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New colours for the 2008 Kawasaki Z1000 motorcycle

12 September 2007 by MCN News Desk

The 2008 Kawasaki Z1000 motorcycle gets a brand new look thanks to an all-white paint scheme, red seat and red spokes on the wheels. The 2008 Kawasaki Z1000 motorcycle is also available in traditional...

Colour changes for the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle

12 September 2007 by Ben Purvis

Kawasaki has revealed the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R, and although the motorcycle remains mainly unchanged, there are three colour options. The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R is available in plain blue or black, or a...

2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R motorcycle revealed

12 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The first pictures of the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R motorcycle reveal Kawasaki is going all-out to win back riders with an extreme new ZX-10R, following the contraversial rounded look of the 2006 Kawasaki...

2008 Kawasaki motorcycles revealed here

12 September 2007 by MCN News Desk

Kawasaki is releasing the 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle range today, and we’ll be adding each new Kawasaki motorcycle as details are released. By clicking on the images on each article, you’ll be able to download an image suitable for use as a desktop wallpaper. The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R motorcycle The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle

See the American 2008 Yamaha R6 colours

11 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

We’ve already published the first official pictures of the 2008 Yamaha R6, but here are the colours available in the United States of America. The European Yamaha R6 colours are black, blue and white,...

New colours for the 2008 Yamaha R1 motorcycle

11 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has unveiled the 2008 Yamaha R1 – and although the motorcycle has not been radically changed, it does come in a choice of three new colour schemes. The 2008 Yamaha R1 is available in blue,...

New colours for the 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 – and although the motorcycle has not been radically changed, there are two new colourschemes. The 2008 Yamaha XJR1300 is available in either black or...

New colour for the 2008 Yamaha MT-03 motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha MT-03, and although the motorcycle stays unchanged, it does get a distinctive new paintscheme. The 2008 Yamaha MT-03 is available in bright red, which certainly...

2008 Yamaha T-Max XP500 scooter revealed

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The Yamaha XP500 T-Max scooter has also been updated for the 2008 Yamaha motorcycle range. The Yamaha 500cc-liquid cooled parallel twin scooter gets a new frame, a larger fuel tank, four-piston...

New 2008 Yamaha XV1900 Raider custom cruiser motorcycle

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

This is Yamaha’s aggressive new drag-style XV1900 Raider custom cruiser, which will only be available in the USA. The 1854cc air-cooled v-twin motorcycle engine powering the Yamaha Raider is from the...

2008 Yamaha WR250R and WR250X off-road and road motorcycle revealed

10 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Yamaha is introducing two fuel-injected versions of the WR250 – one road biased and one more suited to off-road. Yamaha claim the Yamaha WR250X is based around the road rider where the Yamaha WR250R...

The 2008 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere revealed

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Yamaha’s iconic660 Tenere Paris-Daker replica motorcycle is making a return for 2008 with an all-new design. The 2008 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere uses the 660cc liquid-cooled single from the Yamaha XT660X in...

New colours for 2008 Yamaha FZ1

10 September 2007 by Dan Thornton

Yamaha has revealed the 2008 Yamaha FZ1, which will have no major changes – and will come in a choice of three colours. The three new colour options for the 2008 Yamaha FZ1 are Black, Silver or...

The 2008 Yamaha R6 motorcycle revealed

10 September 2007 by Andy Downes

Yamaha has given the new 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 a complete workover and despite the motorcycle looking pretty similar to the current Yamaha R6, it gets a new frame and swingarm, reworked 599cc engine, new...

See the most important motorcycles of 2008 here

10 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The next seven days are the most important in the motorcycle launch calendar – as well as riding two of the most important new motorcycles, Motor Cycle News will have the first pictures of a host of...

World first test: 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa

10 September 2007 by Adam 'Chad' Child

MCN Road Tester Adam Child is currently getting a world first ride aboard Suzuki’s eagerly anticipated new Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa at the humungously fast Saltzburgring in Austria. Here’s what he’s...

New Ducati monster?

07 September 2007 by ste moore

An impression of the new Ducati Monster seen in a Spanish mag while on holiday. Looks quite nice.

Preview of the new Ducati DesmosediciRR

06 September 2007 by Andy Downes

The first ride of the Ducati Desmosedici RR may have been delayed due to hurricane conditions at Misano, but while the test is rescheduled by Ducati, this video might help keep your anticipation building. Also, get to hear information regarding the bike exclusively from Claudio Domenicali himself.

2008 Honda CBR600RR motorcycle colour changes

06 September 2007 by Ben Purvis

In keeping with Honda’s two-year update cycle the CBR600RR motorcycle has been left untouched other than colour changes. The Honda CBR600RR will now come in a new combination of white/black/red,...

Exclusive first pictures of the 2008 Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR

06 September 2007 by Ben Purvis

Here are the world exclusive first picture of the 2008 Honda Fireblade. It’s an official Honda picture, and we’ll be updating this story with more details about the motorcycle as we get...

Download Bimota DB6C-1098 desktop images on MCN

05 September 2007 by Nicola Fox

The Bimota DB6C-1098 is claimed to be the ‘world’s best handling naked motorcycle’, according to its creators. The Bimota DB6C-1098 is a limited edition motorcycle and you can read more about it in this week’s MCN out Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Click on the images to download the stunning Bimota DB6V-1098 to set as your desktop background.

Arlen Ness Smooftail pictures

04 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

British chopper builder Battistini has completed only the second Arlen Ness Smooftail bike ever built – 14 years after the American bike legend fabricated the frame. The ‘Smooftail’ was designed in...

Limited-run Bimota DB5 unveiled

03 September 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Bimota has revealed this limited edition DB5 Borsalino, built to celebrate the anniversary of an Italian hat company! Based on a mechanically stock Bimota DB5 , the DB5 Borsalino was built to...