Supermoto

QJMotor's latest COV 125 siblings look like the perfect beginner motorcycles. But these bikes are stepping into one of the most fiercely contested segments in motorcycling. Can affordable pricing alone be enough to sway buyers away from legacy brands?

The launch of the Varg SM marks the start of a new chapter for Stark. The Spanish-Swedish manufacture calls it the “world’s most advanced electric supermoto” and with good reason.

It’s been a while since we last saw a shiny new orange motorcycle launch from KTM’s ranks. After treading the dark waters of financial turmoil just months ago, KTM has now returned to the spotlight with a refreshed 690 platform.

It's official: a supermoto version of the world's fastest electric, the Stark Varg is coming Stateside! A street-legal hooligan version of the motocrosser would be pretty wild. Just imagine the power you’d have at the twist of the throttle.

KTM has a new toy for people who like to play in the dirt. The 390 SMC R is built for supermoto action on asphalt and dusty trails, with a ripping compact engine and a lightweight body even novices can get rowdy with.

The recently revealed TVS RTS X Supermoto concept has all the credentials to be KTM 390 SMC Supermoto's kryptonite. It's just as potent with a possibly better design, and might even turn out to be cheaper if and when it eventually enters production.

Ducati has a new motorbike, and it's celebrating this fact with a series of photos and videos so flagrantly ribald and saucy they'd be pixelated out in Japan. I mean, look at them. In fact, forget the bike, can I buy some of this guy's talent?

It feels like supermoto has fallen out of favor a bit lately, but these dirt bikes on street wheels are still about the most fun you can have with your pants on, and Husqvarna has just updated its race-ready track weapon, the FS 450, for 2020.