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Argentinian Hondas?

16 December 2005

Argentinian Hondas?

Honda will start producing motorcycles built in Argentina in mid-2006, via subsidiary honda Motor de Argentina S.A. The production facility will be located in Florencio Valera in buenos Aires and...

New R6 takes on ZX-6R

16 December 2005

New R6 takes on ZX-6R

The 2006 Yamaha R6 has arrived at the MCN offices for the first time to great excitement from all the staff. The crowds rushed outside to get a first glimpse of the new bike in the flesh as it...

Radical Victory concept

09 December 2005

Radical Victory concept

It seems that American bike firm Victory is thinking along the same lines as the Japanese with its new concept bearing striking similarities to those revealed by Honda and Yamaha at the Tokyo show. ...

Morini to be sold in UK

02 December 2005

Morini to be sold in UK

Three Cross Motorcycles will be the exclusive importers and distributors of Moto Morini motorcycles in the UK. The Dorset-based company already supply Cagiva and MV Agusta, and expect that the first...

New Piaggio Zip

02 December 2005

New Piaggio Zip

Piaggio has launched a new version of its basic 50cc Zip scooter. The scooter has been updated with new styling and now gets the firms Hi-Per 4 four-stroke engine to make it more fuel-efficient. It...

Honda shows PS scooters

02 December 2005

Honda shows PS scooters

Honda has revealed the details of two new scooters which feature the latest engine and emission technology The PS125i and PS150i claim to have styling which “infuses a modern look of urban elegance...

Hear the Stratosphere

02 December 2005

Hear the Stratosphere

The Suzuki Stratosphere, shown at the Tokyo Bike Show, is a stunning six-cylinder 1100cc return to the styling of the Katana. We’ve already shown the first video of the Stratosphere in motion, which...

GP for Moto-Roma

15 December 2004

Moto-Roma has topped off its scooter range with the launch of the new 125cc Grand Prix. The four-stroke scooter is aimed at the budget commuter market with a price tag of just under £1400. And UK import, Barrus, asked the Italian firm to supply all of the GP 125s coming to the UK with heated grips making it ideal for the winter ride to work. The scooter will also come with a free 12-month...

Delays for K1200S?

15 December 2004

Delays for K1200S?

Deliveries of the new BMW K1200S have been delayed until March 2005 due to camshaft problems. If you’ve got one of the German superbikes on order, we’d like to hear from you. Please email...

Full dress Enfield arrives

15 December 2004

Full dress Enfield arrives

Royal Enfield has launched a full dress version of the Bullet Sixty-5 model to showcase accessories available for their most popular model. The bolt-ons can also be bought separately and consist of...

New boss for Harley

08 December 2004

New boss for Harley

Harley chief Jeffrey L Bleustein has decided to retire next year, on April 30, 2005. The 65-year-old will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors, and his successor as Chief Executive Officer...

2005 Bandit: First test

01 December 2004

2005 Bandit: First test

MCN road tester Adam Child has just got back from the first test of the new 650cc Suzuki Bandit and reckons it will make a great first bike. Despite the 50cc rise in capacity the new Bandit gets no...

MGS-01 going fast

01 December 2004

MGS-01 going fast

If you want to be one of the five people in the UK to own one of Moto Guzzi’s exclusiv MGS-01 Corsa track bikes then you’d better move fast. Five of the bikes will be delivered to the UK next week...

05 Hornet 600 unveiled

01 December 2004

05 Hornet 600 unveiled

Honda unveiled a new-for-2005 Hornet in Italy on Wednesday night (December 1). It now has upside-down forks – the only machine in the naked 600cc class to have them. They’re adjustable for preload. ...

First test: 05 ZX-6R

01 December 2004

First test: 05 ZX-6R

MCN Road tester Trevor Franklin has just stepped off the 2005 Kawasaki ZX-6R with a big grin on his face and he got straight on the phone from the world launch in Almeria, Spain, to tell us all about...

New Italian V-twins

01 December 2004

New Italian V-twins

MotoMorini has used the Bologna Motorshow to officially launch its long awaited new bikes. The 9 ½ and the Corsaro 1200 have been on the cards since the company relaunched a year ago but this is the...

The MCN latest on new bikes archive is open

23 December 2003

The MCN latest on new bikes archive is open

There are hundreds of Latest on New Bike stories currently in our archives for you to browse. We’re adding less additional content than usual to this section while we focus on improving the overall...

Smaller Z1000 on the way

23 December 2002

Smaller Z1000 on the way

Kawasaki will combine the ZX-6R 636cc engine with the Z1000 style to create a new bike for 2004. There will be few changes to the Z1000’s styling. A conventional single exhaust replaces the quartet of...

BMW Rockster set for March 2003

23 December 2002

BMW Rockster set for March 2003

BMW have decided put their BMW R1150 Rockster concept bike into production, and it will be arriving in March. The Rockster is based on the standard R1150R, with added extras from other bikes in the...

