New Motorcycles for 2024 and 2025

New motorcycles for 2024 - upcoming bike models and in-depth features from the world's best motorcycling publication, MCN.

From extreme in-line fours to hybrid nakeds, there’s a lot of new metal on offer during 2024, with more to come in 2025. MCN is first to give you all the breaking news and in-depth analysis.

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Smells like teen spirit: Kawasaki revive Superteen youth racing championship for incoming four-cylinder ZX-4RR

26 July 2023 by Dan Sutherland

The racing talent of tomorrow can compete in the resurrected British Superteen series for 2024, with riders aged between 15 and 20 competing on specially modified Kawasaki ZX-4RR four-cylinder...

Spanish special editions: Triumph celebrate Baja Aragón success with limited-run Tiger 900 range

20 July 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Triumph have launched a new special edition of their Tiger 900 adventure bike range to mark Iván Cervantes’ 2022 victory at the gruelling Baja Aragón race. Competing on a modified Triumph Tiger 900...

Yamaha’s triple treat: Firm’s XSR900 DB40 Prototype hints that new retro sportsbike is incoming

19 July 2023 by Chris Newbigging

Yamaha’s XSR900 DB40 Prototype revealed at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed is the firm’s strongest hint yet that they’ll produce a 900cc middleweight sportsbike to sit between the 72bhp R7 and...

Two-wheel drive for under £5000: New UBCO electric adventurer packs a range of 75 miles

11 July 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Created by two kiwi inventors in a shed in New Zealand, a new range of two-wheel drive electric motorbikes have been built by a firm called UBCO to tackle tough terrains without the noise of...

BMW’s generation gain: Future-looking CE 02 aims to attract new riders

07 July 2023 by Ben Clarke

More than 37,000 riders from 60 countries piled into Berlin in July for BMW Motorrad Days with a further 5000 attending the Pure&Crafted Festival – but it wasn’t all about big old boxers with the...

KTM get tough with 300 EXC Hardenduro model

07 July 2023 by Dan Sutherland

KTM have introduced a new £11,499 Hardenduro model to their 300 EXC line-up, designed to conquer the toughest of enduro competitions. Based around the 2024 EXC, which is powered by a 48.3bhp 300cc...

CFMoto expand their road-biased adventure bike range with new 700MT twin

07 July 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

CFMoto have released details of their latest 700MT adventure tourer, which will line up between the 650MT and 800MT models later this month as a road-biased adventure tourer. At the heart of the...

Limited edition luxury: Brough Superior celebrate 10 years since French rebirth with Ultimate specials

03 July 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Ultimate exotica brand Brough Superior are celebrating a decade in business with two Ultimate special editions, following the brand’s rebirth in France back in 2013. Originally founded in...

Naked ready for summer: CFMoto 800NK to hit dealers in July

28 June 2023 by Ben Clarke

The covers have been whipped off the new CFMoto 800NK, the production version of their middleweight naked roadster concept. We’ve ridden it: CFMoto 800NK review The Chinese brand unveiled the...

All-new Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X singles revealed

27 June 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Meet the Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X – the latest additions to the firm’s modern retro range, powered by a new liquid-cooled 398cc single and built in collaboration with Indian manufacturing...

Taking the Mickey: Vespa launch Disney inspired limited edition

26 June 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Vespa have teamed up with Disney to produce a limited-edition version of their 50cc, 125cc, and 150cc Primavera. The Disney Mickey Mouse Edition marks 100 years of the film and TV company. The...

Kawasaki ZX-4RR to arrive in September costing less than £9000

15 June 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Kawasaki have teased more details on their hotly anticipated ZX-4R sportsbike, confirming that only the RR version will be coming to the UK at a competitive £8699. Available from September 2023 in...

Triple threat: Yamaha Yard Built XSR900 breaks cover

07 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Yamaha’s XSR900 three-cylinder retro motorbike was the base bike for a bevy of bespoke builds at the recent Bike Shed Moto Show, with the Japanese firm’s European and US arms revealing their own Yard...

BMW’s XR gets M-ore: Prototype M1000XR confirmed by Motorrad

06 June 2023 by Emma Franklin

Full specs and pricing have been revealed – check our 2024 BMW M1000XR page for the latest. We’ve ridden it: BMW M1000XR review BMW have confirmed that the third bike in their M series, the...

Guess who's back! Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R makes triumphant return for 2024

06 June 2023 by Ben Clarke

Whoever said the traditional supersport class is dead must’ve forgotten to tell Kawasaki because they’ve just reintroduced the ZX-6R to their sportsbike range after it was dropped from the UK market...

Get that RD vibe: Velocity Moto kit turns the XSR into an RD500 lookalike

05 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Fancy a Yamaha RD500LC for £1700? Well not quite, but Velocity Moto are set to release a kit for the Yamaha XSR900 that will transform the bike into the 80s icon (kind of). Unveiled at the Bike...

Yamaha add to their Ténéré range with the World Rally edition

01 June 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Yamaha have added a Ténéré 700 World Rally model to be the flagship in their burgeoning adventure bike line-up, and to commemorate Stéphane Peterhansel’s 1993 Dakar race bike. Yamaha won the first...

