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Yamaha reveal retro-inspired XSR700

22 July 2015 by MCN News

Yamaha’s Sport Heritage family has spawned another member in the shape of this retrosexual new street roadster. Related: 2015 Yamaha XSR700 review on MCN Visually, the new XSR700 – the name pays...

Zec00 brings sci-fi to electric bikes

17 July 2015 by James Archibald

The new Zec00 is the wet dream of a child’s sci-fi fantasy. Unlike most electric motorcycle ideas, the Zec00 is using a motor from California’s Zero Motorcycles, with proven technology that is readily...

Street Triple 800 on the way

15 July 2015 by Andy Downes & Ben Purvis

Triumph are readying a new Street Triple roadster range, which will feature larger-capacity engines developing up to 125bhp, and a host of new technology, from digital full-colour clocks to multiple...

Horex saved

08 July 2015 by Andy Downes

German motorcycle company Horex is returning to production after being rescued from financial ruin by a new owner, who promises finished bikes will be shown in just a few months. And these official...

Triumph Bonneville Bobber revealed

08 July 2015 by Andy Downes

Triumph will release a whole new range of heritage models over the next two years, all based around a new large- capacity water-cooled parallel-twin engine, which MCN has spied being used in a wide...

Video shows Honda RC213V-S warming up

18 June 2015 by Andy Downes

Video has emerged of the all-new Honda RC213V-S road-legal MotoGP replica being warmed up in the back of a truck at the recent Asama hillclimb event in Japan. The short video, shot on a camera phone,...

New colours for 2015 MV Agusta Brutale

09 June 2015 by Andy Downes

Iconic Italian manufacturer MV Agusta has given the naked Brutale range a makeover for 2015 to include new paintschemes for all models. MV has worked hard in recent years to simplify the Brutale range...

Victory Project 156 revealed

03 June 2015 by Andy Downes

American firm Victory have fully revealed the all-new Project 156 racing bike that it hopes will be good enough to take a win at the famous Pikes Peak International Hillclimb later this month. The...

Africa Twin spied on the road

29 May 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda’s new CRF1000F Africa Twin has been spied testing on the roads near the German Research and Design centre in Frankfurt, Germany, where bikes are tested for European regulations and to carry out...

Launch: Moto Guzzi Eldorado & Audace

22 May 2015 by Adam Child

Moto Guzzi’s Eldorado and Audace are being launched today at the historic Moto Guzzi factory in northern Italy. MCN Senior Road Tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child is just about to embark on a full day’s riding...

Ducati Diavel Titanium arrives in UK

14 May 2015 by Andy Downes

The limited-edition Ducati Diavel Titanium is now in production and the first examples of the 500 being built are arriving in UK dealers. The Diavel Titanium is a new range-topping model for the...

Honda 'Tease' new Africa Twin with leaked video

14 May 2015 by Andy Downes

Just three days after Honda officially revealed images of the all-new CRF1000F Africa Twin with two ‘teaser’ images comes this slightly suspicious and rather odd bit of video that is being presented...

Two new Triumph Tiger 800s revealed

29 April 2015 by Andy Downes

Triumph have added two new Tiger 800s to expand the range to six with the firm claiming the latest two – named XRT and XCA – are more travel focussed. The two bikes have been pitched as range-toppers...

Suzuki's New Turbo Secrets

18 April 2015 by Richard Newland

Suzuki look set to unleash a production version of the turbo-charged Recursion concept bike. The latest patents filed by the firm suggest it will be a seriously well-engineered machine with the...

BMW Scrambler is coming

17 April 2015 by Richard Newland

German firm creates a cost effective new range of stylish bikes based on the R nineT BMW are on the verge of revealing a range of lower cost R nineT-based bikes, with a Scrambler version leading the...

Aprilia RSV4 RF and Tuono V4 1100 RR first ride

14 April 2015 by Liam Marsden

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves was in Italy riding the new Aprilia RSV4 RF and Tuono V4 1100 RR yesterday. We updated this page throughout the day, with all of the latest news, first...

New Yamaha XV950 Racer revealed

25 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Yamaha have revealed this new XV950 Racer version of the V-twin sport heritage bikes as an additional model to join the range. Yamaha has been working over the past 18 months or so with some of the...

Honda Bulldog concept unveiled

20 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda has added a third concept model to those bikes being shown at the Osaka motorcycle show with this new 400cc parallel-twin ‘fun’ bike called Bulldog. MCN has already shown both of the other...

