2004

Year: 2004

Month: ALL

Montesa 4-stroke here

29 September 2004

Montesa has launched a customer version of the four-stroke Cota 4RT trial bike Douglie Lampkin will ride in next year’s world championship. The move to a four-stroke (championship rules will ban...

Malaguti’s ultra-funky new 50 – the Drakon NKD – will be shown for the first time in the UK at the NEC Show from November 5. The six-speed 50 comes complete with radial front brake caliper, 3-spoke...

New Duke arrives

22 September 2004

You’ll be able to get your first glimpse of the new Ducati 999 this weekend as Ducati stores around the country get the first preview bikes. The new bike, which gets a redesigned top fairing, 140bhp,...

UK debut for K1200S

22 September 2004

BMW’s 167bhp K1200S will be launched in all 36 of the firm’s UK and Ireland dealerships on Saturday, September 25. And the price has been announced. It will be listed at £9750 – quite a premium...

DB5 wins top bike prize

22 September 2004

Bimota’s new DB5 Mille has been presented with the Munich Show’s “Motorcycle Design Award” in the supersport category. Designer Sergio Robbiano’s use of a composite trellis swingarm caught the eye. ...

MV's Brutale America

15 September 2004

MV Agusta showed an ‘America’ version of its Brutale naked bike at the Munich Bike Show – reviving memories of the classic MV Agusta models of the 1970s. The bike was first shown at the Milan Show...

Munich Show round-up

15 September 2004

MCN was mob-handed at the Munich Show to cover all the new bike news as it broke. The press launches are now over and the show opened to the public. But we’re guessing not many of you will have been...

You rate the 05 bikes

15 September 2004

The bikes of 2005 are on parade among the glamour of the Munich Bike Show all this week. We’ve been bringing you first pictures as the bikes were launched and asking for your reactions. If you...

Aprilia debuts its Strada

08 September 2004

Aprilia has unveiled its new Yamaha-powered Pegaso Strada among the glitz of the Munich Bike Show. With an official launch on Tuesday morning (September 14) Aprilia uncovered a bike with...

Bike of the Year so far

08 September 2004

Which is your bike of the year… so far? With most firm’s 05 model ranges being launched at the Munich Bike Show from September 13 onwards, we’re asking for your nominations for the star so far. Will...

Raptor updates for 05

08 September 2004

Cagiva`s Raptor 650 is updated for 2005 – and the firm promises more of them will be available in the UK. Only 50 came in last year due to supply problems. This year the Suzuki SV650-powered bike...

Revised R6 revealed

08 September 2004

Yamaha has upgraded its R6 to compete in the hard-fought 600cc sports bike class for 2005. The firm debuted its new-look bike on Tuesday afternoon (Sep 14) in Munich alongside a host of other new...

05 Triumph line-up

08 September 2004

Triumph has unveiled its full 2005 line-up at the Munich Show – and it includes the new bigger-bore Daytona 650 MCN spied two weeks ago. Triumph’s Ross Clifford introduced the 2005 range claiming it...

Rossi designs new R6

08 September 2004

Not only is there a new R6 for 2005 – MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has worked with Yamaha to come up with a new paintjob for it. The bike was rolled out at Yamaha’s Munich bike show press...

05 Ducatis go on show

08 September 2004

Ducati rolled out a host of stunning new bikes on Tuesday morning as it debuted its 2005 line-up at the Munich Bike Show in Germany. MCN was on hand to witness the world unveiling – which follows...

2005 Suzukis

08 September 2004

Suzuki has unveiled its line up for 2005 with the all new GSX-R1000 topping the bill. The GSX-R1000 gets a twin injection system with dual throttle valves and the capacity gets a boost from 988 to...

Bike boom is back!

08 September 2004

New bike sales for August were up by 7.6% compared to the same month last year. It’s the second month on the trot to see a rise and comes on top of Department for Transport figures showing bike...

05 Honda Wing and CRF

08 September 2004

Honda has launched an enduro version of the CRF450R crosser – the 2005 CRF450X. Complete with electric start, halogen headlight, LED taillight and enduro-tuned suspension, the four-stroke promises to...

