Every Wednesday February 18, 2015. £2.10 FREE SPORT SPECIAL + FREE YEARS 1955-2015 DVD WORTH £14.99 Only £2.49 postage Guy Martin to retire? OMotoGP back at Silverstone OHow to fit a new exhaust OLong-term MT-07 Triumph Ducati Bonnie Scrambler Retro looks, The new king modern twist of cool? Harley 883 Iron American icon for under £8k FIRST GROUP TEST SCRAMBLER! Why Ducati’s new V-twin is the best way to spend £7k www.motorcyclenews.com FREE SPORT EXTRA 2015 WSB PREVIEW At last, the bike racing season is about to kick off, driving away the dreary winter and filling our lives with colour and excitement. The first series to get going is World Superbikes and we’ve got six Brits capable of winning races and the title. We have exclusive interviews with every one of them and Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea are strain- LONDON BIKE SHOW ing at the leash. We’ve also drafted in Carl Fogarty to give his expert views. On top of that there’s exclu- sive pictures from the first MotoGP test in Sepang and interviews with rookies Jack Miller, Eugene Laverty, Loris Baz and Maverick Vinales. KING CARL’S A SHOW-STOPPER When Carl Fogarty isn’t putting a Foggy is loving every minute of his Crocodile penis in his mouth, he’s reinvigorated fame, but still feels more Chaz Davies’ 2015 Ducati superbike wowing his still-loyal legion of fans. He at home looking at bikes. He said: “It’s gets an in-depth technical analysis opened the Carole Nash MCN London great being at the MCN Show and Motorcycle Show on Friday and the seeing all the new metal. It’s also great huge crowds couldn’t get enough to see Jamie Whitham and the boys of the four-time WSB champion and having fun on the Slide Show.” newly-crowned king of I’m a Celebrity PLUS: Get Foggy’s take on the WSB P6 Get Me Out of Here! Brits inside the Sport Extra pullout. Our MotoGP reporter takes you behind the scenes at the Sepang test P14 Big names P36 bounce back Indian continue to impress and this week it’s the Roadmaster showing the established Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra a thing or two. And on the subject of famous names making a comeback, Francis-Barnett are back and we’ve tested two of the famous Kawasaki team-mates Sykes and British firm’s new bikes, the Kestrel Rea on going toe-to-toe for the title and the Merlin, as the firm climbs out of the history books and into showrooms. MARK MANNING #MCNwednesday ENJOY TRIALS & MCN GARAGE OVERCOME THE TRIBULATIONS Most motorcyclists head for a race school or trackday if they are keen to have a great day out and improve their riding. But MCN decided to enjoy a day of trials instead. And we were blown away by how much you can learn about riding bikes, and how much fun you can have. 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Although the suspension and stoppers Allen on news of MotoGP return may need a bit of an overhaul. 14,625 bikes for sale www.motorcyclenews.com 04 THIS WEEK BRIT GP U-TURN MOTOGP BACK AT Turbulent week sees Donington and CoW tie-up collapse – and Silverstone By Matthew Birt Patrick Allen told MCN: “I’d like to see the British MotoGP at Silverstone every ‘It took about a ilverstone is set to host the year, but clearly the Circuit of Wales British MotoGP for the next has a contract with Dorna. nanosecond to decade and more after it was “If it goes ahead then great and we S confirmed the race will return will enjoy the next two years. And if decide we wanted to Northamptonshire this August. they don’t then we will be ready to go Just six months after Silverstone for the next 10.” MotoGP back’ lost the staging rights to the Circuit of Allen said he had no hesitation in SILVERSTONE MD, PATRICK ALLEN DONINGTON CAN Wales (CoW) project, the running of striking a deal with Circuit of Wales the event has gone full circle. management, who initially shunned rather work on a smaller margin but The intention was for CoW to run the the Northamptonshire track when have 80,000 to 90,000 people through event at Donington, but now it will be looking for a host for the 2015 race. the gate and enjoying a three-day fes- at Silverstone in 2015 and 2016 while CoW chose Donington, but those tival, and not just a 40-minute race. CoW look to be up and running for 2017. talks took place under Silverstone’s Pricing has to be right.” The reinstatement of Silverstone as previous management. Early bird prices for Silverstone are host is the result of a turbulent week, Allen said: “I don’t know what £60 for an adult raceday ticket, or £70 which saw the collaboration between happened in discussions with the for the weekend. The prices are valid CoW and Donington Park collapse. old management team, but I wanted until March 31. The price is cheaper Now, with uncertainty continuing to open up a dialogue and say ‘we are than the 2014 race at Silverstone and to engulf the ambitious 830-acre CoW here if you need us’. I set out to build early bird tickets sold by Donington. complex, Silverstone is in pole posi- some bridges. It became apparent that More info: www.silverstone.co.uk, tion to be the event’s long-term host. things weren’t well at Donington and or 08443 750740 Circuit of Wales is facing a public they (CoW) came back to us and said inquiry next month over an appli- things didn’t look like they were going BRITISH RACE STARS WELCOME SILVERSTONE’S MOTOGP REPRIEVE cation to de-register hundreds of to happen and would we be interested? acres of common land that fall within It took about a nanosecond to decide.” the proposed development site. This With just six months to pro- ‘Silverstone ‘Silverstone is a ‘It’s a faster track. I forces further delays – and the pro- mote the round, Allen is targeting ject is still struggling to attract the a record crowd for the August Bank deserves MotoGP. world-class venue think every rider required funding. Even if CoW clears Holiday weekend race. It is a fantastic and everybody is in GP will be happy the planning hurdles, the chance of He added: “Getting MotoGP is a construction beginning imminently dream come true for me because I love track that all the happy we are about the move appears highly unlikely. bike racing. When the MotoGP went And if the Circuit of Wales isn’t able just before I arrived, to say it was dis- riders like’ going there’ back there’ to fulfil its obligations, Silverstone is appointing was an understatement. ready to mount a long-term rescue “Now it is back we are aiming for CAL CRUTCHLOW BRADLEY SMITH SCOTT REDDING CWM LCR HONDA MONSTER YAMAHA BRIT GP WINNER AT plan for the British MotoGP. record crowds. We can’t expect people MOTOGP RIDER TECH3 MOTOGP RIDER BOTH CIRCUITS New Silverstone Managing Director to carry on paying inflated prices. I’d Top MotoGP racers like Rossi, Dovizioso and Marquez will be back at Silverstone in August #MCNwednesday BUYING & THIS WEEK NEW BIKES FEATURES GARAGE EVENTS SELLING SPORT February 18 2015 05 WHY THE BRITISH GP IS BACK AT SILVERSTONE When the Circuit of Wales signed a five-year contract for the rights to host the British MotoGP from 2015, there was SILVERSTONE one colossal issue: the Circuit of regain the British Grand Prix for two years – at least Wales doesn’t actually exist. As the promoter, it cut a deal with Donington Park to host the 2015 race, and the Leicestershire venue thought it was back as a big-time player in Got the UK motorsport business. Donington tickets? But the collaboration ended Get your money back last week – and the mud- slinging started, with both If you purchased tickets through parties offering contrasting NNED SeeTickets you’ll automatically receive views on the split.