Honda CRF250 concept

17 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda will be taking the wraps off this CRF250 Rally at this weekend’s Osaka motorcycle show – at this stage it’s only being billed as a concept bike but production looks certain. The CRF250 Rally is...

Honda SFA roadster concept

17 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda will be showing this SFA concept bike at the Osaka motorcycle show in Japan this weekend alongside the CRF250 Rally machine. This isn’t the first time the SFA has been seen; it was shown in...

Suzuki confirms new GSX-S1000 prices

16 March 2015 by Andy Downes

Suzuki has officially confirmed prices for the new GSX-S1000 in the UK with the base model costing £8999 and the fully-faired model with ABS costing £9999. The prices for the new GSX-S1000 have been...

Are Brough Superior doing the right thing?

26 February 2015 by MCN

Revived Brough Superior will have its first all-new bike in 75 years on its way to customers by the end of the year. Are they doing the right thing by putting a modern twist on an old label? Are they...

New R1 launch today!

23 February 2015 by Michael Neeves

MCN Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is at the launch of Yamaha’s eagerly-awaited R1 launch at the Eastern Creek circuit in Sydney, Australia today. It’s the first new R1 for six years and will cost...

First Ride: Yamaha XJR1300 Racer

22 February 2015 by Michael Neeves

Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves is in Australia for the launch of the new XJR1300 Racer. Here are his initial impressions: Yamaha has taken the out-going XJR1300 ‘musclebike’, left the basics alone,...

New 2017 Triumph Speed Triple Spied

21 February 2015 by Andy Downes

Updated Speed Triple gets a host of makeovers but its still 18 months away from a showroom Pictures by S. Baldauf/SB-Medien Triumph’s best-selling Speed Triple range is set for a hefty makeover as...

Video: Birth of a Multistrada

20 February 2015 by MCN News

If you’ve ever wondered how a bike is transformed from lumps of metal, plastic and rubber into something far more rideable, this latest short video from Ducati will give you a window inside the Borgo...

First ride: Aprilia Caponord Rally

20 February 2015 by Andy Davidson

Aprilia’s Caponord Rally is currently being put through its paces in Sardinia by MCN’s Andy Davidson. Here are his first impressions: “Rewind back to 2013 when Aprilia originally launched the 1200cc...

Which model defines the modern superbike?

20 February 2015 by MCN

This week sees the world launch of the all-new YZF-R1 – a model that has helped define the very essence of the litre-class sportsbike for the last 17 years. But which model defines the modern...

Colour changes complete Honda 2015 line-up

16 February 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda has announced a raft of colour changes to complete the line-up of 2015 models with five models updated. The CBR500R gets a new Millennium Red paintscheme for 2015, the MSX125 is now available in...

Triumph Explorer special editions

16 February 2015 by Andy Downes

Triumph has announced a limited run of special edition versions of the Tiger Explorer XC model with just 50 examples of each being made available. The two models have been designed to celebrate the...

Indian launches Chief Dark Horse in London

16 February 2015 by Andy Downes

Indian motorcycles have continued the firm’s relaunch with the unveiling of the Chief Dark Horse at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle show at the weekend. The unveiling was the first time the bike...

Triumph Tiger 800 in dealers now

31 January 2015 by Andy Downes

Triumph’s all-new Tiger 800 range which now consists of four models has arrived in UK dealers. The Tiger 800 range has been given a significant makeover for 2015 and MCN’s launch report declared it...

Picture gallery: 2015 Ducati 1299 Panigale test

29 January 2015 by Phil West

We’ve been testing the hugely impressive new Ducati 1299 Panigale this week and our full report is in this week’s MCN on sale now. But we thought you might like to see some of the extra pictures we...

Honda officially dismisses RCV213-S ‘greenlight’

29 January 2015 by Andy Downes

Honda have moved to officially quash rumours emerging from Japan claiming the road replica RCV213-S MotoGP bike had been given the go-ahead and that it will cost the equivalent of £112,000 in the...

Suzuki Recursion rumours denied

28 January 2015 by Andy Downes

Rumours that Suzuki’s turbocharged concept bike, dubbed ‘Recursion’, will imminently go into production have been quashed by the firm. Global chatter suggesting that the turbo had been given the green...

New BMW 300cc roadster spied

28 January 2015 by Andy Downes

BMW are surging ahead with plans to enter the small bike market – with what’s believed to be a 300cc roadster spotted testing in Germany last week. Developed in association with Indian automotive...

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