TnT Sport breaks cover

08 September 2004

Benelli is offering a new TnT Sport – designed to be the ultimate streetfighter. It was debuted at an official Benelli launch in Misano on Saturday September 11. The new bike combines elements of the...

05 KTMs go public

08 September 2004

KTM revealed the RC8 Venom, a new naked protoype bike based on the RC8, at the Munich Bike Show on Tuesday morning (September 14). The bike is still in a concept stage but could easily be developed...

MT-01 heads 05 Yams

08 September 2004

Yamaha`s 2005 line-up includes a major update for the R6, a range of cracking new learner-friendly 125s and the brute force of the torque-laden MT-01. Read about the updates to the R6 in our separate...

More 05 Hondas

08 September 2004

Honda has unveiled its complete 2005 line-up and, alongside the all-new CBR600RR, new Blade colours and other changes we published last week, there’s an all-new FMX650. It could prove a great city...

All-new CBR600RR

08 September 2004

Honda has revealed its next generation CBR600RR for 2005 – and there’s a wealth of important updates including a 6kg weight cut, revised engine, frame and swingarm, new radial mount four-piston front...

Bimota DB5: first pics

08 September 2004

This is the first picture of the DB5 road bike Bimota will launch at the Munich Show in Germany next week (starting Sep 13). It uses a Ducati 1000DS V-twin engine, as used in the Multistrada, 1000SS...

Sachs and Sym go mad

08 September 2004

Sachs unveiled 125cc and 500cc versions of its MadAss BMX style bike at the Munich bike show on Tuesday, September 14. Both bikes are developments of the current 50cc bike which was reviewed in MCN...

We're testing 05 999

08 September 2004

Ducati’s 05 999 makes its public debut at the Munich Show next week – but MCN has been testing it this week and will bring you the world’s first test of the £11,500 Italian beauty in our September 15...

Jackie Chan signed up

08 September 2004

Hong Kong Hollywood legend Jackie Chan has been signed up to be the ‘brand ambassador’ for a new 125 being launched by Indian firm Bajaj. The Discover, launched this week, is tilted at the...

Guzzi's plans for 05

08 September 2004

Moto Guzzi`s future direction may have been in doubt all year, but that hasn`t stopped it ploughing on in developing a line up of bikes for 2005. They were revealed in Munich on Tuesday morning (Sep...

Honda launches line-up

08 September 2004

Honda gave an official launch to its 05 line-up late on Monday night (Sep 13). The evening gave the first public viewing of the new supermoto-style FMX650 and a new Repsol colourscheme for the Blade.

US bike sales boom

01 September 2004

Bike sales are booming in the US with sales up by as much as 50 per cent for some dealers. American industry watchers say sales have grown steadily for the last 11 years but this year they have gone...

All-new Speed Triple

01 September 2004

These are the first official pictures of Triumph’s all-new Speed Triple – exclusively released to motorcyclenews.com On top of the new look the 2005 Speed Triple uses a new 1050cc engine, has new...

GS tops sales chart

01 September 2004

BMW is boosting production of its R1200GS in a bid to keep up with demand. It has proved to be the biggest-selling bike of 1000cc-plus in the UK so far this year. Latest Motor Cycle Industry...

Prizes for BMW test rides

01 September 2004

Take a test ride on a number of current BMW models at an official dealer, and you’ll be entered into a competition to win one of ten BMW Motorrad Navigator II sat-nav systems, worth £1350 each. The...

05 Suzukis go public

25 August 2004

Suzuki’s big-selling bargain Bandit 600 is being upgraded with more grunt for 2005. The new GSF650 and GSF650S are just two of a line-up of six new bikes revealed by the firm on Friday, August 27,...

New ZZ-R600 launched

25 August 2004

Kawasaki has revealed a new version of the ZZ-R600 based on a previous ZX-6R. Kawasaki is not thought to be bringing the bike to the UK. It appears to be essentially the same as the old J1 model...

New Triumph 646 spied

25 August 2004

Our spies have spotted Triumph’s new Daytona 600 being tested with a new 646cc engine. It was spotted close the the British firm’s Hinckley HQ. The bigger bore is expected to raise power by as much...