New MCN December 23: ABS mega test

Published: 22 December 2009 Updated: 19 November 2014

In this week's MCN we test the new Triumph Rocket III Roadster against the Yamaha V-Max

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In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale December 23, we put five bikes with ABS head-to-head with each other and a car to see which has the best ABS.

Also in this issue we test the new, 146bhp Triumph Rocket III Roadster against the Yamaha V-max

We celebrate 10 years of the 186mph Suzuki Hayabusa.

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What you’ll find in the December 23 issue of Motorcycle News:

Triumph Rocket III Roadster vs Yamaha V-Max
Wild new 146bhp Triumph Rocket III Roadster meets £22,000 Yamaha V-Max.

Ohlins test rider rates new Ducati Multistrada 1200
Ex-WSB racer says the new Multistrada can do 150mph all day long and lap within a few seconds of a Ducati 1098.

World’s top 100 bikes revealed!
From our Biking Britain survey we put together a list of the top 100 bikes in the world. This week we count down from the 60th best bike to the 21st

10 years of the Suzuki Hayabusa
We join in the celebrations at Suzuki’s 10th birthday party for the Hayabusa at Santa Pod and then track down the awesome hyperbike’s creator

The ultimate ABS test
We test a Honda Fireblade, Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Limited, BMW K1300S, Yamaha XJ6, BMW S1000RR and Honda Civic 2.2 CDTI to find the best ABS system.

Rossi and Stoner: “Is Moto2 valid?”
MotoGP champions Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner reckon the jury is out on whether the new Moto2 class will unearth and develop young talent.

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By Liam Marsden

Former MCN Web Producer

In this week's MCN we test the new Triumph Rocket III Roadster against the Yamaha V-Max