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The biennial Intermot and annual EICMA motorcycle shows in October and November appear to be in jeopardy with BMW Motorrad, KTM and Husqvarna the first to declare they will not attend. The shows in Cologne and Milan are the biggest in the world and are the showcase for manufacturers around the world to debut their new …
Surprise, surprise, the Italians have once again cast their vote for an Italian motorcycle as the most beautiful at last week’s EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. Ducati’s Streetfighter V4 took out the award voted by visitors to the show, making it five wins in the past seven years, or 10 in 14 years. Fellow Italian …
Brough Superior has revealed an expensive turbo track toy called the AMB 001 which has plenty of carbonfibre and Aston Martin wings. The collaboration between the two esoteric British brands is truly beautiful but it is only for the super-rich. It could very well win the annual Milan EICMA motorcycle show best bike of the show, but it won’t win many …
Meeting stringent European emissions regulations has not reduced output from the updated 2020 Yamaha MT-07 Tracer. The 689cc CP2 twin is updated with optimised fuel injection and ignition settings, revised air intake, optimised exhaust settings and a modified exhaust. Cleverly the Japanese meet Euro5 without dropping any power. The Japanese company has unveiled the new …
Yamaha has painted their updated FJR1300 an attractive black and gold with gold wheels and plenty of black finishes was well as adding two more models. The Japanese company has unveiled the models ahead of the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan tonight (5 November 2019). The new models are the FJR1300AS and FJR1300 AE Ultimate Edition …
KTM has released a video of the 1290 Super Duke R it will reveal tomorrow night (5 November 2019) at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, possibly with blind spot alert and adaptive cruise control. It will be one of a host of other new models form the Austrian manufacturer. KTM is also tipped to …
Aston Martin will spread its wings on a motorcycle for the first time when Brough Superior reveal a new motorcycle at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, next week. So far all we have is the above basic artist doodle from the English auto makers. However, we can see that it is substantially different from …
It’s motorcycle show season with a host of new 2020 models soon to be revealed at the biggest motorcycle show on the planet, EICMA, in Milan in November and the Tokyo Motor Show starting Thursday (20 October 2019). We expect the usual new models, updates, concepts and, of course, a host of electric motorcycles and …
Benelli is expected to reveal its 752S naked bike next week at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan after almost two years of waiting. Photos of the production-ready bike (pictured above) were circulated in February 2017. It is now “revealed” in a blur in this video filmed in the Italian Dolomites, north of the company …
Details of BMW’s more powerful and lighter 2019 S 1000 RR have been leaked just as BMW Motorrad has announced it will unveil six new bikes at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan next week. The leaked photo comes from an official-looking brochure. Several spy photos of the bike have previously surfaced including this photo …