2014 EICMA Milan Motorcycle Show
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1, R1M and R3 European Prices Announced
2 Dec 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been quite a busy autumn for Yamaha and it looks like the guys in charge of the brand’s sport bikes range have burned the midnight oil to have the all-new YZF-R1, its R1M track-focused sibling and the entry-point YZF-R3 ready for t...
Ducati Scrambler Remains 100% Italian, Production Starts in Bologna
2 Dec 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati fans who have eagerly been waiting for the reborn Scrambler can rest assured: the late-October rumor about the new bike being built in Thailand seems to have been, errm… only a rumor. An official Ducati press release announces that th...
An Exclusive Chat with Matchless’ Massimo Fiorentino Reveals Plans for More Bikes. Maybe.
18 Nov 2014, 10:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Retro style is back with a bang, and for those looking for the best exposure in the motorcycle world, there’s technically no better choice than the EICMA show. That’s why Matchless has been burning the midnight oil to have their all-new...
Brough Superior’s Albert Castaigne Interview: the Story of the Handmade Beauty
17 Nov 2014, 18:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Together with Matchless Model X Reloaded, the Brough Superior SS100 is one of the truly spectacular blast-from-the-past apparitions at EICMA 2014. Just like the Matchless, the Brough Superior is a brand recently revived by special people who manage...
EBR and Hero Prepare Small-Displacement Line-Up for the Future
14 Nov 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Erik Buell Racing and its Indian partner Hero are working on a future line-up of small-displacement motorcycles. The info comes from EBR directly, via Gary Pietruszewski, VP of global sales, whom we’ve interviewed at EICMA 2014 in Milan. A...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1M US Price Announced, Bigger Engine Rumor Squashed
14 Nov 2014, 09:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s always funny how imagination runs wild in the absence of stern proof and real data. Only a week ago, a lot of people were expecting to see Yamaha rolling out an R1M with a bigger engine and more power. Instead, Iwata preferred to leave t...
Exclusive: Erik Buell Racing 1190 Bikes European Prices Unveiled, Lower than Expected
13 Nov 2014, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The name of Erik Buell is a synonym for high-performance race bikes on both shores of the Atlantic. Despite the harsh times the Buell company had after Harley dropped the sport bike segment, the reborn Erik Buell Racing (EBR) is afloat again&hellip...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 Studio and Action Shots Show More Superbike Goodness
13 Nov 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has not exactly promised, but they have certainly delivered: an all-new generation of the acclaimed R1 machine was revealed at EICMA in Milan last week, and it looks like this bike is about the closest a street machine can get to the MotoGP ...
The Stunning Triumph Bonneville Concepts of EICMA 2014 · Live Photos · Updated
8 Nov 2014, 09:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / No name, no info, no tech details can be seen around two special bikes at the Triumph booth in Milan, 2014. The only thing around the bikes is a small plate that prohibits touching the bikes and obviously, hopping in their seats. As we shoot our ph...
BMW S-Series Product Manager Joseph Machler Talks Small-Displacement Sport Bikes
11 Nov 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been quite a busy year for BMW Motorrad, but it looks like the Bavarians are only getting ready for an even better one in 2015. Many new bikes have been launched as the new liquid-cooled boxer engine replaced the old airhead, the flagshi...
Erik Buell Racing VP Exclusive Interview: EBR Plans to Conquer Europe with Lower Prices
10 Nov 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We caught up at EICMA 2014 with Gary Pietruszewski, VP for global sales at Erik Buell Racing (EBR) and he agreed to answer some of our questions. EBR have gotten past the rather hard blow of Harley pulling out of the deal, and we’re now looki...
Hot Girls of the 2014 EICMA Bike Show: Part 2 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 16:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know how the second movie in any franchise is never as interesting as the first?… except for The Dark Knight, which had Heath Ledger playing the Joker. Unfortunately, EICMA wasn't like Batman, so the second day of the show wasn'...
Triumph Tiger XCx and XRx Prepping for Adventure at EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 15:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last month, some leaked documents previewed a range expansion in Triumph’s Tiger lineup, with about 6 models derived from the Tiger 800 platform coming to lure you into the path of adventure. Two of them are here at EICMA 2014 and are called ...
2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000F ABS Debuts at EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you were already considering selling your old bike and using whatever money you saved to get the new Suzuki GSX-S1000F ABS, you’ll just have to wait some more. Suzuki introduces the bike as a 2016 model year, so the earliest you can hope t...
2016 Suzuki GSX-S1000 Brings Updates to EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Unfortunately, we still have many a month of wait for the new naked liter-class GSX-S1000 machine. We hoped and prayed that Suzuki will have this bike ready for early 2015 deliveries, but it looks like there is still some work needed and the manufa...
Brough Superior SS100 Unveiled at EICMA with Harley Daymaker Headlight · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Brough Superior introduced their new SS100 prototype at EICMA 2013, but the future was uncertain then. However, we’re ever so pleased to see that Brough Superior has fared quite well during the past 12 months… and a commercial version ...
2015 Triumph Street Triple 675RX Mixes Old and New at EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If Triumph Daytona 675R and Street Triple had a child, then it should look like the 2015 Street Triple RX. The bike was initially introduced at the Intermot show in Cologne, but it looks really great and is a rather unique presence in the British r...
New Aprilia Tuono 1100 Brings More Power for EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Kawasaki Ninja H2R might have caught all the attention at this year’s EICMA show, but it’s time to get our feet on the ground, forget about carbon fiber winglets, 300 hp and all that stuff to meet something better suited for street ...
2015 KTM 1050 Adventure Is Light and Maneuverable at EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 13:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Austrians at KTM have just pulled the wraps off their new 1050 Adventure at the EICMA show in Milan today and we have to admit, we can't wait to take a short ride though the forest in this thing. The 1050 is a new arrival to the Adventu...
The Carter evolution-Bike Shows Chanel Design EICMA 2014 · Live Photos
5 Nov 2014, 13:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re interested in getting around town in the easiest and greenest way possible, you probably already heard about the Carter E.Bike or e-volution bike. The electric bicycle has been on sale for quite some time now and the EICMA 2014 show...