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
"I'm new to riding, and people keep telling me to steer the wrong way into corners – which certainly wasn't mentioned in my training! I've done some digging online, and have read up on the theory of 'countersteering' but there seem to be lots of conflicting opinions on the practice. Is it the right thing to do, or is it ...
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- 10 December 2012
Part two of Team Delta Kunststoffe Husqvarna UK's mini-documentary, Making Dakar, is now available. The series, featuring Welsh-based Si Pavey and his privateer team, is being shot by the team in the buildup to the 2013 Dakar race, which gets underway next month. Part two focuses on the planning and preparation of bikes, equipment and the team themselves, that goes ...
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- Off road
- 05 December 2012
Sunday saw Motorcycle Live, Britain's biggest bike show, done and dusted for another 51 weeks. Were you at the show this year? Have you beenn in the past? How did 2012 compare to previous years at the NEC?
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- 04 December 2012
MCN is at the press launch of the new MV Agusta Brutale 800 in Cannes this morning. MCN's Andy Downes is just about to set off on a three hour test ride on the roads of the South of France and will report back later on what the 800cc inline three cylinder bike with 125bhp is like. MV Agusta hope ...
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- First rides & tests
- 29 November 2012
I can't afford super-expensive winter riding kit, but my cheap all-weather gear leaves me soaked to my pants if I ride for more than 30 minutes in the rain. I can't afford new kit, so what works for less than £50? Are oversuits more effective than waterproofing my kit regularly? Any tips would be great. Your answer could help. The ...
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- 28 November 2012
Six laps of a 37.73 mile circuit at speeds approaching 200mph? A 5000 mile marathon over rock, sand and every other surface imaginable? 24 hours of flat out neck and neck racing on a GP circuit? A one day battle against 1500 other offroaders and the fearsome Iron Giant? There's many contenders for the title of 'toughest biking event' from ...
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- 27 November 2012
In this week's MCN, we look at the debate around riding all through the winter, and talk to people who ride 365 in much worse weather than the UK. One of the people we talk to is a Swedish bike journalist who rides every day of the year, using two types of specialist winter tyres when things get too slippy. ...
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- 27 November 2012
