Rumors

Camouflaged KTM 490 Duke prototype with parallel-twin engine, side view Rumors

KTM's 490 Duke Just Got Caught Testing, and It's Wearing the 390's Headlight Like a Bad Disguise

KTM's finally building the naked bike that fits between the 390 and 790 Duke -- a new parallel-twin, spied wearing someone else's headlight. Aug 29 · 3 min read
Camouflaged Bajaj adventure motorcycle prototype, front three-quarter view, testing on an Indian road Rumors

Bajaj's First Adventure Bike Got Spied Again, and It Has a TFT Dash Now

Spy shots catch Bajaj's first-ever ADV prototype with a TFT dash borrowed from the Pulsar N160 SS and a retuned 249cc engine -- and I'm already comparing it to my own Pulsar. Aug 27 · 3 min read
Royal Enfield Himalayan Basecamp in Leh, Ladakh, venue for the Himalayan 440 launch event Rumors

Royal Enfield Confirms the Himalayan 440 Launches September 4, and It's Doing It From Ladakh

Royal Enfield's putting a hard date on the Himalayan 440 -- September 4, at its own Basecamp in Leh, ten years to the day after the original Himalayan 411. Aug 25 · 4 min read
BMW R 1300 RS sport-tourer, used here as a stand-in since no photos of the unrevealed M 1000 RS exist yet Rumors

BMW Is Quietly Building an M 1000 RS, and California's Paperwork Just Ratted It Out

A CARB emissions filing just outed a new BMW M 1000 RS sport-tourer sharing the M 1000 RR's engine -- and I'm already mentally repacking panniers for a bike that doesn't exist yet. Aug 20 · 3 min read
Yamaha XSR900 standard model, press photo, silver and black retro-styled naked bike Rumors

Yamaha's XSR900 SP Just Surfaced in NHTSA Paperwork

A new NHTSA VIN filing just outed a Yamaha XSR900 SP nobody at Yamaha has confirmed -- Ohlins shock, Brembo brakes, and the same engine everyone already loves. Aug 19 · 3 min read
Camouflaged BMW midsize GS adventure prototype, front three-quarter, with X-shaped LED headlight and no front beak fitted yet Rumors

BMW's New Midsize GS Just Got Spied, and It's Still Missing Its Beak

BMW's next midsize GS just got spied wearing an R 1300 GS face and engine estimates that can't agree with each other. Aug 19 · 3 min read
Ducati Panigale V4 series superbike in red livery, studio photo Rumors

Ducati's CARB Filing Just Confirmed a Panigale V4 SP for 2027

A revised CARB filing confirms a 2027 Panigale V4 SP slotting between the standard V4 and the race-homologated V4 R -- same 1,103cc engine, no specs yet. Aug 18 · 3 min read
Kove 625X adventure motorcycle, front three-quarter view -- the 660X carries over the same styling Rumors

Kove's New 660X Midweight Adventure Bike Emerges, Lighter and Meaner Than the 625X

Leaked Chinese paperwork just gave me a fourth Kove to daydream about instead of booking flights for. Aug 17 · 3 min read
Triumph Speed Twin 1200, riding shot, three-quarter front view Rumors

Triumph's Next Speed Twin 1200 Just Got Spied With a Whole New Frame

Spy shots show a stressed-member frame and a monoshock rear end on the next Speed Twin 1200 -- and I'm already pricing coastal routes I won't ride this year either. Aug 14 · 3 min read