Naked bike

KTM brought a bumper crop of new goodies out for EICMA 2019, including a capable-looking new 390 Adventure bike, a faster, firmer Duke 890 R to go alongside the "scalpel" Duke 790, and a fresh chassis overhaul for its 1290 Super Duke R flagship.

Harley-Davidson is not messing around. It's on a moon-shot mission to save itself by morphing into a modern motorcycle company. Step one: the electric Livewire. Here's steps two and three, the Pan American adventure bike and the Bronx streetfighter.

Kawasaki has finally dropped the supercharged super-naked it's been threatening to unleash for several months now. The Z H2 melds the looks of recent Kwaka nakedbikes with the 197-horsepower lunacy of the blown H2 motor, and it's not for the timid.

At 208 horsepower and 178 kg (392 lb), next year's Ducati Streetfighter V4 is right up there with MV Agusta's Brutale Serie Oro as one of the most powerful nakedbikes ever built. That is, until the covers come off whatever Kawasaki's been cooking up.

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.

​"Stop detuning our naked sportsbikes," cried the hooligans. "OK," grinned MV Agusta, and let this brute off the leash. How exactly you're supposed to hold onto this unfaired monster with the wind blasting your puny body at two and a half times the speed of a hurricane? Well, that's your problem.

Fans of Honda's Euro-style Neo Sports Cafe concept and CB1000R might enjoy the new CB300R announced today. A stylish little getabout with capabilities beyond the urban jungle, the new bike gets an LCD dash, LED lights and IMU-connected ABS brakes.

The original factory streetfighter gets a tasty upgrade for 2018, with 4 percent more torque and 7 percent more horsepower in a new 1050cc triple engine. There's a new color TFT dash, cruise control, and an RS model with smarter electronics, Ohlins suspension and keyless ignition.

Moto Morini's beautiful, trellis-framed Italian streetfighter gets thoroughly freshened up for 2017 with a new, Euro-IV compliant version of its 1187cc v-twin motor, switchable ABS and a new chassis, as well as a bunch of unique new finish options.

The 2017 update to this super-naked streetbike is far and away the craziest machine in the BMW stable. And with active suspension, cruise control, cornering ABS and a ton of other gadgetry, it's also got a claim on being the smartest nakedbike in its category. Loz Blain rides the awesome S1000R.

Triumph's Street Triple 675 was already about the best middleweight naked bike you could buy. Now it's up to 765cc, while somehow dropping two kilograms. With four different models available – and a low ride height option – the Striple just got a lot better, for an even wider range of riders.

New York-based Vanguard Motorcycles makes a spectacular debut with the Roadster, a massive, frameless nakedbike built around and upon a giant 1917cc v-twin engine. Its Starship Enterprise-style tail section houses an integrated rear view camera.