October

Year: 2013

Month: October

MV Agusta Rivale 800 first ride

24 October 2013 by MCN

MV Agusta’s new £10,499, supermoto-style rival to Ducati’s Hypermotard, the Rivale 800, is currently being put through its paces for the first time by MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves in the...

2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke official first ride!

17 October 2013 by MCN

KTM’s long-awaited, all-new 1290 Super Duke is finally being put through its paces at the world press launch in Spain by MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child. Here are his first impressions: “KTM may...

Video: Ducati 899 Panigale first ride

16 October 2013 by MCN

Two years after the launch of the 1199 Panigale, Ducati has done the inevitable, replacing the ageing 848 with an 899 Panigale. Producing a middleweight mirroring its flagship model is a trick Ducati...

Staff Blog: Time for a new shoe

11 October 2013 by Liam Marsden

I’ve covered a lot of miles on the Judge this year – approaching 8000 – and I’ve only just replaced the rear tyre. In truth it could have done with a change 2000 miles ago as it was starting to square...

Video: KTM's Uncrashable Bike: New Bosch ABS

09 October 2013 by MCN

The world’s first cornering ABS brings the ‘uncrashable’ bike one step closer, and it’s standard on KTM’s 1190 Adventure from 2014. We take a look at one of the biggest breakthroughs in biking for...

Video: Yamaha XV950 group test

09 October 2013 by MCN

Yamaha’s new XV950 joins Triumph’s Speedmaster in gunning for the Harley-Davidson 883 Iron. Is the Hog’s time up? We pit the three machines against each other to find out.

Staff Blog: Leave it, Lock it, Love it!

09 October 2013 by Alison Silcox

Travelling into London for a mini-adventure at the weekend I needed to make sure I’d got a way to secure my bike and also relieve myself of having to carry too much cumbersome luggage around with...

Video: KTM 1290 Super Duke R prototype ridden

09 October 2013 by MCN

MCN take a quick spin on the prototype KTM 1290 Super Duke R – and it reveals a surging powerhouse of an engine under that minimal bodywork

Ducati 899 Panigale first impressions

08 October 2013 by MCN

Ducati’s new ‘baby Panigale’, the 899, is currently being put through its paces for the first time at a very wet Imola in Italy by MCN Senior Road Tester, Adam Child. Here are his first...

Staff Blog: New Dog, Newer Tricks

04 October 2013 by Steve Hunt

I’ve been riding a ‘big bike’ for twelve months now and the last eight of them have been spent working for the world’s largest motorcycling publication. I am very aware of how enviable a position this...

Staff Blog: Well, that’ll be autumn then!

03 October 2013 by Alison Silcox

Riding in this morning I’ve had to give in and fully kit up in cordura. Looking out of the bedroom window at 7.30 it was really quite murky and living in the middle of a housing estate if it’s murky...

Video: Café Racers Get Serious

01 October 2013 by MCN

Café racers are a growing market segment in the UK, and have just been boosted again with the arrival of the new Royal Enfield Continental GT. But how will this new Indian import fare against the...