Month: October 2021

Ducati trims the Multistrada V4 to a road-oriented sports bike. The name Pikes Peak comes from the famous mountain race in Colorado (USA), where motorcycles are now no longer allowed to compete.

Back in April 2021, Segway introduced the Apex H2 concept, a hydrogen hybrid motorcycle. Now a first prototype has been built and exhibited.

In honor of 15-time motorcycle world champion Giacomo Agostini, MV Agusta is launching a special edition Superveloce model limited to 311 units.

Even though there have already been rapprochements in the tariff dispute between the EU and the US, the situation for Harley-Davidson is still unclear. Harley-Davidson still faces a punitive tariff of 56 percent, which could make them the big loser in this power play.

In 2019, the FIM introduced the MotoE class, a class for electrically powered motorcycles that race alongside MotoGP. In 2022, the contract with Italian manufacturer Energica ends and will not be renewed, according to media reports.

On social media, Chinese motorcycle manufacturer CFMoto has published pictures of a new concept. The CFMoto Vision Concept SR or SR-C21 seems to be a serious supersports bike with racing ambitions.

Yamaha is launching a new racing series in 2022 that will feature the R7. Special GYTR performance parts developed specifically for the R7 are intended to make the R7 the ideal base model for racing.

Jedi Motors is a rather unknown Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, but it has now caused a stir at CIMA. The Vision K750 concept was presented.

MV Agusta has presented a special model of the Brutale 1000 RR, which has been specially tuned for the Nordschleife. Accordingly, it gets the name addition “Nürburgring”.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the Brutale range, Andrea Tamburini has announced a restyling of the Brutale 1090, 990 and 920. The presentation is to take place by the end of the year.