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2011 EICMA: Fantic Motor Caballero 2012

7 April, 2020
Fantic Motor is back. Following the success in the 2 stroke Italian Enduro Championships, the revamped Italian manufacturer now produces 1200 motorcycles per year, 80% of which are sold in the home market and the remainder abroad, especially France, Spain…

2011 EICMA: Yamaha T-Max m.y. 2012

7 April, 2020
Maxi-scooters seem to be the real stars at the 2011 EICMA, and obviously the most successful of them all couldn’t miss the chance to reaffirm its supremacy. The T-Max for the year 2012 shows several differences in comparison to the…

2011 EICMA: CRP Racing "Energica" 2012

7 April, 2020
CRP Racing is a small Italian manufacturer that started life as a racing team of high performance parts maker CRP Technology in 2006, and then became an independent electric motorcycle manufacturer in 2010. This year they showed up at the…

KTM releases official video teaser of the new 690 Duke

6 April, 2020
KTM posted an official teaser of the upcoming new 690 Duke on its youtube page. The new model from the Austrian manufacturer will be equipped with what KTM claims is the most powerful Single-cylinder engine currently in production, with an…

2011 EICMA: LML Star Light, Star Disegual e Star Sidecar

4 April, 2020
LML presents at the 2011 EICMA its new Star Light range. The Vespa-inspired scooters from the small Italian manufacturer come equipped with 50cc and 125 cc four stroke units, manual 4 speed gearbox, variator and V-belt, with electric and kick…

2011 EICMA: Honda Vision 50 m.y. 2012

2 April, 2020
Honda introduced at the 2011 EICMA the 2012 version of its Vision 50 scooter. The model is equipped with a single-cylinder 4-stroke engine with PGM-FI fuel injection and electric start. The unit produces output of 3.35 hp at 7,000 rpm…

Electric offroad ktm freeride

1 April, 2020
The first KTM Freeride offroad model could appear as a 2012 production model, to debut at the 2011 EICMA show in November. Visor Down is saying the model will cost less than €10,000, which makes it quite a competitor in…

2011 EICMA: Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS

1 April, 2020
Suzuki did not go for radical changes for the 2012 version of its V-Strom 650 ABS. Apparently, the current model was tweaked according to what European owners reported in a series of focus groups, and Suzuki took that as reference…

Video Husqvarna naked Nuda 900R

29 March, 2020
Just in case we weren’t sure that the Husqvarna Nuda 900R could actually go, here is the first official video of the new 900cc Husqvarna. We like the funky music but it does mean we don’t actually get to hear…

2011 EICMA: Aprilia RSV4, Shiver and Dorsoduro m.y. 2012

29 March, 2020
Aprilia’s range of sportsbikes, supermotos and naked bikes will not receive any dramatic turnaround for the next season. RSV4, Dorsoduro 750, Shiver 750 and Dorsoduro 1200 for the year 2012 will just get some aesthetic change that, apparently, will be…

Superbikes 2012 Honda CBR1000RR

27 March, 2020
If you were expecting a revolution from Honda, you might have to think again. The highly anticipated new Honda V4 for the 2012 Superbike rumours seem unfounded when looking at these pics of the 2012 Honda CBR1000RR restyling. Asphalt&Rubber say…

2011 EICMA: MV Agusta Brutale 675

27 March, 2020
Here are the pictures of the eagerly awaited MV Agusta Brutale 675, taken live at the EICMA. The model will surely become a protagonist in the naked supersport market, boasting the technical mastery that is typical of European bikes and…

2011 EICMA: Kawasaki Versys 1000

26 March, 2020
Kawasaki presents the long-awaited Versys 1000 at the 2011 EICMA, a bike which was spotted around in mule-form just a while ago. The bike uses a 4 cylinder engine and boasts aesthetics derived from Versys 650. Here are the first…

2011 EICMA: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The most anticipated Triumph novelty at the 2011 EICMA is definitely the new Tiger Explorer 1200. Following the success of its little sisters - namely the 800 and 800XC - Triumph introduces a new version of the Explorer equipped with…

2011 EICMA: Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The revamped Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo for the year 2012 is currently on display at the 2011 EICMA. We already introduced the model a while ago in a previous post, but we can quickly underline again the main differences between the…

2011 EICMA: Borile B450 Scrambler

25 March, 2020
Diminutive Italian manufacturer Borile presented at the 2011 EICMA a new model: the B450 Scrambler. Loyal to its style, Borile unveiled this vintage looking motorcycle which - as the name suggests - is quite reminiscent of the Ducati model that…

2011 EICMA: 14 years old motocross rider seriously injured

23 March, 2020
Last Saturday morning, during the qualification round for an Under 17 Supercross Rookie event at the 2011 EICMA, 14 years old rider Kade Walker fell off its KTM 85 and got seriously injured. The stewards realized immediatly that the young…

2011 EICMA: Honda NC700S

22 March, 2020
Honda is trying to make motorcycling history by using the same platform to develop different kinds of bikes, just like many carmakers do. Three models should be built with it, and one of them is the NC700S, currently on display…

Suzuki GSX-R 1000: official video released

21 March, 2020
Suzuki has released an official video starring the new GSX-R 1000 which explains where and how the 2012 version of the big Gixer is better than its predecessor. As anticipated, the bike doesn’t show any revolutionary solution, but benefits from…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part IV

21 March, 2020
Here’s the fourth instalment of our huge photo gallery dedicated to the pretty ladies attending the 2011 EICMA, once again courtesy of our mates from motoblog.it. This time we got another 85 pictures for you, and we actually did save…

2011 EICMA: Sym Maxsym 600 and Joymax 300

20 March, 2020
Taiwanese manufacturer Sym presented its range of products for the year 2012 at the 2011 EICMA, featuring two new motorcycles: Maxsym 600i and the renewed Joymax 300i. Beside that, the whole range has been upgraded: for instance, the Maxsym 400i…

2011 EICMA: a video from the Kawasaki stand

17 March, 2020
Our friends from Motoblog.it have uploaded a two-minutes-long video that will let you have a look to the Kawasaki stand at the 2011 EICMA. The new Kawasaki Versys, the twin sisters ER-6n and Er-6f, the new ZZR 1400 and some…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part III

17 March, 2020
We already published a bunch of images of the nice ladies attending the 2011 EICMA in Milan, and said that there were more to come. A promise is a promise, so - following the great success of Part I and…

Ioda Racing TR002 Moto3 racer

17 March, 2020
Last Sunday saw Nico Terol take the title of last 125cc championship at Valencia and now those beautiful two strokes are being retired and replaced by the new Moto3 class with 4-stroke 250cc race machines.Of the several teams that showcased…

Lazareth, Walz and Sands hyper modify the Yamaha V-Max

16 March, 2020
If you want to capture the attention at international motorcycle show like the EICMA, you have to try to stand out and that’s what Yamaha Europe decided to do by giving three well know custom builders the iconic Yamaha V-Max…