Industry Events

2017 EICMA Show Coverage

AIMExpo offered us some tasty hors d’oeuvres and last month’s Tokyo Show further whetted our appetites with new motorcycles from the Japanese manufacturers, but the main course is now upon us. That’s right, it’s time for the 2017 EICMA Show the largest motorcycle show on earth, where manufacturers from around the world gather in Milan, Italy, to reveal their most exciting new models.

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2017 AIMExpo Show Coverage

As predictable as the leaves turning in the Fall, the U.S. motorcycle show season begins this week with the AIMExpo. This is where the industry – and the lucky civilians who live close enough to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the public days this weekend – gives the U.S. market its first glimpse of what it has in store for the 2018 model year. While we’ve already had some announcements from BMW, with its K1600B introduction; Yamaha, introducing the Star Venture and unveiling the Eluder; and Harley-Davidson, updating its entire Dyna assimilating Softail line, that doesn’t mean the OEMs don’t have other surprises up their sleeves.

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Ninth Annual Brooklyn Invitational Custom Motorcycle Show Report

I’m not sure if every generation that hits my 20-something age range sees a sudden spike in its demographic getting tattoos of daggers, huffing light-blue American Spirits, and stocking up on vests of various materials, but these things all lead that group pursuing the next coolest thing they can do beyond not giving a heck what you think, mom. That next thing can be any number of things from knitting to custom motorcycles.

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The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show Report

Hand built. Built by hand. Leaving you dirty, greasy, insomnia-riddled, and each creation filled with heart and soul from the maker.

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The One Motorcycle Show 2017 Report

Each year thousands of motorcyclists and motorheads flock to the rainy town of Portland, Oregon, from all over the continent and even the world to see more than 100 custom bikes of all styles on display. The final count of attendees to the 8th-annual One Motorcycle Show over the February 10th weekend was 17,000, with another 2,000 at the 1 Moto Pro flat-track races on Sunday.

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2016 EICMA Show Coverage

It’s that time of year again: New Bike Season. We’ve already gotten a taste of what’s to come in 2017 thanks to the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, and AIMExpo in Orlando last month, but when we really want to drool over what awaits us in 2017, EICMA is the show to pay attention to. No less than 30 companies will be making big announcements over the course of the three days that span Nov. 7-9, and our man Evans Brasfield will be on the ground in Milan covering the action as it happens. He’ll even be shooting some video footage we’ll post right here on these pages.

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2016 AIMExpo Show Coverage

The last quarter of each year gives us a glimpse into the future as motorcycle manufacturers begin to display the latest machines we’ll see in showrooms during the upcoming year. Last month saw the introduction of a new engine platform from Harley-Davidson, plus the unveiling of more than 20 new or revised bikes at the biennial Intermot moto show in Germany.

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2016 Intermot Motorcycle Show Coverage!

For many, Autumn is the beginning of the end of another riding season. But for any motorcycle enthusiast, Autumn is also the time of the year when we see the fruits of R&D departments being unveiled, enticing us with fresh motorbikes that we’ll be anxious to ride in the year ahead.

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International Motorcycle Show Long Beach 2015!

Another thing the interwebs have diluted a tad is SoCal’s local International Motorcycle Show, the one that kicks off new-motorcycle fever in Long Beach, California, every November. Now that we get to see nearly all the new bikes the week before from Milano, it’s slightly anticlimactic. Only slightly, though. It’s still a great place to see everybody in the U.S. bike industry all in one place and gauge their confidence/fear ratio, along with most, if not all, of the new machinery, and to ask each other collectively, ‘How we doin’?’

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EICMA 2015: Milan Motorcycle Show

It’s time once again for the biggest motorcycle show of the year, EICMA!

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2015 Tokyo Motor Show

Motorcycle show season is now well underway with the second big show on the calendar, the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. While AIMExpo had a powersports focus, the Tokyo show is a mixture of both automotive and motorcycle industries. And while the biggest new model announcements are typically reserved for EICMA, the Tokyo show has a reputation introducing some outrageous concepts as well as a few production models.

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2015 AIMExpo Wrap-Up + Video

Thursday’s media day at AIMExpo was an all-day indoor marathon of product and model announcements. We scrambled to bring you the news in text, photo and video formats as quickly as we could. Our 2015 AIMExpo – Live Updates From Orlando posts included news from Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Zero, as well as Bell, Schuberth, Sena and Shoei. If you missed the DT-07 concept flattracker from Yamaha or the new smart helmet from Sena, make sure to check out those items.

