Supermotos and touring bikes are built for very different purposes, but no-one bothered telling KTM that. They’ve just brought the SMT (Supermoto Touring) designation back to their line-up, in the form of the new KTM 890 SMT. It’s been a decade since the KTM 990 SMT fell from KTM’s line-up. A capable, if awkward-looking bike, it was effectively a bulked-up…
BMW single-cylinder models such as the G 310 R roadster appear slated to get ShiftCam variable valve timing and lift. (BMW/)Variable valve systems are becoming more common on motorcycles and BMW’s ShiftCam stands out for being a clever and relatively simple solution among the current designs. It’s already in use on the R 1250 boxer twins and the S 1000…
Zero teams up with Huge Design to transform a stock SR/S into a spellbinding concept dubbed the SR-X. (Zero Motorcycles/) Concept bikes are the results of what’s possible when an artists’ medium is the machine. In this case, the artist is the Huge Design team led by founder Bill Webb, and the vehicle is Zero Motorcycles’ SR/S electric sportbike. Every…