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.

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Audio: Blade designer Tadao Baba speaks

02 December 2001

Audio: Blade designer Tadao Baba speaks

Click the links in the download videos box, right, titled RM (if you use Real Player) or MOV (for Quicktime users) to hear FireBlade project Chief Engineer Tadao Baba answering questions about future...

Main changes to the 2002 FireBlade

02 December 2001

HONDA has opted to update the Blade rather than reinvent it. Its move into 2002 is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. On paper, at least. It isn’t until you ride it that you realise the changes are actually very significant ones, each with a dramatic effect on the bike’s overall character and capabilities. This is the sixth generation of FireBlade and the changes are as follows: * 1mm...

Forget the GSX-R and R6, this CBR is the ultimate 600

25 November 2001

Forget the GSX-R and R6, this CBR is the ultimate 600

A HONDA CBR600 that costs £17,000 might sound a bit pricey – but its maker reckons this one’s a bargain. And as that maker is the Castrol Honda World Supersport team, and the cost of the parts and...

Four stroke Yamaha gives Max power in tests

25 November 2001

Four stroke Yamaha gives Max power in tests

MAX BIAGGI and Malboro Yamaha team mate Carlos Checa have spoken to MCN after wrapping up their behind-closed-doors test of their new four stroke GP bike. Checa and Biaggi were joined by test rider...

Bostrom and Bayliss 998 replicas ready for Europe

25 November 2001

Bostrom and Bayliss 998 replicas ready for Europe

Ducati have already unveiled the Ben Bostrom replica 998 in the US, but now it’s coming to Europe, and so is World Champion Troy Bayliss’s replica. But while we’ll be getting the 136bhp 998S engine,...

First shots from Yamaha’s four stroke GP test

25 November 2001

First shots from Yamaha’s four stroke GP test

This stunning shot is one of the first pictures to emerge from Yamaha’s secret test of their new four stroke GP bike, the M1. It was snapped by our photographer while Max Biaggi, Carlos Checa and test...

Wow! Look what Yoshimura has done to the GSX-R1000

18 November 2001

Wow! Look what Yoshimura has done to the GSX-R1000

Yoshimura’s new Tornado S-1 is based around the MCN Award-winning Suzuki GSX-R1000 but little of the original remains untouched. The engine’s compression has been raised from 12.0:1 to 13.2:1 by...

Ducati launch Bayliss rep

18 November 2001

Ducati launch Bayliss rep

Ducati is going to launch a road-going replica of World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss’ machine. It will be a 998 with the red Infostrada paintscheme, not the silver one the Aussie rode in the final...

Thinking of buying or selling a bike?

11 November 2001

Thinking of buying or selling a bike?

If you’re thinking of buying or selling a bike you’ve come to the right site. If you are looking to buy you have access to an unrivalled archive of information combined with enviable contact with...

It’s AKA a motorcycle…

11 November 2001

It’s AKA a motorcycle…

The NEC Show features plenty of jaw-dropping models, but few are quite as ” stand-out ” as this machine from AKA Design. But we want to hear what you think of it. The Hitchin, Herts-based firm...

First ride on Yamaha’s Road Star Warrior

04 November 2001

First ride on Yamaha’s Road Star Warrior

Yamaha’s new Road Star Warrior is no ordinary cruiser. With a mere 2000rpm displayed on the LCD tachometer (an arc of blocks which sweep around an analogue-style scale) the bike punches forward with a...

Honda considers offering tailor-made bikes

04 November 2001

Honda considers offering tailor-made bikes

Honda is considering a scheme to offer a choice of engines, bodywork and paintwork options to hang on a one-size-fits-all frame. The scheme could hit UK dealers as early as 2004. And while it’s...

Kawasaki seeks out new niches

04 November 2001

Kawasaki seeks out new niches

Kawasaki has found a new niche – retro bikes that are only legal to ride on the road in the daytime (that’s about seven hours a day in the UK right now). One is a 1970s-style grasstracker. It looks...

Cannondale coming to the UK

04 November 2001

Cannondale coming to the UK

U.S. manufacturer Cannondale is starting to bring its off-road bikes to the UK. The 2002 range continues to feature the hand-welded, twin-spar aluminium frames seen on the 2001 bikes rather than the...

Sound added to world’s first test of Benelli superbike

04 November 2001

Sound added to world’s first test of Benelli superbike

Updated with soundfile at 2pm, November 9, 2001: MCN’s Marc Potter has been riding the Benelli Tornado WSB bike to bring us this world’s first report on what it’s like. He’s also gathered news of the...

Bostrom-style Ducati 998 launched

28 October 2001

Bostrom-style Ducati 998 launched

Ducati chose its first big U.S. rally to unveil its Ben Bostrom replica 998S. The bike was shown off for the first time at the Ducati Revs America event in Las Vegas. Bostrom’s helmet design was the...

Honda’s other V-TEC bike gets upgraded version for 2002

28 October 2001

Honda’s other V-TEC bike gets upgraded version for 2002

Honda’s CB400 Super Four, the V-TEC-assisted bike that led the way for the 2002 VFR800 V-TEC , has been given a new version of the system for next year. The Japan-only bike uses the firm’s Hyper V-TEC...

