July

Year: 2014

Month: July

New Yamaha R6 rumoured for 2015

01 August 2014 by MCN

If Yamaha’s YZF-R1 is getting on a bit, having not had a major facelift since 2009, its supersport R6 brother is now positively ancient. Its last notable tweak was revealed in 2007 when the ’08-spec...

New Yamaha R1 on the way

31 July 2014 by MCN

Yamaha is just three months away from unveiling a completely new YZF-R1 superbike that it hopes will have the same class-defining impact the original 1998 model had when it was launched. The new bike...

Indian Roadmaster revealed

28 July 2014 by MCN

This weekend will see Indian – America’s first motorcycle company – unveil the latest addition to their growing Chief range, a full-spec tourer named Roadmaster. Intended as the new benchmark in...

2015 Victory Magnum revealed

28 July 2014 by MCN

This is the latest in a long line of boldly styled Victory motorcycles to emerge from the factory in recent years. The most gaudy and garish designs to sit in the range have previously been released...

Harley-Davidson: ‘LiveWire is just the start'

18 July 2014 by Andy Downes

Harley-Davidson President vows to show the world what the company is capable of. Harley-Davidson stunned the world with the launch of the all-electric LiveWire two weeks ago, and MCN was amongst the...

Who says electric bikes are only for geeks?

15 July 2014 by Andy Downes

Hot on the heels of Harley’s surprisingly-cool LiveWire, new start-up electric bike company Lito has gone into production with this stunning-looking bike called the Sora, with claims of a 119mph top...

Indian Chief 2015 colour changes

14 July 2014 by Andy Downes

Indian has shown off the first of the new 2015 models with a raft of colour changes including red, blue and green with cream contrasts for the Chief and Chieftain range of three bikes. Two tone colour...

Naked Suzuki GSR1000 on the way

10 July 2014 by Andy Downes

Suzuki’s new bike resurgence is set to accelerate in style in just three months’ time, as the firm unveils a naked version of its GSX-R1000 superbike. According to MCN sources in Japan, the new bike...

Spy Shots: K1600 ‘Bagger’ spied

05 July 2014 by Andy Downes

This is a new BMW K1600 bagger spied testing at a top-secret test track last week and signals a new direction for the straight-six engine first seen in the K1600GT and GTL, launched in 2011. While...

New Suzuki DR200S for US

02 July 2014 by MCN

Suzuki has recently unveiled their 2015 off-road range, which includes the DR200S you see here. The DR200S uses a 199cc air-cooled engine which should provide enough punch for town riding without...