FEBRUARY EXCEL 14-15-16 LONDON MOTORCYCLE SHOW GUIDE 55YOUR FREE 36-PAGE OFFICIAL GUIDE AND FLOORPLAN MOST-WANTED BIKES OF 2014 SEE THEM ALL AT SHOW ALL-STAR LINE-UP FOGGY AND HIS TITLE- WINNING BIKES DUNLOP, HUTCHY, STARRING MCGUINNESS, WHITHAM OHONDA BLADE SP OBMW R NINE T IN LIVE SHOW OYAMAHA MT-07 & MT-09SR CHARLEY BOORMAN OBMW R1200GS OKTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R NICK SANDERS O DUCATI 899 PANIGALEOHONDA VFR800 BRADLEY SMITH www.motorcyclenews.com 02 FOCUS2014 | LONDON MOTORCYCLE SHOW NO NEED TO BOOK IN P9 ADVANCE ANDY CALTON Buy a ticket EDITOR on arrival at ExCeL WELCOME ver wondered how Michael Dunlop can keep it flat to the E stop through Barregarrow? Or how John McGuinness feels about getting oh-so-close to beating Joey Dunlop’s record number of TT wins? Have you been stumped by Triumph’s lack of small bikes or lack of a big, 1000cc sports bike? Have you struggled to get your suspension set up just right or sat bruised and befuddled about your complete lack of ability off road? All of these conundrums can be laid to rest when you visit the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show! With the very best TT racers in the world on hand for all three days and WSB legend Carl Fogarty and MotoGP hotshot Bradley Smith there on the Friday; pretty much any race re- lated query can be answered. With every major manufacturer show- CONTENTS ing their incredible offerings for 2014 you can also go fact-finding for ‘that’ HONDA: A heavily refurbished range means SHOW TIMETABLE: It’s not all static KTM: The 1290 Super Duke R has landed, next bike! 4 it’s a bumper year for Honda. Leading 17 displays at the show, either. This year 27 and it’s joined by two of the sexiest sub- Among the horde of new machinery the charge are the new Fireblade, VFR800F, sees the return of Revolution (see right), as well 500s we’ve seen in years – the RC125 and RC390. there will also be some pretty classy old CBR650F, CB650F and CBR300R. as a huge amount of zone-specific interviews, ones! David Hailwood is hosting a collec- workshops, and Q&As. VICTORY: The Victory range just keeps TRIUMPH: tion of race bikes and memorabilia once The heavyweight Thunderbird LT 28 getting stronger, see the impressive range belonging to his father, the legendary 7 and Thunderbird Commander hit the streets, FLOORPLAN & EXHIBITOR LIST: It’s a big of American muscle at the show. Mike Hailwood, and James May’s collec- and are joined by the Bonneville America LT and 18 show, and you don’t want to get lost among tion of mint Hondas are also well worth a Tiger 800 XC SE. the hundreds of bikes! The centre pages will give INDIAN: As comebacks go, the return visit. Whipping-up a bit of ‘Foggy feel- you all the information you need to track down 29 of Indian has to rate amongst the most ing’ there will be all four of Carl Fogarty’s BMW: The new R nineT, R1200GS Adventure, fantastic deals, services and exhibitors. impressive. See the Chief, Classic and Chieftain in WSB title-winning machines on display 9 R1200RT and S1000R are stealing all the all their glory. throughout the three-day event, although accolades, and rightly so - this is BMW at full VISITOR INFORMATION: Plan your visit ROYAL ENFIELD: his reunion with the magic metal on strength. See the full 2014 range of stunners. 20 so you don’t lose a moment by turning The reinvention of Friday is expected to be something special. up at the wrong time or place, or by setting your 30 the iconic Enfield Continental GT has Of course, no self-respecting show DUCATI: The brutish new Monster 1200 satnav to the wrong postcode! catapulted the Indian brand into the limelight for would be complete without awesome 10 will hit showrooms in just a few weeks’ 2014, and rightly so. offers and bargain kit deals and ExCeL time, but you can see it in the flesh at ExCeL – KAWASAKI: A pair of new Z1000s, one HMC: will be bulging at the seams with both. alongside the rest of the range. 22 naked, the other in full SX trim, are both See the great range of 125cc ‘baby As Aristotle once said, “The whole is fantastic updates for 2014. Joining them is 30 Bonnies’ and scooters from Chinese greater than the sum of its parts.” YAMAHA: The MT-09 triple caused a Kawasaki’s first scooter, the J300. brand HMC. All this serves up a mouth-watering 13 whirlwind of excitement at the end of 2013, opportunity - not only to ogle at fan- and is joined by the MT-07 parallel-twin, and HARLEY-DAVIDSON: The age of the CUSTOM COMPETITION: Drool over tastic new machines and get up close SR400 retro single for 2014. 