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Oliver's Mount racing blog: Barry Sheene Festival

Adam Child, 12 July 2011 13:07

My road racing season continues but this time at the tight and twisty Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough. Oliver’s Mount is the last true road racing circuit left in the UK, nearly 2.4 miles of park road, narrow in places with a few jumps thrown in for good measure. I was there competing in the modern open class, as part of the ...

Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Blog: Thruxton BSB

Adam Child, 03 June 2011 14:28

After a busy week racing at the North West, I was invited by Harley-Davidson to be guest rider in the XR1200 Trophy at Thruxton – and I jumped at the chance. Racing in front of a packed BSB audience on the UK’s fastest track? How could I turn it down? Here are a few highlights of my weekend and hopefully ...

Husqvarna SMR511 - road legal but ready to race

Adam Child, 27 May 2011 16:23

Husqvarna's new SMR511 is the now BMW-owned firm's most radical track-ready supermoto to date. At just 118kg it's radically light, hughly impractical, and, for a fairly basic single-cylinder, eye-wateringly pricey, too, at £7299. It's race bike origins are visible everywhere - the only instruments you get are digital speedo, trip meter and hard-to-read lights. There's one light for main beam, ...

2011 KTM 990 SMT - first ride

Adam Child, 26 January 2011 10:19

Senior Road Tester Adam Child is in Southern Spain at the launch of the new 2011 ABS-equipped KTM SMT. Aside from the anti-lock brakes the model is largely unchanged, but KTM are keen to point out that this is no ordinary ABS system - they claim it’s the most sophisticated ABS system available on the road at the moment. Adam Child said: "KTM couldn’t ...

Poll: 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 v Daytona 675 v ZX-6R v R6 v CBR600RR

Adam Child, 14 January 2011 09:24

Suzuki’s new GSX-R600 is lighter, has more midrange torque and extra revs, but can it beat the competition from both Japan and the UK? Find a used sports 600 for sale Senior road tester Michael Neeves is on his way to the south of France to find out. He’ll be riding each bike on the legendary Route Napoleon, one of ...

World’s best custom on the road!

Adam Child, 01 September 2010 15:39

The day this award-winning Harley-Davidson arrived back in the UK, MCN was lucky enough to take the priceless V-twin for a spin on the road. This week’s MCN (out now) reveals all the key details about the bike, which recently won the prestigious Modified Harley class at the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building in America. This was a ...

Can you get superbikes for 600 money?

Adam Child, 05 August 2010 11:40

Fancy a zero-mileage 1000 for less than the price of an R6? There are a host of unregistered 1000 superbikes out there available for the price of a new 600. But can you get true superbike performance for 600s money? The answer is a resounding 'yes' - if you're prepared to compromise a little. With a bit of bit of digging we ...

2010 Aprilia Shiver 750 - first ride

Adam Child, 30 April 2010 13:09

Aprilia’s updated 2010 Shiver is currently being tested by MCN’s Adam Child on the amazing Route Napoleon in the south of France. This is what he has to say... 2010 Aprilia Shiver 750 - tech specs revealed “Aprilia have decided to make the Shiver more accessible and give it more of a sporting edge, the seat is thinner and lower ...

Superbike showdown – will the Europeans come out on top?

Adam Child, 23 February 2010 14:03

MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child is currently at the Trazado Grand Prix Circuit, near Barcelona pitting all NINE of the world’s leading superbikes against each other. And for the first time in living memory the Japanese manufacturers could be set to have their butts well and truly kicked. For the first time, all of this year’s litre-class sports bikes ...

2010 Kawasaki Versys - 'fun, agile and great to throw around'

Adam Child, 22 January 2010 16:55

Senior Road Tester Adam Child is currently testing the 2010 Kawasaki Versys out in Sardinia. Find a Kawasaki Versys for sale This is his latest update: “Kawasaki has made a few cosmetic changes to its 2010 Versys yet it retains a similar look to the old bike but with a classier finish. The headlight is new, with a 'city' light ...