Motorcycles

Dainese has stuffed its motorcycle airbag technology into a small, lightweight vest you can wear under or over any riding gear. The Smart Jacket is flexible and unintrusive for the 99.99 percent of the time you spend not crashing, but protects you better than a back protector when your number is up.

Triumph has released performance figures for its upcoming, gargantuan Rocket III TFC. Its 2.5-liter three-cylinder motor will make a mighty 180 horsepower, and 225 Nm (166 lb-ft) of torque - more than any other production motorcycle.

By the end of 2020, we can expect to see a "smaller, more accessible" 338cc Harley appearing in dealerships across China, as the American company partners with Chinese manufacturing giant Qianjiang to get its brand into more hands.

KTM's 790 Adventure bikes already appeared to have the wood over Yamaha's Ténéré 700 in the suspension department, with longer-travel boingers at both ends, but a new limited edition Rally version ups the ante even further when the going gets really tough.

Since the Streetfighter 1098 was dropped by Ducati, the only powerful naked bike in its lineup was the Monster 1200. The arrival of the V4 engine offers a prime opportunity to reclaim class top honors. Enter the prototype Streetfighter V4.

A Canadian startup is trying to push some pretty out-there new technologies into the motorcycle world. Variable riding position geometry, for one, as well as a traffic-tracking collision warning system designed to give riders an extra margin of safety on the road.