January

Year: 2009

Month: January

Supersport 600 shoot-out: What will be king of the track 2009?

02 February 2009 by James Keen

In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 4th, the latest crop of middleweight supersports bikes fight it out to see which will be crowned king of the track for 2009. What do you think...

The peak of 1000cc lunacy for under £5k

29 January 2009 by James Keen

In a recent article in Bike magazine, tuning expert Mark Brewin argues that sportsbike development peaked in 2005. So why spend close to £10,000 on a new litre bike when you can buy one of...

Video: Suzuki Gladius launch teaser

24 January 2009 by MCN

MCN Road Tester Adam Child is in Fuerteventura, putting the new Suzuki Gladius to the test in town and on the surrounding mountain roads. The stylish Suzuki Gladius is the replacement for the...

Video teaser: Supersport 600 track shoot-out

22 January 2009 by MCN

Adam Child is just outside Barcelona putting the latest crop of middleweight supersport bikes up against each other in an epic race track shoot-out. The Yamaha R6 may have won last year, but this time...

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 tested

20 January 2009 by MCN

Michael Neeves says the new 1000cc R1 engine with crossplane crank gives the bike all the top-end rush of an inline-four, with the low down grunt of a twin. Neevesy tested the all-new 2009 Yamaha R1...

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 first impressions

19 January 2009 by MCN

MCN Road Tester Michael Neeves is at Eastern Creek, Australia testing the latest incarnation of the Yamaha R1. Here’s his trackside first impressions on the new flagship supersports model. Itching to...

First ride: 2009 Yamaha R1

19 January 2009 by Michael Neeves

Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is at Eastern Creek in Sydney to ride the much anticipated Rossi-inspired 2009 Yamaha R1. Here are his first impressions, check out MCN on Wednesday for a full...

2009 BMW K1300GT first ride report

16 January 2009 by Andy Downes

MCN’s Andy Downes is on the BMW K1300 series launch in Spain with three new bikes being ridden for the first time – the K1300 R naked bike, the faired S and the touring GT model. Andy has just...

2009 BMW K1300R on test!

15 January 2009 by Andy Downes

MCN’s Andy Downes is on the new BMW K1300 launch in Spain with three new bikes being ridden for the first time – the K1300 R naked bike, the faired S and the touring GT model and has now just stepped...

Video: 2009 Kawasaki ER-6n vs. Suzuki SV650 vs. Ducati Monster 696

14 January 2009 by MCN

The previous Kawasaki ER-6n was a great bike and didn’t need much improving, but Kawasaki has made a few tweaks. The new revised version tested here has slightly changed fuelling, a revised chassis...

Video: The best bits of the outgoing Yamaha R1

13 January 2009 by MCN

MCN will be testing the new ‘growler’ Yamaha R1 next week so we’ve trawled through the archives to find some of the best road test with previous model Yamaha R1s. The new Yamaha R1 will be the most...

Launch report: 2009 KTM 990 Adventure R

12 January 2009 by Chris Newbigging

MCN has just ridden the new for 2009 KTM 990 Adventure R for the first time on a 250km on/off road trek in Sardinia. The new motorcycle takes over from the 990 Adventure S as the top-of-the-range...

Video: Padgetts HRC race bike

07 January 2009 by Adam Child

Senior road tester Adam Child test rode the latest HRC bikes from Padgett’s Motorcycles at a cold and wintery Cadwell Park. Padgett’s are now offering HRC brand new track ready bike for novice track...

Video: Ducati Monster 1100S

06 January 2009 by Trevor Franklin

MCN road tester Trevor Franklin already tested the new Ducati Monster 1100 at the launch, but how does the 1100cc V-twin powered naked fair on bumpy British roads? Trev has tested the 1100S version on...

Honda CB1000R is a dream

03 January 2009 by Alex Bugeja

I bought the new Honda CB1000R last month after riding sports bikes for the last 26 years and it is truly impressive on the road – especially on busy roads. It handles like a 400, but when you turn...