2019
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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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VIDEO: EICMA 2018 – WALKAROUND of the NEW Ducati Panigale V4R.
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Our Mikko’s out in Milan at EICMA 2018, and he’s just fired over this quick walkaround of one of the most gorgeous bikes of the show – Ducati’s NEW Panigale V4R. Unveiled on Sunday night, ahead of the big bike show kicking off in earnest – Ducati’s new V4R is a serious bit of kit.…
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EICMA 2018: Indian reveals FOUR STYLING packs for its FTR1200. Tracker, Rally, Sport and Tour.
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Following on from the launch of its hotly anticipated FTR1200 and FTR1200S at Intermot last month, Indian Motorcycle has just revealed a range of new accessories, which allows riders to customise the FTR and make it their own. Perfect for customisation, the FTR 1200 collections comprise more than 40 different parts and accessories. Here’s the…
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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: Suzuki unveils BLACK Katana. Same TECH. Different COLOUR.
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The hotly anticipated Suzuki Katana was unveiled at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne last month to widespread admiration, and now Suzuki has revealed a new black colourway for its reimagined version of the iconic Katana, which was first launched nearly four decades ago. Shown for the first time today at EICMA in Milan, the…
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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: 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…
