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Poll: What do you want from the RCV road bike?

MCN, 10 October 2012 09:00

Tetsuo Suzuki, the boss of HRC wants to hear from MCN readers about what they want the promised V4 1000cc RCV road bike to be like, and how much they think it should cost. One of the internal debates within Honda is just exactly what form the bike should take. One camp wants to make the bike as near as ...

Poll: Are electric bikes the future?

MCN, 08 October 2012 16:54

Electric bikes are slowly but surely catching up to traditional motorcycles, with electric bike manufacturer Brammo claiming their Empulse makes 54bhp and has a range of up to 120 miles. With the relentless charge of technology it's only a matter of time before electric bikes are equal and better than what we have today, but would you ride one? pollcomment

Video: 2012 Cologne Show highlights

MCN, 08 October 2012 14:24

Cologne 2012 saw a raft of new bikes unveiled such as the all-new and eagerly-awaited BMW R1200GS, an updated Triumph Street Triple, Suzuki V-Strom 1000 concept and retro Honda CB1100. Also revealed at the show was the Kawasaki Z800, Yamaha FJR1300 and a host of updates for 2013 from Honda and Ducati. Watch the video below to see our highlights from ...

Honda Dakar contender revealed

MCN, 02 October 2012 15:16

This is Honda’s all-new CRF450 Rally Paris-Dakar desert racer as officially unveiled at the Cologne Show. Based on Honda’s current CRF450X enduro and developed in conjunction with HRC, the Honda Racing Corporation, the bike will make it’s race debut in the Morocco Rally starting October 15. Honda has signed an impressive five-strong rider line-up including Brit Sam Sunderland, who’ll shake-down ...

New colours for 2013 Ducatis revealed at Cologne

MCN, 02 October 2012 15:01

Ducati has announced colour and details changes at the Cologne show, ahead of anticipated new model launches at Milan next month. Twentieth anniversary edition Monsters and a new, larger capacity, aluminium fuel tank for the 848 EVO Corse SE lead the changes. 20th Anniversary MonstersTo celebrate its near hegemony on the ‘café-cool’ naked middleweight market, there will be 20th Anniversary ...

Honda CB1100 finally comes to UK

MCN, 02 October 2012 14:30

The air-cooled retro CB1100 will finally be reaching UK shores. The fuel-injected 1140cc DOHC inline four boasts 87bhp, tips the scales at 247kg, and the vertically challenged will appreciate the 775mm seat height. It may be retro, but it also sports Honda's Combined ABS braking system. There's still no word on a production CB1100R, sadly. Honda has also announced updates ...

Updated Triumph Street Triple revealed

MCN, 02 October 2012 13:00

Triumph has updated its popular Street Triple range with a new chassis, underbelly exhaust, switchable ABS and substantial weight loss. The twin-spar aluminium frame has been designed and built with weight loss in mind, adding to the claime 6kg total weight loss for 2013. As with all Triumph R versions the Street Triple R gets a series of visual changes ...

New FJR1300 heads 2013 Yamahas

MCN, 02 October 2012 11:00

The biggest updates yet to the long-in-the-tooth FJR1300 tourer, including high tech electronic suspension, traction control, riding modes and more, is the highlight of Yamaha’s new range for 2013. The tourer, which was introduced in 2001, is updated with the following: • New front bodywork. • 2kw power boost due to combination of improved fly-by-wire (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle ‘YCC-T’) and revised ...

New BMW R1200GS revealed

MCN, 02 October 2012 10:00

The new BMW R1200GS will use a 125bhp water/air cooled motor and feature semi-active suspension. The biggest change comes in the engine, with the introduction for the first time of water-cooling. Rather than the engine being fully water-cooled, 65% will still be air-cooled, while the rest will be cooled by a system that uses a water-glycol mixture and two radiators. There is ...