Aprilia cancels Blue Marlin

09 December 2002

Aprilia cancels Blue Marlin

WE all loved Aprilia’s café Racer Blue Marlin when it was shown last year… but the Italian firm has binned plans to put it into production. Aprilia’s engineers have been forced to give up their uphill...

Brand new American sportsbike on the way

09 December 2002

A new American sportsbike aims to compete with the biggest names in motorcycling. With Buell showing that cruisers are not the only bikes to be made in the US, former racer Dan Fischer has announced plans for the Fischer MR1000. The bike uses the Rotax V-997cc engine, the same engine used in the Aprilia Mille. Coincidentally Dan Fischer raced in an Aprilia series in the US, so he should know...

Laverda’s stunning new SFC 1000

02 December 2002

Laverda’s stunning new SFC 1000

These are the first pictures of Laverda’s new SFC 1000, a limited-edition, 133bhp stunner that looks set to restore the famous Italian marque to the high table of top sports bike manufacturing. You...

The new bikes of 2002

30 December 2001

The new bikes of 2002

We’ve gathered together the bikes of 2002 in this one, easy access section. Follow the links, right to see them all.

Finally, the Kawasaki ZX-10R

23 December 2001

Finally, the Kawasaki ZX-10R

Kawasaki’s ZX-9R is a much admired sports bike. But it has started to lag behind the new breed of 1000cc superbikes. What’s really needed here is a ZX-10R: Enter TTS. Tuning firm TTS has bored out...

KTM’s new road bike spotted on test in Austria

23 December 2001

KTM’s new road bike spotted on test in Austria

These exclusive spy-shots show for the first time the latest bike in KTM’s range to use the firm’s new V-twin engine, the LC8. While the first dedicated road bike to use the new engine was expected to...

Guzzi continues air-cooled development

23 December 2001

Guzzi continues air-cooled development

Those who prefer the traditional sound of an air-cooled Guzzi to the Euro-conformity of a water-cooled engine will be relieved to hear that the company has not stopped development of it’s water-less...

Malaguti shows shape of things to come

16 December 2001

Malaguti shows shape of things to come

Developed as a prototype, Malaguti’s Super Climber has been debuted in Bologna to gauge public reaction. ” We want it to show people that Malaguti is thinking about motorcycles. We will see how people...

Haydon signs up with Foggy for WSB

16 December 2001

Haydon signs up with Foggy for WSB

Yamaha British superbike star James Haydon has signed to ride with Carl Fogarty’s Petronas team in WSB for 2002. Haydon will be replaced in the Virgin Yamaha line-up by Simon Crafar, making a return...

Czech supermoto arrives in the New Year

16 December 2001

Czech supermoto arrives in the New Year

The 610cc Praga four-stroke off-roader has a hand-built engine and aluminium fuel tank, a choice of Paioli or Marzocchi forks and Brembo brakes. And those features are just part of the appeal of the...

Foggy picks Mick in dream team but still says he’d beat him

16 December 2001

Foggy picks Mick in dream team but still says he’d beat him

If Carl Fogarty could choose from all the riders he’s ever known to ride in his new Petronas team he’d sign up Mick Doohan and Kenny Roberts (snr). And Foggy took the opportunity of a live web chat on...

Corser’s deal with Foggy delayed by fineprint

16 December 2001

Corser’s deal with Foggy delayed by fineprint

The chances of Troy Corser confirming his deal to ride in the all-new Foggy Petronas WSB squad before Christmas are fading. But he is still expected to sign up within the next 10 days. The only...

Carl Fogarty: In his own words

16 December 2001

Jonny: Carl how long do you think it will take to get a race win with the new bike? CarlFogarty: Oh, it’s impossible to say really. It would be great to have one in the first year, although that’s unrealistic. But certainly in 2003 Dave: How difficult will it be to stop yourself jumping on the bike during testing to get the fastest lap times? CarlFogarty: Oh that won’t be difficult at all.

Ducati’s new 998 versus Aprilia’s RSV-R

16 December 2001

Ducati’s new 998 versus Aprilia’s RSV-R

With the 998 not due to visit our fog-bound shores until January, we had to go to Italy and get one, factory-fresh. We took our own RSV-R with us to meet its rival under clear blue skies. At Ducati...

Two-wheel drive R1 spotted… and it rocks

09 December 2001

Two-wheel drive R1 spotted… and it rocks

These pictures provide the first proof that Yamaha is seriously working on two-wheel-drive technology for its most powerful bikes. And one man who has ridden the 2WD R1 claims the system improves the...

Project X900: hub-centre steering cracked?

09 December 2001

Project X900: hub-centre steering cracked?

Hans Helms has been developing this bike for over two decades. Now, with plans to put the bike into production unrealised, its bright ideas are up for sale. The majority of the patents are associated...

Would you give the Dog a home?

09 December 2001

Would you give the Dog a home?

Yamaha’s BT1100 Bulldog doesn’t fit comfortably into any of the pigeonholes we are used to. It’s a cross between a Ducati Monster and a Buell. Yamaha believes there’s big demand for such a hybrid. But...