The EICMA show in Milan, Italy is the world’s biggest and most important motorcycle exhibition. It’s where manufacturers reveal the latest concepts and new motorcycles from every genre: standards, scramblers, cruisers, sportbikes, tourers and dual sports.
EICMA is also where custom bike builders throw the wraps off their latest cafe racers, bobbers and choppers. Visitors can also browse new aftermarket parts, tuning products and apparel.
The landmark moto show EICMA has returned for 2021, and there’s a palpable if cautious sense of relief in the industry. New bikes are relatively thin on the ground in Milan this year, because the no-shows include the American marques, BMW and Ducati. But there’s good stuff coming out, especially from the European manufacturers. Here,…
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There are always a few surprises at the EICMA motorcycle show. This year, one of the biggest was the launch of this radical electric bike from the carbon wheel specialists BST—otherwise known as Blackstone Tek. BST are at the high-tech end of the wheel market, but even so, an electric motorcycle is a huge leap…
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In the moto world, EICMA is the Greatest Show On Earth. Held at the gigantic Rho Fiera exhibition center in Milan, it’s spread over several pavilions—and you can easily walk several kilometers a day without seeing everything on display. All the big guns wheel out their concepts and new launches at EICMA, along with countless…
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In Europe, the motorcycle industry is booming. Sales rose over 7% in the first half of 2018 compared to the previous year, and Germany was the standout country with a rise of over 10%. Europe’s biggest motorcycle market by sheer volume is Italy though, with 130,000 bikes sold in six months. Fittingly, Italy is also…
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Read more »As the giant EICMA 2015 motorcycle show closes its doors, we’re getting the feeling that manufacturers are shifting their focus. Everyone’s scrambling…
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