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BMW F650 single returns

27 December 2008 by Andy Downes

BMW is bringing the old 650cc single cylinder F650GS back – but calling it the G650GS and it’s only for America at this stage. Due to big demand from police and the military in the US – the old bike...

Video: New Lambrettas unveiled

25 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

LAMBRETTA scooters have returned to the world stage after an Italian firm unveiled three new Chinese-made models. The Pato 50, 125 and 150 made their public debut earlier this year in a flurry of publicity. The scooters are only going to be available in Italy, through Italian firm Motom. Watch the clip to see the new scooters in action.

Save £1500 on a new Kawasaki ZX6R

25 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

A Wiltshire dealership is offering 100 Kawasaki ZX-6R at 1998 prices…knocking £1500 off the 2008 list price. The one-off deal is being offered by George White’s superbike centre to mark owner Steve...

Honda CB1100F set for launch

24 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

While Honda officially launched the majority of its 2009 range months ago it’s held back one of the most exciting bikes that will hit dealers next year – the CB1100F. But newly published patents...

Samurai Type 9 Shogun: off-the-shelf show bikes

24 December 2008 by Ben Purvis

Despite appearances this isn’t just another money-no-object Harley-based special created to win custom bike awards – in fact it’s the latest production bike from new Japanese manufacturer Samurai...

Your reaction to the ABS Honda Fireblade

22 December 2008 by MCN News Desk

It seems the ABS Honda Fireblade road test in this week’s MCN has caused a big stir among sportsbike riders. This is the first ever electronically-controlled Combined ABS-assisted superbike and it...

Revised BMW G650 Xcountry for 2009

18 December 2008 by James Keen

An updated version of the BMW G650 Xcountry will be available in dealerships from January 2009. The revised Xcountry features a new paint scheme and a number of subtle changes designed to make the...

Video: Valentino Rossi on 2009 YZF-R1

18 December 2008 by Rob Hull

Check out this advert for the new ‘cross plane crank’ 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 featuring Valentino Rossi. Rossi has already appeared in Yamaha adverts in the past including the 2007 R1 and last year’s...

Honda electric motorcycle in two years

18 December 2008 by Phil West

Honda boss Takeo Fukui has today announced the Japanese giant will have a battery-powered motorcycle on the market in two years. The announcement was made as part of a speech regarding the summary of...

First Yamaha V-maxs hit dealer floors

11 December 2008 by Andy Downes

Yamaha dealer Flitwick Motorcycles have taken delivery of the first three V-Maxs in the UK, with owners hoping to pick up their new 197bhp £16,000 machines very soon. Flitwick’s Saul Towers said:...

Poll: Should the Kawasaki ZRX1200 come to the UK?

09 December 2008 by Liam Marsden

Kawasaki has just unveiled the new Kawasaki ZRX1200 based on the original ZRX concept motorcycle raced by Eddie Lawson. Unfortunately Kawasaki UK have no plans to bring the retro-cool ZRX1200 to the...

Poll: Should Honda build the CB1100R?

08 December 2008 by Andy Downes

Honda staff at the NEC had to disappoint a number of buyers so desperate to get their hands on the prototype CB1100R on show for the first time in the UK they were willing to write a cheque for the...

Aprilia ManaX wallpapers

08 December 2008 by Andy Downes

Aprilia has just released proper studio photographs of the stunning ManaX concept bike first seen at the Milan motorcycle show in November. So far, only images of the bike at shows and inside...

NEC Show: Cagiva Mito 525 reaches UK

05 December 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Cagiva importer MotoGB will be bringing in the first of the updated Mito 525 in the first half of next year. The new 525 (actually 125cc – the 525 tag is a nod to Cagiva’s 500GP past) was revealed at...

NEC Show: New Honda Hornet

05 December 2008 by Chris Newbigging

Honda has introduced the revised 2009 model Hornet 600 at the NEC Show. The 2009 Honda Hornet 600 differs from the current model by having compression damping adjusters on the rear shock and forks...

This week in MCN: The all-new Kawasaki ZRX1200

03 December 2008 by Steve Farrell

Here’s a first glimpse of Kawasaki’s stunning new ZRX1200. The retro muscle bike has been given a new lease of life with a ground-up redesign. Kawasaki ZRX1200s for sale Get MCN, on sale December...

New Rieju SMX125 supermoto learner motorcycle

31 December 2007 by Chris Newbigging

This is the new Rieju SMX125 learner supermoto, due in motorcycle dealers shortly. The SMX is powered by a Yamaha-sourced air-cooled four stroke single, and is housed in Rieju’s own a steel beam...

Picture special: Rieju unveils top-spec MRX450 enduro motorcycle

28 December 2007 by Chris Newbigging

Rieju is aiming to win over the big names in enduro motorcycles with the all-new Yamaha-powered MRX450. Using the Yamaha WR450F’s 449cc five-valve single, the new Rieju MRX450 gets a head start in...

