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Aprilia Caponord first ride

Adam Child, 11 April 2013 10:56

As the biking audience matures, demand continues to increase for adventure bikes. Early last year Triumph launched its new Explorer which took the coveted MCN road test class crown in 2012. But since then Ducati has launched its new ‘skyhook’ Multistrada, the first to come with true semi-active suspension, while both KTM and BMW have introduced new models which have ...

Ducati Multistrada: old vs new

Adam Child, 07 January 2013 09:34

In 2010 Ducati’s all new Multistrada turned the adventure market on its head. It was a breath of fresh air, the sportiest bike in the sector. An impressive 150bhp from the 1199 V-Twin was backed up with high-tech gizmos, comfort and usability. It proved to be the success story Ducati was hoping for. Now three years on Ducati want to ...

BMW R1200GS Rallye first ride

Adam Child, 08 March 2012 17:34

It's been a long time coming, but if any bike's deserving of a commemorative special edition model surely it's the BMW R1200GS. The class-defning German adventure bike has been a market leader throughout all its guises since the original and radical-for-the-time R80G/S of 1980. To celebrate that, and no doubt to encourage more sales of the current, ageing version before ...

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 ...

First ride: Race-ready Harley-Davidson XR1200

Adam Child, 16 July 2009 13:54

Unless you’re from Springfield, Illinois or have a brother named ‘Bubba’, the idea of a Harley-Davidson race bike is probably as foreign as ‘grits’ for breakfast. Not any more. Harley-Davidson are planning a one-make race series in the UK next year (postponed from this year) using modified versions of its XR1200. As a curtain-raiser, a star-studded, ‘World Cup’, one-off race ...

Video: Padgetts HRC race bike

Adam Child, 07 January 2009 13:43

Senior road tester Adam Child test rode the latest HRC bikes from Padgett's Motorcycles at a cold and wintery Cadwell Park. Padgett's are now offering HRC brand new track ready bike for novice track day riders to experienced national club racers. Watch as Adam puts one of the best Honda RS125s in the country through its paces around a very wintery Cadwell ...

Video: Adrenalin-Moto XR 1200 road test

Adam Child, 15 December 2008 16:30

Darlington based Adrenalin Moto have produced this one off special XR1200 Harley Davidson, reducing the bikes weight by 25kg and significantly increasing the bikes performance and handling. They’ve loosely based the bike on the new race bike which will be appearing in next year's British Superbike program in the new Henderson Harley Davidson XR1200 Trophy. Watch the video below to see MCN’s ...

First ride! 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R

Adam Child, 28 October 2008 10:54

MCN Road Tester Adam Child is in Japan to ride Kawasaki’s all new ZX-6R. Here’s his initial impressions. “This new Kawasaki ZX-6R has been heavily revised for 2009, the main areas where they have tried to improve the bike being engine performance, corner entry and stability, with better feedback through the chassis to the rider. "Kawasaki are claiming more mid ...

Video: Tigcraft racer for the road

Adam Child, 24 July 2008 13:48

This motorcycle may look a bit weird, but that's because it is a bit different. This is race-bike makerTigcraft's first road bike, and what a bike it is. Tigcraft normally make single cylinder race bikes but the owner of this one liked it so much he wanted to ride it on the road. Watch the video below to see if the project ...

Video: Aprilia Dorsoduro - world's first ride

Adam Child, 29 April 2008 15:30

Aprilia reckons its new street supermoto, the Dorsoduro, is something of a beast so we sent MCN road tester Adam Child to ride it. Chad travelled an hour north of Rome to take part in the world's first ride of Aprilia's new Shiver-derived street supermoto. Watch the video below to see what he thought and read the full article in MCN, ...