Of course, if we see updates for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade for next year, we can expect a similar treatment for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP 2022 (let’s say that three times quickly). Like its brother, the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP has its four-row engine massaged for a better mid-range grunt while maintaining its peak […]
MV Agusta Lucky Explorer 9.5 Elefant Debuts
If you are looking for proof that the medium-weight Adventure category is relevant, then you have come to the right place at MV Agusta, because the Italian brand has not only one but two machines for us at this EICMA show, designed for every road that the world can launch. As part of the largest […]
Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello Users in Era
The Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello can refer to a number of firsts. The first production motorcycle with active aerosols. The first Moto Guzzi with semi-active propulsion suspension…an IMU…Curve ABS…Quickshifter…Liquid cooling… Well, it’s the first Moto Guzzi with pretty much everything modern, but it’s the Adaptive Aerodynamic Package that should really make a splash, and it’s […]
KTM Super Duke GT Debuts with Updates
One of my favorite motorcycles in the motorcycle industry has improved for the upcoming model year, as the Austrians have just packed the updated 2022 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT. With 175 horsepower in the Euro5 specification, the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is a serious sports bike, but KTM has worked hard to give […]
Benelli TRK 800 Adventure Bike Surprises
In my EICMA overview article for our A & R Pro subscribers, I wrote that the Chinese continue to impress every year with their two-wheeled offers and that it would be good to look at what Benelli brings to the Italian fair because the Chinese brand is used to bringing fascinating machines every year. I […]
MotoGP Will Switch To Non Fossil Fuels
MotoGP should follow in the footsteps of Formula 1 and switch to sustainable fuels. From 2024, 40% of the fuel used in the MotoGP category must come from sustainable sources –either synthetic using sustainable energy or Non-food Biomass – and from 2027, all the fuel used in the three Grand Prix categories Moto3, Moto2 and […]
Many Photos of Ducati Panigale V4 Superbike
In matter you missed our “Gone Riding” preview of the Ducati Panigale v4 S 2022, we are currently in Spain to prepare to swing a leg on the new Italian superbike (we ride Thursday). To help us prepare for the event and start our climb to the Circuito de Jerez with more than 200 hp […]
EICMA Pick for Best Guzzi V100 Mandello
Every year, the EICMA rewards its “most beautiful bike” of the Milanese event, and every year, the winner is unsurprisingly an Italian machine. If you attribute this to the fact that the Italian manufacturers are superior in their motorcycle designs, or if perhaps there is a tendency to the home team in the EICMA crowd, […]
Bimota ADV Bike with Hub Center Steering
The Bimota workshop in Rimini is working hard. The Italian brand presented two new motorcycles at this year’s EICMA, the KB4 and the KB4 RC, both based on the Ninja 1000 four-cylinder platform. However, it is the madness of the Bimota Tesi H2 that brings the Italian brand back on the map, supported by the […]
Triumph Tiger 1200 Debuts with Overhaul
Today is a happy day, because Triumph Motorcycles will finally stop teasing the new Triumph Tiger 1200 range for 2022. The British brand has been showing us teasers of its prototype for this bike for some time and even brings it to a variety of fairs, but now we have the real thing. In a […]
Ducati DesertX Debuts for Your Dual Sport
The Italians have left the best of their six-part motorcycle Teaser campaign for the 2022 model year because today we finally have all the details about the Ducati DesertX Adventure Bike. In a way, we already knew the important details about DesertX after seeing the concept of Bike at the EIMCA 2019. However, since this […]
Ducati MotoE Electric Race Bike Revealed
A little Christmas surprise landed in our inbox today, while the Ducati MotoE project is more advanced than expected, because its prototype motorcycle “V21L” has been doing laps on the Misano World Circuit. The motorcycle is the first iteration of what will be driven in the MotoE World Cup from the 2023 Season. And while […]
Stark VARG Electric Dirt Bike Debuts
Stark Future is the recent manufacturer of electric two-wheelers on the market and presents its electric Dirtbike, the Stark VARG. Although Stark’s electric Motocross machine is a new outfit, it offers impressive statistics from the start with a claimed power of 80 horsepower and a ready-to-ride weight of 242 pounds. Perhaps most importantly, the Stark […]
MotoGP Grand Prix Commission Adds Discs
During the winter break, the MotoGP regulations, the Grand Prix Commission, met to adapt certain rules for the 2022 Season and beyond. In addition to a multitude of confirmations and minor adjustments, there have been one or two minor but significant changes that have tightened important parts of the MotoGP rules. First, the trifles. The […]
Updated KTM Adventure Coming to the USA
Fans of small-displacement Adv motorcycles will be delighted to learn that the KTM 390 Adventure will receive some updates for the 2022 model year. If we take a closer look, we can see that the 2022 KTM 390 Adventure is receiving a body redesign for the new model year, which includes new graphics and new […]