2005
Derbi launches Mulhacen
11 November 2005
Derbi revealed its new Mulhacen for the first time in public at the Milan Bike Show on Monday (Nov 15). It uses a single cylinder four-stroke four valve engine with a 659.7cc capacity. Bore and...
Benelli serves up Tre-K
11 November 2005
Benelli has unveiled its new Multistrada-style Tre-K and Tornado 1130 at the Milan Bike Show in Italy. The new Tornado – marked out by its use of a tuned version of the TNT’s 1130cc engine and new...
Cagiva?s 37bhp 125
11 November 2005
Cagiva has launched a homologation special of its Mito 125cc sports bike at the Milan show. The SP525 has been designed to give Mito riders and extra hand in the sports productions 125cc racing class...
First pics: Bimota Delirio
11 November 2005
Bimota has launched its new naked bike at the Milan bike show. The 1000cc DB6 Delirio is based on the DB5 superbike with a Ducati engine and trelis frame and swingarm, but it gets high bars and new...
F800S and ST revealed
11 November 2005
BMW has revealed two new 800cc twins at the Milan Show’s press day today (Nov 15). We’ve previously published official pictures of the F800S, but until now we’ve only seen spy shots of the more...
06 Ducati Monster S4RS
11 November 2005
Ducati’s 130bhp Monster S4RS Testastretta made its debut before the world’s press at the Milan Bike Show in Italy on Tuesday (Nov 15). And we were there to bring you the first pictures as it was...
Kawasaki extend cover
11 November 2005
A new warranty scheme from Kawasaki enables you to extend your cover for up to two years, and also transfer the warranty to new owners during the same period. The Warranty Plus scheme covers boths...
F4 Senna 1000 for 06
11 November 2005
MV Agusta has officially unveiled the new 1000cc version of its F4 Senna at the Milan Bike Show. It’s the fastest bike yet to carry Ayrton Senna’s name – after it was previously used on the Ducati...
Find Ducati dealers - fast
11 November 2005
We’ve added Ducati to our searchable list of dealers, so you can find your local bike shop quickly and easily. You can choose to search for dealers for a specific brand in our Dealer Locator...
Honda concepts at Milan
11 November 2005
Honda has shown its mad scooter-come-bike concepts for the first time outside Japan at the Milan bike show. As well as its new range of bikes launched at the Paris bike show Honda brought along the...
New bolt-ons for Breva
04 November 2005
The £6999 Moto Guzzi Breva V1100 is now available on 0% finance over 12 months until December 31 – which might just give you the spare cash to splash on a new range of bolt-ons for to go with it. All...
More new Harleys for '06
04 November 2005
Harley-Davidson has released the details for the retro FXDBI Street Bob, the lower XL Sportster 1200L, and the limited-production FXDI 35th Anniversary Super Glide for 2006. The Street Bob and Super...
NEC - live on your PC
01 November 2005
The NEC Bike Show has opened in Birmingham. Keep checking this story for new links (below right) bringing you the latest news from the show as it happens – including news of a new BMW, two new Ducatis...
Bid for General Lee Duke
01 November 2005
Winchester dealer Moto Rapido is selling a unique Ducati in Dukes of Hazzard colours on MCN Auctions. The General Lee-inspired paintwork is on a brand new Multistrada 620. It’s been dubbed the Dukes...
Two new bikes from CCM
28 October 2005
CCM has launched two new bikes at the NEC show; a new version of its Supermoto and a pre-production version of the FT35 flat tracker. The R35 takes the look of the 644cc R30 and chucks in a smaller...
Enfield café racers
28 October 2005
Enfield has launched two new bikes at the NEC show including a limited edition MCN 50th anniverdary bike. The new Enfield is an updated version of the Sportsman Café Racer using the new ‘lean-burn’...
Two new Ducatis at NEC
21 October 2005
Ducati has launched two new bikes at the at the NEC in Birmingham, revealing a new 999 and ST3. The firm will be making a special edition 999R replica of the Xerox Ducati WSB bike which comes with a...
2006 R1200GS revealed
21 October 2005
This is the BMW which made its world debut at the NEC Bike Show’s press day in Birmingham, on Thursday (Oct 27) – the 2006 R1200GS Adventure. motorcyclenews.com is running the office from the show...
