New MCN April 15: 186bhp Bayliss rep ridden

Read the world first test of the limited edition Ducati 1098R Bayliss Replica, pick up a free 16-page helmet guide and learn the secrets behind the 2-wheel drive Yamaha R1 – all in this week’s edition of MCN. 

• This week’s deal: Half price visor care kit for every reader

Only 500 of the Ducati 1098R Bayliss replicas will be made and you’ll need £30,000 going spare if you want to own one. But MCN Editor Marc Potter swears it’s as exciting to ride as the factory Ducatis he tested in 2001.

“And it makes the latest batch of Japanese superbikes feel like they’ve been approved by Health and Safety,” says Potter. Read more on the most powerful v-twin Ducati ever made in the April 15 issue of MCN. 

This week’s paper also comes with a free 16-page 2009 Helmet Buying Guide, packed with tech details, SHARP ratings and your opinions. Find out which lids were voted most comfortable, quietest and best value by MCN readers. 

Also in this week’s paper:

– Why KTM’s SMT is king all-rounder
– BMW F800R first ride
– Two-wheel drive Yamaha R1 revealed
– Norton’s TT racer on track
– Bike-mad comedian Ross Noble writes for MCN