The bargain battle! Affordable naked middleweights put to the test

26 May 2023 by Jon Urry

What will £100 get you nowadays? Certainly not as much as it used to. A full tank of fuel in a family car may leave you a bit of change, a meal out for four will probably break the budget, two weekend...

Husky go supermoto: Get set for on-track hooliganism with new £11,249 FS450

23 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Husqvarna have whipped the covers off their latest competition-ready FS450 supermoto model, complete with a new look and grippier seat. The £11,249 short circuit star is finished in typically Husky...

XSR900 gets racy: Three-cylinder Yamaha retro treated to half faired café racer kit

22 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Yamaha have treated their three-cylinder XSR900 retro motorbike to a new mini front fairing and rear seat cover, said to be inspired by the smoking 500 and 250cc grand prix racers of the 1970s and...

Are 200bhp nakeds just too much? BMW's M1000R takes on the Ducati Streetfighter V4 S

19 May 2023 by Michael Neeves

BMW’s new M1000R and the updated Ducati Streetfighter V4 S make obscene amounts of power. The Italian’s MotoGP-derived V4 motor pumps out 205bhp and the German’s inline four has 207bhp, making it...

Affordable adventure scooting: Lexmoto dive into the A2-sized all-terrain scooter market with new XDV300

18 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Lexmoto are once again growing their affordable low-capacity motorcycle range, with a new A2-compliant adventure-styled XDV300 scooter available for just shy of £4700. The mid-sized twist-and-go...

On the Verge: The electric superbike manufacturer releases a limited edition designed by F1 legend Mika Häkkinen

16 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Verge Motorcycles have teamed up with two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen to design a signature version of their TS Pro electric motorbike, of which just 100 will be produced. Häkkinen and...

Honda EM1 e scooter: Details of first new electric unveiled

12 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Honda’s vision of achieving carbon neutrality within the 2040s has taken a step forward as their first electric moped, EM1 e, hits the UK market. Aimed primarily at the urban commuter, specifically...

Buying your first big bike: MCN’s new boy ponders the perfect choice of A2 licence thriller

12 May 2023 by Michael Neeves

MCN videographer Joseph Wright, 22, is at the start of his biking journey. He’s owned a 125 for a year and recently passed his restricted A2 licence, which shackles him to life in the 47bhp lane until...

Spot the difference! BMW modernise retro range with new R12 nineT

11 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

BMW are preparing to reveal their next generation of retro roadsters, teasing a new R12 nineT model to a select group of journalists at their Motorrad headquarters in Munich. Although no official...

Bavarian bagger: BMW reveal blacked out R18 Roctane cruiser for 2023

11 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

BMW have added yet another model to their 1802cc R18 cruiser line-up, with a new blacked-out BMW R18 Roctane joining the party to sit somewhere between the £17,480 standard bike and more...

The range finder: E-tourer promises fast charging and 400 miles+ of fun

11 May 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

For many riders, range anxiety is the biggest stumbling block to investing in an electric motorcycle as an alternative to petrol power but Chinese brand Evoke may just have the answer with their...

Who needs a big adventure bike? Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Raid vs KTM 890 Adventure R

05 May 2023 by Jon Urry

Everyone dreams of exploring the globe… and if you want to do it on two-wheels, you need to be armed with a bike ready to take on any challenge. At this point most will default to the BMW GS...

Heritage Harleys: Fast Johnnie and the Highway King join firm's cruiser line-up for 2023

02 May 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Meet the £32,595 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King: the third instalment of the firm’s limited-run Icons collection, that pays tribute to the 1968 FLH Electra Glide tourer. Just 1000...

Clash of the compact cruisers! Honda Rebel vs Kawasaki Vulcan 650 vs Royal Enfield Super Meteor

28 April 2023 by Jon Urry

McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Hershey’s bars – we do love a US import over here but by the time it reaches our shores, sometimes a small reduction in size is required to fit our less indulgent tastes.

Team Classic Suzuki get set for the track with latest GSX-R1000 K1 race bike

28 April 2023 by Dan Sutherland

Team Classic Suzuki have whipped the covers off their latest superbike creation; a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K1 built to compete in in this year’s European Endurance Cup race series. That’s right, the...

Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide and Road Glide models to feature new engine

26 April 2023 by Stuart Prestidge

Harley-Davidson have fully unveiled two new CVO models powered by an all new, 1997cc V-twin engine that features for the first time, variable valve timing (VVT), helping to increase power and torque...

Return of the SMT! KTM stamp their authority on supermoto touring with new 890 twin

24 April 2023 by Dan Sutherland

After endless spy shots and teaser trailers, the eagerly anticipated KTM 890 SMT is here – the first bike to bear the Supermoto Touring name since the V-twin 990 SMT of the late noughties. Designed...

Do you need a super-naked when the premium middleweight class has so much to offer?

21 April 2023 by Jon Urry

More often than not, buying a bike is a decision made with the heart rather than the head. Whatever the deciding factor, bigger is generally viewed as better – but that’s not always the case. Do...

Enter the Slabshot: Custom builder blends Suzuki Slabside with GSX-R1000 to create retro superbike

19 April 2023 by Dan Sutherland

How is this for a retro special? London bike builder Marc Bell has combined the chunky 1980s look of Suzuki GSX-R Slabsides and Slingshots with the modern motor and chassis of a 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000...