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.
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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The motorcycle industry has had its fair share of doomsayers this year, but the EICMA show in Milan was full of fireworks. There were concepts aplenty—led by the Indian FTR1200 tracker, the Honda CB4 Interceptor and the Moto Guzzi V85. But the production bikes were just as good, and that’s what we’re focusing on now.…
Read more »In Milan, the huge EICMA show is finally winding down. It’s the world’s most influential motorcycle showcase, and a barometer for the…
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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