MCN Magazine 27-Sep-2023 Vorige editie

Bike industry’s electric lifeline
With the Prime Minister rolling back the deadline for the sales ban on fossil fuelled new car sales – could the bike industry be next in getting a stay of execution, and a new electric lifeline? Numerous manufacturers have been begging the government to either exclude
bikes from the ban (we’re the only country to have included them), or at the very least to give them more time to develop solutions.

THE BIG TEST: Hot superbikes go wing-to-wing
Ride a superbike on the road? You must be mad... Well, maybe not
– presuming your limbs all bend without creaking too badly. The rampant performance on offer actually leads to a very relaxed delivery for the road, and the wealth of safety and hero-mimicking
electronic rider aids mean that your own skill level needn’t be the
hindrance it once was. They’re even surprisingly good on fuel...

Where will Marc Marquez end up?
It’s not often that you get to sit down with one of MotoGP’s toughest and most influential riders – but that’s exactly what happened when we grabbed Marc Marquez to delve around inside his head. The multiple champion may be battling through the most challenging period of his career, but he’s still considered one
of the hottest properties on the grid, and the debate is still raging fiercely on what he’ll be riding in 2024 – a decision that’s expected to solidify this week as the MotoGP circus lands in Japan. So what is going on in the mind of Marc Marquez?