2015 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show
Exclusive Interview with KTM Reveals Plans for World Domination
30 Nov 2015, 19:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In a way, it has become a habit to drop by KTM's booth each year at EICMA and have a chat with its PR Manager, Mr. Thomas Kuttruf. This time we skipped coffee and went for a can of Red Bull, but still we talked a lot. autoevolution: Hi Thom...
We Have the Best Batteries in the World - Exclusive Interview with Zero Motorcycles
23 Nov 2015, 17:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With Brammo closing electric motorcycle manufacturing operations and being acquired by Polaris, and Mission Motors kicking the bucket, Zero Motorcycles has become the sole major e-bike producer in the world. Sure, the market is still insignific...
EICMA 2015, a Critical View on the Best Bike Show of the Planet
19 Nov 2015, 20:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / EICMA 2015 was, unquestionably, bigger and better than the last year's edition. It was better for the press, better for the exhibitors, and hopefully, better for the entire industry. It's hard to say what was the highlight of the show, a...
EICMA 2015: Suzuki Van Van 200 Slowly Revives the 70s
17 Nov 2015, 14:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The retro aroma is more than strong at this year’s EICMA, with plenty of such creations waving their exhausts at us from all corners of the event. For now, we want to focus on the Suzuki booth and its Van Van 200. It’s hard not to fe...
EICMA 2015: Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 Concept Is Another Great-Looking Street Bike
18 Nov 2015, 16:22 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The 2015 edition of the EICMA show wasn’t without its share of concepts. Of all the prototypes shown, the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 street bike has got to be the most interesting. That’s mainly because of the way it looks, but it’...
EICMA 2015: KTM Duke 690, 690R Get More Power, Extra Goodies for 2016
18 Nov 2015, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Some model year updates are more important than others and when we’re dealing with KTM’s 2016 refresh for its Duke 690 and Duke 690 R, it’s safe to say the company has put its engineers to serious work. Sure, it takes a bit of ...
EICMA: 2016 Honda NC750X Shows Sharpened Looks and Several Upgrades
18 Nov 2015, 15:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though NC750X fans could frown a bit reading this, we just have to say that the 2016 model year looks almost like the old Transalp should have looked if Honda hadn't sacked it. The NC750X boasts a compact and robust attire, looking lik...
EICMA 2015: New Honda Africa Twin in the Flesh
18 Nov 2015, 14:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The new Africa Twin was one of the most anticipated motorcycles this year, as it promised to carry on the amazing heritage of multiple Honda adventure bikes that literally made history. Rumored at first and later confirmed, the CRF1000L was, howeve...
EICMA: 2016 Honda CB500F Introduces a Short List of Upgrades
18 Nov 2015, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda's 2016 half-liter streetfighter was only announced days before EICMA 2015, and the house of Tokyo only teased the machine, showing us the bike's profile in a dark studio and a headlight detail. However, the info that surfaced alongs...
EICMA 2015: Triumph Speed Triple Revised, Packing More Power, Better Mileage
18 Nov 2015, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The liter-class naked bike segment is coming back to life as the manufacturers who have such bikes in their line-ups are nowadays paying more attention to revising them. Triumph is not making an exception and brings a thoroughly updated Speed Tripl...
EICMA 2015: Triumph Street Twin Epitomizes Simplicity, Classic Looks and New Tech · Live Photos
18 Nov 2015, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph made a bold move ahead of the 2016 season and implemented massive updates for the Modern Classic line-up. The Street Twin is one of the latest additions to the family, carrying on the 900cc-ish heritage. While the Bonneville and Thruxton...
EICMA: 2016 Suzuki SV650 Is Lighter, Faster, and Smarter
18 Nov 2015, 10:51 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / To meet the EURO 4 emission standards, Suzuki has revised the SV650 engine internals, thus improving the power output from 64hp to 75 hp. With the body being reviewed in detail, the Japanese motorcycle maker realized a weight reduction of 8 kg comp...
EICMA 2015: Honda City Adventure Concept Previews Future Design Language
17 Nov 2015, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While many of the creations we’ve met at EICMA take us back to the golden era with their retro flavor, the Italian venue also offers us the occasion to get a slight taste of things to come. The experience is offered by Honda and the concept i...
EICMA 2015: Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike Is the Company’s New Flagship
17 Nov 2015, 14:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After a pretty rough patch, Suzuki is showing signs of recovery with the launch of its new superbike - the 2016 GSX-R1000. To say that the new model will have a mountain to climb would still be euphemistic. The main novelty for the new Suzuki fl...
EICMA 2015: Yamaha XSR900 Is Your MT-09 Retro Wasp
17 Nov 2015, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Yamaha is making full use of its MT-09 platform at this year’s EICMA, dressing the architecture as what we might call a retro wasp and baptizing it XSR900. The two-wheeled machine strikes one as a combination of sleek styling cues, packing...
EICMA 2015: Futuristic Looking 2016 Yamaha MT-10 “Ray of Darkness”
17 Nov 2015, 09:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There’s no other way to put it: the new 2016 Yamaha MT-10 looks like a robotic alien bug from the future, and that’s like hitting the holy grail in the world of street motorcycle design. With looks like those, the new bike would make...
EICMA 2015: Triumph Reveals 2016 Tiger Explorer with More Electronics
17 Nov 2015, 14:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In 2011, Triumph launched three new motorcycles, the Tiger Explorer, Speed Triple R and the Steve McQueen Special. This brought about a change of pace and the revival of the British automaker. At the 2015 EICMA motorcycle show, they're back wi...
EICMA: Montesa 4RIDE Makes You Want to Quit Your Job and Ride the Mountains
17 Nov 2015, 18:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 4RIDE is the latest addition to Montesa's line-up and it could become a strong seller in case the reliability is on par with its attitude and looks. By far, the two main things that make the Montesa 4RIDE so appealing are its off-road capabili...
EICMA 2015: Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black Mean Neo-Retro Business · Live Photos
17 Nov 2015, 18:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black have all the chances to become strong sellers for the British maker. They are thoroughly revised and updated and promise a whole new experience. We knew that Triumph was working on an entirely new ...
EICMA 2015: Triumph Thruxton and Thruxton R Look Sharp and Tidy
17 Nov 2015, 18:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Thrux was one of the iconic cafe-racers that were still in production and which exhibited the authentic retro style combined with present-day power figures. Things are just getting better and better, as the new generation of Thruxton machines b...