Tony Carter
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REVEALED: Want to see the 2019 TRIUMPH Speed Twin before it’s unveiled on Dec 4th? Here you go, then
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Oooooh, so we thought this bike from Triumph was going to be at EICMA this week. But the SPEED TWIN is so far a no-show on Italian soil from Triumph. What we do now know – thanks to a very non-showy teaser video put out by the factory – is that the SPEED TWIN will…
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EICMA 2018: KTM takes the wraps off the 2019 790 Adventure R. Nice.
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It’s been a bike that the whole motorcycle world has been watching in close detail with loads of pre-launch photographs and videos – but KTM has finally given the spec away of the punchy middleweight at EICMA. There’s no surprises in the spec, it’s a solid motorcycle built to get gnarly off-road. From…
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EICMA 2018: Harley-Davidson shows production-ready all-electric LiveWire bike. You can buy it in 2019.
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The electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire has just made its European debut at a press conference held at the EICMA show, Milan. During the presentation Vice President of Product Planning and Portfolio Marc McAllister revealed the bike’s specification and details about the first in a portfolio of electric two-wheelers from the American brand. Due for release in 2019…
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EICMA 2018: Honda’s Rome R&D explains two new 125cc concepts
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For 2018 at EICMA Honda is showcasing two new 125cc design studies by the Japanese firm’s R&D centre in Rome: the CB125X and CB125M, both of which take the new-for-2018 CB125R as their platform. The 125cc segment of the market has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, with 25% growth in the European market in…
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EICMA 2018: The Kawasaki W800 is back – in Street or Cafe clothes
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One of the most enduring and identifiable Kawasaki motorcycle families, the Kawasaki parallel twin, air-cooled W stable will house two more thoroughbreds in 2019 bearing the names W800 Street and W800 CAFE. Having little in common with previous iterations, the newly born Euro4 compliant twins are “90% new” with a whole host of styling, technical…
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EICMA 2018: Honda’s 2019 CB650R appears for the first time in production form. It’s a small CB1000R Neo Sports Cafe roadster type-of-thing
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It’s hardly earth-shattering news (largely because we’ve been banging on about the CB650R becoming a Neo Sports middleweight for most of 2018) but it’s finally here. The Honda four-cylinder engine looks very similar to the CB1000R funky naked roadster, comes with 41mm Showa SFF USD forks, radial-mount four-piston brake calipers, Honda Selectable Torque…
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EICMA 2018: Honda’s CB500F gets aggressive new looks, CB500X is re-styled with a 19 inch front wheel, CB500R goes more racey and gets slipper clutch. Phew
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Honda’s A2-compatible naked has been given an aggressive look and new tapered handlebars. Its twin-cylinder engine now has more (claimed) low-to-mid range power and torque and is also kitted out with an assist & slipper clutch. New LCD instruments and LED indicators round out the updates for 2019. The bike’s new LCD instruments feature a…
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EICMA 2018: Kawasaki Re-invents the Versys 1000 with loads of tech, better kit and more cleverness. Yeah.
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There’s a new motor, electronically controlled suspension and more tech than you could shake a stick at (well, not really, but you get the gist). The new Kawasaki Versys 1000 and 1000 SE have really upped their game from the Japanese bike maker. Here’s how the bikes, just unveiled at EICMA in Milan, line up…
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EICMA 2018: Here’s the official stats and more pics of the 2019 S1000RR. Power up to 207hp, weight down to 197kg.
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Seven months of spy shots and – what has been – one of the most rubbishly closely-guarded secrets in the motorcycle world came to an end this morning when BMW unleashed it’s lighter, faster and probably sweeter-smelling S1000RR superbike to the world. The 2018 model makes for some sweet reading as far as the stats…
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EICMA 2018: BMW’s R1250GS Adventure get’s launched in Milan along with new R1250R. Sweeeeeeeeeet.
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Because they’re sharing so many moving parts, BMW decided to unviel the R1250GS (which we’ve already ridden – you can read our launch report HERE) and the R1250R and R1250GS Adventure together at EICMA. And aside from the obvious changes (ShiftCam Tech motor etc), it’s more about rider benefits and colour schemes for 2019. BMW…
