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Honda launches 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade mini-site

14 October 2011 by Guy Procter

Honda has opened a mini-website dedicated to the new 2012 Fireblade. It promises to tell the full story of the bike which will mark the 20th anniversary of the Fireblade series next year. Honda is...

Kawasaki refuses to deny new Versys 1000 adventure bike

12 October 2011 by Guy Procter

Kawasaki is refusing to deny the authenticity of a new 1000cc Versys that appears in spy shots emerging from French online motorcycle magazine Moto-Net.com, saying simply it ‘has no details’ about the...

MV Agusta F3 prices confirmed

11 October 2011 by Phil West

MV Agusta has just announced the price and availability of its 2012 models including the eagerly awaited new F3 and F3 Brutale. As expected, the F3 sportster – a direct rival for the Triumph 675...

New ZZR1400: “Fastest accelerating production bike”

10 October 2011 by Ben Purvis

The 2012 ZZR1400 will be the fastest production bike in the world off the line, according to manufacturer Kawasaki. Specifications haven’t been officially revealed but sources in Japan say power is in...

Kawasaki ER-6n revamped

10 October 2011 by Ben Purvis

Kawasaki’s ER-6n has been heavily updated for 2012 as these pictures show. The naked middleweight shares mechanical components with the faired ER-6f and gets the same changes as that bike, including a...

Ducati reveal 195bhp V-twin 'Superquadro'

10 October 2011 by Phil West

This is the radical, all-new 1200cc ‘Superquadro’ engine which will power Ducati’s eagerly awaited new superbike, the 1199 Panigale – and it’s set to revolutionize superbikes. In this week’s MCN – out...

First Zero Type 9 lands in UK

07 October 2011 by Gary Pinchin

The first production Zero Type 9 from Japan has just arrived at the company’s UK distributor Krazy Horse Custom Cycles in Bury St Edmunds. The £30,566, 1450cc fuel-injected Harley-Davidson Twin...

MV Agusta 750S Classic Concept

07 October 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my idea for a MV Agusta Classic 750S. It would use the engine and frame of the F4 and have look of the 750S of the seventies.

New titanium colour for 2012 Ducati Multistrada

05 October 2011 by Dan Aspel

The 2012 Ducati Multistrada will be available in a new “race titanium matte” colour scheme and carry an upgraded seat for next year’s riding season. The new colour option will include a “racing black”...

Horex delays launch of 200bhp blown V6

03 October 2011 by MCN

German firm Horex is holding back the 200bhp supercharged version of its V6 roadster because of component supply problems and will launch the standard version first next spring. Horex planned to...

New Victory High-Ball revealed

03 October 2011 by Andy Downes

American firm Victory has released details of the 2012 range of bikes with the stripped down High-Ball bobber, an all-new model for the UK, leading a host of other changes including ABS across many...

Way cool Honda VT750S special editions

29 September 2011 by Guy Procter

Honda has added ‘championship white’ paint, speed stripe and retro logo to its VT750S, significantly boosting the appeal of what was already perhaps the most effortlessly cool bike in its...

Ducati Streetfighter 848 launch - first impressions

28 September 2011 by MCN

MCN’s Trevor Franklin reports: “We have just completed a 90km road ride from Modina up into the mountains and the new Streetfighter 848 is indeed proving to be everything I thought it would be. It is...

New Kawasaki ZX-10R for £5795. Did you put a deposit down?

28 September 2011 by Dan Aspel

Did you put down a £500 deposit on a 2011 ZX-10R priced at just £5795? If so MCN would like to hear from you urgently The offer – run by Birmingham-based firm “Friends & Co Ltd” and advertised on Ebay...

Ducati Streetfighter 848 launch

28 September 2011 by Guy Procter

Ducati is launching its new 848 Streetfighter at a brand new circuit in Italy this morning, and MCN’s Trevor Franklin is there. It’s a beautiful day there as it is here, and Trev’s looking forward to...

Triumph Tiger 1050 gets makeover

27 September 2011 by Andy Downes

Triumph has given the Tiger 1050 a host of changes for 2012 including upgraded suspension, a sportier riding position and new graphics. The changes cover the 1050 and 1050SE models with the changes...

Video: 2012 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

26 September 2011 by MCN

This is apparently the first official video of the new Honda Fireblade, seemingly intended for an American audience, that shows the bike in action and emphasises the details revealed by MCN, including...

Honda's new 700cc naked: how good is it going to be?

26 September 2011 by Guy Procter

Honda’s kicking the ball into the biggest open goal it can find launching a 77mpg 700cc parallel twin super scooter at the height of fuel price paranoia. But it’s not the version that will attract...

