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For years, EICMA’s had a contest for the most beautiful bike at the show, and for those same years Italian locals have ruined it by only voting for whatever Ducati or MV Agusta have made. So it should be no surprise that this year, this award went to the MV Agusta Superveloce Ago. My sass aside, the only good news …

One of my favorite stories to write here on Bike-urious was a review of the Royal Enfield Himalayan. The bike’s got some updates for 2022, and Royal Enfield has asked me to join for the press launch tomorrow. What would you like to know about it?

Post Sale Update: This MV Agusta F3 RC sold for $16,799 after 31 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions in Van Nuys, California. Soon after updating the F3 from the 675 to the 800, MV announced the Reparto Corse (RC), a bike inspired by MV’s 800cc racer in World SuperSport. Designed as race replicas with several extra features, the RC was …

The Suzuki GS550 is one of those bikes you might consider forgettable but in the mid 1980’s before fully faired sportbikes became the norm this middleweight was quite revolutionary when judged against the bikes that were being sold just a few years earlier. The GS550 was Suzuki’s answer to the Kawasaki Gpz550 that was a smashing sales success in the …

I originally shared the Press Release for this a couple of weeks ago, but now I’m bringing it back to give you the opportunity to ask questions as I’m currently in the Mile High City to try both of these bikes out tomorrow – and then I’ll be riding back home to Los Angeles over the next couple of days. …

UPDATE: Here’s my review! No posts today (Thursday) as I’m at the US launch for the new Aprilia Tuono V4. Like the new RSV4, it gets a new face, a new swingarm, and…that’s mostly it. But seeing as last year’s model was incredible, it’s not like big changes were needed anyway.

The Hayabusa has been around since 1999, but I’m never had the chance to try one myself. That finally changes today, as Suzuki has graciously lent me one for a couple of weeks. Tomorrow, I’m taking it up the coast to Laguna Seca to see how it does on the highway, on backroads, and even how it goes down the …

Post Sale Update: This Tuono Racing sold for $7,799 after 20 bids on Iconic Motorbike Auctions. The modern Aprilia Tuono is a perennial shootout winner, but one of my favorites of the model goes back to the beginning – the limited production Tuono Racing.

Someone in Massachusetts has accumulated a significant dirt bike collection that he wants to let go as a package. There are 20+ complete bikes as well as a few more in parts and some frames/spares. His opening ask? $125k.