In this week's MCN, out May 15, we have the ultimate used guide to the best bikes available for under £5000. We also test the new adventure-styled Honda CB500X. Also this week: New high-powered Triumph Bonneville spied and Suzuki's new Burgman 650 tested. In sport: BT Sport's MotoGP deal, Suzuki's new MotoGP bike and all the news and gossip from ...
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- General news
- 14 May 2013
Factory Aprilia rider Eugene Laverty prevailed in the second race at Monza today to take his sixth World Superbike victory and third of the season. It was another race long battle between Laverty, Marco Melandri, Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli, with Laverty moving in to first place on the penultimate lap. The Irishman was able to hold his lead and ...
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- World Superbikes
- 12 May 2013
GoldBet BMW rider Marco Melandri took his first race win of the season in the first race at Monza after a race long battle with Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. Melandri was third at the end of the penultimate lap but passed both Sykes and Laverty to claim the win. Sykes took advantage of Melandri's last lap move ...
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- World Superbikes
- 12 May 2013
Motocard Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow's WSB races from pole position after setting the fastest time ever around the Monza circuit with a best lap of 1:41.223. Current championship leader Sylvain Guintoli will start from third on the grid after snatching the final spot on the front row from Pata Honda rider Jonathan Rea in the final moments of ...
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- World Superbikes
- 11 May 2013
Riding back from MCN Live at Butlins Skegness at the weekend was the first weekend with good weather and plenty of bikes on the fantastic roads of the Lincolnshire Wolds. On previous long term bikes I've never given two thoughts to the nods I've received from fellow bikers. But I'm not sure if less people are nodding at me on ...
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- First rides & tests
- 22 April 2013
In this week's MCN, out April 10, we pit the top four big adventure bikes against each other in the Brecon Beacons. The new BMW R1200GS and KTM 1190 Adventure both promise to offer more than their predecessors. So how will they fair against last year's winner, the Triumph Tiger Explorer and the benchmark Yamaha Super Tenere? Also this week: MCN ...
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- 09 April 2013
Double world champion Jorge Lorenzo dominated the opening race of the 2013 season to take victory by almost six seconds. Lorenzo got a great start and eased ahead of the field quickly. Dani Pedrosa also got a good start off the front row of the grid and spent a lot of the race in secod place until he was overtaken by ...
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- MotoGP
- 07 April 2013
Red Bull KTM ride Luis Salom has taken victory in the first Moto3 race of he 2013 season at the Losail circuit, Qatar. Salom held on to ros the line first in a race that could have easily been won by any of the top five. Spaniard Maverick Vinales finished second, marginally ahead of Alex Rins. Rins' team-mate Alex Marquez ...
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- MotoGP
- 07 April 2013
Milwaukee Yamaha rider James Ellison bounced back from a disapponting race one to take victory in the second superbike race of the weekend. Shane Byrne again took the lead from the start, but it wasn't long before Ellison made his move to the front. With two laps remaining Byrne attempted to pass Ellison on the entry to Surtees, but had ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 April 2013
Reigning champion Shane Byrne started the 2013 season where he finished 2012 with victory at Brands Hatch. Byrne got a good start from pole position ahead of Samsung Honda rider Alex Lowes. Josh Brookes led the for the mid portion of the race but the Australian was unable to hold off Byrne at his favourite circuit. John Kirkham continued his ...
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- British Superbikes
- 07 April 2013
