Superbike

British manufacturer Norton Motorcycles has officially confirmed the arrival of the new model that has been eagerly expected for more than a year. The company will finally unveil in November a production sport bike with a brand new 1200 cc V4 engine and a tubular aluminum frame, both built in-house.

Suzuki is ready to step back on the dance floor and boogie with a brand new GSX-R1000, built from the ground up to put the Big Gixxer back in contention at the pointy end of the sportsbike market.

BMW has flagged its ambition to move beyond the C Evolution scooter​ and enter the top class of electric motorcycles​ with a battery powered alternate to its S 1000 RR superbike – the experimental eRR.

Kawasaki has unveiled its new liter superbike. The 2016 ZX-10R may look almost identical to its predecessor, but under those familiar fairings lies a brand new motorcycle packed with an impressive arsenal of race-derived equipment.

The third member of Yamaha’s famous superbike family has been officially unveiled for the USA and Canada. The R1S features several changes specifically devised to enhance road use.

Kawasaki has teased its 2016 Ninja ZX-10R with a partial image and some rudimentary info. Scheduled for presentation in October, the new superbike will be a race biased evolution of the current model in an effort to further cement its dominance in the World Superbike Championship.

The American rebellion in the form of a motorcycle is unfolding in Birmingham, Alabama. Confederate Motors set its sights on a 200-hp V-twin as the next evolution of the collectible Fighter series; and it has just delivered.

During an event commemorating late MV Agusta boss Claudio Castiglioni, his son Giovanni revealed plans for a new superbike platform that will spawn three new models in 2016.

Yamaha's totally redesigned 2015 YZF-R1 and R1M feature advanced six-axis motion detection, a 200-horsepower inline 4-cylinder motor and a full suite of electronic goodies as Team Blue strikes back at the superbike class with its "most MotoGP-inspired bike ever."

BMW has overhauled its class-leading S1000RR superbike in two directions – more performance and more rider-friendly usability. Thus, it's lighter, faster, and it features things like maximum lean angle readouts and cruise control, which is a world first for a production superbike.

The 1190RX is the first mass-production sportsbike out of the new Erik Buell Racing factory in Wisconsin, a 185-horsepower, torque-stompin', slightly quirky racer with its eyes firmly focused on World Superbike contention. But does that equate to a good road bike?

No road vehicle needs a 218mph (350kmh) top speed. No motorcycle needs to make 200 horsepower, with as much torque as a Hyundai iMax people mover. These are figures of absolute excess - and that's the point. The Lightning LS-218 will be a truly, horrifyingly fast motorcycle.