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Yamaha shows new XS-V1 Sakura motorcycle

Ben Purvis, 16 October 2007 09:34

Yamaha will reveal this new prototype retro motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. The Yamaha XS-V1 Sakura is designed to hark back to the firm's first four-stroke machine, the 650cc XS-1 of 1970, but is fitted with a new 1000cc Yamaha air-cooled V-twin. The bike shows Yamaha is following in the footsteps of Honda, which will also use ...

2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 colour options revealed

Ben Purvis, 19 September 2007 15:50

These are the colour schemes that will be available on the new-for 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle. See MCN today for all the information on the new Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle, which will be officially unveiled at next week's Paris bike show.

Colour changes for the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R motorcycle

Ben Purvis, 12 September 2007 11:17

Kawasaki has revealed the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R, and although the motorcycle remains mainly unchanged, there are three colour options. The 2008 Kawasaki ZX-6R is available in plain blue or black, or a green option with new black-and-white-graphics. See the complete 2008 Kawasaki range here. And read more about the 27 new bikes revealed and examined in MCN, Wednesday, September 12, ...

BMW buys Husqvarna

Ben Purvis, 20 July 2007 09:52

It has just been confirmed that BMW has bought the Husqvarana motorcycle brand outright. The deal was signed with Husqvarna boss Claudio Castiglioni yesterday, (Thursday July 19), and will be officially announced shortly. The deal sees BMW buy the brand, production facilities and take charge of all the staff. No price will be announced for the deal for several weeks. ...

F1 designers re-invent the motorcycle

Ben Purvis, 06 June 2007 12:33

Two top British Formula 1 designers have created the Ecosse-Spirit ES1 - a radical new superbike which promises to offer 220mph performance. The new design goes back to the very first principles of motorcycle architecture – starting with a new riding position aimed at hugely improving aerodynamics, and then designing the rest of the bike to allow that riding position to ...

It's official - Triumph Street Triple Revealed

Ben Purvis, 25 May 2007 00:30

The worst-kept secret in motorcycling has finally been made official – Triumph is to offer a naked version of the Daytona 675 later this year. Forget computer-generated images you may have seen in other magazines, this is the first official photograph of the firm’s new Street Triple 675. Looking exactly like the bike revealed in MCN’s spyshots last week, the ...

Finished Triumph Street Triple spied by MCN

Ben Purvis, 23 May 2007 09:53

Triumph's 675 Street Triple has been caught in final testing by MCN's spy snappers. The factory has made no no secret of the fact it’s about to launch a naked version of the Daytona 675 and our photographers have been out in force catching the bike undergoing the final stages of testing. Even Triumph dealers have so far only been ...

BMW SportBoxer spotted

Ben Purvis, 30 March 2007 13:03

BMW’S forthcoming Le Mans race bike has been spotted testing at Cartagena in Spain – and alongside two racers appears to be something closer to the road-going HP2 Sport road-going superbike. The two racers in the foreground are identical to the machine revealed here last week, but the third appears to have a different exhaust, which is much more neatly ...