MCN | 1-Feb-2023
THIS WEEK: Adventure bikes on a budget
With the UK’s most popular adventure bikes costing upwards of £15,000 before you’ve done so much as added a set of chunky aluminium panniers or a tougher bash plate – wanderlust on a new bike is an expensive hobby. But does it have to be? To find out if the latest crop of budget-busting adventurers are epic value for money, or a disappointing false economy, we grabbed three of the best...
THE BIG READ: Forty years of Ténéré rally raiding
Named for a region where the toughest rally raiders on Earth battled the sands of the Paris-Dakar Rally, the Ténéré has become synonymous with Yamaha’s adventure bikes. And the latest models are the most recent in a lineage that stretches across 40 years of production and evolution. So does life begin at 40? We track the history and impact of this adventure icon.
LEGENDS: James Stewart & the ‘Bubba Scrub’
No-one has had a greater impact on the shape of modern motocross than James ‘Bubba’ Stewart. Much like the infamous ‘Rossi dangle’ that changed MotoGP forever, Bubba’s ‘scrub’ manoeuvre single-handedly changed the riding style in MX. He achieved perfect seasons, multiple titles and was the first African American to win an AMA title.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in MCN 1-Feb-2023.