2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Gallery: Triumph Bonneville Bobber launch

17 December 2016 by MCN News

You’re looking at one of the prettiest and most eagerly anticipated Triumphs ever. The new £10,500 Bonneville Bobber was only unveiled in October, but deposits are already gushing into dealers –...

Triumph Bonneville Bobber: price and Inspiration Kits announced

11 December 2016 by Michael Neeves

Triumph has confirmed their new Bonneville Bobber will cost £10,500 when it hits dealers in February. As well as offering over 150 official performance, touring and cosmetic accessories, a full LED...

KTM's secret 790 Adventure spied

09 December 2016 by Richard Newland

These are the first decent images of KTM’s next adventure bike – the 790 Adventure, which isn’t expected to arrive in dealers until early 2019. KTM CEO, Stefan Pierer, recently confirmed to MCN that...

A new brand with a new bike

02 December 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

New American motorcycle manufacturers Vanguard have unveiled their first bike: the Roadster If you’ve never heard of Vanguard before do not despair as they are brand new offering. Vanguard are a new...

Tasty Chinese 650 twin is just £5k

01 December 2016 by MCN News

This is CF Moto’s new 650MT, their third bike to be based on a 650cc engine. The previous two – the 650i and 650TR – were naked and touring bikes, while the new MT is aimed squarely at the adventure...

CF Moto 650MT coming soon

24 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

The new adventure styled 650MT makes 71hp, has an 18 litre tank and is ready to tour CF Moto have released the 650MT, the third bike based on a 650cc engine to come from the Chinese manufacturers. The...

Spirit Motorcycles launch with two new bikes

24 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Spirit Motorcycles have unveiled their two first production bikes, the GP Sport and GP Street along with two unhinged R models Spirit Motorcycles are new manufacturers that have been formed by the...

All-new Aero E-Racer sparks up

24 November 2016 by James Archibald

The days when Italian bikes and electronics didn’t mix are long gone – and that’s good news for Aero motorcycles, who unveiled this prototype bike dubbed the E-Racer in Milan. The E-Racer is the...

New MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR announced

24 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

MV Agusta have announced a new Brutale 800 RR, which now makes 140hp and 85Nm of torque While some of MV Agusta’s claims about the new Brutale 800 RR don’t all ring true (it’s not the most powerful...

Down & Out ‘Hold on go fast’ Bobber

22 November 2016 by James Archibald

It didn’t take long for the chaps at Down & Out to get their hands on the new Bobber and work their magic with it. Commissioned by Triumph and unveiled at the recent EICMA show in Milan, they were...

The new Ariel Ace R – 201bhp but with a big price tag

18 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Ariel have announced the full specifications of the Ace R and while the performance has shot up dramatically, so has the price Ariel first announced the Ace two years ago and they have produced 50 to...

EBR Motorcycles unveil Black Lightning

17 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

EBR Motorcycles, founded by engineer Erik Buell, have unveiled the Black Lightning – a street focused version of their 1190SX. The Black Lightning is the first new model from EBR Motorcycles, formerly...

A new breed of home-brew custom

17 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Customised old bikes are ten a penny right? Well not this one. Gone is the petrol engine and about 90% of the other parts of the bike, replaced with the battery pack from a Nissan Leaf. Say hello to...

Rieju MRT 50 SuperMoto Trophy back by popular demand

17 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

The MRT 50 SM Trophy has been such a sales success for Spanish firm Rieju that they have decided to produce the Trophy 2.0. The original Trophy sold all 500 in quick time, so Rieju are manufacturing...

Is this the bike of the future?

16 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

It is our firm belief that concepts should be conceptual. They should be mad, far out and almost impossible to put into production – the Digimoto R1200R concept is exactly that. Digimoto is a...

World Exclusive: New Norton V4 RR – in detail

16 November 2016 by Richard Newland

Simon Skinner is head of design at Norton, and the man from whose brain this stunning new Norton was born. He spoke exclusively to MCN last week at the Donington Hall factory last week, when we also...

World Exclusive: New Norton V4 RR revealed

16 November 2016 by Richard Newland

It’s proving impossible to look away. Despite trying to hold a coherent conversation with Stuart Garner, CEO of Norton and the man responsible for bringing the legendary British brand back into...

This bike can do 300kph without a rider on board

14 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Danish company Nerve has unveiled the Autonomous Street Racer that can do 0-100kph in 1.5s, tops out at 300kph and all without a rider on board. As the population of urban centres grows daily, so too...

MILAN SHOW: Updates to the Aprilia Dorsoduro 900 & Shiver 900

12 November 2016 by James Archibald

The most notable of changes to the models (which both share the same base platform) is a capacity hike from 749cc to 900cc, which has been achieved by lengthening the stroke from 56.4mm to 67.4mm,...

Moto Guzzi V9 revamp for 2017

12 November 2016 by Richard Newland

A year after the launch of the new V9 models, Guzzi have given the pair a small tickle to address early concerns over comfort, and opened up a huge range of accessories. The Roamer now has a slightly...

MILAN SHOW: Indian Scout Sixty gets A2 licence restrictor kit

11 November 2016 by Liam Marsden

The Indian Scout Sixty can now be made A2 licence compliantthanks to a dealer-fitted restrictor kit. The restrictor kit will cut power from 78bhp to 47bhp to make it suitable for riders on an A2...

MILAN SHOW: Mondial's plan for 2017

11 November 2016 by Jon Urry

Mondial released its future model plan at Eicma this week. The Italian firm will start production of its Café Racer 250, Supermoto 125 and Enduro 125 in 2017 before displaying a Scrambler,...

MILAN SHOW: Energica Esse 9 could be on the roads in 2017

10 November 2016 by Jon Urry

Electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica is set to release a new road bike, which it showed as a ‘concept’ model at EICMA in Italy to gauge public opinion. The Esse 9, which is named after a road...

MILAN SHOW: CFMoto expand 650 range with 650MT

10 November 2016 by Jon Urry

Chinese manufacturer CFMoto have expanded their 650cc parallel twin range with the introduction of the 650MT. Described as a multifunctional bike, it comes with upside down forks, optional seat...

MILAN SHOW: Moto Morini unveils Corsaro ZZ

10 November 2016 by Jon Urry

Moto Morini launched a new version of its 1200cc V-twin at EICMA. The Corsaro ZZ is hand made in Italy at the firm’s factory in Trivolzio and now passes Euro4 emissions laws. As well as a restyle, the...

Zero Motorcycles announce range overhaul for 2017

08 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Zero Motorcycles have announced a completely refreshed range for 2017, claiming up to 19% more torque, up to 11% more power and the longest range production electric motorcycle. The majority of the...

Vespa shock Milan with Elettrica scooter

08 November 2016 by Jordan Gibbons

Vespa unveil Elettrica electric scooter Vespa have just unveiled the Elettrica electric scooter in Milan, hailing it as the future of mobility. Vespa say that the future of humanity will be collected...