New MCN September 16: 10,000 reclaim our roads

Updated: 19 November 2014

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In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale September 16, we have a full 4-page report on the MCN Reclaim Wales protest – the biggest UK demo ride in 20 years.

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World exclusive spy shots reveal the new BMW R1200GS with a new double overhead cam engine. The new motor is expected to make around 110bhp – 5 bhp more than the current GS.

Plus we have more spy shots from the Italian press of what they claim is MV Agusta’s new middleweight Triumph 675 rival.

What you’ll find in the September 16 issue of Motorcycle News:

Protest ride overwhelms Wales!
10,000 motorcyclists turn out for MCN campaign to reclaim roads from heavy-handed North Wales Police.

New Suzuki GSX1250FA and Bandit 1250
Suzuki have announced a Full-faired GSX1250F for 2010. The Bandit 1250 is to get a new look too.

More grunt but less noise for revised R6 – new exhaust, tweaked intake and revised ECU. Plus New Mototwin Bonnie – first ride on latest uprated Bonneville that aims to be faster, louder and sexier than stock.

‘The new 916 Ducati asked me to design’
Maclaren F1 designer Gordon Murray was secretly asked to design a bike to replace the 998. What he came up with remained unseen, until now…

The Great MCN Paris-Dacre Rallye* 2009
A quest for the thrills and spills of the great desert rally monster traillies on a budget – 1500 quid, to be precise.
*That’s Paris Hall, Essex, to Dacre, near Pateley Bridge in North Yorkshire.

Toseland is a wanted man
As on-fire Ben Spies looks set to replace him in MotoGP, interest in signing the Brit Tech3 rider for WSB mounts.

Harris Performance builds Moto2 machine
It has a frame built around Honda engine design and spars machined from billet. The prototype is set to race in the Spanish Moto2 race on September 27.

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By James Keen

Free tyre fitting voucher when you buy Dunlop tyres in this week's MCN