Bikes News

Mugen has unveiled its 2016 Shinden Go electric superbike at the Tokyo Motor Show. This is the fifth evolution of the Japanese firm's Isle of Man TT electric superbike. The Shinden Go (meaning "Magnificent Lightning Five" in Japanese) will compete in the TT Zero class at the Isle of Man TT, which will be held from May 28 - June 10, 2016.

Benelli has marked the fastest sale of 300 superbikes in Tamil Nadu in just one year, and with total bookings of over 400 units. To celebrate this milestone, Benelli organised a success ride with owners of superbikes.

Ducati Thailand have introduced a limited edition of the 2016 Ducati Scrambler Icon, called the Mike Hailwood edition, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Hailwood's first encounter with Ducati. Priced at Thai Baht 6,99,000 (over Rs 13,00,000), only 58 limited edition bikes will be made.

Displayed at the Bangkok Motor Show, the H-D Stealth 750 was designed by the owner of a Harley-Davidson dealership in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as part of a Street 750 build-off challenge.

Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta is in financial trouble yet again, and this time, reports suggest that MV Agusta may be considering filing the equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has announced that it hopes to restructure its 40 million Euro debt with its lenders.

Samsung, in collaboration with Yamaha has developed a new technology - adding a smartphone-connected display to the windshield of a motorcycle. The 'smart' windshield displays notifications like calls and texts on a head-up display on the screen, with the software designed to be hands-free.

The notable differences are a much larger aluminium sump guard as well as an upswept hi-performance Termignoni exhaust. The rear end of the bike has been redesigned as well and the seat is flat, like the one found on Honda motocross and dirt bikes. So far, the Africa Twin Adventure Sport is just a concept, so it's still unclear when the bike will see production.

2016 prices of two EBR motorcycles - the 1190SX and the 1190RX, have been announced in the US under EBR's latest management - Liquid Asset Partners. The two bikes were rolled off the production line at the EBR factory in East Troy, Wisconsin.