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New Bimota DB8: 1198 engine, two seats & cheaper price

15 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Bimota has wrongfooted the world with its new DB8 by revealing it’s a dual-seat, more powerful 1198-engined yet cheaper version of the DB7. The DB8 had been strongly tipped to be a naked Bimota DB7 to...

Bimota DB8 revealed tomorrow

14 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Bimota will reveal its eagerly-awaited new road bike tomorrow, along with its exquisite new Moto2 contender, the HB4. Read Bimota motorcycle reviews Long rumoured to be a naked version of...

Gorgeous new electric GP bike launches

14 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Italian firm CRP has launched the most conventionally sexy electric race bike yet the eCRP 1.0. The bike has twin Agni motors (Agni were the firm behind last year¹s inaugural TTXGP winner on the...

Yamaha FZ8 and Super Tenere prices leaked?

13 January 2010 by Guy Procter

French site MotoStation says ‘reliable sources’ have leaked the price of Yamaha’s star bikes of 2010. 2010 Yamaha FZ8: official first picture They claim the R1200GS-rivalling Super Tenere will...

Italian firms set to surprise at Verona Bike Expo

08 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Italian firms Bimota and Vyrus look set to drop some off-radar new-bike bombs at the Verona Bike Expo next week (15-17 January), making it a top visit if you’re anywhere nearby. The Rimini-based firms...

Buell 1125CR is biggest selling 1000cc+ motorcycle in December

08 January 2010 by Chris Newbigging

Defunct American motorcycle manufacturer Buell’s attempts to sell remaining stock is working – the 1125CR was the UK’s biggest selling 1000cc plus machine in November! Admittedly that accolade was...

Yamaha FZ8 on sale in Summer 2010

08 January 2010 by Andy Downes

The much-anticipated Yamaha FZ8 and Yamaha Super Tenere will be going on sale this summer according to Yamaha insiders. Yamaha is working hard to promote both bikes with heavily-disguised images...

New Kawasaki Z1000 price is a bit high!

08 January 2010 by screemin187

Kawasaki removed pricing from their website on Wednesday, so we at the Z1000 owners Club watched carefully to see if this was a sign of the 2010 pricing being announced. It was, and yesterday the 2010 Kawasaki Z1000 was given a UK price tag of £8499 OTR! It’s a lot of money and £500 – £1000 more than members hoped it would be. Almost all interested parties have changed their mind on purchasing one...

‘VFR1200 is the future now’ says design critic Stephen Bayley

07 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Eminent design critic Stephen Bayley has gone on the record praising Honda’s controversially-styled new VFR1200. Here he explains why he believes it points to a more visually sophisticated future for...

Designers rally behind 'ugly' VFR1200

06 January 2010 by Guy Procter

Rival designers have defended Honda’s new VFR1200 after internet forums were flooded with messages slating the controversial new design. Related: full Honda VFR1200F review on MCN Guzzi V12 LM...

2010 1200cc Yamaha Super Tenere gets R1 lights

06 January 2010 by John Westlake

Yamaha‘s drip-feed of information about the new 1200cc parallel twin Super Tenere continues. The latest press release for the bike – which will rival the BMW R1200GS, new Ducati Multistrada and...

Chinese bikes get sexy

31 December 2009 by Phil West

This cool, three cylinder roadster is, believe it of not, the latest bike to come out of China! Dubbed the Vento Café GT its being built by PTS Motors and uses an air-cooled, 399cc transverse triple...

Moto Guzzi cash boost enough to make concept bikes real

31 December 2009 by Andy Downes

Just weeks after Moto Guzzi stunned the world with three gorgeous prototypes at the Milan motorcycle show, the company has confirmed it has received £9million from owner Piaggio. According to a...

New Aprilia RSV4 R on the road!

25 December 2009 by Michael Neeves

MCN raved about Aprilia’s new ‘budget’ RSV4R (if you can call £12,743 budget) when we rode it at Mugello in November. It was all going well until five of the launch bikes suffered terminal con rod...

Indian hybrid promises 280mpg

22 December 2009 by Andy Downes

Indian manufacturer Eko Vehicles is promising a hybrid electric/petrol capable of 280mpg. We’re just hoping not all future environmentally conscious bikes will look quite so ugly. Piaggio MP3...

Video: Electric Derbi GPR EV sneak peek

21 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Derbi is close to unveiling an electric race bike based on its GPR50 learner sportsbike. The Derbi GPR EV is revealed in this video taken by British company Sevcon in a test behind closed doors – the...

Honda XRE300 is smallest ABS Honda motorcycle

18 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Honda is releasing its smallest capacity ABS-equipped motorcycle – the XRE300 trail bike – but only in Brazil. The new Honda XRE300 is powered by a 25bhp air-cooled 291cc DOHC four-valve...

