It may look the same as the old one, but the new F4 is totally new. It has the short-stroke engine from the old flagship RR model and a host of chassis tweaks. MCN travelled to the Valencia GP circuit in Spain to see what makes it tick and also tried the top-spec RR with the latest Ohlins electronically-adjustable suspension.
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- 23 January 2013
After riding through Spain and putting the Ducati Panigale S and BMW S1000RR through their paces on a track day at Almeria, our intrepid explorers head for the ferry to Africa before heading back to the UK.
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- 22 January 2013
Remember the old days when we used our sports bikes for everything? They brightened up our weekends, took us to work, and off on holiday, but now there's a bike built for every occasion. Still, who says you can't do everything on your sports bike? We rode a Ducati Panigale S and BMW S1000RR to Spain and then on to ...
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- 17 January 2013
The ultimate nonconformist race bike, the Britten V1000 was hand-built by a dedicated team led by maverick engineer John Britten in New Zealand in the early '90s. Only 10 bikes remain, and after a year of negotiations, MCN's Adam Child flew half way around the world to ride it.
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- 09 January 2013
King of serious off-road, KTM, has BMW's mighty GS firmly in it's sights with the new 1190 Adventure. The Austrian manufacturer has played to its strengths, focusing on ergonomics, agility, light weight and performance using a V-twin from the RC8R superbike. It's a big step forward from the go-anywhere KTM 990, but can it win a bigger slice of the ...
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- 09 January 2013
MCN caught up with Tech 3 Yamaha MotoGP rider Bradley Smith at Motorcycle Live 2012 to talk ice cream, Jay Z and flying. Don't forget to pick up your 2-in-1 MCN Christmas issue to keep you entertained over the festive period! brightcove.createExperiences();
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- 31 December 2012
MCN caught up with former racer James Whitham at Motorcycle Live 2012 to talk '70s/'80s two-strokes, Sean Bean and ironing. Don't forget to pick up your 2-in-1 MCN Christmas issue to keep you entertained over the festive period! brightcove.createExperiences();
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- 27 December 2012
MCN caught up with Scott Redding at Motorcycle Live 2012 to talk fast food, the Hulk, Eddie Murphy and motorcycles. Don't forget to pick up your 2-in-1 MCN Christmas issue to keep you entertained over the festive period! brightcove.createExperiences();
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- 25 December 2012
Scooter aprons get women so hot they need to take off all their clothes. That appears to be the suggestion of a series of viral ads from Italian bike accessories firm Tucano Urbano. In the first, a man lays his scooter apron across the bed before his partners gets in, and its unbearable warmth compels her to strip to her ...
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- 21 December 2012
Triumph took the biking world by storm in 2006 with the Daytona 675, which stuck two fingers up to the Japanese. It was a winner on the road, and the track with one of the best-loved motorcycle engines ever. Seven years on, the 600 market has dwindled, but will the new Daytona 675R seduce us again? We travel to its ...
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- 20 December 2012
