German aftermarket parts specialists Wunderlich has beaten BMW to building a fully-working and road legal Custom Concept using a BMW HP2 Sport as the basis. BMW unveiled the Custom Concept (originally called the Lo Rider until Harley-Davidson got the hump for some unknown reason) back in 2008 but there has been complete silence about the production chances of the stripped ...
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- 08 July 2011
Suzuki has accidentally leaked full details of the new DL650 V-Strom revealing at last what the finished bike will look like with full technical details. The details show a bike that has been given a fairly hefty makeover in terms of cosmetics but remains pretty close to the current bike in terms of the underlying mechanicals. So far Suzuki has ...
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- 22 June 2011
Spy shots of the new Husqvarna 900 were revealed earlier this week in MCN but now the Italian firm has released a video where a designer explains what the new bike is all about. The video explains how the challenge of a firm only known for off-road bikes is tackling the issue of making a road bike. Italian firm Husqvarna ...
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- 16 June 2011
Spy photographs of the new Husqvarna 900 grabbed outside a BMW testing facility in Munich, Germany show the new Husqvarna 900cc parallel-twin undergoing endurance testing on the road. Italian firm Husqvarna is wholly owned by BMW and the pure road bike is a first for the off-road biased firm which is using a bored-out version of the F800 engine developed ...
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- 14 June 2011
Italian firm Husqvarna has revealed these official sketches showing what an all-new 900cc parallel twin road bike is going to look like when unveiled later this year. The designs don’t show the finished bike but give a clear indication as to what the final version of the bike will look like when it’s unveiled at the Milan motorcycle show in ...
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- 26 May 2011
These world exclusive spy shots show a radical new Honda with an all-new 700cc parallel-twin engine and the advanced dual clutch transmission of the VFR1200F. The bike was snapped in the Alps last week as it underwent final testing with the Honda Research and Development team. It is expected to be officially shown in November at the Milan show and ...
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- 24 May 2011
Just three months after starting work at Norton, legendary bike designer Pierre Terblanche has opened his sketch book to give a tantalising glimpse into possible future bikes from the British firm. Terblanche has been the man behind some of the most famous designs in bikes; from the Ducati Supermono, Hypermotard, 999 and original Multistrada through to the recent Moto Guzzi ...
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- 20 May 2011
Italian motorcycle firm Husqvarna is just months away from unveiling the first of five new road bikes which will have BMW-derived twin and single cylinder engines. Find a Husqvarna for sale. There’s even a chance the radical concept Mille3 could make it into production. MCN visited the firm’s Varese headquarters after receiving tip-offs that the company was about to announce dramatic ...
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- 04 May 2011
Four-times World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty has just picked up a Ducati Diavel and he will be keeping it through the summer months. Foggy has borrowed a black Diavel from Ducati Manchester and reckons he will be calling the dealership every day for the next few weeks to be reminded how the bike works thanks to the array of technology ...
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- 04 April 2011
MCN would like to extend our thoughts and best wishes to California Superbike School boss and ex-MCN road tester Andy Ibbott who is recovering after suffering a stroke last week. Ibbott is currently described as ‘critical but stable’ and it’s hoped he can be transferred from Oxford to Northampton as his condition improves so he can be closer to family. ...
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- 18 March 2011
