CFMoto has unveiled the production version of its first superbike at EICMA 2026. The V4SR-RR comes with an in-house V4 engine, more than 210 hp and movable winglets, but price and delivery date are still missing.
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Letbe is bringing five model families to Milan, from a lightweight 125 to a 350 cc maxi scooter. Two of them are already on sale in Spain, while little more than the name is known about the other three.
With the Capra 700, Benda is entering the adventure segment for the first time, relying on a V-twin instead of the usual parallel twin. On paper it delivers exactly the output of the Yamaha Ténéré 700, but it takes a different path when it comes to weight and the front brake.
At EICMA 2026, Benda enters the roadster segment for the first time with the Vinster 700 and the Vinster X 700. Both use the V-twin of the Rock 707 but deliberately do without its elaborate cruiser technology.
For the M 1000 RS, BMW takes the M 1000 RR engine at full power and puts it into an unfaired motorcycle. The RS badge does not refer to the brand’s sport tourers but to early racing machines such as the RS 255 Kompressor.
Ultraviolette is bringing the X-47 Venom to Europe and is charging 8,450 euros for it, more than three times as much as at launch in India. At EICMA in Milan, the Indian manufacturer is also showing the Tesseract Maxi scooter, three AI helmet concepts and a voice assistant.
Suzuki is bringing its 645 cc V-twin back to the road as a classic naked bike and giving it a new name. The SV-7S adopts the basic recipe of the SV650 and adds riding modes, traction control, a quickshifter and a connected colour display.
At EICMA in Milan, Suzuki is showing the GSX-10R, a fully faired sportbike with the familiar K5 four-cylinder and 152 PS. The focus is not on lap times but on an extensive electronics package and everyday usability, while the GSX-R1000R stays in the range.
Ducati is bringing back the Streetfighter V4 SP as a numbered limited series and equipping the naked bike with technology from the track. The new flagship costs €36,990 in Germany and arrives at dealers from March 2027.
At EICMA 2026 in Milan, Arai is unveiling the Horizon-X, a new full-face helmet for the road. At the same time, the manufacturer is showing the design of the limited 2027 TT edition of the RX-7V EVO, this time with a blue instead of a black logo.
Benda showed the Dark Flag 600 Ultra EC at EICMA 2026, a V4 cruiser with an electronic clutch and automatically lowering air suspension. Compared with the familiar Dark Flag 500 Commander, it gains around 23 hp and still weighs six kilos less.
With the Africa Twin Enduro Sports, Honda is introducing a third version of its big adventure bike for the first time, one clearly aimed at tough terrain. It does without the electronic suspension of its sister models and instead relies on long suspension travel, more ground clearance and 9 kg less weight.
Yamaha enters the adventure scooter segment with the new RW series and launches three models at once. The RW700 uses the Ténéré 700’s twin along with chain drive and the Y-AMT gearbox, while the smaller RW350 gets a new engine and its own drivetrain concept.
Ducati has officially unveiled the new Panigale V4 SP, bringing the name back into the current superbike generation. A dry clutch, carbon wheels, a racing gearbox with neutral below first gear and its own aero package make it the track version of the range.
Honda designed the 2027 Fireblade as a race-track superbike first and only then as a road motorcycle. The result is a new frame, a fairing without wings and an HRC Works Edition with adjustable geometry.
Yamaha has unveiled the Ténéré 4 Concept in Milan, a light adventure bike with a newly developed single-cylinder engine for A2 licence holders. The manufacturer has not yet given displacement, power, price or launch date, and on some of these points there is so far only an unconfirmed report from France.
Honda has fundamentally reworked the Africa Twin Adventure Sports for the 2027 model year and added a flagship version with radar at the front and rear. Alongside the more powerful engine, the focus is on a lower centre of gravity and more support in dense traffic.
Harley-Davidson is showing the Sprint 440 at EICMA in Milan, a small cruiser with an air-oil-cooled single-cylinder engine and 27 hp. Much of the technology comes from the Indian X440, but Europe and the USA go their own way on price, market launch and even some of the measured figures.
The electric brand LiveWire officially doubts that it will survive the coming year, and its stock lost almost half its value in a single day. Behind the crash are a surprise change of CEO, an expensive restructuring expert and a parent company that no longer wants to put in more money.
Yamaha is not sending any of its four MotoGP bikes to the Qatar Grand Prix, openly defying the organiser. MotoGP is sticking to the race, threatening the manufacturer with consequences and at the same time having to deal with a rider field that mostly does not want to go to Lusail at all.