New MCN September 21: Smith confirms MotoGP ride

 
2012 Yamaha R1 gets traction control
The 2012 Yamaha R1 will have a new six-stage traction control system along with a new paintscheme to celebrate 50 years of Grand Prix racing.

 2011 MCN Award winner’s revealed
The Ducati Diavel is voted MCN’s Machine of the Year as the winner’s of the other classes are revealed.

New Harley-Davidson Switchback ridden
We ride the new Harley-Davidson Switchback, which can be transformed from a cruiser to a tourer in a matter of seconds with the addition of a screen and panniers.

 
World’s most surreal road test
MCN’s John Westlake joins racing greats Giacomo Agostini, Carl Fogarty, Marco Lucchinelli and Marco Simoncelli on the Italian Legendary Tour, riding the impressive roads of Northern Italy.

Used retro bikes tested
Handsome, classic-inspired bikes with modern reliabilty can now be had for as little as £3000. MCN tests the Kawasaki W650, Triumph Bonneville and Moto Guzzi V7.

 
Bradley Smith gets 2013 MotoGP ride
Bradley Smith will take on Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo in 2013 after he signed a ‘fairytale’ three-year contract with the Tech 3 squad at Motorland Aragon.

Stoner pours more scorn on Ducati slump
Casey Stoner took a fresh swipe at Ducati and Valentino Rossi after the Bologna factory’s fourth radically revised bike of 2011 flopped at Motorland Aragon.