MCN's guide to Ariel

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ARIEL ACE R (2018-on)

A hand-built £60,000 slice of British engineering at its finest

MCN rating 4 out of 5

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ARIEL ACE (2014-on)

Rides like a Honda road bike, sounds like a Honda MotoGP bike

MCN rating 5 out of 5

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Ariel switch bike focus: High-end British firm concentrate on limited editions

20 December 2022 by Dan Sutherland

For a company whose first creation was named the ‘Ordinary’ Ariel are anything but, building both two- and four-wheeled vehicles that look and perform like no other. After laying dormant for two...

Ariel to launch striking new Ace Iron Horse at Motorcycle Live

11 November 2019 by Dan Sutherland

Somerset-based two and four-wheeled firm, Ariel, are set to reveal a new Ace Iron Horse model at Motorcycle Live later this month. Based on the existing Ace muscle cruiser, the new £29,686 Iron Horse...

The new Ariel Ace R – 201bhp but with a big price tag

18 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Ariel have announced the full specifications of the Ace R and while the performance has shot up dramatically, so has the price Ariel first announced the Ace two years ago and they have produced 50 to...

Ariel reveal ‘base’ model Ace

03 December 2015 by Andy Downes

Reborn British firm Ariel also bought a new basic version of their Ace roadster to show what the most affordable of the bikes available looks like when no options are added. Previously Ariel have been...

London Motorcycle Show: Ariel Bike Highlights

11 February 2015 by MCN Staff

Ariel is a name from the goldenera of British motorcycling; theSquare-Four an icon from its past. But just like the rest of our bike industry, Ariel failed to emerge from that halcyon era. But last...

First design of the Ariel Supercharged Single...

10 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

This is the first drawing supplied by Ariel of their possible return to the motorcycling market with a supercharged single cylinder motorcycle. This design is one of three posibilities for a new Ariel...

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