2010

Video: Kawasaki Ninja 400R in action

Video: Kawasaki Ninja 400R in action

This video has surfaced of the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 400R on Italian website Motoblog.it. Buy a used Kawasaki The bike, which features a 399cc DOHC parallel twin capable of delivering 44bhp, is set to...

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R warming up

I just came across this video of the new 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R warming up at Suzuka and thought I’d share it!

Vote for the name of the new KTM 125

Vote for the name of the new KTM 125

Would you brag about riding a bike called Earl? Would every day be a joy if you leapt aboard a GO!!!!? How about an XFire? Or a Speed Bug? Your help is needed if a generation of new riders aren’t to...

New Suzuki Promotion

New Suzuki Promotion

Suzuki is offering time-limited discounts of between 50% and 60% on official parts for a selection of their bikes. The “Bike of the Month” promotion began on 29 June and will run throughout the year.

MV’s 3D configuration program is online

MV’s 3D configuration program is online

The new MV’s online configurator developed for the Brutale 1090RR and 990R is now living on www.mvagusta.it. You are now able to spec the Brutale to your requirements by using the range of MV’s parts...

(Yet) more 2010 Kawasaki ZX-10R racer images

(Yet) more 2010 Kawasaki ZX-10R racer images

Not quite understanding the idea of a teaser marketing campaign. Kawasaki has released more pictures of the same prototype 2010 ZX-10R racer lapping Suzuka – the third batch of pictures in as many...

Video: 2011 Husaberg model range teaser

Video: 2011 Husaberg model range teaser

The Austrian-Swedish firm has refined its current model range by using new components, launching two 2-strokes bikes and revamping the appearance of their bikes.   Regarding the FE models, the main...

New Kawasaki ZX-10R in shakedown test

New Kawasaki ZX-10R in shakedown test

First official tests of Kawasaki’s all-new ZX-10R race machine are underway at Sugo circuit, Japan. Kawasaki officially release 2011 ZX-10R racer pictures Despite difficult conditions of wind and...

Video: New Triumph adventure bike teaser

Video: New Triumph adventure bike teaser

Following MCN’s exclusive pictures of Triumph’s new middleweight adventure bike in today’s MCN (July 7 2010), Triumph has activated a new teaser website with the first of four...

Kawasaki officially release 2011 ZX-10R racer pictures

Kawasaki officially release 2011 ZX-10R racer pictures

These first official pictures of the new ZX-10R race bike have just been released by Kawasaki. The pictures come just as Kawasaki R&D department prepares itself for a 2-day test at the Suzuka race...

Honda to cut prices

Honda to cut prices

Honda is planning to cut the prices of its motorcycles, according to Japanese Newspaper The Daily Yomiuri. Find a Honda for sale They are reporting that the Honda plan to reduce the prices in Japan...

2010 Kawasaki Z1000 recall issued

2010 Kawasaki Z1000 recall issued

Kawasaki has instigated a recall on its 2010 super-naked Z1000 and Z1000 ABS models. Read the Kawasaki Z1000 review The recall has been issued because the left front brake hose can make contact...

Video: New 140bhp KMV4 engine

Video: New 140bhp KMV4 engine

Motus have released the first video in a series about the development of the KMV4, the world’s first direct-injected, liquid-cooled V-4 motorcycle engine. Motus are set to enter the market next year...

Meeting Foggy at Trentham Gardens

Meeting Foggy at Trentham Gardens

Me and my Brothers Alfie and Fred with “foggy” at Trentham Gardens – Billy Furness

MV offers 165bhp/£4,745 'Cannonball' upgrade to 2010 Brutale 1090R

MV offers 165bhp/£4,745 'Cannonball' upgrade to 2010 Brutale 1090R

MV Agusta has launched a £4,745 power-up kit for the 2010 Brutale 1090R which takes the power to a class-leading 165bhp. Accompanying cosmetics to complete the Cannonball look stretch to £3,917. Each...

Video: BMW K1600GT adaptive headlight explained

Video: BMW K1600GT adaptive headlight explained

The new BMW K1600GT will feature an optional Adaptive Headlight – an electronic system will adjust the headlight’s beam to compensate for front and rear pitch as well as lean angle, keeping the beam...

BMW announces K1600 GT and K1600 GTL six-cylinder tourers

BMW announces K1600 GT and K1600 GTL six-cylinder tourers

BMW will produce TWO versions of it’s all-new 1600cc straight six-cylinder tourer – the K1600GT and K1600GTL. Video: BMW K1600GT adaptive headlight explained The K1600 GT will be similar in concept...

KTM SX-F 350 Classic Livery

KTM SX-F 350 Classic Livery

Here’s my idea for a special series KTM SX-F in classic livery.

Yamaha offer new deal on new R1

Yamaha offer new deal on new R1

Yamaha are enticing new customers by offering two new deals on the new R1. Find a Yamaha R1 for sale MCN’s machine of the year last year is being offered at 0% finance over three years, with a £99...

