Popular Articles
In no particular order, below you’ll find selection of articles that have been popular on MCNews over the last couple of years. You may find a piece that you have missed that will certainly be worth a read.
A MotoGP bike going head to head with a Kawasaki H2R
MotoGP Vs H2R
Back in July we ran a piece taking a look at how accelerative Dovizioso’s Ducati Desmocedici GP18 might be. We put some...
Toby Price | Dakar 2019 | Profile of a Champion
Toby Price
2019 Dakar Winner
Dakar 2019 Stage Ten
Pisco > Lima - 359 km Jan 17th
Toby Price had been nursing his recently pinned broken wrist throughout...
2018 Valencia MotoGP | Grid Girls Gallery
2018 Valencia MotoGP Grid Girls
Images by AJRN
What better way to end what was an absolutely fantastic Grand Prix racing season with the much cherished...
Yamaha Niken GT Review | Motorcycle Tests
Yamaha Niken GT Review
See Trev's standard Yamaha Niken Test here (link)
Niken GT review by Wayne Vickers
‘Yeah she’s a bit different’ has quickly become my...
Dakar 2019 Stage Nine | Toby Price maintains lead | 1 to go
Dakar 2019 Stage Nine
Pisco > Pisco - 409 km Jan 16th
One more day to go.... That is what is on the minds of Dakar...
2018 Sepang MotoGP | Grid Girls Gallery
2018 Malaysian MotoGP Grid Girls
Images by AJRN
Topping off our pictorial coverage of the Malaysian Grand Prix, like always we leave the best for last....
2019 Ducati Panigale V4 R | 998cc racer | More tech details!
2019 Ducati Panigale V4 R
998c Desmosedici Stradale R
234hp at 15,500 rpm - 193kg
Ducati have unveiled the headline act of the new 2019 model line-up...
2019 Yamaha XSR900 hits showrooms at $12,999
2019 Yamaha XSR900
$12,999 RRP inc GST (+ORC)
New Vintage themed colours
Yamaha's Sports Heritage XSR 900 is now available in new retro-inspired colour schemes for 2019,...
KTM 790 Adventure R | 95hp | 88Nm | 189kg | June 2019
KTM 790 Adventure R
KTM 790 Adventure
After seeing first hand the lengths that KTM have gone to in order to make the dimensions of their...
Just how fast do MotoGP bikes actually accelerate..?
MotoGP Bike Acceleration Analysis
MotoGP Top Speed?
Andrea Dovizioso recently set a new MotoGP maximum speed record at Mugello when he clocked an eye watering 356.5...
2019 Honda CB500X | More grunt | More travel + 19″ front
2019 Honda CB500X
Honda's popular adventure cross-over option - the CB500X - for new and experienced riders alike receives an update for the new model...
Yamaha Tenere 700 | Specs and Details
2019 Yamaha Tenere 700
The wait for Yamaha's Tenere 700 to go on sale, or even for its final specifications to be released, has been...
Dakar 2019 Stage Eight | Price hits the lead! | Brabec out!
Dakar 2019 Stage Eight
San Juan de Marcona > Pisco - Jan 15th
Dakar Rally leader Ricky Brabec set off from San Juan de Marcona pushing...
2019 Triumph Speed Twin | 196kg | 112 Nm | 96 hp
2019 Triumph Speed Twin
Triumph's Speed Triple formed a large part of the backbone that has grown the modern era of Hinckley Triumphs and for...
2019 BMW R 1250 RS | +18Nm grunt | TFT/Bluetooth STD
2019 BMW R 1250 RS
For 2019 BMW's premium sports tourer, the R 1250 RS receives the new 1254cc ShiftCam boxer twin, with significant power gains of...
Royal Enfield 650 Continental GT Review | Interceptor Test
Royal Enfield 650 Continental GT Review
Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor Review
Royal Enfield. That name summons up various thoughts depending on how old you are, where...
Yamaha Niken Review | Three legs good..?
Yamaha Niken Test
Okay, let’s get some things out of the way first
Yes the headline was a poor allusion to Animal Farm
The Niken has three...
2019 BMW R 1250 GS | More grunt and more tech
BMW R 1250 GS
We have gone in to much detail about the larger new powerplant fitted to the 2019 BMW R 1250 GS at...
Honda CB500X Review | Motorcycle Tests
Honda CB500X Review
Honda hits the sweet spot
Motorcycle Review by Marty Thompson
Images by Colin Rosewarne & Trevor Hedge
Around 12 months ago, I had the opportunity...
KTM 790 Duke Motorcycle Review | Motorcycle Tests
KTM 790 Duke Review
Motorcycle Test by Trevor Hedge
Let’s get straight to the point. KTM don’t do beige. Every single person I have met who...