2013

Year: 2013

Month: ALL

Yamaha YZF-R3 concept

25 September 2013 by Oberdan Bezzi

Here’s my concept for a new Yamahs sports bike with the three-cylinder engine from the new MT-09.

KTM first with anti-lowside ABS brakes

24 September 2013 by Andy Downes

KTM will be the first manufacturer to sell a bike equipped with the latest generation of ABS to work as an anti-lowside braking system on the 2014 KTM Adventure 1190R. The new braking system is the...

Suzuki reveals new V-Strom 1000 tech details

23 September 2013 by Andy Downes

New V-Strom 1000 gets 100bhp, traction control, ABS and three colourschemes as it enters the adventure bike market priced around £10,000 Suzuki is continuing to stretch out pre-launch information...

First Ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX

23 September 2013 by MCN Staff

Kawasaki’s updated Z1000SX is currently being put through it’s paces in Austria by MCN’s Phil West and here are his first impressions. ‘The SX has been a massive hit for Kawasaki in the UK being by...

Yamaha unveils new FJR 1300 AE

13 September 2013 by James Hagon

Yamaha is expanding its FJR tourer range with this FJR 1300 AE. A step up from the base FJR-A, the AE comes with electronically-adjustable suspension but does without the clutchless gear-shift of the...

BMW unveils production spec electric scooter

11 September 2013 by Andy Downes

BMW has shown off the final production version of the company’s first electric two-wheeler and it appears to be exactly the same as the concept bike MCN tested last year. The BMW C evolution scooter...

New Ducati 899 revealed

10 September 2013 by Richard Newland

A new breed of sports bikes has been evolving, defined by non-conformity to more established capacities. Where once we had superbike and supersport categories, the trend is now towards a burgeoning...

Kawasaki Z1000SX updated for 2014

06 September 2013 by Phil West

Kawasaki’s popular sports-tourer, the Z1000SX, is to receive a host of significant updates for 2014, the Japanese firm has announced. Not only does it get a new, bespoke, colour-coded optional pannier...

New KTM Freeride 250R unveiled

30 August 2013 by Phil West

KTM has unveiled this all-new 250 two-stroke addition to its ‘Freeride’ fun bike family – aimed at those looking to explore off-roading for the first time or simply have a ‘fun bike’. Intended to...

Enfield’s café racer coming

27 August 2013 by Phil West

Royal Enfield’s most modern and powerful bike ever, the long-anticipated new Café Racer/Continental GT WILL be officially unveiled next month and go on sale later this year, MCN can now confirm. We’ve...

Ducati Scrambler well underway

26 August 2013 by Andy Downes

Ducati’s old Scrambler 250 was built from 1962 through to 1968 in various 250, 350 and even 450cc single-cylinder guises and managed to create a cool, accessible bike that was completely of the time.

Panigale 899 spied testing

20 August 2013 by Andy Downes

A test and development version of the new Ducati Panigale 899 has been spotted parked on an Italian street just weeks ahead of the official launch of the bike. The bike is a smaller capacity version...

New Kawasaki Z1000SX spied

20 August 2013 by Andy Downes

This is the updated 2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX which was scooped while filming a video in Norway ahead of the official launch of the bike at the end of September. We have no official information on the...

Horex unveils new VR6 Classic model

14 August 2013 by Andy Downes

German firm Horex has shown a new Classic model based on the VR6 roadster with the same 1218cc six-cylinder motor but a host of cosmetic changes that have come about as a result of customer...

Indian Motorcycles reveal three new bikes

04 August 2013 by Andy Downes

Indian Motorcycles has launched three new variants of the all-new Indian Chief in America today and in a few hours MCN will be testing each version. The Indian Classic, Chieftain and Vintage all share...

Limited edition Yoshi GSX-R750 announced

26 July 2013 by Hannah Rundle

Suzuki has announced an exclusive run of this special black GSX-R750 kitted out with Yoshimura and genuine Suzuki accessories. Limited to 25 machines, the edition features a Yoshimura the R11...

New Suzuki V-Strom 1000 designer interviewed

22 July 2013 by Hannah Rundle

The designer of the new V-Strom 1000, Tomoya Murakami, is the subject of this new video from Suzuki. In it he discusses the new bike’s design, from concept and inspiration, fit and finish of the...

Motus shows off finished bike at Laguna Seca MotoGP

22 July 2013 by Andy Downes

American manufacturer Motus has shown the final production version of the 1650cc V4 sports touring Motus MST which is scheduled to go on sale in Autumn this year; a delay over the initial aim of...