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Griffith Park Sidecar Rally Report

Once a year, the popular Los Angeles Griffith Park – known for its world-class zoo, Gene Autry Museum and Griffith Planetarium – offers another attraction, serving as a gathering point for fans of the sidecar, a.k.a. sidehack. Attendees trundle in on three wheels from all over the country for the annual Griffith Park Sidecar Rally, now celebrating its 44th event. All shapes and sizes, from antiques and classics to super swoopy high-tech wonders arrive, each rig as unique as its owner. This year’s rally also attracted many spectators rolling in on two-wheelers who enjoy learning about another aspect of motorcycling.

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EICMA 2014: Milan Motorcycle Show

The motorcycle show season continues in Milan, Italy, for EICMA, the World Motorcycle Expo. Last year’s show was fantastic, but the 2014 edition promises to be even more spectacular as EICMA celebrates its 100th anniversary.

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2014 AIMExpo – Live Coverage From Orlando

The second annual AIMExpo is here, and Motorcycle.com is live in Orlando to bring you the latest news from America’s newest motorcycle show. The 2014 AIMExpo kicks off with two full media days Oct. 16-17 before opening its doors to the public Oct. 18-19.

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Intermot 2014: Cologne Motorcycle Show

The fall motorcycle season kicks off in Cologne, Germany, with the 50th edition of the Intermot show. The biennial showcase rivals EICMA as one of the biggest motorcycle shows in the world with more than 200,000 visitors expected. Several major manufacturers will be revealing new 2015 models at Cologne. BMW has already confirmed it will reveal three models including an updated S1000RR for its home motorcycle show, while its Austrian neighbor KTM has also announced it will present its 1290 Super Adventure. Ducati‘s lengthy teaser campaign for the Scrambler will finally come to a head at Intermot, while Kawasaki’s supercharged Ninja H2 is already an early favorite to be the biggest news of the show. Other brands such as Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Yamaha have already released information on their new Intermot show models, but we wouldn’t be shocked if they have a few surprises in store as well. Motorcycle.com will bring you all of the latest Intermot updates from Germany starting Sept. 30. Keep checking this space throughout Tuesday morning for more 2015 model releases as they happen!

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The 14th Annual V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati

Not even the ice and below-zero temperatures could keep the crowds away from the 14th Annual V-Twin Expo in Cincinnati. The event was hosted downtown in the Duke Energy Convention center where over 180 exhibitors from California to Denmark showcased hundreds of new industry products across 200,000 square feet of motorcycle-loving floor space.

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Yamaha Gifts Kenny Roberts and Gary Jones Lifetime Achievement Awards

Yamaha loves its racers. From dirt to pavement, Yamaha understands its past champions played a major role in putting the Tuning Fork brand on the racing map. So when the company holds its year-end champions celebration, it’s kind of a big deal.

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EICMA 2013: Milan Motorcycle Show

The motorcycle industry descends once again upon Milan, Italy, for EICMA, the world’s largest motorcycle show. All of the major manufacturers will be there to reveal all-new models, concepts and their 2014 product lineups.

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Alpinestars 50th-anniversary Celebration

It was a celebration of heritage past, present and future, as Alpinestars invited about 500 of its closest friends, family, athletes and the media to celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on October 17.

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2013 Las Vegas BikeFest Report

BikeFest returned to Sin City for its 13th edition, gaining attendance, adding vendors and featuring headliner bands for the first time in its history. An estimated 40,000 enthusiasts rolled in from surrounding states and points unknown, covered in desert dust and thirsting for a good time. The event delivered, with a little help from nearby vice and persuasion.

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2013 AIMExpo Live Coverage

America’s newest motorcycle show, AIMExpo, has opened its doors at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Offering more than 300 vendors and manufacturers such as Erik Buell Racing, Suzuki, and Yamaha, the American International Motorcycle Expo is striving to become the industry’s largest show in North America, taking on established events such as the touring International Motorcycle Shows and the struggling Dealer Expo. Motorcycle.com has a booth at the show while Editor-in-Chief Kevin Duke and our video crew are reporting on location with the hottest new products being introduced at AIMExpo. Keep checking this space through the week for the latest updates. And if you’re in Orlando, attending the show, stop by the booth for a visit at display 1724 near the Kymco display.

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Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary To-Do List

The motorcycle party of the year, Harley-Davidson‘s 110th Anniversary celebration, is coming up at the end of August. If you are lucky enough to be heading to Milwaukee to take it all in, we’ll do our best to make sure you get the most out of your trip.

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That's a Wrap! - Sturgis 2013

The 73rd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has come to a close, and after a week of bikes, babes, booze, fire and rock, initial reports predict both attendance and revenue were up over last year’s event.

