November

We ride Dan Linfoot’s BSB Honda Fireblade

01 December 2016 by Adam Child

The Honda BSB bike we’re riding is the last of the line for this model Fireblade, and the best it’s ever been. Despite being one of the oldest bikes on the grid, riders Dan Linfoot and Jason...

First ride of KTM’s new 1290 Super Duke R next week

01 December 2016 by MCN News

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves will be riding the new, second-generation KTM 1290 Super Duke R at its world launch in Qatar on Monday. It’s hard to believe, but the current model has been...

First ride: Kawasaki ZX-10RR

30 November 2016 by Michael Neeves

Next year will feel like the early 1990s all over again because the Japanese are back in force with limited-edition Rs, double Rs and SPs. All hail the return of the homologation special. Yamaha...

A week with the Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak: Part two

27 November 2016 by Liam Marsden

Part one of our week with the Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak saw Andy Davidson late for work as he spiced his Monday morning commute up with a bit of off-road action. For the second installment the...

Hutchy's Superstock S1000RR ridden

24 November 2016 by Michael Neeves and Adam Child

We are in a very privileged position; after weeks of begging phone calls to race teams and manufacturers, they finally gave in and allowed us to ride the hottest race bikes this side of...

First ride: Jonathan Rea's Kawasaki ZX-10R

23 November 2016 by Michael Neeves

There are three very distinct differences between a full-factory, WSB-winning machine and any bike with lights and indicators you’ve tried before, no matter how good. Jonathan Rea’s Kawasaki...

A week with the Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak: Part one

20 November 2016 by Andy Davidson

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is America’s version of our Isle of Man TT. It’s a race to the clouds, 14,115 feet above sea level to be exact, where a bunch of lunatics with motorcycles,...

Old Empire Motorcycles ‘Triumph’

18 November 2016 by Phil West

Customs don’t come much more exclusive than this one-off commissioned by Triumph from UK-based Old Empire Motorcycles and built around the T120 Bonneville. Called, simply, ‘Triumph’, it’s based on a...

First ride: Motoinno TS3

06 November 2016 by Jeff Ware

Bikes have worn telescopic forks for more than 100 years, and although they have evolved to the point that they work pretty well, they remain theoretically inferior to alternative front-end designs...