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Police forces nationwide will be stopping motorists with illegal number plates this week as part of Operation Larch, a campaign to prevent speeders and other criminals evading being traced. The campaign runs from today until Sunday February 3 and aims...
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For the first time you can see video evidence of how wild Kawasaki's new ZX-10R is flat out.Watch the new Kawasaki rev out in top gear as it bounces of its speed limiter and check out how much the bars...
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The January 30 edition of MCN features the first test of BMW's new off-roader, the G450X, but the bike has already been in action at several races throughout 2007. Check out the video on the right to see highlights of...
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Triumph has just launched the 2008 Sprint ST with detail changes based on customer feedback. The bike now has a steel fuel tank to allow the use of magnetic tank bags, a new headlamp design to improve night vision and...
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Honda's EVO6 concept bike that was unveiled at the Tokyo show in October could well be making its way into production. Factory insiders have confirmed to MCN that the 1800cc flat-six naked bike is seriously being considered. You can read...
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In the January 30th edition of MCN we show you some of the new exhausts for 2008 from Two Brothers. The range includes exhausts for the Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX-10R, Suzuki Hayabusa and the GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 from Suzuki. The exhausts come...
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Fairly revolutionary when launched and certainly years ahead of its time the Yamaha TDM850 was a sort of Multistrada 12 years before Ducati thought of it. As a serious ?street trailie allrounder it?s pretty effective, too. The later 900 is...
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The Honda VTR1000F Firestorm is a brilliant all-rounder with few foibles: you?d be hard pushed not to have a ball on it. Regular refuelling?s a drag but better on post-01 Honda VTR1000F Firestorms, when capacity went from 16 to 19...
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The Suzuki TL1000 range feature one of the truly great V-twin engines, in some of the most unpredictable handling chassis ever devised. The Suzuki TL1000R has an improved rear shock, which doesn't misbehave so much as the TL1000S model's, but...
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A Ducati with Japanese reliability? That was the plan. The Yamaha TRX850 was a match for Ducati?s 900SS of its day but never sold well ? the last few machines were ushered out of showrooms for under £4K. Shame. the...
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The Honda F6C Valkyrie is one of those traffic-stopping motorcycles that non-bikers are simply fascinated by. Basically a stripped down Honda GL1500 Gold Wing, with lower gearing and six carbs, the Honda F6C Valkyrie is actually reasonably good fun to ride...
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The sports-touring Honda CBR1000F was always in the shadow of more exciting motorcycles, yet had a decade long production run. It had its good points, such as a comfortable riding position, good build quality - except for early camchain tensioner problems -...
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The Suzuki TL1000S is a motorcycle which has become the Freddie Kreuger of biking. But it's not that evil really, it just suffers from a poor rear shock design that overheats far too easily. You can go fast on the...
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The Yamaha TTR250 is a hardy wee beastie. As an undemanding, unfussy enduro bike for newer riders it excels, with a never-say-die single cylinder motor that has just enough pep for muddy fun. Now deleted from Yamaha?s range the Yamaha...
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Cold, calm and supremely effective ? the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade is like The Terminator. It is an exceptional sports bike that?s blisteringly fast on the road or track. It is bristling with MotoGP technology and compared to the previous motorcycles the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade is manic and...
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The Honda Dominator is the motorcycle that defined the ?urban trailie? craze of the Nineties. Beloved by town-bound motorcycle couriers and B-road hackers thanks to its punchy delivery, rufty-tufty build quality and commanding riding position the Honda Dominator still makes its mark as a value-for-money...
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The Suzuki RV125 VanVan is an enigmatic motorcycle, that?s for sure. Farm hands, gamekeepers, race teams and surf dudes would be the ideal customers: it?s perfect for whizzing around country estates, race paddocks and beaches. Fashion-conscious, retro fans must love...
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With its low price, air-cooled, four-stroke motor and simple steel chassis the Yamaha TT600R represents the utilitarian side of modern biking. It does have some off-road pretensions, but it?s most at home pressed into the role of tough urban commuter....
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How can you argue with ten million commuters worldwide, still pootling to work in mucky overalls, some thirty years after the Honda CG125 was launched? The Honda CG125 goes, it stops, it goes again the next day - simple as...
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Although the Suzuki VL1500 Intruder shares a basic engine design with the Suzuki VL1400 Intruder, the two bikes have very different chassis. The Suzuki VL1500 Intruder is long, low and wide, very similar to Kawasaki's Vulcan 1500 in terms of...
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For laid-back cruising, miniature style, you can?t get much better than the Honda CMX250 Rebel. The engine?s been around forever and the light weight makes for a gentle learning curve. The lack of power can soon become a problem, however,...
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If you have a large camper van and need a bike to ride across beaches then the Yamaha TW125 is perfect, but in every way it is entirely impractical transport. A sluggish SR125 motor, circus clown riding position and questionable...
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The Intruder series has been going for years and the Suzuki VZ800 Intruder incarnation works pretty well. Strong engine, great styling and a decent ride add up to a worthwhile competitor in the cruiser market. The Suzuki VZ800 Intruder's brakes...
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Stylishly designed (by acclaimed Brits Seymour-Powell) single using a Yamaha engine which proved a refreshingly able antidote to Japanese fours in the mid-to-late 90s. Light, lithe, affordable, generally reliable and reassuringly practical.
MCN Daily 28/01//08: Your daily video motorcycle news
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In episode 33 of the MCN Daily motorcycle news update we see Valentino Rossi star in a viral video for the Yamaha R6, Evel Knievel is imortalised in wax and Bradley Smith tops the time sheets for the Jerez 125 GP test....
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