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Yamaha MotoGP Riders Arrive In California

The biggest event in American motorcycle racing goes down this weekend, as the MotoGP circus comes to our shores for the USGP at Laguna Seca near Monterey, California. As a primer, Yamaha invited us to its corporate headquarters for a Q&A session with its GP riders.

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Giovanni Castiglioni Interview

MV Agusta is on a bit of a roll, most recently with the introduction of the F3 800, a third variation of the company’s three-cylinder platform we reviewed recently. Production has quadrupled over the past four years, jumping from just 2,000 bikes up to 8,000 in 2012. And 2013 production is up 27% thus far. 

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Ten Questions With Piaggio's VP of Design, Miguel Galluzzi
Battle of the Motorcycle Expos
Ten Questions With Five-Time Dakar Champ Cyril Despres
Top Products of 2013 Dealer Expo

A twist to this year’s traditionally trade-only show was the attendance of consumers during the expo’s waning hours on Sunday. Local Indianapolites attending the International Motorcycle Show running in conjunction with Dealer Expo inside the Indiana Convention Center were given a rare treat to enter the halls usually reserved for companies that purchase products in bulk.

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2012 Progressive International Motorcycle Show Report - Video

Always held in early December, Long Beach is generally the largest show of the IMS tour, both in square-footage and attendance, and manufacturers take advantage of the grand stage to make major announcements for the upcoming year. Exhibitors large and small use the show as a bellwether of the upcoming riding season, and judging from the bevy of new products – and the crowds streaming through the doors on opening night – everyone in the motorcycle industry has reason to be optimistic for what 2013 has in store. Here, in alphabetical order, is a sneak peek at what you can expect to see in your local dealer’s showroom next year.

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EICMA 2012: Milan Motorcycle Show

The show season has already started with last month’s Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, with a number of world premieres such as the 2013 BMW R1200GS, the KTM 1190 Adventure, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 concept and Yamaha’s Crossplane Triple sculpture.

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Intermot 2012: Cologne Motorcycle Show

The biggest newsmaker at the 2012 Intermot show is the 2013 BMW R1200GS. One of the top-selling large-displacement motorcycles in the world, the venerable GS gets a technological upgrade with BMW's precision cooling system, semi-active suspension and LED headlights.

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EV Live Oregon Report

James Mast of Mast Collaborative, a consulting firm working with the TTXGP and organizers of the event, says of EV Live, “We want to give a sampling of what’s on the market now, as well as what people can expect in the future.” Electric vehicle companies from all over the country descended on the raceway grounds for an experience “completely different than walking into a showroom,” states Mast.

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Kawasaki Zero to Hero Challenge

To enter, contestants had to submit a short essay about why they deserved a chance to faceoff against Gadson to win a 14R. Of the “many thousands” of entries, Kawasaki internally picked eight semi-finalists, chosen with the help of Gadson. Those eight essays were posted on Kawasaki’s website and the public voted for the top-four finalists.

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The Brains Behind Brembo

Ducati worked extensively with Brembo in creating the braking system seen on the 1199, including its bespoke M50 monobloc (one-piece) calipers biting on 330mm discs. Leading the way for Brembo was Chief R&D engineer Roberto Lavezzi. A modest Italian and owner of many patents, we had the chance to speak with him at length regarding his and Brembo’s involvement not only with the 1199, but also in shaping the world of braking technology as we know it.

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2012 Dealer Expo

Six years on and the contraction of our industry is apparent in the empty breezeways of the facility and unused square footage of Lucas Oil Stadium, the previous domain of V-Twin specificity.

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The State of Zero in 2012 and Beyond - Video
2011 Progressive International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach [Video]

The tone at the 2011 Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California, held at the Long Beach Convention Center Dec. 9-11 had much of the same tones. The general attitude amongst manufacturers and attendees alike was one in which the economy had already reached its lowest point and now things were starting to look up.

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EICMA 2011: Milan Motorcycle Show

The biggest motorcycle show in the world, EICMA is where many manufacturers reveal their biggest new models for the upcoming year, as well as concepts for years to come.

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2011 Kawasaki Dealer Meeting Report [Video]

But before the heavily revised ZX-14R, thoroughly updated Ninja 650, all-new side-by-side Teryx4 750, and Brute Force 300 entry level ATV were unveiled to dealers, Kawasaki’s executives gave their annual YTD update on company wide sales, as well as growth or decline in various segments, and how Kawasaki is stacking up to the competition.

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Massimo Bordi Interview

Bordi designed and engineered the Ducati 851, which is the father of all Ducati Superbikes. Bordi also founded Ducati Corse which is the racing arm and a subsidiary under Ducati S.p.A. He stayed in Ducati’s service until 2000 as General Director. The Testastretta engine was his last project at Ducati.

