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TT 2010 television coverage starts tonight

Marc Potter, 03 June 2010 16:28

The Biggest thing to hit the television screens this week isn’t anything to do with kicking a football, it’s the return of ITV4’s superb Isle of Man TT coverage which starts tonight. Following on from their incredible footage at last year’s TT races, the same team will be screening the TT, starting on ITV4 at 9pm from tonight until Friday June ...

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Staff bikes: Ducati Multistrada 1200 - The bike I've waited 10 years for

Marc Potter, 27 May 2010 13:55

Picked up my new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Touring on Friday and I couldn’t be more delighted with it. With electronically-adjustable Ohlins suspension, changeable engine maps, heated grips, keyless start, an electronic steering lock, Ducati traction control, and panniers as standard on the £14,250 Touring version I chose, there’s not many more gadgets that you could throw at a bike. Thankfully ...

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Video: Haslams and F1 car lap Silverstone

Marc Potter, 07 May 2010 11:20

Leon and Ron Haslam officially opened the new 3.66-mile Silverstone GP track last week. And to honour the occasion Silverstone has just given us incredible footage of the father and son team taking their first laps of the track, stalked by David Coulthard in a Red Bull Formula One car.  World Superbike championship leader Leon is riding his own Suzuki ...

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World exclusive: Suzuki MotoGP bike to lap the Isle of Man TT!

Marc Potter, 05 May 2010 10:43

Loris Capirossi’s 225bhp factory 800cc Rizla Suzuki GSV-R will lap the Isle of Man TT mountain course after the Senior race on Friday June 11. Suzuki will top its celebration of 50 years in racing, and 25 years of the GSX-R by putting the factory Suzuki MotoGP prototype in the hands of 2008 TT winner Cameron Donald. It’s the first ...

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Motorcycling heroes officially open Silverstone

Marc Potter, 30 April 2010 13:43

Motorcycle race heroes Ron Haslam, Leon Haslam and Jeremy McWilliams officially opened the new 3.66-mile Silverstone GP circuit on Thursday.  The motorcycle greats were also joined by HRH Prince Andrew, Jackie Stewart, Damon Hill, Red Bull F1 driver Mark Webber and Silverstone MD Richard Phillips on the new Village Corner to officially inaugurate the new part of the circuit.  HRH The ...

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Staff bikes: KTM 450EXC - This bike is all about the engine

Marc Potter, 01 April 2010 12:00

Ever since former MCN editor Adam Duckworth used to let me terrify myself on his KTM 450 SX-F, I’ve always lusted after a 450 to have in the garage. There’s something about the way KTM grabs you that means I’m now spending lunchtimes at Gear 4 in Market Deeping and filling up my garage with orange KTM carrier bags full of ...

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Triumph Thruxton cafe racer debuts at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show

Marc Potter, 04 February 2010 10:26

This gorgeous Triumph Thruxton special makes its debut on the MCN stand at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle Show, which opens today. The bike has been bored out to 904cc, has revised throttle bodies and hand-machined yokes, upside down forks and T3 hand-machined brake callipers.  It also features clip-on handlebars, hand-made exhausts and a race-spec digital dash of the kind usually ...

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BMW R1200RT first ride: "BMW has created a fine motorcycle"

Marc Potter, 21 January 2010 09:42

The new BMW R1200RT gets a new 110bhp twin-cam engine which puts it right back on top of the big-distance mile munchers. How it will stand up to the new Honda VFR1200 is yet to be seen, but with subtle tweaks including the new engine, a restyled front-end, new console and the updated ESA2 electronically adjustable suspension the bike is ...

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2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure first impressions: 'It gets the kick it has been missing'

Marc Potter, 19 January 2010 16:59

MCN editor Marc Potter has just stopped for a brief rest on the launch of the new BMW R1200GS Adventure in the Malaga area of Spain. Here are his initial impressions. "I've just covered 30 miles on the 2010 adventure, and it benefits from the same power upgrade as the R1200RT and the R1200GS which puts it on 110 horse ...

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2010 BMW R1200RT first impressions: 'beautifully comfortable'

Marc Potter, 19 January 2010 11:53

MCN editor Marc Potter has just stopped for a brief rest on the launch of the new BMW R1200RT in the Malaga area of Spain. Here are his initial impressions after 70 miles of riding. He said: “After the first bit of the ride today we've done 70 miles and my initial impression is that the RT doesn’t feel that ...

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