24 water-cooled Harley is here with the US 33 some of the most extreme, innovative and and personal to some of the best racers firm’s Project Rushmore bikes. The £10k custom outstanding specials in the world. in the world - but to do so in one place THE ZONES: Immerse yourself in the face-off will also be live on stage. CLASSIC BIKE OF THE YEAR: and at one time, with thousands of other 14 four new zones at this year’s show, with See all the CCM: passionate bike fans. something for everyone: Adventure, Sports & Pore over CCM’s MCN test-winning 34 bikes, be inspired, pick your winner, and This 36-page guide will ensure you don’t Performance, Classic and Custom. 25 new GP450 Adventure. register your vote on the day! miss a single thing and have a day that’s packed with biking brilliance. See you there! P4 P22 P27 Andy Calton, MCN - Editor FREE DNA + PROTECTION SYSTEM WORTH £30* 0800 093 5577 UK opening hours: Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10am–4pm. *Terms and Conditions apply, call for details. DNA+ protection system - carolenash.com/dna-terms-and-conditions. Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. www.motorcyclenews.com/digital @MCNnews and #MCNLMS /motorcyclenews motorcyclenews.com 12.02.2014 WEDNESDAY 03 TT megastars go head-to-head in our live action extravaganza KINGS OF THE ROAD For the 2014 Revolution show McCallen, James Whitham and Ian The Teams we’ve put together two teams of Hutchinson, will be going head- Q Team McGuinness six legendary road riders. TT pride to-head on pit bikes and trials Under the steady eye of road is at stake as team captains John bikes as they fight for the win in racing legend John McGuinness McGuinness and Michael Dunlop the only way they know how. The this year will be two racers with head up an incredible line-up of fast-paced, all-action Revolution equally impressive credentials: riders to do battle over a gnarly show takes place at the centre of Record-breaking TT winner Ian course of obstacles, bumps, jumps the arena three times on Friday and Hutchinson and superbike battler and ramps. Sunday and four times on Saturday. turned pundit James Whitham. The two teams, including road There’s no extra charge to see it, racing legends Michael Rutter, Phil it’s all part of your ticket price! Q Team Dunlop Irish road race royalty will be heading the second team for 2014. Michael Dunlop will be supported in his quest to beat ‘McPint’ by the venerable Phil McCallen and Michael Rutter. BROUGHT TO YOU BY Action Timetable Q Revolution 1 Friday 11.00am Q Revolution 2 14 1.15pm Q February Revolution 3 3.00pm Q Revolution 1 Saturday 11.00am Q Revolution 2 15 1.00pm Q February Revolution 3 3.00pm Q Revolution 4 4.30pm Q Revolution 1 Sunday 11.00am Q Revolution 2 16 1.00pm Q February Revolution 3 4.00pm John McGuinness returns to Revolution as a team captain again for 2014, and will be joined this year by Michael Dunlop, James Whitham, Ian Hutchinson, Phil McCallen and Michael Rutter FREE DNA + PROTECTION SYSTEM WORTH £30* 0800 093 5577 UK opening hours: Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10am–4pm. *Terms and Conditions apply, call for details. DNA+ protection system - carolenash.com/dna-terms-and-conditions. Carole Nash Insurance Consultants Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. www.motorcyclenews.com 04 FOCUS2014 | LONDON MOTORCYCLE SHOW HONDA Stand M110 | Honda unleashes the highest spec Fireblade yet as it reveals a raft of new models CBR1000RR FIREBLADE SP onda’s Fireblade is one of mo- the footpegs are set 10mm back and torcycling’s greatest success the handlebars are wider, lower, and H stories. And after all these further forward, offering a more ag- years, the firm has finally gressive stance and greater control. The decided to give the Blade a racier edge new rear subframe makes no provision to reflect owners’ trackday desires. for a pillion, is lighter, and the revised Which is why this new Fireblade SP is seat material firmer, while a new screen the first Blade to have Öhlins suspen- delivers improved high-speed aerody- sion, Brembo monobloc brakes and a namics rather than wind protection. blueprinted engine. The SP’s 999.8cc, 16-valve inline The diecast aluminium twin-spar four-cylinder engine has been revised frame is based on the standard bike’s, for 2014. Essentially a factory blueprint, but now boasts high-end Öhlins NIX30 each batch of pistons and rods are fork and TTX-36 shock, and further weighed and those that most closely tuning of the frame to increase rider match the middle tolerance – and feedback with the suspension’s differ- each other – are used.