June

Honda Montesa update the 4RT260

30 June 2016 by MCN News

Honda Montesa have announced mild updates to its Cota 4RT260 and Race Replica 2017 models, which will be released at the beginning of September. The biggest technical difference is the longer...

Zero Motorcycles celebrate 10 years with special model

14 June 2016 by Liam Marsden

Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has unveiled a special edition DSR to celebrate its 10 year anniversary. The special edition version of Zero’s dual sport DSR comes with high gloss...

Yamaha Yard Built 'Son of Time' revealed

13 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Based on a stock XV950, this latest bike in Yamaha’s Yard Built series comes from Amsterdam custom bike shop Numbnut Motorcycles but has also been done in collaboration with Dutch watchmakers TW...

Royal Enfield's mad Dirty Duck debuts

13 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Indian company Royal Enfield revealed two factory-built custom bikes at the Wheels & Waves custom bike show in Biarritz, France over the weekend. The bikes were both built in the UK, and this is the...

New Yamaha scrambler 'under evaluation' for Europe

10 June 2016 by Tony Hoare

Yamaha America are joining the Scrambler fun with a new 2017 model called the SCR950. It’s based on the XV950, using the same 942 air-cooled V-twin motor in the same steel double-cradle chassis, with...

Gallery: BMW Concept Lac Rose

09 June 2016 by Richard Newland

BMW have unveiled this stunning Paris Dakar replica at Wheels & Waves, and MCN believes it’s destined to be a production model for 2017, as part of BMW’s new Heritage division. Underpinned by the R...

BMW reveal Lac Rose – a modern R80G/S

09 June 2016 by Richard Newland

In yesterday’s MCN we unveiled our vision of an R nineT-based R80G/S homage, and two further heritage models, which our sources suggest BMW have in development for release as 2017 models – and just...

World Exclusive: BMW confirm 'Heritage' R nineT range

08 June 2016 by Andy Downes

BMW will reveal three new R nineT spin-off models using the air/oil-cooled engine and chassis as it surges ahead with the development of a separate ‘Heritage’ department to run alongside the existing...

Kawasaki reveal ‘Final Edition’ W800

01 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Fifty years since the Kawasaki W-series was first launched the firm has announced that it will be sent out of production with a special ‘Final Edition’ model to mark the end of an era. The W800 Final...

Victory reveals changes to Project 156 for Pikes Peak 2016 race

01 June 2016 by Andy Downes

American company Victory will be competing at the famous Pikes Peak International Hillclimb (PPIHC) event with both petrol and electric-powered motorcycles for 2016 and now MCN has been given...