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KTM shows zero emission sport motorcycles at the Tokyo motorcycle show

The Austrian brand KTM is presenting two versions of an electrically-driven sport motorcycle for the first time. Both a sports-oriented offroad machine and a dynamic on-road bike are on display at the Tokyo Motorcycle show under the label "KTM Freeride".

One and a half years after it's commitment to developing an electrically-driven bike, KTM, the sports motorcycle company headquartered in Mattighofen, Austria is now determinedly on the way towards the production of a series-ready zero emission motorcycle. Under the label "Freeride", KTM is simultaneously presenting two series-ready versions of the electrically-driven motorcycle that truly express the sporting spirit of the brand, bikes that transport the company motto "Ready to Race" right into the 21st century. The KTM zero emission motorcycles are being shown at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show on 26-28 March, 2010.

Motonews.ru invites everybody to Sport-2010 international exhibition

In less than two months, on March 10-12, the Russian Exhibition Center (VVTs) in Moscow will open up its doors for the 7th international exhibition Sport-2010

The Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of Russia, the Moscow Government and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia are all organizers of the event.

Rossi meets the press in New Delhi

Valentino Rossi spent a second day in the Indian capital of New Delhi today, taking part in a press conference and interviews with the Indian media. The nine-time World Champion was joined by Masao Furusawa, Executive Officer for Engineering Operations at Yamaha Motor Company. Over 300 Yamaha dealers and members of the press turned out to see Rossi, who was visiting India for the first time.

Rossi rounded off his two-day trip to the country by meeting John Abraham, one of the biggest Indian film stars and also an ambassador for Yamaha India. The Italian flies home tonight to enjoy the final two weeks of holiday before the winter testing regime begins in Malaysia.

Rossi makes first appearance in India at AUTO EXPO New Delhi

Reigning MotoGP World Champion and Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi made the first visit of his career to India today, appearing at the 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi, Asia's biggest motor show.

Rossi went on stage to meet India Yamaha Motor's senior management, Mr. Yukimine Tsuji, CEO and Managing Director of India Yamaha Motor and Pankaj Dubey, National Business Head of India Yamaha Motor, as well as 300 selected guests made up of dealers and media. Rossi greeted the guests, signed autographs and also inspected the latest India Yamaha models.

BMW Motorrad Concept 6 | 1 comment(s)

Fascination, Supremacy and Riding Comfort with Six Cylinders.

Munich. Six-cylinder power units have always had particular appeal, offering not only supreme smoothness and refinement, but also superior power and performance as well as a truly emotional driving – or, in this case, riding – experience. A further point is that the typical sound of a straight-six almost like a turbine is absolutely incomparable, with straight-six power units at BMW having stood for fascinating engine technology in BMW cars for more than seven decades.

Exclusive photos from EICMA-2009 motorcycle show | 1 comment(s)

The 67th EICMA motorbike show was held in Fiera Milano, Italy’s exhibition center, on November 10-15 Motonews.ru journalists attended EICMA 2009, which occupied the area of some 55,000 sq. m. The event brought together top motorbike and scooter manufacturers, such as Piaggio Group, BMW Motorrad, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, Moto Guzzi, Rizoma and others, i.e. a total of 420 participants and more than 500 brands.

Kawasaki and BMW Motorrad boasted the biggest stands among all. The Kawasaki stand was the most breath taking with plenty of bike models available to sit on and touch, and BMW stand was impressive in terms of its size and the gem that it showed off, i.e. awesome BMW Concept6. Ducati will be remembered by its stand’s size as well, along with friendly girls that could even speak Russian a little. In general, the way EICMA was organized, its endless show rooms, and, of course, reputable motorcycle producers make this Milan exhibition a very special event. For this reason, Motonews.ru suggests that future visitors to EICMA in Milan prepare to spend at least a week there, to see the latest motorcycle models and become part of this endless motorbike world.

Moscow hosts Moto Park 2009

From April 10-12, 2009, Moscow was hosting the Moto Park 2009 exhibition in the Crocus Expo exhibition center, for the sixth time this year.

As usual, RTE-Group brought together both producers and distributors of motorcycles, motorbike equipment, parts and lubricants, as well as professional bikers and moto fans, motorbike clubs and those who simply can’t live without their two-wheeled friends.

MotoExpo kicks off in St.Petersburg

This time the organizers of the event made it an independent project named MotoExpo. The exhibition will be held as part of a major sports exhibition in St. Petersburg-based sports center on March 26-28, 2009.

Motorbike equipment used to only be part of the Sport-Sport exhibition. But this time, the popularity of the motorbike industry made it possible to hold MotoExpo as an independent exhibition to show off the well-known moto brands Suzuki, Kawasaki, Harley-Davidson, Kymco, Stels, and Helkama.

Moto Park exhibition planned for 2009 in Moscow | 3 comment(s)

In 2009, RTE-Group will stick to its much-loved tradition and for the 6th time bring together producers and distributors of motorcycles, motorbike equipment, parts and lubricants, as well as professional bikers and moto fans, motorbike clubs, and simply all those who can’t live without their two-wheeled friends in Moscow!

The following companies have already confirmed their participation in next year’s event: Yamaha Motor CIS (Yamaha’s official branch office), Honda Motor RUS (Honda’s official branch office), Fudzi Motors (an official representative of Kawasaki), RusMotoImport (an official representative of Ducati), Bikeland multi-branded motorbike dealership, and Rosan, which is the official representative of Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) in Russia. The world’s well-known brand Harley Davidson will be among the participants for the first time in 2009, along with MASCO-EAST, an official importer of KYMKO scooters and motorcycles to Russia.

Yamaha moto equipment shown off in Moscow | 1 comment(s)

An exhibition of Yamaha equipment was arranged by the Russian branch office of Yamaha Motor as part of the 4th meeting of the company’s official dealerships in Moscow on November 29, 2008.

To the delight of motorbike lovers, Yamaha debuted its new version of the legendary V-MAX motorbike, as well as key models of the 2009 line, i.e. the sportsbike YZF-R1, Grizzly 550 and YFZ450R all-terrain vehicles, the new FX Nytro RTX SE 2009 snowmobile, and the latest releases in water equipment.
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