Suzuki unveil '06 bikes
21 October 2005
Suzuki has unveiled the 2006 range at the International Motorcycle and Scooter show, with the Suzuki GSR600 taking centre stage. The unfaired middleweight is the only new machine, but also shown are...
Adventure NEC launch
21 October 2005
BMW has lunched the new R1200GS at the NEC bike show, releasing all the info about the bike, including the fact it’s got a 33 litre tank. The new bike replaces the R1150GS adventure, which has until...
Bid for Sheene rep GSX-R
21 October 2005
MCN’s exclusive limited-edition Barry Sheene replica GSX-R750 is now available in MCN Auctions. Bidding started at just £100 for this rare and stunning machine. Place your bid here Only 50 are...
Yamaha unveils V-Max
21 October 2005
Yamaha has unveiled a preview version of how the new V-Max will look at the Tokyo Motor show. The firm says the bike displayed on the stand is just an impression of how the new V-Max will look but...
Bimota preview Delirio
21 October 2005
Bimota is set to launch a brand new bike at the Milan show but it is being very tight lipped about exactly what it is. The Italian firm has put up a preview on it’s website of the Delirio with a very...
Triumph 675 UK launch
21 October 2005
Triumph has shown it’s 675 Daytona for the first time in the UK at the NEC show in Birmingham. The bike was unveiled by Steve Parish and Triumph dealer and former TT racer Phil McCallen, who was...
Honda shows 06 range
21 October 2005
The Honda stand at the NEC Bike Show holds the 2006 FireBlade, the new CB1000F, and the revised VFR800 VTEC, but the star of the show for many people was ASIMO, the Honda robot. You can see why the...
Honda?s automatic bike
14 October 2005
Honda has launched a fully automatic concept bike at the Tokyo motorcycle show, which it promises will make it to full production. The DN-01 concept is a sports-tourer based around the Deauville...
Motohispania updates
14 October 2005
There are updates throughout the Motohispania range, now known as MH Bikes, with the new Furia Max range. The new Furia Max is available as a 50cc supermotard or enduro versioan and for 2006 features...
BMW to debut at NEC
07 October 2005
BMW is out to steal the NEC Show in Birmingham with a world premier of a new 2006 model. It will be shown for the first time on October 27 – to the world’s bike press. The show’s first public day is...
Video: Stratosphere lives
07 October 2005
Here’s the video proof that Suzuki’s Stratosphere – the stunning six-cylinder 1100cc bike that represents the return of the Katana – is more than just a plastic mock-up. The download you can access...
Suzuki M109R revealed
01 October 2005
Suzuki’s 2006 Boulevard M109R has broken cover with a new 1783cc, liquid-cooled, fuel injected 54-degree V-twin engine, radial-mount four-piston front calipers and a 240mm wide rear tyre. Suzuki says...
Paris Show round-up
01 October 2005
The Paris Bike Show is in full swing with a mountain of new metal on show. This round-up brings together all our coverage of it so far. MCN was mob-handed in Paris to bring you the preview shows and...
Paris opens to public
01 October 2005
The Paris Bike Show opens to the public today and runs until October 9. Tickets are just 12 Euros for adults, six Euros for 12-18 year olds and free for under 12s. When in Paris, take the Metro on...
BMW HP2 best in show
01 October 2005
BMW’s R1200GS based HP2 enduro bike has been voted best bike at the Paris bike show by a team of design experts. The Motorcycle Design Association (MDA) looked at everything at the show, judging on...
Triumph shows three
01 October 2005
Triumph unveiled its Scrambler, Daytona 675 and Rocket III Classic at the Paris Bike Show which opened to the public on Saturday (Oct 1). in the official press launch on Friday (Sep 30) the firm...
06 Suzuki muscle cruiser
01 October 2005
Suzuki is preparing to unveil a new ‘muscle cruiser’ for 2006 – the Boulevard M105. Updated October 3 U.S. sources suggested it may be rolled out at a Suzuki dealer meeting on that side of the...
Honda Tokyo bikes
01 October 2005
Honda has revealed a new concept bike ahead of the Tokyo show, which combines the specs of a superbike with the styling of a scooter. The new machine might look like a scooter but it is expected to...