New MCN February 1: Triumph Speed Triple R tested

 
Triumph Speed Triple R first ride
Triumph has added a dynamic new dimension to the hugely popular Speed Triple by giving it the ‘R’ treatment. MCN tested the Ohlins and Brembo-shod bike at the launch at Jerez.

 New KTM Super Duke 1290 spied
KTM’s all-new 1290cc V-twin Super Duke has been spotted strapped onto a trailer in Tenerife as the prototype machine undergoes endurance testing before its launch later this year.

Middleweight commuters for less than £4000
Straightforward, faired, middleweight fours that can do it all for less than a year’s rail season ticket. We test the top three used examples.

 
Revisiting the Panigale’s great grandfather
With MCN’s world-first test of the ground-breaking Ducati Panigale superbike only two weeks away, now’s a good time to get a taste of a bike that was just as pivotal for the Italian factory. The 851.

Kawasaki aim for WSB glory with new factory team
2012 marks a new era for the Kawasaki Racing team. For the past three years the factory project has been operated by the British Paul Bird Motorsport squad but for the coming season it’s all change with the Spanish Provec team taking over the running of Kawasaki’s number one racing effort.

Edwards: ‘Sepang is going to be emotional’
The first time Colin Edwards approached turn 11 at the Sepang circuit for the 2012 test, he did so trying to control a tidal wave of emotions.