2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

Husqvarna reveals new TC50 and TC65

02 September 2016 by Liam Marsden

Husqvarna has revealed two new two-stroke motocross models for 2017 – the TC50 and TC65 mini motocross bikes. The TC50 is powered by a two-stroke engine using a three shaft design to bring the...

MV Agusta F4Z revealed

01 September 2016 by Andy Downes

This one-off MV Agusta F4Z has been built by famous Italian styling house Zagato for a Japanese collector who already owns rare Zagato cars. Low resolution images of the bike were mysteriously leaked...

CFMoto plans a cheap 650 twin

27 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

CFMoto are revamping their range and adding this Versys-style budget 650 twin model to their line-up. Called the 650MT, the bike takes its chassis and 650cc parallel-twin engine from the firm’s...

Kawasaki tie-in gets serious with new Kymco 650 roadster

26 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

Kymco and Kawasaki have already been in cahoots to create Kawasaki’s first attack on the scooter market with the J300 and J125 – and now Kawasaki are repaying the favour by helping Kymco take a shot...

Triumph Bobber confirmed

26 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

Triumph have been developing hordes of new bikes around their water-cooled Bonneville engine family and one of the strangest will be the bobber that’s been spotted on test a couple of times in the...

BMW retro range set to grow

25 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

At least two further versions of the BMW R nineT are set to go on sale in 2017, just as MCN exclusively revealed earlier this year. Information from emissions certification paperwork in America shows...

Honda to unleash mad 750 adventure scooter

25 August 2016 by Ben Purvis

When Honda showed the City Adventure concept bike at last year’s EICMA show in Milan few people took it seriously. A cross between a big scooter and an adventure bike, Honda refused to reveal any...

Harley-Davidson reveal new engines for 2017 range

23 August 2016 by Andy Downes

Harley-Davidson have unveiled the complete range of new touring models which now feature the company’s most-powerful engine yet – the new Milwaukee-Eight V-twin. The Milwaukee-Eight is, slightly...

Ducati SuperSport 939 spied

17 August 2016 by Andy Downes

This is the first glimpse of the new Ducati SuperSport 939 in action. It’s also the first time it’s been seen since the leaked images from last month’s World Ducati Week, where the bike was previewed...

SWM’s retro classic, Silver Vase 440 £4699

16 August 2016 by MCN News

There will be several variations on SWM’s retro classic theme, all using the same basic frame and engine. The Silver Vase faithfully replicates the street scrambler style of the early 1970s, with twin...

Flat-out on Indian’s Hooligan Scout Sixty

08 August 2016 by Andy Downes

Indian motorcycles has just taken the wraps off the all-new FTR750 flat track racer but MCN was able to get a quick spin on the pre-cursor of the bike with the Super Hooligan Scout Sixty race...

Indian FTR750 flat track racer revealed

08 August 2016 by Andy Downes

This is the new Indian FTR750 flattrack racer which the American company hopes can continue the onslaught against Harley-Davidson as a home-grown rival on track. The bike has been revealed at the 76th...

World exclusive: KTM set for all-new adventure

03 August 2016 by Andy Downes

KTM make brilliant big-capacity adventure bikes and now they look set to unleash an 800cc contender to take on rivals from Honda, Triumph and BMW. This all-new KTM 800 Adventure model is expected to...

New Yamaha XMax 250 and 400 spied

29 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

These spy shots, exclusive to MCN, show the new Yamaha XMax 250 and 400 undergoing testing on the roads near Milan, Italy – a big market for scooters. Despite most of the bodywork being covered, it...

Video: Honda teases ADV scooter

28 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

Honda surprised the motorcycle world at the Milan Show in 2015 when they unveiled their adventure scooter concept and now the bike looks one step closer to reality with the release of the above teaser...

New KTM 800 Duke spied

27 July 2016 by Andy Downes

This is the new KTM 800 Duke in the closest-to-production specification yet seen. The bike will be launched as the first of a new range of parallel-twin models over the coming years.This latest spy...

Honda launches new CBR250RR

26 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Honda has launched the full production version of the all-new CBR250RR in Indonesia where it will be built – but don’t get too excited if you live in Europe; we’re not getting this bike for the...

Ducati 939 SuperSport: For and Against

25 July 2016 by MCN News

The Ducati Supersport 939 range, aka Project 1312, is due to arrive in dealers mid-2017 – in light of this news, we’ve got two quite opposing opinions, but what do you think of this new ‘sportsbike...