Kawasaki 250TR takes us back

28 October 2001

Kawasaki 250TR takes us back

The fashion for retro looks has reached off-road styled bikes. The latest to reflect the trend is Kawasaki’s 250TR. It looks like a 1970s scrambler – but is actually aimed at style-conscious...

Drysdale V8 1000 ready to roll

21 October 2001

Drysdale V8 1000 ready to roll

Aussie firm Drysdale is putting the finishing touches to its new 1000cc naked bike. Only a handful will be built each year and it’s no surprise – with a tiny team of engineers and a price tag of...

Honda’s vision of future commuting

21 October 2001

Honda’s vision of future commuting

IT seems Honda is not even pausing for breath after launching the the new all-new VFR800, Blade, Pan-European and Hornet 900 – for the firm will reveal no less than 15 new designs later this week,...

Suzuki GS1200SS revamped for 2002

21 October 2001

Suzuki GS1200SS revamped for 2002

Suzuki’s muscular GS1200SS has been updated only a year on from its Japan-only launch. The most obvious change is to the fuel tank. It’s now heavily sculpted to give a sportier riding position and...

What do you call a scooter with 750cc? A Honda Elysium

21 October 2001

What do you call a scooter with 750cc? A Honda Elysium

The litre-class scooter can’t be far away. This is the closest so far, a 750cc flat-four-powered brute with the kind of grunt scooter riders can only usually dream about… and a roof. The Honda Elysium...

CB400SS given a taste of the ’60s grid

21 October 2001

CB400SS given a taste of the ’60s grid

Honda’s own custom version of its CB400SS has made it a retro to be proud of. The bike has been transformed with aftermarket parts to give it a look like a 1960s GP racer. All the original bodywork –...

Yamaha builds a bike to handle like a BMX

21 October 2001

Yamaha builds a bike to handle like a BMX

Yamaha’s new Tricker concept bike combines the 223cc SOHC four-stroke single of the new TW225 with an alloy beam frame. Yamaha says the bike was inspired by the X-Games – where BMXs and skateboards...

First details of bigger-bore Blade

21 October 2001

First details of bigger-bore Blade

Honda’s FireBlade is to get a 1060cc capacity and a far more torque-laden power delivery. The idea is to open up a wider gap in character between the CBR600 and the Blade. The changes to the Blade are...

XR250 goes supermoto

21 October 2001

XR250 goes supermoto

Honda has given its XR250 crosser a supermoto spin and dubbed it the Custom. The bike – revealed at Tokyo – is a one-off to show how customers can transform the XR using readily available parts. In...

Sauber GP bike run in public at Sepang

14 October 2001

Sauber GP bike run in public at Sepang

NIALL MACKENZIE gave the new Sauber-Petronas four-stroke GP machine its first public outing on the eve of the Malaysia GP at Sepang. The Scot completed a couple of slow but impressively noisy laps on...

Victory reveals its vision of future cruising

14 October 2001

Victory reveals its vision of future cruising

AMERICAN cruiser firm Victory has revealed a glimpse of what its future models could offer in the shape of the aptly named Vision concept bike. Pretty? well, we’ll leave you to form your own opinions...

Video: On board Hodgson’s WSB Ducati at Donington

14 October 2001

Video: On board Hodgson’s WSB Ducati at Donington

CLICK the MOV link right (if you have Quicktime player installed on your PC) or the RM link (for Real player users) to download on-board video clips of MCN’s Marc Potter lapping Donington on Hodgson’s...

Specifications

14 October 2001

Availability: If you’re Neil Hodgson Deals, offers and bonuses: None Colours: Orange/purple/silver Insurance Group: N/a Specification: Liquid-cooled 996cc (98x66mm) 8v four-stroke 90 degree...

Six new supermotos launched in UK

14 October 2001

Six new supermotos launched in UK

SUPERMOTO race and road bikes are rapidly gaining in popularity, or so we’re told. And here’s some evidence it might be true – in the shape of SIX new models coming to the UK. Italian firm Vertemati...

Testing Hodgson’s WSB Ducati: Dreams CAN come true

14 October 2001

Testing Hodgson’s WSB Ducati: Dreams CAN come true

IT’S one of those rides that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Riding a race-winning World Superbike machine; the exact same bike that more than 100,000 of us cheered like hell at...

World’s first test on Honda’s new Hornet 900

07 October 2001

World’s first test on Honda’s new Hornet 900

HONDA’S new Hornet 900 comes with an asking price of under £6000, a fun-loving attitude and a wild streak that will have you laughing time after time. We managed to get a first ride on the new Hornet...

Husaberg refines line-up for 2002

07 October 2001

Husaberg refines line-up for 2002

After last year’s all-new range of machines, Husaberg has been busy refining its new designs further. All the new models feature re-designed engine cases, which are stronger and lighter. The electric...

Watch our exclusive 998 video

07 October 2001

Click on the links, right, to download our exclusive video, recorded at the official launch test of the bike in Italy.

How long must we wait for 2002 bikes?

07 October 2001

How long must we wait for 2002 bikes?

You’ve seen the new bikes of 2002, first on this site. Now you’ll want to know when they will hit a show room near you… and be available to buy. Use our round-up to see when the new bikes will be...