Road tests

The beating heart hidden behind the innovative Swiss quadricycle is called "HTS Technology" and contains a cutting-edge engineering concentration. The dimensions are those of a maxi scooter and its always ready to face any eventuality make it reliable and easily manageable. After an initial period during which you try to understand the driving dynamics, you realize how easy and safe it is to travel on everyday roads

Think of something and be sure that there is nothing missing here. Traction control, keyless system also for the top case (optional), electrically adjustable windscreen and much more. Listed at 5.790 euros, 6.580 for the Deluxe version, which adds heated grips to the 45-litre Smart Top-Box, with a significant customer advantage

Higher power, but lower consumption and great attention to detail. The rich equipment of a scooter available in two versions is completed: Business (on sale at the price of 10.299 euros and which includes a TomTom Vio) and Sport (10.699)

The Yamaha Tracer 900 GT is the full optional sport-touring, capable of perfectly interpreting three roles: commuter, sports car, great traveler

Among the other strong points of the Kymco Xciting 400i S are the frame, the large underseat compartment as well as the advanced and exclusive Noodoe infotainment system

When talking about Harley-Davidson, the best thing is to leave aside the technical data, bench tests and instrumental measurements to give space to emotions. Emotions that smell of freedom, of infinite roads that unite places diametrically opposed to each other through strips of asphalt as smooth as billiard carpets. And it takes a moment to understand that driving is an integral part of the journey

Just as the liquid 1200 becomes the 1250, gains the ShiftCam and grows in performance, it seems to be superior to everything and remains faithful to the air boxer. Within a couple of years it will have to deal with Euro 5, but it seems that it won't be a problem

Don't expect a challenge based on numbers, much less a report of lap times: it's true, they are two naked models that represent the top of the category of their respective brands but, in being so similar, we assure you that they are equally different

The RYUYO project is developed directly by Suzuki Italia and 212 horsepower for 168 kg dry are just two clues to understand how high-performance it is. It derives from the more well-known GSX-R1000R, developed for a very demanding public and with high-quality components (around 20 thousand euros of modifications). For the lucky few, its price is 29.990 euros

The Anglo-Saxon company kicked off the naked show way back in 1994, presenting to the whole world what would be one of the longest-running projects in international motorcycling history. 2018 gave us the most powerful and responsive Speed ​​Triples ever, with a rude look that will make you fall in love with them

Carthusian care, attention to detail and that unmistakable Honda style that makes you immediately feel at home create an explosive and exciting mix. Don't waste time wondering what has changed compared to the 2008 version because the answer is as obvious as it is simple: everything. The Tokyo giant, thanks to the experience of Soya Uchida - Chief Engineer of Honda Motor - has achieved exciting results by managing to place on the market a product that differs from the competition in terms of size, styling and driving pleasure

The term Joyvolution indicates the renewal, the restyling of a successful model that also invests in safety, proposing an important innovation: the new ABS Cornering by Bosch, a preview for the category

The Softail family expands with a new and unprecedented model, clearly inspired by drag racing, with a huge 240 rear tire, but which uses light alloy (for the first time also for the swingarm) to reduce weight and increase performance , taking advantage of all the impetuosity of the Milwaukee-Eight 114. It starts from 25.300 euros

The Factory stands out technically for a refined trio of Ohnlis suspensions and, for an increasingly demanding public, is equipped with components derived from the seven-time world champion, the Aprilia RSV4

In addition to the 500 which is renewed, the MP3 now also adopts the powerful 350 with over 30 horsepower, already seen on the Beverly. An engine with all its strengths and few flaws. The right power, a praiseworthy transmission for perhaps the most appropriate MP3. Its price list is 8.599 euros

The BN 125 is a real motorbike, with a beautiful chassis combined with the single-cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled engine, with a maximum power of over 11 horsepower and a torque of 10 Nm. The braking system is excellent, with double disc, front 260 mm and 240 mm at the rear, attacked by three pistons on the front, two at the rear

Aprilia RSV4 RF Factory Works gives wings, thanks to the innovative winglets aerodynamic kit just like the MotoGP, but this very special RSV4 RF is set up for enthusiasts who demand pure performance and technology, designed for riders with a fine palate

Displacement (1254), power (136 hp), torque (143 Nm) increase, but above all the new boxer gains a gear and offers a better driving experience. It starts at 17.850 euros, but offers over 1.500 euros more in standard equipment. The beautiful HP then replaces the previous Rallye

Displacement, power and torque increase, the variable timing ShiftCam makes its debut, the operation of which is a cut above the competition. It is fluid and hides a thousand advantages, as we discovered in our preview test

Take one of the queens among the super sports bikes, a motorbike capable of keeping up with the various Panigale V4s or the multi-victorious Ninja ZX-10R, remove the fairings, put a high handlebar and season everything with a less extreme and more full-bodied delivery to the medium – low. The result is a refined motorbike, for refined palates, especially in the SP version which includes semi-active Ohlins suspension

The "B3 RR", as they call it in Schiranna, gets a makeover with the MY2018. Especially where you can't see it, in the engine and also in the chassis, which even changes in dimensions. Targeted interventions that make the Brutale more modern and less grumpy perhaps, but without giving up its strong character

A fashionable version, which winks at fans of the off, but which is pleasant for everyone. For her we find the same modifications that saw the birth of the "X" version of the TRK 502, for brakes, suspensions and wheels

The "small body" Vespa with rectangular headlight gets a makeover and gains, in this "S" version, new instrumentation with a 4.3" full color TFT multifunction display. The Vespa Sprint and Sprint S are powered by a 50cc, or by i-get single-cylinder air engines, 4-stroke, 125 or 150 cc, with 3-valve distribution

A modern and successful look, practical and with lots of space under the saddle and compartments, the new Kymco model offers top performance with its technological engine and winks at the smartest with connected functions