MCN Magazine 5-Apr-2023 Edizione posteriore

Multistrada V4 Rally’s GS assault
It’s 20 years since Ducati shocked the world with their first Multistrada – a bike which MCN’s editor described as looking like the illicit offspring of Cyclops and a wheelie bin (he actually loves them). But the firm have been closing the gap to the top of the adventure bike class ever since, with the V4 taking a huge leap forward. And now the new V4 Rally looks like it could reach the top.

Your executive carriage awaits
Okay, us Brits might not find executive scooters particularly sexy, but the world has changed dramatically in the last couple of years, and the allure of these sporty, high-spec, everyday heroes has grown. With the price of everything soaring, could you replace your second family car, or the train/bus/tube with one of these? The time has never felt more right to learn from our European cousins.

Getting leathered for summer rides
Is there anything more iconic than a leather biker jacket? Whatever style floats your canoe, there’s a jacket to match, and our product hunting specialist has been trawling the internet to track down this week’s biggest bargains so you can look good – and ride protected – for less this summer. Get shopping.

The rotary life of Brian (Crighton)
Not many engineers would look at a lardy police bike and think ‘I could win races with that’, but that’s exactly what happened while Brian Crighton was at Norton in the rotary era. He eventually built the bike he had dreamed of, and forever defined an era of bike racing. And he’s still at it now, building incredible rotary works of art. What a legend.