighters Stormbringers to get about! Despite the ice and snow covering the area of Germany the Kawasaki ZX-10R-based limited run machine is built in, builders Warm-Up captured this...
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A North Wales police officer caught doing nearly the twice the speed limit tried to get off on the grounds 50mph signs were unlit. Sgt Craig Jones was driving at 98mph when he was stopped but denied speeding, claiming the...
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In the spirit of saving the environment as well as money, the bike industry increasingly sends out e-cards rather than paper Christmas cards. That also means they can be a bit more personal than a £1.99 pack of 20 cards...
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The Suzuki SV650 and SV650S are easy to overlook, but the fact is that they're cult machines and they changed the face of biking. Find a Suzuki SV650 for sale Read the Suzuki SV650 review Before the SV came along in 1999,...
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In this week's issue of MCN, on sale December 23, we put five bikes with ABS head-to-head with each other and a car to see which has the best ABS. Also in this issue we test the new, 146bhp Triumph...
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Indian manufacturer Eko Vehicles is promising a hybrid electric/petrol capable of 280mpg. We’re just hoping not all future environmentally conscious bikes will look quite so ugly. Piaggio MP3 Hybrid: MCN rides the world’s first hybrid motorcycle The ET-120 Hybrid has...
Phil West's top three videos of 2009
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Executive Editor Phil West chooses his three favourite road test videos of 2009. BMW S1000RR unveiling, Monza, May 2009 For a sense of occasion, they don’t get much bigger. BMW shipped in the world’s press to the Italian World...
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