Honda's naked VF800 designs

22 July 2013 by MCN

New patents show that Honda is developing a new low-cost, high-spec naked bike around its venerable – but legendary – VFR800 V4 engine. The bike’s overall design is hinted at in an innocuous-sounding...

DTM replica BM scoots launched in Germany

19 July 2013 by Hannah Rundle

BMW’s standard C600 sports scooter not racy enough for you? Then how about these two new limited edition versions inspired by the German Touring Car (DTM) race series? The matte black ‘Spengler...

Should Norton build a more affordable Domiracer?

10 July 2013 by MCN

The new Norton Domiracer, unveiled in this week’s MCN, is a limited edition cafe racer from the revived manufacturer with a carbon seat unit and open exhausts. No official price has been stated yet,...

Video: Norton Domiracer revealed!

10 July 2013 by MCN

Stunning Norton Domiracer Revealed Chopped-down styling, open pipes, and carbon seat unit mark this limited edition Norton out as something special.

Triumph’s Harley-Davidson clone war

10 July 2013 by MCN

Do not adjust your eyes…these two bikes are new Triumph cruisers, not Harley-Davidsons; one of which will be launched shortly as a rival to the Harley-Davidson Road King, the other has been disguised...

New MV Agusta Brutale 1090 Corsa revealed

09 July 2013 by Andy Downes

MV Agusta has released information and a single image of the most expensive Brutale currently on sale with the new Corsa 1090 model which will cost a wallet-destroying £18,000. The Corsa model is...

Suzuki V-Strom 1000 website update

09 July 2013 by Kirsten Ash

Suzuki has updated a recently launched website dedicated to the 2014 V-Strom 1000 to include a video with the project leader. It’s the first in a promised series of many and shows an interview with...

BMW K1600GT Sport revealed

05 July 2013 by Andy Downes

BMW has unveiled a new version of the the six cylinder K1600 which the firm is calling the ‘GT Sport’. The GT Sport has just been unveiled at the ‘BMW Motorrad Days 2013’ event in Garmisch. The GT...

New Yamaha XV950s set for UK

03 July 2013 by Phil West

This new bobber-style Yamaha custom, the XV950, is coming to the UK this September priced from £7199 to £7499. The new V-twin debuted earlier this year in the US where it’s called the ‘Star Bolt’...

Suzuki launches new V-Strom 1000 website

02 July 2013 by Kirsten Ash

Suzuki has launched a new website dedicated to the eagerly anticipated V-Strom 1000 adventure bike first revealed at the Cologne Show in late 2012, and expected to be shown in production-ready form...

NCR's titanium-framed Ducati

02 July 2013 by Michael Neeves

NCR has been tuning Ducatis since the late 60s. During the 90s and early 2000s, you’ll probably remember the black NCR Ducatis competing in World Superbike, ridden by the likes of Borja, Bontempi,...

BMW S1000RR gets mid-life refresh

01 July 2013 by MCN

BMW is months away from launching a revised S1000RR which insiders say will get semi-active suspension from the HP4, a host of minor revisions along with an even more sophisticated ABS system which...

Video: 2013 Suzuki Hayabusa first ride

26 June 2013 by MCN

With ABS and Brembo brakes finally addressing a major issue with Suzuki’s Hayabusa for 2013, MCN’s Adam Child unleashed the 1300cc beast on Bruntingthorpe runway to see what it can do.

Exclusive: Ducati 1198-engined Monster spied

25 June 2013 by Andy Downes

Ducati is just months away from unleashing the most powerful Monster ever produced. Exclusive photographs of the new 2014 model clearly show it’s powered by Ducati’s 1198cc water-cooled V-twin motor,...

Lotus to make 200bhp motorcycle

21 June 2013 by Andy Downes

Iconic British sportscar brand Lotus is gearing up to build a 200bhp motorcycle which will use Formula One technology and will be built by a car racing team Kodewa and designed by the man who designed...

Electrickery

21 June 2013 by Steve farrell

It looks like a moped but this electric scooter can legally be ridden by 14-year-olds with no licence, insurance or helmet, and carrying a pillion. The £850 Dayun Electric Tandem Bike has a top...

Triumph refreshes Speed Triple 1050

21 June 2013

Triumph has given the popular Speed Triple 1050 a light refresh with a new blue colour available along with some minor cosmetic changes including a clear rear light and accessories now fitted as...

Video: Ducati Hyperstrada first ride

14 June 2013 by Michael Neeves

MCN road tester Michael Neeves gives us a look at his first ride on the new Ducati Hyperstrada – his long term test bike for 2013.