2025 was a giant 12 months for the bike business. Harley-Davidson employed a brand new CEO, Polaris bought their majority stake in Indian Bike, Norton introduced an all-new vary, and the Indian powerhouse Bajaj rescued KTM.
In between the hubbub, the 12 months yielded a slew of noteworthy manufacturing fashions and idea bikes. So we have added a brand new Prime 10 to our annual set of round-ups—one which places the highlight firmly on bulletins from main marques.
BMW Motorrad Idea RR
BMW has lengthy used the celebrated Concorso d’Eleganza as a platform for unveiling idea bikes. At this 12 months’s occasion, they pulled the wraps off their quickest one but—the sharp-edged BMW Motorrad Idea RR.
Derived from Razgatlioğlu’s WSBK-winning M 1000 RR, the Idea RR is shrouded in aluminum and carbon fiber bodywork, each inch of it honed for aerodynamic domination. Powered by an engine that is good for no less than 230 hp, it is a velocity machine of the very best order. It additionally raises the query of whether or not this can be a glimpse of a future manufacturing mannequin, or if BMW is setting its sights on MotoGP. [More]
BMW R 12 G/S
Regardless of BMW Motorrad’s weird reliance on AI-generated imagery this 12 months, there was one gem among the many Bavarian marque’s press releases. New for 2025, the BMW R 12 G/S takes the up to date BMW R 12 platform, clothes it in basic BMW rally threads, and provides real-world off-road functionality.
Changing the outgoing BMW R nineT City G/S, the R 12 G/S appears sharper and is best outfitted. You get long-travel suspension and a terrain-eating 21” entrance wheel, with an elective 18” rear wheel out there if the inventory 17” hoop is not to your liking.
It is what many have requested for: a basic BMW GS that is truly helpful as an journey bike (and weighs lower than a BMW R 1300 GS). However will it promote? Solely time will inform. [More]
BRABUS 1400 R Signature Version
Basically a KTM 1390 Tremendous Duke R Evo redressed as a two-wheeled luxurious SUV, the BRABUS 1400 R Signature Version marks the most recent collaboration between KTM and the German auto tuning outfit BRABUS. And as we have come to count on from previous KTM x BRABUS machines, it’s as unapologetic as it’s costly.
Restricted to 100 models worldwide, the BRABUS 1400 R Signature Version is loaded with carbon fiber bodywork, with an aesthetic that echoes the aesthetic of BRABUS’ high-spec customized Mercedes-AMG G-Class builds. Its 17” wheels are moto-specific variations of the agency’s Monoblock II Evo ‘Platinum Version’ automotive hoops, the upholstery is luxe, and the finer particulars are to die for. All this for the tidy sum of €49,900. [More]
Honda V3R 900 E-Compressor
Final 12 months, Honda teased a triple-cylinder engine with an electronically-controlled compressor. This 12 months, on the large EICMA commerce present, they took the idea a step additional with a whole construct—the V3R 900 E-Compressor Prototype.
The 900 cc engine is packaged in a trellis body, wrapped in streetfighter styling with edgy bodywork and aggressive ergonomics. The aspect fairings are asymmetrical, presumably to optimize airflow for the compressor. Completed in a camo livery, the Honda V3R 900 E-Compressor Prototype appears bonkers—however we’ll in all probability have to attend one other 12 months earlier than we see a manufacturing mannequin. [More]
Indian Girder Idea
In accordance with our good good friend and Indian Bike’s Director of Design, Ola Stenegärd, Indian Bike’s design and engineering group is a stacked roster of riders and customized bike builders. In order that they relish creating one-off builds just like the neo-retro Girder Idea.
Paying homage to the 1946 Indian Chief, the Indian Girder Idea makes use of a Thunderstroke 116-powered Indian Chief as its basis. Working between their US and Swiss studios, the Indian group designed and produced all the pieces from the bike’s one-off girder fork to its vintage-inspired racing seat and rear fender. They completed it off with a smattering of components from elsewhere within the Indian vary and a pixel-perfect paint job.
The Indian Girder Idea hit the scene amidst information of Polaris promoting a majority stake in Indian Bike—suggesting that rumors of the historic American marque’s demise could have been drastically exaggerated. [More]
Italjet Roadster 400
Recognized for its outlandish Dragster sport scooter, Italjet stunned us earlier this 12 months with the retro-futuristic Roadster 400. Half The Jetsons, half Cyberpunk, it instantly shot to the highest of the record of scooters we might like to personal.
The Italjet Roadster 400 has all of the wild engineering you’d count on from the Italian firm. Turbine-like aspect pods cool its twin radiators, whereas Italjet’s new ‘Dynamic Linkage Articulated’ suspension system props the Roadster up with Öhlins shocks. Stacked with trendy floor finishes, it is as whacky as it’s fascinating. [More]
LiveWire S4 Honcho
The bike business is shortly realizing that electrical drivetrains make most sense in small, beginner-friendly bikes that prioritize ease-of-use over velocity and vary. Enter the LiveWire S4 Honcho—a 125 cc mini-moto with retro pit bike styling.
LiveWire confirmed the S4 Honcho in ‘Road’ and ‘Path’ trim, implying that the platform itself is extremely configurable. If the worth is correct, we count on it to achieve recognition as a short-range city runner or campsite cruiser. [More]
MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 In the past
How do you make the MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 much more alluring? Put Giacomo Agostini’s title on it, deal with it to a throwback silver and purple livery, and restrict it to simply 83 models.
Past the trimmings (which embody In the past’s signature on the gas tank), the MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 In the past sports activities all-carbon bodywork, Öhlins suspension, Brembo brakes, and beautiful Kineo wheels. MV Agusta’s signature Superveloce aesthetic is cranked as much as eleven, with a screaming 208-horsepower engine providing sufficient go to match the present. [More]
Norton Manx R
When Norton introduced that they have been ending manufacturing of its current mannequin vary, we puzzled what the Indian-owned British marque was cooking up. It did not take lengthy for Norton to debut a brand new vary with 4 bikes—considered one of which is the Norton Manx R.
Billed as Norton’s new flagship bike, the Manx R combines slick, minimalistic styling with an all-new 72-degree 1,200 cc V4 engine, good for 206 hp and 130 Nm of torque. There is a six-speed transmission, a quick-shifter, a forged chassis, semi-active suspension from Marzocchi, carbon fiber wheels from BST, and Brembo Hypure brake calipers. What there is not is an over-the-top aero package deal—a welcome break from the present pattern in trendy superbikes. [More]
Triumph Pace Triple 1200 RX
In Triumph’s nomenclature, the ‘RX’ suffix signifies that the corporate has taken an already sporty bike and made it sportier. This 12 months, they did it with the Pace Triple 1200 RX—a restricted version model of the acclaimed Pace Triple 1200 RS with extra aggressive ergonomics and a mouthwatering spec sheet.
You get Triumph’s intuitive Öhlins digital suspension, Brembo Stylema brakes, Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP V3 tires, and a light-weight Akrapovič muffler. A handful of carbon fiber bits and a retina-searing Triumph Efficiency Yellow paint job make the message clear; the Pace Triple 1200 RX means enterprise. [More]
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