New MCN March 14: Triumph Tiger Sport spied!

 
Norton to reveal all-new machine
Norton boss Stuart Garner has vowed the iconic British motorcycle company he revived in 2008 is now back on track – and that a new model will be revealed ‘within weeks’.

 Blown away by Bimota DB9 prototype
The Bimota DB9 Brivido is Bimota’s answer to the Ducati Streetfighter. It’s the same kind of thing – a big, torque-laden engine in a sweet-handling, lightweight chassis that’s born to wheelie.

The off-road BMW S1000RR you see here has been built not just for show, but to compete in the brutal Erzberg Rodeo enduro which attracts some of the world’s top off-road racers.

Just two weeks after the world’s first shot of the heavily revised Triumph Tiger Sport 1050 was taken by an MCN reader, more shots have emerged of the bike during testing on the M1.

 
Why 2012 BMW S1000RR is a huge step up
Our world first head-to-head test of the 2012 and 2011 BMW S1000RR revealed dramatic improvements to the new bike.

Paddock unrest over WSB technical regulations
Despite changes to the WSB technical regulations for 2012 to balance performance between different engine configurations, MCN has learned of growing unrest in the paddock that could ultimately threaten the series’ future.

Ellison crashes at Aragon test
James Ellison survived a major pre-season scare during a weather-hit MotoGP test at the Motorland Aragon track in Spain last week.

Byrne and Hill measure up in Cartagena test
The first pre-season outing shows that the new BSB regulations have given the teams and riders a lot of work to get up to speed.