When people talk about embedded journalists at sporting events, it usually means that the writer has managed to book himself in to the same, swanky hotel that the riders/players/athletes are staying in. Not here at MCN. At Motorcyclenews we believe that if a job is worth doing, then it's worth doing properly. During the entire two weeks, Adam 'Chad' Child ...
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 24 May 2013
Bimota has a reputation for taking engines from the likes of Ducati or one of the Japanese big four and building something rather special around it. It's done the same here, but with a twist - taking a 1078cc Ducati V-twin and coming up with a 120mph dirt bike packed with advanced electronics and classy components. Madness. brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 24 May 2013
With just days to go before the 2013 TT MCN gained exclusive, extended access over two days to the Norton team. They were preparing to test their new 200bhp V4, £100,000 Senior TT machine, which will run active/semi active suspension from Ohlins. And while we were with them, MCN road tester and TT racer Adam Child was given a world-first ...
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 23 May 2013
Ducati's new 821cc Hypermotard replaces two old Hypermotards: the little 796 and its bigger brother, the 1100 Evo. It has a similar-size engine to the small one, but more power than the big one, so what kind of buyer will be attracted to it? To find out, we got two MCN road testers and two less-experienced riders on the staff ...
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 22 May 2013
MCN consumer editor Tony Hoare has been testing the new HJC RPHA 10+ helmet over the past few weeks, covering over 1500 miles in the process. The helmet, as used by Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies, is HJC's update to their RPHA 10. brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle Products
- Helmets
- 20 May 2013
MCN's road test editor Phil West recently traveled to Spain for the launch of Honda's new NSS300 Forza scooter. Hear Phil's first impressions on their new bike aimed very firmly at city commuters. brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 20 May 2013
In the beginning came the Honda CB500F naked and CBR500R sports, now here's the adventure-styled 'X' version of Honda's new twin. Was it worth the wait? brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 17 May 2013
Take the useful, liquid-cooled, four-stroke single out of the popular, learner friendly CBR250R and create a proper trailie around it (the CRF250L). Then let's go one step further and make a supermoto out of it - the result is this, the Honda CRF250M! brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 17 May 2013
Metzeler Tyres recently caught up with Tyco Suzuki racers Guy Martin and Josh Brookes prior to the start of their 2013 road racing campaign. Hear what they had to say here. brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle Sport
- TT & road races
- 15 May 2013
Is the new Yamaha FJR1300 worth selling your old one for? MCN took the sport tourer out for a comparison test... brightcove.createExperiences();
- Motorcycle News
- First rides & tests
- 07 May 2013