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Giovanni Castiglioni Interview

It’s a hot day in May at MV Agusta’s facility in Varese, Italy, and I’m sat in Giovanni Castiglioni’s office, MV Agusta CEO since the buy-back from Harley-Davidson. I’m greeted by a smartly dressed Italian man in a suit and white Converse trainers. Castiglioni, 30, very much looks a younger version of his father. We start talking over an espresso.

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2011 Indy Dealer Expo Report

The show’s 44th edition took place from February 18 to 20 at the Indiana Convention Center. Organizers boast of the estimated 3.5 million pounds of exhibitor freight trucked in for the event.

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2011 Easyriders Bike Show Report

Once you swallowed the $12 parking fee and the $18 show ticket, you entered the convention center’s massive interior that hosts, among other things, the L.A. Auto Show. In other words, there was plenty of room for show and tell. In this case the South Hall was hosting the acres of chrome and paint, with more than 250 custom bikes of all flavors filling the spacious environs.

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2010 Long Beach Progressive IMS Report

For the first time in 17 years, Cycle World was not the sponsor, as reflected by the event’s new title, the Progressive International Motorcycle Shows.

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Nicky Hayden Interview

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EICMA 2010: Milan Show Wrap-up

That said, the most important people in the motorcycle world are also present and who wouldn’t want to rub shoulders with MotoGP champ Jorge Lorenzo, World Superbike champ Max Biaggi or Miss Italy? So while being slowly tortured by people standing in my way at each corner I also enjoy the privilege of hanging out with the biking A-list.

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EICMA 2010: Milan Motorcycle Show

The Milan show comes comes just weeks after another major industry show in Cologne, Germany. Several new models were launched at INTERMOT in Cologne, but several major manufacturers made sure to save some surprises for Milan.

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INTERMOT 2010: Cologne Motorcycle Show
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Interview With Zero's Scot Harden

Last week, Zero Motorcycles announced that as of  Sept.1, Harden had become its vice president of global marketing. In doing so, he joins former top Buell engineer Abe Askenazi, who in February signed on as vice president of engineering, along with a growing pool of talented individuals working for the company.

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Inside BMW: From Skunk Works to Motorrad Days

The original article was appreciatively weighted in favor of the technology on parade in the new 6-cylinder machine, which sounded sensational. However, in addition to seeing the new bike, what wasn’t mentioned was the fantastic overload of stuff we got to see on a quick turnaround that took us from Munich to Garmisch for a working journalist’s holiday, BMW style.

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Yamaha Throws Laguna Seca MotoGP Warm-up Party in Jay Leno's Garage

Sometimes when the stars come out in L.A. it’s not always the type of characters gracing tabloid magazine covers.

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Riding With BMW's Boss in Morocco

As I watch von Kuenheim wrestle the bike through the massive boulders and rutted terrain I have to marvel at the fact that here we are, thrashing his motorcycles through this remote pass. It is perhaps the most profound display of a company boss’ trust and pride in what he builds.

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Piaggio's CEO Speaks Out on State of Motorcycling

As the leader for Piaggio Group Americas, Inc., manufacturer of Vespa, Piaggio Moto Guzzi, and Aprilia products, Timoni spoke at Piaggio’s facility in Costa Mesa, Calif. on May 18, ostensibly to offer a routine annual talk about his company and its products.

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2010 Indy Dealer Expo Report

The pall that has been cast on the motorcycle industry for the past 16 months was reflected in the reduced size of this year’s Expo, as the mood of attendees was indeed more somber than in years past. Budget cuts resulted in fewer and smaller displays, and were perhaps most evident in the dearth of booth babes that usually enliven the show’s mood among its mostly male attendees!

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2010 Kawasaki Supercross and Off-Road Team Announcement

It’s twenty-ten, 12 days in, and Kawasaki has officially introduced its SX and Off-road teams to the press and already sunk its teeth into its first win in the 2010 Supercross series, but first the introductions.

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However, Schumacher was in for a surprise, and it wasn't on the race track. Several of his friends had conspired to present him with a going-away gift that didn't require a ribbon. Knowing that Schumacher was also a big bike fan, having several in his garage back home in Switzerland, they came up with a plan thanks to a Ferrari owner in the Los Angeles area who suggested, "Hey, why not build him a one-off, very cool, custom bobber?" And, of course, paint it Ferrari red. He knew just the place: the Garage Company, home of vintage and classic bikes as well as the shop's unique line of retro-bobbers.

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Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach

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EICMA 2009: Milan Motorcycle Show
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