Picture special: The Radd-ical Suzuki GSX-R1000

27 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

The designer of Yamaha’s GTS1000 has turned his hand to superbikes by creating this awesome hub-centre-steered version of Suzuki’s GSX-R1000. James Parker has spent decades working on alternative...

MV Agusta team up with fashion label Hydrogen for Brutale special

22 December 2007 by Chris Newbigging

For those who prefer the standard Brutale MV Agusta has released the Hydrogen limited edition in association with Italian fashion jeans label, Hydrogen. The machine is a mechanically stock 2007-spec...

Ducati design boss Pierre Terblanche leaves

20 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

Pierre Terblanche, Ducati’s design boss for the last decade, has left the firm to set up a design studio of his own. Terblanche, who can count designs including the Ducati 900SS, 999, Supermono and...

Ariel Chimera?

20 December 2007 by Ricardo

Here is the ideal oportunity to develop the ultimate bike! Personally I like naked street fighters, sports and motorcrossers!! Imagine if there was a bike that could succesfully incorporate all, have fully easily adjustable suspension and height to give fast road stability and handling alongside off road functionality. Match this with a fully remappable engine ‘tune’ with the flick of a switch!...

MCN Daily: Your daily video news for 19/12/07

19 December 2007 by Angus Farquhar, Daniel Thornton

In Episode 18 of the MCN Daily video show we hear that the MV Bestiale has been given the go-ahead for production, Ariel will produce a supercharged single after you voted, and we take a look at the radical M85 stunt cycle. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us know...

MCN readers give supercharged Ariel the thumbs up

19 December 2007 by Chris Newbigging

After an MCN reader vote picked the supercharged single concept as the best of three new Ariel designs, Ariel’s owner says the motorcycle will go into production. The Ariel brand was one of the...

MV Agusta Bestiale motorcycle is a production reality

19 December 2007 by Chris Newbigging

The designer of the striking MV Agusta Bestiale prototype has exclusively confirmed to MCN that the concept will go into production – and a kit will be offered to convert existing MVs. The Bestiale...

Thinking outside the box!

16 December 2007 by Robin Brown

I have a great disliking for chains. Having ridden shaft drive BMW’s for 20 years I now have a belt driven model – brilliant. Years ago I had an idea that transmission could be by hydraulic pipe. I think this has now been achieved as a front wheel off roader. By Honda perhaps. Why not persue this for the rear wheel [or should bikes become front wheel drive anyway?] The looks could be made quite...

Modern take on a classic BMW

14 December 2007 by Rob Hull

German BMW aftermarket part gurus Wunderlich have brought the current R1200R back to the seventies with a conversion kit to transform the bike into the seventies classic R90S. The kit, which they’ve...

Ducati Desmosedici sells out

12 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

If you want a Ducati Desmosedici and haven’t placed your order yet, you better start scouring the classifieds as the firm has now completely sold out its planned production run of 1500...

Picture special: 2008 motorcycle 'interesting' paintschemes

12 December 2007 by Sarah Carnell

Kawasaki has revealed two special paintschemes for its top sportsbikes – but fortunately they’re not going to be offered in the UK. The America-only special edition 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R gains black...

Roehr superbike gets go-ahead

12 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

The Harley-Davidson V-Rod engined Roehr superbike has got the go-ahead to reach production in the middle of 2008. The motorcycle, which has been developed over several years by Walter Roehrich, uses a...

Picture exclusive: BMW HP2 Sport launched in Spain

11 December 2007 by Trevor Franklin

Find it hard to believe BMW could make a thoroughbred sportsbike out of an engine and chassis design we all thought was best suited to tourers and sport tourers? So did we. But we should all stand...

Video: Honda CB1100F at Tokyo Show

11 December 2007 by MCN News Desk

Modern technology might not be the first thing you associate with a retro bike but Honda’s CB1100F uses the latest in computer-aided design to breathe new life into the idea. Unveiled in October as a prototype, Honda has now decided to put this motorcycle in to production for 2009. Take a look at this video from the Tokyo Show where the prototype of the motorcycle was first unveiled to the...

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...

KTM quad makes UK debut

09 December 2007 by MCN News Desk

Austrian firm KTM has given its new quad range its UK debut at the Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry. This year the firm introduced of the four-wheeled machines – the 450 XC and 525 XC –...

Special edition paintschemes for the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R and ZZR1400

07 December 2007 by Ben Purvis

The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R and the 2008 Kawasaki ZZ-R1400 will be available in two very special paintschemes – but fortunately they’re not going to be offered in the UK. The America-only special edition...

MCN Daily: Your daily video news for 06/12/07

06 December 2007 by Angus Farquhar, Daniel Thornton

In Episode nine of the MCN Daily video show we get the news that the Honda Ape is to live a while longer, Ariel are getting back into bikes and you can choose what they make, and the Vectrix electric superbike gets it’s UK debut. Subscribe to this podcast with RSS Subscribe with iTunes Check out the video below to catch up with all the news in just three minutes then email us here to let us...