Fall is the best season for those of us excited by the new batch of street machines emerging from the R&D teams at the world’s motorcycle manufacturers. In Milan, Italy, the annual EICMA industry showcase is held, a sort of Fashion Week for the two-wheeled set where everything from concept bikes to high-tech accessories and the latest riding gear is placed on display. Some of Cafe Racer magazine’s advertising partners are sharing first glimpses of the retro and cafe-flavored iron that will fill our pages in the coming year and 2025 already appears to offer a veritable bumper crop of tasty machines for folks looking for fresh wheels.
Among the most impressive new motorcycles to emerge from Italy so far is the line of MV Agusta F# Competizione, a hopped-up, featherweight version of their scintillating F3 triple. The 800cc screamer reaches a top speed of near 170 MPH thanks to a water-cooled triple powerplant. The chassis, already a brilliant design in its own right, now has over a dozen engineering tweaks to make handling even sharper while there’s more electronics on hand then a NASA tech center. While thorobread Italian racetrack refugees like the F3 may not fit everyone’s body type- or budget- motorcycles like these are nearly as much fun to look at as they are to blast down the local highway.
Royal Enfield have upped their game considerably for the new year by introducing the Guerilla 450. This funky urban motard of sorts is aimed at city riders, commuters and other looking for a lightweight, fun motorcycle that can be thrown around backroads and boulevards with equal aplomb. The engine is the same 40-horse, DOHC single that’s now powering the Himalayan dualsport machine and is said t be one of the best middleweights going. The new single got upgraded with water-cooling and six speeds for ’25 and initial reports are raving about the flickability and eae of use in city situations.
RE have also entered the scrambler segment with a new take on their venerable, air-cooled 650 twin known as the Bear. named after the famous Big Bear races held in California, the Bear takes the engine and chassis platform from the Interceptor 650 and tweaks it ever so slightly to serve riders looking for casual off-road thrills and fire-road riding.
Royal Anfield’s Guerilla 450 and Bear 650
Triumph always have a few tricks up their sleeves for the near future and their recent introduction of two new Speed Twins fits their form. Both the 120cc version and the more beginner-friendly 900 are water-cooled parallel twins with six-speed gearboxes and all the bells and whistles we’ve come to expect from the reborn British firm. The styling has bene updated with new, racier bodywork while the 1200cc received new, gas-charged shocks and an increase in power from 96 to 106 brake HP. All told, 2025 should be a banner year for throwing a leg across the saddle of some exciting new machines and we promise to bring CRM readers full test rides of as many as we can muster. Ride safely and stay tuned.
Triumph’s 2025 Speed Twin 900
