10 Hot New Motorcycles From EICMA

Msrp: $5,999 base; ABS version $6,499
Specs: 500cc parallel twin DOHC engine; CBR600RR/CBR1000RR-inspired full fairing; basic middleweight sportbike

Honda made this bike as a more interesting entry into the A2 license field being introduced in the EU next year, but it's coming out in the US as well. We think it's important to have interesting options for beginners as well as for more advanced riders, so we welcome another option. We also hope we're getting the CBR500F, which is the naked version of this bike. Then again, that could be because we miss the Honda Hornet 600.

Msrp: Custom; not available
Specs: Not available; seat designed by Bitchin Ric

Roland Sands has taken a 46hp, 530cc maxiscooter and pimped the living hell out of it. Like the idea of riding a scooter for fuel economy, but don't want to compromise on style and general badassery? This is but an example of what's possible when you strip all the plastics off and go to town a TMAX. Other customizers such as Ludovic Lazareth and Marcus Walz have done interesting things with TMAX scooters, as well. To see and hear more of the Roland Sands TMAX, check out this video on YouTube.

Msrp: $11,599 for the 675; $14,499 for the R
Specs: 126hp engine producing 55.3 lb.-ft of torque; titanium valves allowing a new redline of 14,400 RPM; stock slipper clutch (the R version gets a quickshifter); larger air intake; monobloc Nissin brake calipers on the standard 675 and Brembos on the R; upgraded Ohlins suspension for the R; lightened wheels; stock Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP rubber on both versions.

The new Daytona looks a bit sleeker than the previous version. We especially like the lines of the new exhaust. The new stock five-spoke wheels also suggest speed while the bike is standing still, unlike the previous stock wheels. Sure, you could stick some aftermarket wheels on it, but there's something to be said for nice rims that come stock.

Msrp: $13350
Specs: Three-cylinder inline engine from the F3 675 with the first counter-rotating crankshaft seen on a production bike; engine produces 125hp and makes 60 lb.-ft. of torque; MV Agusta's MVICS (Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System) with ride-by-wire throttle and integrated traction control; inverted front fork; Brembo four-piston radial brake calipers in the front and a twin-piston Brembo caliper in the rear; dry weight of 368 lbs.

The Brutale 800 fits nicely between its fellow three-cylinder 675 and the monster four-cylinder 1090 in the 2013 Brutale lineup. What's sexier than an MV Agusta? A naked MV Agusta. But, you know, if you prefer your bikes faired, MV has you covered there, too, just not with a Brutale.

Msrp: $13970
Specs: 374 lb. curb weight; same 125hp three-cylinder engine as the Brutale 800; MVICS with ride-by-wire throttle and traction control; adjustable suspension using Marzocchi and Sachs components; dual front disc brakes with Brembo four-piston radial calipers and a single disc with a Brembo dual-piston caliper in the rear

If you wish Ducati's Hypermotard were an MV Agusta, this is the bike for you. For just a little more money, you could buy the top-of-the-line 2013 Hypermotard SP, though.

Msrp: $11,995 base; $13,295 Hyperstrada; $14,695 SP
Specs: 821cc, liquid-cooled, Testastretta four-valve engine making 110hp and 65.8 lb.-ft. of torque; standard ABS and traction control; just over 430 lb. curb weight with all liquids onboard; 4.2-gallon fuel tank; stock and SP versions feature different suspension options and the SP model gets forged wheels.

Adios, air-cooled Desmodue, hello Testastretta! The 2013 Hypermotard has been updated in nearly every way possible. It's a lower displacement version of the engine powering the Multistrada and the Diavel, but it's a significant step up from the previous Hypermotard. Do you like the Hypermotard but want something more touring-oriented? Try the new Hyperstrada, which is somewhere between the base Hypermotard and the uprated SP version.

Msrp: $19495
Specs: 540 lb. curb weight; 164hp, 1198cc Testastretta engine producing 94 lb.-ft. of torque; standard ABS and traction control; Brembo radial calipers and 320mm brake discs; tweaked ergonomics over the standard Diavel, with bars raised 15mm and grips placed 60mm closer to the rider; touring windscreen; deep, cushy, padded saddle; heated grips; 41 liters of storage in two semi-hard removable saddlebags; two electrical outlets

We've said before that the Diavel's only real competition in the current powercruiser market is the Star VMAX. With the addition of the Strada to Ducati's Diavel lineup, we think Ducati may have just tipped the odds further in its favor. The Strada has style and substance and weighs almost 140 lbs. less than the VMAX.

Msrp: U.S. pricing not yet confirmed
Specs: Ride-by-wire throttle; electronically adjustable Ohlins suspension; MV Agusta MVICS electronics package with 8-way adjustable traction control; Brembo M50 monobloc front brake calipers; RR version allegedly makes 201 hp

We've always loved MV Agusta's aesthetic sense. The new generation of F4 design definitely doesn't disappoint. While you wait for more info, take a look at this promo video for the new F4 series.

Msrp: $29995
Specs: Ducati says that judicious application of carbon fiber, titanium connecting rods, and a lightened flywheel knock dry weight down to just 364 pounds on this wonder-machine. Stock Termignoni exhaust; front Brembo four-piston M50 monobloc brake calipers, electronically adjustable Ohlins suspension with added swingarm pivot angle adjustability; standard Ducati GPS-enabled data acquisition system; rev limiter upped to 12,000 RPM. Comes in red.

This is a Ducati homologation special for their 2013 entry into the World Superbike racing series. Is there more you could do to it if you were truly race-minded? Sure. But there's always more.

Msrp: Not yet announced, but this will be KTM's flagship model, so expect $$$
Specs: Not confirmed yet, but early estimates say around 180hp courtesy of a custom Akrapovic exhaust; modified version of the V-Twin used in the RC8R; WP suspension; Brembo racing brake calipers; ride-by-wire throttle

As if the RC8R weren't insane enough. It's like the boys in Austria said, "The world already thinks we're completely crazy. Why not prove we're even crazier than they could have imagined?" And then they flew away in their orange-and-white crazy spaceship like Dr. Robotnik, landed in their design studio, and came up with this. No word yet on a firm release date, but it's expected sometime in 2013.