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.

Gilera plans September unveiling for 600

Gilera plans September unveiling for 600

GILERA is expected to unveil a new 600cc sports bike at the Milan Show in September. Italian scooter giant Piaggio, Gilera’s parent company, has confirmed plans to reveal its first big bike since the...

Kawasaki’s big-bore response

Kawasaki’s big-bore response

KAWASAKI is working on a tourer which is destined to rival Yamaha’s all-new FJR1300. A new bike, thought to be called the ZZ-R1200, will be 2002’s answer to Yamaha’s 145bhp tourer, which has...

A standard R1 just wasn't enough

A standard R1 just wasn't enough

MODIFIED R1s can be found at every pub meet in the country, but few are as desirable as QB Carbon’s Yamaha. More than £12,000 has been lavished on the bike to turn it into the ultimate R1 – and it’s...

Special GSX-R1000 set to steal Ally Pally show

Special GSX-R1000 set to steal Ally Pally show

SUZUKI’S GSX-R1000 is hardly lacking when it comes to performance, but that hasn’t stopped tuning firm Harris working its magic on one of the first bikes in the country. This GSX-R, which will be...

Time for a change of scenery

Time for a change of scenery

MOST of us go touring in summer. But if there’s one time when you should really try something different on your bike, it’s autumn. This is the time of year when heavy-duty gloves come out of the...