World exclusive: New Fireblade gets radical

20 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Fresh details have emerged about next year’s Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade and it would appear the bike is getting a bigger revamp and will be even more advanced than first thought. The list of changes...

Gallery: BMW R nineT Scrambler launch

15 July 2016 by MCN News

Today saw the riding launch of the new BMW R nineT Scrambler take place in Germany – so here’s a massive gallery to whet your appetite for the new retro mud-plugger. See the full launch report in MCN...

Launch: BMW’s R nineT Scrambler is here

15 July 2016 by Jon Urry

The BMW R nineT (which is now called the Roadster by BMW) was the surprise hit of 2014. Using an air-cooled boxer engine, BMW created a shockingly effective retro bike that not only looked amazing, it...

World Exclusive: Secret new Ninja 1000

14 July 2016 by Andy Downes

Just when it looked like the sports-touring class was going to be left to fester, it appears Kawasaki will join Ducati in releasing an all-new bike in that class. Patent drawings suggest Kawasaki...

World exclusive: Royal Enfield’s secret 750

14 July 2016 by Andy Downes

This is Royal Enfield’s all-new 750cc parallel twin, which was spied for the first time many months ahead of an official launch. The engine has been seen in earlier guises when it was slotted into a...

The XR1R – it's one hot BOTT

14 July 2016 by MCN News

This is the BOTT XR1R. Nice, isn’t it? The thought of this, some sunshine and a twisty track have got us in a right flutter. The bike is a track version of the XR1, and while the firm have released an...

Can-Am release 2017 Spyders

13 July 2016 by MCN News

Can-Am have just released details of their new-for-2017 Spyder F3-S ‘Daytona 500’ edition. This new model has been designed and developed by BRP’s engineers to meet the need for a more sporty-inspired...

Video: Honda CBR250RR teased

11 July 2016 by Liam Marsden

A video has been uploaded to YouTube by TMC Blog, apparently teasing the upcoming Honda CBR250RR. The CBR250RR was first shown as a concept at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The bike, dubbed at the time...

Ducati SuperSport in detail

06 July 2016 by MCN News

Prior to World Ducati Week (WDW) the Italian firm had already revealed that they would use their 90th anniversary celebrations at last weekend’s festival to unveil two new models. While one was to be...

Peter Williams to release new 'Wagonwheels'

05 July 2016 by MCN News

Peter Williams Motorcycles (PWM) has announced limited production of a Mk4 version of the celebrated Mk3 Matchless G50 Arter Special race bike, 47 years after this groundbreaking machine gave Williams...

AJS release new Cadwell 125 Café Racer

03 July 2016 by James Archibald

British bike firm AJS have released this new café racer dubbed the Cadwell 125, which is built in China along with the rest of the AJS range. Targeted at newer and younger riders, it’s suitable for 17...

SPY SHOT: New Ducati Supersport S revealed

02 July 2016 by Richard Newland

Ducati have a habit of giving the hordes of Ducatisti who make the pilgrimage to Misano for World Ducati Week a bit of an extra treat. It started in 2014 when the firm hid the Scrambler in a shipping...

BMW updates entire R1200 range

01 July 2016 by Andy Downes

BMW has revealed a range of technical updates to an array of bikes as it brings them into line with new Euro4 emissions and noise regulations with the whole of F800 range and many of the R1200 models...

Honda Montesa update the 4RT260

30 June 2016 by MCN News

Honda Montesa have announced mild updates to its Cota 4RT260 and Race Replica 2017 models, which will be released at the beginning of September. The biggest technical difference is the longer...

Zero Motorcycles celebrate 10 years with special model

14 June 2016 by Liam Marsden

Electric motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has unveiled a special edition DSR to celebrate its 10 year anniversary. The special edition version of Zero’s dual sport DSR comes with high gloss...

Yamaha Yard Built 'Son of Time' revealed

13 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Based on a stock XV950, this latest bike in Yamaha’s Yard Built series comes from Amsterdam custom bike shop Numbnut Motorcycles but has also been done in collaboration with Dutch watchmakers TW...

Royal Enfield's mad Dirty Duck debuts

13 June 2016 by Andy Downes

Indian company Royal Enfield revealed two factory-built custom bikes at the Wheels & Waves custom bike show in Biarritz, France over the weekend. The bikes were both built in the UK, and this is the...

New Yamaha scrambler 'under evaluation' for Europe

10 June 2016 by Tony Hoare

Yamaha America are joining the Scrambler fun with a new 2017 model called the SCR950. It’s based on the XV950, using the same 942 air-cooled V-twin motor in the same steel double-cradle chassis, with...