Lap time: 1:47.7Top speed at end of straight: 167.7mphMax braking (g): 1.29Max lean: 46.85 Why it’s so specialIt’s the first sports bike to be produced with semi-active suspension. The damping inside the HP4’s Sachs forks and rear shock adjusts as you ride, based on your road speed, throttle position, lean angle, shock movement and intervention from the traction control and ...
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- 16 May 2013
Kappa TK749 tankbag, £75.49 Time used: Three months What's good: I've used this magnetic tank bag on my Suzuki GSX-R750, on a trip to the TT and a weekend away in Le Touquet, France. With all its sections attached and unfolded it's a triple-decker tank bag and has 34-litre’s worth of space. There’s a nice big transparent map pocket, which ...
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- 30 August 2011
SBS Dual Sinter brakes pads, £119.98 per caliper Miles covered/time: Cadwell, Brands GP, Silverstone and Snetterton 300 MRO Powerbike rounds and three track days What’s good: These are easily the best brake pads I’ve ever used. They look to be expensive, but one set has lasted four race meetings (including the Friday practice day) and three track days, so their ...
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- 03 August 2011
Prodigy frontman Keith Flint is pounding the tracks this year on his Crescent Suzuki-prepared Suzuki GSX-R1000 race machine. In this short video he joins MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves, on his BMW Park Lane S1000RR, for a blast around the glorious Brands Hatch GP circuit with top trackday company Focussed Events. We think he might have enjoyed it!
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- 24 June 2011
If you’ve got deep enough pockets you can now buy your very own Grand Prix bike. This £75,000 FTR Moto2, belonging to Prodigy front man Keith Flint, is the first customer machine to be built by the British firm. It’s the same spec as their actual Moto2 racer, but has a tuned 135bhp CBR600RR motor. Flint is using a break ...
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- 24 June 2011
MCN tested the Icon Motorcycles’ £107,000 Barry Sheene tribute bike at Silverstone this week with the world exclusive first test in next week’s paper. The Sheene Icon is an extraordinary machine but its first shakedown test at Silverstone proved there is still plenty of development work to be done. MCN’s Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves was among the first people ...
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- 30 April 2010
The launch of the new Aprilia RSV4-R at Mugello was cut short yesterday after five of the bikes suffered terminal con rod failures. Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves was there: “I did two 20-miniute sessions at the high-speed Italian track on the RSV4-R, which is a slightly lower spec version of the Factory model launched earlier this year. I had ...
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- 28 October 2009
Oxford Deluxe Tailpack £89.99 (£80.99 in MCN shop)Miles covered/time: 4200/three months What’s good? This fits easily and securely onto the back of my Streetfighter, but I have to make sure I pull it back as far as possible to the rear of the bike to give me room to move around in the seat. Save money on motorcycle luggage If ...
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- 09 October 2009
The Grand Prix layout of Brands Hatch is simply magical. It turns the Kent track from a giant roundabout in its Indy form, into one of the best tracks in the world. This is one round of the MRO Powerbike Championship I was really looking forward to this year. I was here last year in the R1 Cup, supporting the ...
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- 19 August 2009
• First ride of standard Ducati Streetfighter • £2500 cheaper than S version • Still costs £11,495 though MCN’s Michael Neeves is the first journalist to ride the standard Ducati Streetfighter. This isn’t quite as bejewelled as the £13,995 S model, but it is a significant £2500 cheaper. Ducati Streetfighter S review The standard model shares the same basic engine ...
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- 04 June 2009
