Re: 2002 R1 and new Yamaha YZR-M1 both debut this month.
I'm not sure if the motorcycle industries like the computer industry, but if it is, manufacturers give out information to publications under a signed non disclosure agreement (NDA). If the publication breaks that and blabs about what they know, they can be in legal trouble. Not to mention, being dead in the eyes of that manufacturer.
I'm sure MO wan't to continue operating in this industry, so I doubt they are just going to go pissing off all the manufacturers, just to satisfy a few impatient readers.