New Ducati Diavel spotted testing on the road

New Ducati Diavel spotted testing on the road

Ducati’s new Mega-Monster musclebike and rival to the Yamaha V-Max has been spotted testing on the roads around the Bologna factory.  The pictures were grabbed as two bikes were testing on the road...

What price should the new ER-4f be in the UK?

What price should the new ER-4f be in the UK?

Kawasaki have announced that the new Ninja 400R (or ER-4f in English) will be sold in Canada at $7499 (£4800), but have not confirmed whether it will be coming to the UK. New 400cc Kawasaki...

Video: New Aprilia RSV4 Tuono spotted on track again

Video: New Aprilia RSV4 Tuono spotted on track again

Aprilia’s new RSV4 Tuono naked bike has been spotted in almost finished trim at Mugello in Italy – four months before it will be seen at the Milan motorcycle show. Find an Aprilia Tuono for sale MCN...

Attention! Triumph Speed Triple!

Attention! Triumph Speed Triple!

This mean, green Speed Triple is being offered in even meaner still trim at no extra cost, at Triumph dealer Jack Lilley. The army-style, matt khaki paint job is an official Triumph – but very limited...

Name and win a KTM 125

Name and win a KTM 125

KTM want you to come up with the name for its new 125 machine. Milan Show Video: KTM 125cc concept In a competition on the official KTM 125 Facebook page, they are offering you the chance to submit...

New 400cc Kawasaki models

New 400cc Kawasaki models

Japanese motorcycle magazine ‘Young Machine’ has released pictures of three new 2011 Kawasaki models. Find a Kawasaki for sale An ER4-N, ER4-F and a special edition Ninja 250R model are revealed,...

Interview: Horex CEO speaks on the new 200bhp VR6

Interview: Horex CEO speaks on the new 200bhp VR6

The radical, all-new, 1200cc, V6 roadster has just been unveiled in Germany – the first new Horex motorcycle in 50 years. Horex name revived with all-new 200bhp V6 MCN caught up with Horex CEO...

The new Kawasaki ZX-10R: For and against

The new Kawasaki ZX-10R: For and against

This sketch of the next Kawasaki ZX-10R has just been released by the Japanese firm as it attempts to get both the road and racing bikes on top of the 1000cc class. Video: Kawasaki reveals teaser of...

New Vespa GTV Via Montenapoleone revealed

New Vespa GTV Via Montenapoleone revealed

Vespa have released details of their new limited edition GTV Via Montenapoleone – the latest Vespa scooter to use their 278cc liquid-cooled motor. 50s-inspired styling touches include a rear rack and...

Video: Kawasaki reveals teaser of new ZX-10R

Video: Kawasaki reveals teaser of new ZX-10R

This video of the next Kawasaki ZX-10R has just been released by the Japanese firm as it attempts to get both the road and racing bikes on top of the 1000cc class. Find a Kawasaki ZX-10R for...

Kawasaki leads deals frenzy

Kawasaki leads deals frenzy

Another flurry of deals has hit showrooms with £1000s of free kit, generous trade-ins and 0% finance among offers now being dangled to lure back buyers following the economic downturn. Find a...

Honda VT750S in dealers now

Honda VT750S in dealers now

The Honda VT750S is now available from Honda motorcycle dealerships across the UK, priced at £5,845 OTR.   Powering the new VT750S is a liquid-cooled, 745cc V-twin but for a classic air-cooled look,...

New BMW K1600LT spy shot

New BMW K1600LT spy shot

This is the first picture showing BMW’s new six-cylinder K1600LT luxury tourer, due on sale next year. The new machine uses the forward-canted engine shown in the BMW Concept 6 show at the Milan...

New Piaggio X7 Evo revealed

New Piaggio X7 Evo revealed

Piaggio have released details on the new X7 Evo – a mid-sized scooter that they claim combines the agility of a small scooter with the stability and protection of a maxi scooter. Find a scooter for...

‘Vintage’ BMW has 110bhp!

‘Vintage’ BMW has 110bhp!

Take a second glance – this ‘vintage’ BMW is actually nothing of the sort. Based around the modern powertrain from the BMW R1200GS, it’s a one-off special built by one of France’s leading BMW dealers...

Horex name revived with all-new 200bhp V6

Horex name revived with all-new 200bhp V6

This radical, all-new, narrow-angle, 1200cc, V6 roadster has just been unveiled in Germany – the first new Horex motorcycle in 50 years. Launched out of the blue in Munich after being under secret...

BMW launches new ‘Exclusive Edition’ K1300GT

BMW launches new ‘Exclusive Edition’ K1300GT

BMW has just launched this new, luxury edition of its K1300GT tourer. Find a BMW K1300GT for sale Dubbed the ‘Exclusive Edition’ the four-cylinder, shaft-drive machine differs from the standard...