New Motorcycles for 2024 and 2025

New motorcycles for 2024 - upcoming bike models and in-depth features from the world's best motorcycling publication, MCN.

From extreme in-line fours to hybrid nakeds, there’s a lot of new metal on offer during 2024, with more to come in 2025. MCN is first to give you all the breaking news and in-depth analysis.

Year: ALL

150bhp Buell revealed

21 January 2006

Buell is to offer a 150bhp production racing version of its XBR Firebolt. The privateer 2007 bike takes the company full circle. Buell started life with the 1983 RX750 Harley-based racer. It is now...

Single track concepts

14 January 2006

Two German designers have come up with these innovative entries to the 2006 Michelin Design Challenge using a caterpillar track system on a bike. The two designs, Hyanide and BAAL, are variations on...

New look for 749/999

14 January 2006

A Madrid-based Ducati specialist is going to this week’s Padova bike show with the claim that its first prototype will show the Italians how it should be done. Radical Ducati’s RAD 01 is the first of...

Honda cuts CBR price

14 January 2006

Honda has cut £400 off the list price of its big-selling CBR600F for 2006. It will cost £6299. But there are small rises across other parts of the range – including a £400 hike for the Gold Wing. ...

6.7 litre v-twin custom

07 January 2006

As if the current crop of near two litre v-twin cruisers doesn’t offer enough power, German Firm Leonhardt has released details of a proposed 6.7 litre beast. The Gunbus was conceived when Leonhardt...

Bike sales up for 05

07 January 2006

Motorcycle sales in 2005 have received a much-needed boost, halting a four-year downward trend. While scooter and car sales are still suffering, the total number of new bikes sold in the UK, not...

MZ?s minimalist SFx

07 January 2006

MZ has released details of an impressive new bike that takes the 1000SF as a base and layers on the style. The SFx is officially just a design study but it will almost certainly reach production by...

Free services on Suzukis

07 January 2006

Suzuki is now offering two-years free servicing on 13 models in the current range. The deal covers the first three scheduled services, including parts, fluids and labour, and includes the GS500 and...

VW reveals GX3 trike

01 January 2006

VW has revealed a bike-car hybrid inspired by MotoGP and F1 design. Powered by a 125bhp 1600cc four-cylinder engine, the GX3 is expected to cost less than £10,000, has room for two and does 0-60mph...

MV sold for just 69p

01 January 2006

Proton has sold its 57.75% share of MV Agusta for just 69p (one Euro) after investing £48m in buying it in 2004. The deal has caused a row in Malaysia where the former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...

Video: Tuono R tested

01 January 2006

MCN has just taken the new Aprilia Tuono R on it’s first group test on UK roads and you can see the video here. We put the Tuono up against the Triumph Speed Triple, KTM SuperDuke and BMW K1200R to...

Viper's second model

01 January 2006

Cruiser maker Viper is to add a second model to its line up with a launch at the V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati, US, on February 4. The Diablo Power Cruiser (Diablo PC) will be shown alongside the firm’s...

Scooters far far away

23 December 2005

One of the two Jonway-Galaxy scooters might be of interest to science-fiction fans, as it appears to come with a Star Trek logo. Both bikes are single cylinder four-strokes, and the yellow 2A is...

Low-seats for Enfields

23 December 2005

If you’re trying to find a bike with a low seat height, you can now choose a British classic, with a seat just higher than a cruiser. The standard seat height of the Royal Enfield Bullet Electra-X...

Suzuki GSR600: First test

16 December 2005

Suzuki has announced that the new GSR600 will soon be available and we’ve just had the first ride. The new bike will be arriving in dealers before the end of January but MCN Road tester Michael...

Bajaj plans to go global

16 December 2005

Indian motorcycle and scooter firm Bajaj has announced plans to expand with new bike and scooter models, plus a tie-up with Kawasaki. The firm will launch a new budget bike alongside the recent 125cc...

Confederate relocate

16 December 2005

The Confederate Motor Company, which builds the outlandish F113 hellcat and B91 Wraith machines, has announced it will relocate to Birmingham Alabama. The move is due, in part, to the damage caused...

Argentinian Hondas?

16 December 2005

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

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

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

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

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 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

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...

MT-03 world launch

25 November 2005

MCN road tester Adam Child (Chad) is at the world launch of the new Yamaha MT-03, and he’s sent pictures and his first impressions from the launch, held just outside Barcelona, in Spain.. The MT-03...

New Husky race bike

25 November 2005

Husqvarna has launched a new limited edition race ready supermoto to capitalise on its success in the supermoto racing scene. The SM450RR has been designed to be race ready as soon as it comes out of...

Inside Kawasaki factory

18 November 2005

MCN Editor Marc Potter was allowed unique access to the Kawasaki factory during his recent visit to Japan to test the new ZX-10R (see link, below, right, for more on the test itself). Cameras are not...

The return of Mondial

18 November 2005

Mondial’s latest revival comes in the form of the Mogiba – but you can’t actually buy one just yet. Powered by a 780cc Rotax engine it’s been shown to tempt customers to buy kits – and to test the...

ZX-10R first test diary

18 November 2005

MCN Editor Marc Potter is back from Japan and you can read his report of his world exclusive first ride of the 2006 Kawasaki ZX-10R in MCN out on November 23. We’ve added a video clip of him summing...

Italjet back with 650s

18 November 2005

Italjet is back with two new Hyosung 650-powered bikes – the Grifon and the Bazooka. The 79bhp twins should be available from Spring 06 with a price tag of under £5000. The Grifon uses a steel...

0% off-road Kawasakis

18 November 2005

You can grab a new Kawasaki KX two-stroke or four-stroke KLX110 with one year’s 0 per cent finance, until February 18, 2006. The offer is based on a minimum 10 per cent deposit, which can be cash or...

Video: HP2 up Ben Nevis

18 November 2005

BMW says its new HP2 off-roader is the ultimate off-road-road bike so we set it the ultimate challenge to test that claim – we rode it up Ben Nevis. Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK and...

Mad three-wheel concept

18 November 2005

Scandinavian firm Brudeli has launched an intriguing three-wheeled off-roader that they claim combines the benefits of a quad with the agility of a bike. The 625L is based on a KTM supermoto with the...

Milan Show round-up

11 November 2005

The Milan Bike Show – which organisers claim is the largest bike show ever – opens to the public on Thursday (Nov 17) with four new BMWs, four new Aprilias, two new Benellis, two new MV Agustas and...

Aprilia's Scarabeo 500

11 November 2005

Aprilia has launched a new Scarabeo 500 for 06 at the Milan Show – and here’s the first official picture. It has a 33bhp 460cc engine. Aprilia already offers its Atlantic Sprint as a 500cc scooter.

The new bikes of 2006

11 November 2005

This story brings together all the new bikes of 2006 in one mega hit for new metal junkies. We added updates as they emerged from our sources around the world. Check them out on the links on the...