New MCN February 8: Rossi returns

By Liam Marsden

Updated: 20 November 2014

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In this week’s issue of MCN, on sale Wednesday February 8, we have all the news from the first MotoGP test of 2012 at Sepang.

Rossi was back on the pace on the all-new Ducati GP12, and Stoner continued where he left off in 2011 – at the top.

Also in this week’s MCN we reveal Aprilia’s new Caponord 1200. Aprilia’s new 130bhp adventure bike is based on the Dorsoduro 1200 and is expected to go on sale in 2013.

Plus, we ride the latest KTM 990 Adventure, Benelli’s £4000 600 and we ride the new BMW G650GS Sertao.

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What you’ll find in the February 8 issue of Motorcycle News:

MCN’s show is ‘best yet’ say stars and fans
Tens of thousands of motorcyclists flocked to the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show at ExCel in London last weekend to see all the major 2012 bikes and the Revolution live action show.

New Kawasaki ZZR1400 takes on rivals
The new Kawasaki ZZR1400 takes on the Suzuki Hayabusa and BMW K1300S in the world’s first group test.

2012 KTM 990 Adventure tested
It may look the same, but the 2012 990 Adventure boasts a host of modifications for this year, before an expected all-new model in 2014.

Benelli 600 reveals Chinese big bike aims
This new 600cc, four-cylinder Benelli is not what it seems. Though carrying the badge of the famous Italian marque, it’s actually built in China by Benelli’s parent company, Qianjiang Motors.

Hutchinson: ‘I’ll be fit for the TT’
A defiant Ian Hutchinson says he’ll be racing at the North West 200 and TT this year in spite of re-breaking his left leg in practice for Revolution at the Carole Nash MCN Motorcycle show last Wednesday.

Crutchlow: ‘I plan to beat some of those factory guys’
Cal’s confidence booster after being consistently quick in another impressive test in Sepang on the new 1000cc Yamaha.

Sepang test re-ignites Rossi’s fire
Shout it out from the rooftops, crack open the champagne and dance in the streets, because Valentino Rossi and Ducati genuinely believe they will be consistent podium contenders again in 2012.

By Liam Marsden

Former MCN Web Producer