Aprilia’s 2010 Dakar competitor MXV 4.5 revealed

15 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Aprilia has revealed that it will be backing Team Giofil’s specially-prepared RXV 4.5 in the 2010 Dakar rally. The motorcycle has already notched up a 450-class win in both the 2008 and 2009 Rally of...

Hesketh Sportsman 1200

11 December 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my idea of what a new bike from Hesketh could look like. I call it the Hesketh Sportsman 1200

World’s most important Honda launched

11 December 2009 by John Westlake

We might assume Honda’s VFR1200F is the most important bike on the Japanese giant’s agenda for 2010, and that the company’s desperately concerned about criticism of its iffy tank range, but chances...

New Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 video

10 December 2009 by John Westlake

Yamaha has released a promotional video of the new 1200cc Super Tenere – the upcoming rival to the BMW R1200GS, Triumph Tiger 1050 and KTM 990 Adventure. See the video here 2010 Yamaha Super Tenere...

2010 Triumph Bonneville Thruxton SE

09 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Triumph will sell a limited number of this new Bonneville Thruxton SE limited edition in 2010. The Thruxton SE is the first Triumph motorcycle to be painted in the new Crystal White paint colour,...

First UK BMW S1000RR dyno test: 183bhp at the wheel

09 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

The first test bike BMW S1000RRs have arrived at MCN and sister magazine Bike – and Bike’s dyno test has revealed it makes a real 183bhp! MCN uncovered a secret dyno test result sheet of a...

2010 Yamaha Super Tenere spy pictures

09 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

MCN has obtained leaked spy images showing the new 2010 Yamaha Super Tenere in production form for the first time. Yamahas for sale Greek website motorsite.gr was given the set of three images by a...

Read it and wince: Honda VFR1200F US price revealed

07 December 2009 by Guy Procter

Honda has set the US price of the new VFR1200F at a level guarantee to raise UK buyers’ eyebrows. More info on the Honda VFR1200 The new sports-tourer will sell for just £9,782 in the US – almost...

Ridley Enduro

07 December 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Proposal to widen the range of Automatic American Bikes – Ridley. A scrambler/enduro based on the typical V-twin with CVT of this Factory, also in the military version.

Troy Corser marks BMW S1000RR dealer launch day

07 December 2009 by Guy Procter

BMW S1000RR factory rider Troy Corser marked the final hours leading up to the bike’s UK dealer launch with a string of appearances over the weekend. The former WSB champion has completed a hectic few...

New AJS 125 supermoto test published Wednesday

04 December 2009 by Guy Procter

Don’t miss Wednesday’s MCN for our exclusive verdict on this spicy-looking new 125 supermoto from AJS. The new £1795 JSM Super Motard 125 features what the firm claims is a super-smooth balance...

Kawasaki 1400GTR v BMW K1300GT - the verdict's revealed on Wednesday

04 December 2009 by Guy Procter

Kawasaki has the K1300GT firmly in its sights with its uprated 2010 1400GTR. Surly they can’t beat the German experts at only its second attempt? Our test in MCN on Wednesday will reveal all.

New 2010 Kawasaki Versys 650 pics surface

04 December 2009 by Guy Procter

Pics and spec of 2010’s eagerly-awaited Kawasaki Versys have been released by the firm, pointing to a refreshed and even perkier middleweight. Kawasaki USA says: Now and then, a clean-sheet idea that...

Triumph Street Triple: L675 Warbird

04 December 2009 by Guy Procter

German parts maker and modifier LSL has turned out this awesome-looking Triumph Street Triple, dubbed the T-L675 Warbird. Inspired by Germany’s Triumph Cup the bike develops 115bhp (20 more than...

Erik Buell Racing announces 1190RR, 1125RR and 1125R race bikes

04 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Erik Buell is revealing more about his independent race bike-building outfit, saying that three bikes including an 1190cc version of the 1125R will be offered. An 1190cc, big-bore version of the...

Norton’s Café Racer stars at NEC!

03 December 2009 by Phil West

The stunning new Norton Café Racer is proving one of the star attractions at this week’s International Motorcycle Show at Birmingham’s NEC. Video: Norton Commando 961 SE The bike, which was...

Ducati Multistrada 1200 prices confirmed

03 December 2009 by Laura Kennerley

The new Ducati Multistrada 1200 will cost £10,995 in its standard spec, it has been confirmed today. Ducatis for sale Ducati UK manager Tim Maccabee hinted it would carry a £10,000 plus price when...

Victory Cross Country bagger is coming to UK

02 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

The Victory Cross Country luxury ‘bagger’ is joining the Cross Roads as a late addition to Victory’s UK model line up. Victory says the delay is down to getting type approval for the bikes – Victory...

Victory Cross Roads: available in UK summer 2010

02 December 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Victory has confirmed it will sell the Cross Roads touring-cruiser in the UK next year – but it won’t be on sale until at least the middle of the year. Initially Victory didn’t include the Cross Roads...

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