This is MV Agusta’s new base-model Brutale – a 921cc version that will become the least expensive way to own a new MV Agusta. Find a used MV Agusta for sale The Brutale will cost 11,999 Euros in mainland Europe, which is just over £10,000, so expect a UK list around that mark. MV label the new machine simply ‘Brutale’, ...
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- New bikes
- 21 December 2010
German parts firm LSL has created the first customised Kawasaki W800 in the world – a bike so new they’ll have to transfer the parts from the pre-production bike to a customer-spec machine after the show! Kawasaki provided LSL with the 13th pre-production W800 to create the Clubman W800TR, who stripped the bodywork back to just an aluminium rear mudguard ...
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- 06 October 2010
Harris Performance has unveiled a road-going replica of the XR1200 race bikes – before the UK series has even started! Get all the latest NEC Show news The XR1200 replica is kitted with a full Harris Performance 2-1-2 race exhaust system, Dymag 17” race wheels, Ohlins rear shock absorbers and a Brembo radial-pump brake master cylinder. A steering damper stops ...
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- 26 November 2009
Piaggio has unveiled this Urban Sport Bike concept at the Milan show today. MCN snapped the bike as it was prepared for the official press conference later – a Piaggio worker was still affixing graphics, and modelling clay can be seen slopped on the rear wheel! Further detail is not yet known about the bike – MCN was ...
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- 11 November 2009
Yamaha has confirmed the only changes to the 2010 Yamaha R6 are a revised ECU map and a new, longer exhaust can. The new mapping is claimed to give smoother acceleration – other wise the bike is identical to the 2008/2009 R6. Yamaha says: “For 2010 the ECU mapping has been revised, which together with a new muffler design makes ...
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- 08 October 2009
Ducati Aylesbury is selling an unofficial 848-based replica of Nicky Hayden’s Indianapolis MotoGP paint scheme. For sale in our ‘Bikes For Sale’ section, the brand-new 848 replicates the US-only official replica and also comes with a set of Termignoni silencers, a tail tidy and a seat hump. It costs £12,000. Call 0844-502-9139 or click here to see the advert.
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- 21 September 2009
Jesse Rooke’s wild street-tracker shows how to mix flat-track style with street bike design – with a turbo thrown in. Next week’s MCN will have all the details of the 2008 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883-based machine. Suffice to say the frame is stock and the majority of the engine parts are as they came from Milwaukee, but custom builder Jeese Rooke ...
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- 17 September 2009
French stunt rider turned designed Yacouba Galle has released a black version of the Bestiale body kit for MV Agusta Brutales. The kit comprises of a tank, seat unit, belly pan, nose fairing and headlight, radiator cowls plus a front mudguard to replace the standard parts. All of the mechanical parts and electrics remain standard. The kit costs £5700 with ...
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- New bikes
- 16 September 2009
Suzuki has added an all-black colour option to the Gladius range in addition to the three existing colours. Suzuki Gladius motorcycles for sale The blue/white, white/pink and green/black colour schemes offered from the bike's launch came under some criticism for making the bike look too effeminate – the meaner black paint should convince a few more blokes in to the ...
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- 25 August 2009
MCN has just arrived back from the world launch of Aprilia's SX125 and RX125 two-stroke supermoto and trail motorcycles, revamped to meet Euro3 emissions laws and also to look and feel closer to the SXV550. Here's our tester's first conclusions on the new bikes: "The two bikes are very similar - the only difference is the wheels and tyres - ...
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- 15 May 2008
