Future Bikes and Spy Shots

Latest Future Bikes and Spy Shots

2014 Suzuki MotoGP racer prototype - spy shot #1

2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototypes Spied Again! More exclusive photos and details from testing at Twin Ring Motegi.

We’ll soon know more about Suzuki’s 2014 MotoGP bike, as that Japanese company plans three public and two private European tests beginning in June. About the current machine, factory test rider and GP veteran Nobuatsu Aoki is quoted as saying, “They made a lot of design changes.” Differences we can [...]

Yamaha SR400 - studio 3/4 view

Spied in the U.S.: 2012 Yamaha SR400 Manufacturer plate on a Japanese-market SR400 Single in Southern California.

There are a few key elements that come into play when I select a location for a CW photo shoot: a twisty road, clean surface, eye-pleasing scenery and low traffic levels. It would appear motorcycle manufacturers search for the same qualities on their evaluation loops. At least it sure looked [...]

BMW Lo Rider Concept

Spied! – Lo Rider Concept Is BMW building a power-cruiser, techno-bobber or neo-retro roadster?

When BMW unveiled the Lo Rider Concept at the Milan motorcycle show in 2008 (Roundup, January, 2009), that design exercise was met with much enthusiasm. The idea was to produce a motorcycle that would not only break away from the company’s conservative image (a goal that the S1000RR has since [...]

2013 BMW R1250GS Spy Shot

Spied! – 2013 BMW R1250GS Liquid cooling for BMW’s next adventure-touring bike.

Adventure-touring bikes have been BMW’s bread and butter for years. But after pretty much inventing the segment when the company released its R80 G/S back in 1981, you could say BMW deserves to dominate worldwide sales in this fast-growing market. Over the years, competition has gotten stiffer and recent new [...]