July

Year: 2016

Month: July

New Yamaha XMax 250 and 400 spied

29 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

These spy shots, exclusive to MCN, show the new Yamaha XMax 250 and 400 undergoing testing on the roads near Milan, Italy – a big market for scooters. Despite most of the bodywork being covered, it...

Video: Honda teases ADV scooter

28 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

Honda surprised the motorcycle world at the Milan Show in 2015 when they unveiled their adventure scooter concept and now the bike looks one step closer to reality with the release of the above teaser...

New KTM 800 Duke spied

27 July 2016 by Andy Downes

This is the new KTM 800 Duke in the closest-to-production specification yet seen. The bike will be launched as the first of a new range of parallel-twin models over the coming years.This latest spy...

Honda launches new CBR250RR

26 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Honda has launched the full production version of the all-new CBR250RR in Indonesia where it will be built – but don’t get too excited if you live in Europe; we’re not getting this bike for the...

Ducati 939 SuperSport: For and Against

25 July 2016 by MCN News

The Ducati Supersport 939 range, aka Project 1312, is due to arrive in dealers mid-2017 – in light of this news, we’ve got two quite opposing opinions, but what do you think of this new ‘sportsbike...

World exclusive: New Fireblade gets radical

20 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Fresh details have emerged about next year’s Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade and it would appear the bike is getting a bigger revamp and will be even more advanced than first thought. The list of changes...

Gallery: BMW R nineT Scrambler launch

15 July 2016 by MCN News

Today saw the riding launch of the new BMW R nineT Scrambler take place in Germany – so here’s a massive gallery to whet your appetite for the new retro mud-plugger. See the full launch report in MCN...

Launch: BMW’s R nineT Scrambler is here

15 July 2016 by Jon Urry

The BMW R nineT (which is now called the Roadster by BMW) was the surprise hit of 2014. Using an air-cooled boxer engine, BMW created a shockingly effective retro bike that not only looked amazing, it...

World Exclusive: Secret new Ninja 1000

14 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Just when it looked like the sports-touring class was going to be left to fester, it appears Kawasaki will join Ducati in releasing an all-new bike in that class. Patent drawings suggest Kawasaki...

World exclusive: Royal Enfield’s secret 750

14 July 2016 by Andy Downes

This is Royal Enfield’s all-new 750cc parallel twin, which was spied for the first time many months ahead of an official launch. The engine has been seen in earlier guises when it was slotted into a...

The XR1R – it's one hot BOTT

14 July 2016 by MCN News

This is the BOTT XR1R. Nice, isn’t it? The thought of this, some sunshine and a twisty track have got us in a right flutter. The bike is a track version of the XR1, and while the firm have released an...

Can-Am release 2017 Spyders

13 July 2016 by MCN News

Can-Am have just released details of their new-for-2017 Spyder F3-S ‘Daytona 500’ edition. This new model has been designed and developed by BRP’s engineers to meet the need for a more sporty-inspired...

Video: Honda CBR250RR teased

11 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

A video has been uploaded to YouTube by TMC Blog, apparently teasing the upcoming Honda CBR250RR. The CBR250RR was first shown as a concept at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The bike, dubbed at the time...

Ducati SuperSport in detail

06 July 2016 by MCN News

Prior to World Ducati Week (WDW) the Italian firm had already revealed that they would use their 90th anniversary celebrations at last weekend’s festival to unveil two new models. While one was to be...

Peter Williams to release new 'Wagonwheels'

05 July 2016 by MCN News

Peter Williams Motorcycles (PWM) has announced limited production of a Mk4 version of the celebrated Mk3 Matchless G50 Arter Special race bike, 47 years after this groundbreaking machine gave Williams...

AJS release new Cadwell 125 Café Racer

03 July 2016 by James Archibald

British bike firm AJS have released this new café racer dubbed the Cadwell 125, which is built in China along with the rest of the AJS range. Targeted at newer and younger riders, it’s suitable for 17...

SPY SHOT: New Ducati Supersport S revealed

02 July 2016 by Richard Newland

Ducati have a habit of giving the hordes of Ducatisti who make the pilgrimage to Misano for World Ducati Week a bit of an extra treat. It started in 2014 when the firm hid the Scrambler in a shipping...

BMW updates entire R1200 range

01 July 2016 by Andy Downes

BMW has revealed a range of technical updates to an array of bikes as it brings them into line with new Euro4 emissions and noise regulations with the whole of F800 range and many of the R1200 models...