New bikes (Jan - Dec 2008)

BMW is considering bringing the new the G650GS to the UK market if it thinks there is strong enough demand. The new motorcycle is largely the same as the F650GS which was discontinued at the end of...

These are the official design drawings of the new Honda Fury custom bike set to be launched in January at the New York motorcycle show. The subject of endless internet speculation, the Fury is...

Honda's emission killing and fuel-economy boosting Variable Cylinder Management system is an almost dead-cert for the next Pan European due around 2011.   The system works by shutting...

Kawasaki has introduced a limited edition Ninja 250R called – cunningly enough – the Ninja 250R Limited Edition in Japan. The great-looking paintscheme with black side panels echoes the MotoGP ZX-RR.

BMW and MV Agusta are planning to take on the Japanese manufacturers with two all-new middleweight supersport motorcycles. BMW has already publicly announced its keen interest in entering the 600...

After a fairly long time away from bikes, my man tells me ex-Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche is ‘helping out’ with some consultancy work at the Piaggio Group with his old Cagiva mate Miguel Galuzzi...

BMW is bringing the old 650cc single cylinder F650GS back – but calling it the G650GS and it’s only for America at this stage. Due to big demand from police and the military in the US – the old bike...

A Wiltshire dealership is offering 100 Kawasaki ZX-6R at 1998 prices…knocking £1500 off the 2008 list price. The one-off deal is being offered by George White’s superbike centre to mark owner Steve...

While Honda officially launched the majority of its 2009 range months ago it's held back one of the most exciting bikes that will hit dealers next year – the CB1100F. But newly published patents...

Despite appearances this isn't just another money-no-object Harley-based special created to win custom bike awards – in fact it's the latest production bike from new Japanese manufacturer Samurai...

It seems the ABS Honda Fireblade road test in this week’s MCN has caused a big stir among sportsbike riders. This is the first ever electronically-controlled Combined ABS-assisted superbike and it...

An updated version of the BMW G650 Xcountry will be available in dealerships from January 2009. The revised Xcountry features a new paint scheme and a number of subtle changes designed to make the...

Check out this advert for the new ‘cross plane crank’ 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 featuring Valentino Rossi. Rossi has already appeared in Yamaha adverts in the past including the 2007 R1 and last year’s...

Honda boss Takeo Fukui has today announced the Japanese giant will have a battery-powered motorcycle on the market in two years. The announcement was made as part of a speech regarding the summary of...

An example of the ultra-rare, ultra-exotic Ducati Desmosedic RR MotoGP replica has come up for sale, brand new, on www.motorcyclenews.com. The motorcycle, also recently voted Machine of the Year in...

Yamaha dealer Flitwick Motorcycles have taken delivery of the first three V-Maxs in the UK, with owners hoping to pick up their new 197bhp £16,000 machines very soon. Flitwick’s Saul Towers said:...

Three prototype Norton’s arrived in the UK last week to signal the next stage of the rebirth of the iconic bike firm under British ownership. The bikes, one 961 Commando and two 852 Commandos as...

Kawasaki has just unveiled the new Kawasaki ZRX1200 based on the original ZRX concept motorcycle raced by Eddie Lawson. Unfortunately Kawasaki UK have no plans to bring the retro-cool ZRX1200 to the...

Honda staff at the NEC had to disappoint a number of buyers so desperate to get their hands on the prototype CB1100R on show for the first time in the UK they were willing to write a cheque for...

Aprilia has just released proper studio photographs of the stunning ManaX concept bike first seen at the Milan motorcycle show in November. So far, only images of the bike at shows and inside...

Cagiva importer MotoGB will be bringing in the first of the updated Mito 525 in the first half of next year. The new 525 (actually 125cc – the 525 tag is a nod to Cagiva’s 500GP past) was revealed at...

Honda has introduced the revised 2009 model Hornet 600 at the NEC Show. The 2009 Honda Hornet 600 differs from the current model by having compression damping adjusters on the rear shock...

This spy shot shows Honda’s eagerly-awaited new custom, the Fury, undergoing final testing in Arizona, USA. The picture, courtesy of Spanish magazine Solo Moto, clearly shows the extreme nature of...

Here's a first glimpse of Kawasaki’s stunning new ZRX1200. The retro muscle bike has been given a new lease of life with a ground-up redesign. Kawasaki ZRX1200s for sale Get MCN, on sale December...

This is the first prototype of the world’s first electric road legal bike. The TTX01 has been unveiled at the 2008 NEC Bike Show by a team of British engineers and is due to go in to production in...

Aprilia recently unveiled the Mana X prototype at the Cologne Show - a wild flat-track style motorcycle based on the semi-automatic Aprilia Mana 850. As oppose to the plain, commuter style of the...

Between fiction and reality. The new French team for 2010 World MotoGP Champhionship. The VAILLANTE MotoGP V4 will be equipped by pneumatic valve engine, chassis completely in carbon fibre and...

BMW is choosing from twelve designs for the Lo-Rider concept, official sketches reveal, and the concept is designed to make personalising your bike easier than ever. BMW gave MCN access to the twelve...

BMW has released another video of it's road-going S1000RR superbike - this time undergoing testing at the Spanish Albacete circuit. The bike is covered in contour-deflecting black and white...

After the presentation of the new APRILIA Superbike, Piaggio Group want to throw again also the historic brand GILERA. In fact, I think in the first days of the 2009 it will come introduced...

BMW is looking for feedback on the Lo-Rider concept revealed at the Milan Show last week, so MCN has setup an online poll to see what you think. BMWs for sale The motorcycle is based on BMW’s...

BMW has released official onboard footage of the new S1000RR superbike testing at Oschersleben recently. BMWs for sale The bike appears to be testing on a public trackday, and is seen catching and...

We've got video of the 2009 Yamaha R1 and the Aprilia RSV4 in action for the first time with Max Biaggi, Ben Spies and Tom Sykes out on track at the Portimao circuit. The two machines have been...