March

Year: 2011

Month: March

Video: 240bhp electric superbike dyno run

31 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Chip Yates’ petrol-beating electric superbike has been run through a dyno, with some impressive results. The “world’s most powerful electric motorcycle” – which achieved two podium finishes against...

Ducati officially dismisses scooter rumours

31 March 2011 by MCN Newsdesk

Ducati has officially dismissed the prospect of Ducati building a scooter or a retro scrambler bike in an exclusive interview with Motor Cycle News. The outright, complete and official denial follows...

Ducati officially says “There is no Multistrada 1200 S Corse”

31 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has officially confirmed to MCN there will be no Multistrada 1200 S Corse despite the name being registered with the California Air Resources Board. Various websites have been running stories...

New Triumph Street Triple arrives in dealers

30 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Triumph’s new Street Triple is starting to arrive in UK dealers as these pictures supplied by Middlesex dealer Jack Lilley Triumph show. Jack Lilley is among the first dealers in the country to get...

New Triumph Street Triple revealed

28 March 2011 by Guy Procter

Triumph has bumped the spec of its 675cc Street Triples gently upward while keeping hold of the prices. The new bikes get a de-chromed look, chunkier aluminium bars (previously just on the Street...

Honda CBR600 Launch Centre

28 March 2011 by MCN

Welcome to the MCN information centre for the Honda CBR600 range, including the Honda CBR600RR and Honda CBR600F ABS. Here you will find first ride reports, tech details and pictures of the new 2011...

MV Agusta ready with Street Triple rivalling B3 Brutale

24 March 2011 by Guy Procter

Triumph might be ready with a new-look Street Triple, but MV Agusta will be hoping to lodge a big question mark in buyers’ minds when it goes semi-public with its own 675cc naked next week. The B3...

New Rieju RS3 125 out now!

24 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Rieju’s Yamaha-powered RS3 125 LC has just been released to UK dealers, priced at £3299 OTR. The Spanish-built machine carries the water-cooled Yamaha YZF-R125 engine, but uses carburettors instead...

BMW and Honda ready new scooters for 2012

24 March 2011 by MCN

BMW has confirmed it will be showing two production-ready versions of the Concept C scooter at the Milan show in November. Details are scarse but it’s thought they will share an all-new 800cc,...

Honda Crossrunner price announced

23 March 2011 by Phil West

Honda has announced the price of its new Crossrunner will be £9075 on the road. The VFR800-powered, V4, ABS-equipped ‘cross over’ machine will be available in black/silver, white/silver or red/silver...

Ducati announces roadshow dates across the UK

18 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has announced dates for the 2011 roadshow with a truck and demonstration fleet attending more events than ever before. The demonstrator fleet showcases the 2011 range including the Diavel,...

Motus MST-01: from the saddle

16 March 2011 by Guy Procter

The Motus MST-01, self-proclaimed saviour of the American bike business, had some surprises in store for MCN photographer Bob Clarke when he became one of the handful of people to take a first-person...

Motus MST-01: is direct injection the next big thing?

16 March 2011 by Guy Procter

Motus is keen to make hay from its head-start on gasoline direct injection (GDI), which features on their new MST-01 sports tourer, the first time the technology has been seen on a four-stroke...

Jack Lilley Triumph to unveil three new specials at open day

16 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Jack Lilley Triumph is celebrating the start of Spring by hosting an open day and unveiling three new specials based on a Daytona 675, new Speed Triple 1050 and Sprint GT. The new bikes are just one...

I fell in love with the Triumph Tiger 800XC

12 March 2011 by John

I bought my first adventure bike today. A Triumph Tiger 800XC. I took my Ducati 999 (2006) for a regular service, took the Tiger for a test ride and fell in love. As my mind was set to buy a new bike I even took a Hayabusa for a test ride (perhaps to overcome my love for the 800XC). However I did not change my mind. Goodbye sportbikes and welcome to my first adventure bike and, last but no least,...

Video: Motus MST-01 on the road

11 March 2011 by MCN

Motus recently unveiled the MST-01 for the first time, to critical acclaim. Former Ducati and Piaggio star Pierre Terblanche has hailed the 1650cc V4 a “wonderful achievement – a great concept, great...

Kawasaki to launch ultra-sophisticated ZZR1400

11 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Kawasaki will launch an ultra-sophisticated new version of the ZZR1400 which will take all of the latest electronic rider aids from the ZX-10R and bigger GTR1400 tourer. The new ZZR1400 will get the...

Horex VR6 starts road testing

11 March 2011 by Andy Downes

New German manufacturer Horex has begun track testing the new 1200cc supercharged VR6 ahead of sales later this year. This the first time the bike has been pictured outside of bike shows and with the...

New Harley-Davidson Blackline ridden

11 March 2011 by MCN

Harley-Davidson’s new-for-2011 Blackline is on test in next week’s Motorcycle News (on sale Wednesday March 16) – and it’s proved something of a ‘Marmite’, love/hate it machine. The new machine is...

Suzuki's fuel cell scooter gets mass-production approval - but should you want one?

09 March 2011 by Guy Procter

Suzuki’s hydrogen-powered Burgman scooter has become the first fuel-cell vehicle to get European Whole Vehicle Type Approval - a license to start mass production. Hydrogen power might be a...

Motus MST-01: first studio shots fire enthusiasm for 'hot rod' V4

09 March 2011 by Guy Procter

American start-up Motus’ new sport tourer has met with enthusiasm among riders and designers in spite of initial luke-warm commentary over its looks. Former Ducati and Piaggio star Pierre Terblanche...

New Pikes Peak Multistrada 1200 special edition

08 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has launched a special edition Multistrada 1200 special edition to celebrate winning the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in Colorado, America last year. The Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak...

Return of the 'real bike'? Motus MST-01 revealed

04 March 2011 by Guy Procter

New US bike firm Motus has at last revealed its brutal new sports tourer, the MST-01. Its Corvette-aping pushrod-operated 1650cc transverse V4 puts out 160bhp but despite that impressive peak Motus...

Nicky Hayden arrives in Italy to launch his own Monster MotoGP replica

04 March 2011 by Andy Downes

American MotoGP racer Nicky Hayden has arrived in Bologna, Italy as he prepared to launch the new addition to the Monster Art series – two race tribute paint schemes for the Monster range. This...

Are you young? Would you buy a Kawasaki W800?

03 March 2011 by John Westlake

Kawasaki has revealed they expect their new W800 retro to attract younger buyers. Kawasaki’s Martin Lambert told MCN that, surprisingly, their research showed the Triumph Bonneville-rival would be...

Ducati lines up first Rossi-branded bike

03 March 2011 by Andy Downes

Ducati has launched the first of what surely must be lots of Valentino Rossi branded bikes; starting the process with a pair of MotoGP-inspired Monsters. Ducati has said from the moment it signed...

New Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 video

03 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Aprilia has released the following video of the 2011 Dorsoduro 1200. The three-minute clip features plenty of shots of the 1197cc v-twin in action, overlayed with comparative clips of western saddle...

Aprilia offers 0% finance deals

02 March 2011 by Dan Aspel

Aprilia is offering 0% finance packages on the Shiver 750, Dorsoduro and Dorsoduro Factory until the end of this month. The offer requires a 25% deposit and runs over a 24 month period.