April

Year: 2007

Month: April

Honda launch ABS commuter scooter

28 April 2007 by Rob Hull

HONDA is looking to put a firm grasp on the urban commuter scooter market with the release of the new S-Wing 125 – the first scooter to feature the firm’s Dual Combined ABS system. The combined-ABS...

See the Hypermotard 1100 and 1100S on video

24 April 2007 by Dan Thornton

See the new Ducati Hypermotard 1100 and 1100S in this video, shot by the Italian firm. The two bikes were taken from a studio photo shoot to various locations around Milan, ridden by professional...

New BMW Sportenduro

20 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

BMW has officially unveiled its Sportenduro 450 and has confirmed it will be racing it in Spain at Puerto Lumbreras next weekend, April 28-29. This 450cc single-cylinder off road race bike broke cover...

New BMW superbike

17 April 2007 by Tom Rayner

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built. The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) Sportboxer is leading BMW’s assault on an all out, no...

Scorpa trials quad

10 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

This weird-looking creation is headed for production according to its designers at Scorpa. Based on a trials bike, the trials quad simply adds another two wheels, and was originally shown last year as...

Honda E4-01 production likely

10 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

Honda’s 2005 E4-01 concept bike is looking increasingly likely to become a production machine with the firm patenting several technical aspects of the design. When the bike was first shown in Tokyo,...

Hungarian bike firm back after 30 years

08 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

Hungarian bike firm Pannonia is being revived this year with a new V-twin cruiser. It’s just a 234cc motor, making 18.5bhp, but it’s the first bike to carry the Pannonia name since the mid 1970s, when...

Buy a MotoGP minibike replica

06 April 2007 by Rob Hull

Honda’s old Ape 100 might not be the obvious starting point if you’re making a road-legal MotoGP replica – but that’s exactly why Japanese tuner Kijima has opted to do just that. The firm is...

Suzuki offers new finance option

03 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

Suzuki GB has announced a new three-year 0% typical APR finance deal running from 1st April – 30th June 2007. With a minimum £1 deposit, buyers can ride away on the Bandit 650 (K6), SV650 (K6),...

Japanese 1098 special

02 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

Japanese tuner Moto Corse revealed this modified Ducati 1098 at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show at the weekend. Called the 1098AC, for Alta Compressione – Italian for High Compression – the bike is dripping...

Cheap insurance on GSX-R600

02 April 2007 by Ben Purvis

Suzuki has just announced that buyers of its GSX-R600 could be eligible for a remarkable £99 deal for a year’s fully comprehensive insurance. The scheme, worked out with Suzuki’s official insurers,...

Gotcha!

02 April 2007 by MCN

Thanks to everyone who has rated MCN’s story about the new Russian superbike, but unfortunately for you, it’s an April Fool’s day joke! The story is nothing more than a gag – the bike in the picture...