Ducati 1199 Panigale spied road testing

26 September 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati’s all-new 1199 Panigale superbike has been spotted carrying out final testing on the roads of Italy as the bike enters the final months before an official launch in November. The 1199 Panigale...

Video: 'Born from MotoGP' Ben Spies on the 2012 R1

26 September 2011 by MCN

In an attempt to link the 2012 Yamaha R1, which now features six-stage traction control, to MotoGP, this video shows Ben Spies loading up a day-van and heading to a trackday. The revised YZF-R1, with...

Honda launches new 77mpg 700cc parallel twin family with Integra super-scoot

26 September 2011 by Guy Procter

This is the 2012 Honda Integra – a 700cc parallel-twin-engined production version of the Mid Concept super scooter shown last year. Pitching into the huge-selling TMAX market with a second-generation...

2012 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade revealed

26 September 2011 by Trevor Franklin

Honda’s new-for-2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade was officially shown to the world at simultaneous unveilings over the weekend, at the Imola round of WSB and Le Mans 24-Hour. Not surprisingly the bikes...

Bimota Special Two

23 September 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

This design is similar to my Special One, design, and uses the same engine, but is in more of a cafe racer style.

Suzuki offers test rides at Stafford Motorcycle Show

22 September 2011 by Andy Downes

Suzuki is offering the chance to test ride the current range of bikes at the Carole Nash Stafford Show on October 15 and 16. There will be opportunities to test ride the new V-Strom 650 ABS with many...

New MV Agusta Brutale R 1090 to hit dealerships this month

22 September 2011 by Dan Aspel

MV Augusta’s new Brutale R 1090 – offering the same capacity as the 1090RR but the budget pricing approach of the 920 – is heading to the UK. Priced at around £12,200, it will appear in UK dealerships...

Bimota Special One

22 September 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s a design of mine for a Bimota street bike, powered by an S&S V-twin engine. A real man’s bike!

Ducati 1199 Panigale's staggering power and weight figures leak

22 September 2011 by Guy Procter

The new Ducati 1199 Pangiale superbike boasts 195bhp and 176kg weight in road trim – WET. These are staggering figures from a 1200cc twin and go a long way toward justifying Ducati’s ditching of...

Ducati superbike revealed as ‘1199 Panigale’

21 September 2011 by Phil West

Ducati’s all-new superbike will be called the ‘1199 Panigale’ we can now officially reveal. The Italian factory confirmed the new bike’s name this morning and also revealed that the bike would NOT...

Ducati Diavel is MCN's Machine of the Year

20 September 2011 by MCN

The rule-changing Ducati Diavel has scooped Machine of the Year in the prestigious 2011 MCN Awards. The awards were presented earlier this evening at a glittering dinner where the cream of the...

Bimota 1125 Bagarre concept

20 September 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my concept idea for the Bimota 1125 Bagarre. Powered by 1125cc V-twin Rotax engine.

Yamaha Diversion 250 concept

19 September 2011 by ANAND YOGI

I’m a watch designer and love to sketch bikes in spare time. This is my concept for a Yamaha Diversion 250 for the asian markets. Stylish and lightweight the Diversion 250 fuses attributes of...

Guzzi to build new engine – and a new Mandello factory too

16 September 2011 by John Westlake

MCN’s executive editor Phil West is at the Moto Guzzi factory in Mandello, Italy, covering the company’s 90th anniversary celebrations. He’s just come out of a presentation by Roberto Colaninno – the...

New 1440cc Kawasaki ZZR1400 teaser video

16 September 2011 by Andy Downes

A new official Kawasaki teaser video has been released which shows what the front of the new ZZR1400 will look like and also reveals capacity has increased to 1440cc. Kawasaki has already shown...

Triumph Tiger 800 gets the supermoto treatment

15 September 2011 by MCN

This supermoto version of Triumph’s Tiger 800 is the latest special to be built by Jack Lilley Triumph of Ashford, Middlesex. It started life as a standard, new Tiger 800 to which Lilley has added a...

New colours for 2012 Yamaha range

14 September 2011 by Andy Downes

Along with the new Yamaha YZF-R1 the firm is releasing a series of new colours including a World Grand Prix 50th Anniversary range and a new Series Grey colour option. The R1 is the only model in the...

Yamaha VZ8 Concept

14 September 2011 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my idea for an 800cc v-twin streetfighter-style bike from Yamaha to rival the upcoming Ducati Streetfighter 848.

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