January

Year: 2009

Month: January

New look Yamaha X-Max for 2009

29 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Yamaha has announced new special editions of the X-Max scooter for 2009 which will see the popular scooter in new colours and with new lines and new instrument faces. The X-Max is available in a 125...

Moto Morini 1200 sport gets new paint scheme

29 January 2009 by Michael Carroll

Moto Morini has given its 1200 Sport motorcycle a makeover with a new black and orange paint job, which will be available from March. It’s the third colour option available on the motorcycle, which...

London Motorcycle Show: Ducati Streetfighter makes UK debut

29 January 2009 by Andy Downes

The standard version of the Ducati Streetfighter is making its UK debut at the MCN London Motorcycle Show today and for the rest of the week. Until now only the higher spec S version has been seen in...

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 engine explained

28 January 2009 by James Keen

The 2009 Yamaha R1 boasts an all-new crossplane crankshaft engine that runs at an uneven firing interval. Watch this Yamaha promotional video for an explaination of the technology and reasoning behind...

Design and win your own Kawasaki ER-6n

28 January 2009 by Chris Newbigging

One lucky rider could see their custom paint design splashed across a brand new Kawasaki ER-6n. Kawasaki is launching a new competition at the MCN London Motorcycle Show at ExCel at the weekend to...

World exclusive shots of Ducati GS rival

27 January 2009 by Andy Downes

Ducati’s new replacement for the Multistrada has been spotted in action again – this time the shots are perfectly clear and show all of the details on both sides for the first time. Scroll down for...

Video: Rossi talks on the 2009 Yamaha R1

27 January 2009 by James Keen

In an arty black and white promotional video, Fiat Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi talks about the 2009 Yamaha R1 and how it’s ‘Born From MotoGP’. Watch the 2009 Yamaha R1 video test Go onboard the...

Harley-Davidson XL883 Iron unveiled at the London Motorcycle Show

26 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

Harley-Davidson and Buell are set to unveil two new models at the MCN London Motorcycle Show, January 29th – February 1st. Book tickets for the London Motorcycle Show The new XL883 Iron will be on...

Ducati TT 1000

23 January 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

A very special Ducati! Born from the same philosophy of the mythical TT1 and TT2 of the eighties. Little weight, easy handling and the power…. sufficient! Based on the Pierobon 042 frame, it adopts...

Long Way Down replicas for sale

22 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Fans of the TV series Long Way Down can now have their own part of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s epic voyage as two replica BMW 1200GS Adventure motorcycles are currently for sale in...

CCM unveils CXR230 and XTR250

20 January 2009 by MCN News Desk

CCM has launched two new models – the CXR230 and XTR250 at the Trade Expo at the NEC in Birmingham. The updated CXR230 is now Euro III emissions homologated and boasts a new engine with a single...

Voxan Mirage 1200

20 January 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Perhaps the Voxan bikes have not been accepted from the people for their design. Maybe if they tried with something like this?

Video: 2009 Yamaha R1 onboard lap

19 January 2009 by MCN

Catch a glimpse of the 2009 Yamaha R1 in action as we go onboard with Yamaha Motor Europe Chief Test Rider, Jeffry de Vries, for a lap of the Eastern Creek circuit at the launch in Australia. MCN...

Radical Victory concept bike unveiled

17 January 2009 by MCN

This whacky-looking machine is the CORE – an all-new concept bike produced by American manufacturer Victory motorcycles based around one of its existing V-twins and unveiled to the public at this...

Ducati Supersport 1000

09 January 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

This is my idea of what a new Ducati Supersport 1000 could look like. It’s light, it’s clear and is small and manageable. It’s pure Ducati!

Honda electric motorcycle ready next year

09 January 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Honda has announced that it will have an electric moped on sale by the end of 2010. The moped will be built as a zero CO2 emissions alternative to a petrol-powered 50cc moped, using a 360kw light...

Suzuki launch new cross country range

07 January 2009 by Sarah Carnell

Suzuki has launched two new cross country enduro style motorcycles for the UK market. Derived from Suzuki’s RM motocross range, the new RM XC range will be available in 125cc and 250cc versions and...

New Ducati Multistrada replacement spotted

06 January 2009 by Chris Newbigging

Ducati’s replacement for the Multistrada adventure-style motorcycle has been spotted testing in Italy. The new bike is well advanced in to development – dealers have already been shown the sporty new...

My design for a new Cagiva Elefant

05 January 2009 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here is my design for a brand new Cagiva Elefant to compete against the KTM Adventure. The sporty enduro bike will also be good for long journeys. It will be powered by the water-cooled V-twin engine...