| Aprilia RS 125 The new RS 125 is irresistible for all age groups. It looks even better than the RSV! Very sharp.     
Leo Francesco Mercanti, the Aprilia brand director, guided the press through the three new sports models from Aprilia.  
2006 RSV 1000 R You will find the techno babble under the news section and under Raptorama after we have tested the bike. What we would like is the RS 125 paintjob on the RSV please. Video from the presentation     
    
2006 RSV 1000 R Factory Those OZ wheels specially produced for Aprilia makes sure the Factory stays exclusive. Top suspension as always.     
   
  
Scarabeo 500 Scarabeo was presented by Mr Mercanti and his pretty Aprilia girls    
RXV & SXV 4.5 & 5.5 Benelli Tornado 1130 Externally this bike has only received new graphics. But what a difference those graphics has made to the overall look. But it is inside the big changes has occurred. Read the details under the news section and in Raptorama after our test some time next year.    
   
Tre-K Benelli's answer to the sports tourer, but probably very similar to TNT which makes for a fun and fast bike. This bike was Adrian Morton's last design for Benelli before he left for a job under Tamburini in CRC. Tre-K has got the same paint-scheme as the TNT Titanium, but will be available in two additional colours where one of them will be the same green as the standard TNT.    
  
TNT   
TNT Sport Different settings for the power band and radial callipers  
TNT Titanium A bit of Titanium paint and radial calipers  
TNT Cafe Racer Styled to stand out with triple engine full of torque     
Bimota Delirio DB6 1000 Ducati Bimota number 6 features the 1000 DS engine that fits perfect in a naked chassis. Made for wheelies and fun.     
    
Sergio Robbiano next to his Delirious creation. Bimota Delirium were our favourite from the show.    
R & R's exclusive pre-view 14/11.     
 Sergio Robbiano designed both DB5 Mille and DB6 1000 Delirio   
DB5 Mille   
Tesi 2D   
SB8 Santa Monica  
BMW R 1200 S I always liked the R1100S, but was never sure whether I wanted one. This one feels different. Park it outside your house and people will think you're the local barber.    
  
F 800 S Parallel twin is a configuration we know from Yamaha TRX 850 and MZ 1000. Surely BMW are not copycatting their brothers in East Germany? Maybe BMW should help them out a bit and use the MZ 1000 engine in stead of Rotax for a F 1000S? Anyway, the F 800 S looks fun.   
F 800 ST being BMW there had to be a touring version for this engine and chassis as well and ST is it.     
K 1200 GT The 1200S engine is the obvious choice for a Grand Tourismus.  
Cagiva Cagiva had a nice stand, but with no content other than Raptor's in hideous green and a new race 125. Time to let CRC have a look at the whole range and maybe launch a new Raptor 1000? Mito SP525   
Cagiva C494  
Cagiva Mito 125 New decals add to the "racing" heritage. 
Cagiva Raptor 650 i.e. Please tell us Tamburini did not choose this colour? That would have been a disillusion. 
Cagiva Raptor 125 
Derbi Mulhacen 659 Never heard of Derbi? They are a Spanish firm owned by the Italian Piaggio group. Derbi are big on 50cc-125cc sportsbikes and also compete in the 125GP. Mulhacen is a Scrambler motorbike made for lazy fun.    
  
GPX-1 Derbi's new moped/scooter/bike  
Various Derbi 50cc-125cc    
GPR Racing 125 & Nuda Sport     
Ducati Hypermotard Pierre strikes back! Forget about the Multistrada and 999. This will unite the Ducatisti again. Just wait. Ducati has underestimated this bike and only launched it as a concept bike. Expect to see it in production very soon is latest from our Ducati insiders. Final decision before the end of the year and it can only go one way.    
  
S4R S Super Monster with 130bhp and top of the range chassis and suspension and even red Brembo logo... Pure racing!   
Ducati performance kitted 749S & Centopassi Multistrada   
Highland 950 V2 Desert Storm A shame about the finish on these Swedish offroad machines. V2 750 Dirt-Track is nicer.     
MX 450 Will it conquer the MX 1 class?    
750 V2 Dirt-Track Stylish Flat-tracker, but is Europe ready for a very US Flat-Tracker yet?  
V2 950 Outback/Motard Finish a bit poor, but if you keep them off-road it doesn't really matter does it?    
Italjet Grifon and Bazooka   
KTM Adventure 990 New 999cc engine, but no more nothing due to EURO 3. Or is it better? We will soon ride it and this is one travel enduro that can off-road as well.   
Adventure 990 S Dakar   
Super Enduro 950 R The most macho KTM ever built. Let's see if it can eat HP2's or not.    
Shhh, the beast is sleeping. 950 R Super Enduro   
Moto Guzzi Norge 1200 Good old Norge is my home country. Norge means Norway in Norwegian. Norge might not sound so cool in English, but don't mess with Norge, once we were Vikings and Moto Guzzi knows best. That's that. Some nice lines on Moto Guzzi's new GT. 
    
    
California Vintage See more of the Vintage, Norge and Griso here   
California Classic Classic has got the Breva 1100 update in the engine department, and just look at that beautiful red petrol tank.   
MGS-01 Nice bike that will probably never leave the exhibition floors... Built to special order. 
Guzzi police bike  
Breva touring  
Moto Morini 9 1/2 The only thing I can think of when 9 1/2 is mentioned is that silly erotic film with Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke. Any better? Same 105bhp 1200cc V-twin as in Corsaro.   
Corsaro 1200    
MV Agusta F4 1000 Senna There was nothing we could do to get the babes of the Senna so we just cut them off in Photoshop. See the whole picture under the bikebabe link. More images here.  
Brutale 910 R Not enough with the Brutale 910, here's the R as well with more of everything.    
Brutale Mamba There's a black mamba painted on the front mudguard and petrol tank. So it's a Mamba then.    
Brutale 910 Starfighter Carbon fibre and aeronautical technology. MV Agusta has already designed the Storm trooper helmet to go with the bike, in carbon fibre.  
Brutale Gladio The last 750? 
F4 1000 Corse Yet another special from MV Agusta Corse, they are awfully good-looking, but something new maybe soon?  
Veltro 1 Veltro is Greyhound in Italian. So why's that bunny sitting on it?   
F4 1000 Superstock racer 
F4 750 
Piaggio Vespa LX 150 It just looked so damned lonely so here's the LX. 
Triumph Rocket III Classic & specials from Speed Triple Cup, Thruxton and Bonneville racing.  
   
Various from EICMA 2005 Hyosung GT650R & Aquila Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha has been there...   
Suzuki Burgman 400 Were we supposed to pay attention to the new Burgman 400 after Delirio, Hypermotard, RS 125, R 1200 S and the other new European bikes? Milan 2005 was simply to big for one man in one and a half day. The Valenti Suzuki rally bike was one of the bikes I am not really too sure about. It certainly did not win any design price.  
You'll find Suzuki's new bikes here and here. Yamaha From Kenny Roberts, Stephan Peterhansel to Valentino Rossi shows Yamaha's racing pedigree. There were also two new concept bikes based on the MT-03 from Yamaha. They are under the news section.  
You'll find Yamaha's new bikes here and here. Honda Honda showed DN-01 and CBR600RR Movistar replica from Tokyo. See some better shots of it and other Honda's here.   
Terra Modena 198 
Mondial Mogiba not for sale 
Effeeffe racing specials I originally planned to visit many more special bike builders in Milan, but the shear size of everything and all the new bikes made it impossible to visit more stands. So enjoy these EffeEffe racing bikes that were lucky to be included since I found them the 14th, the day before press day. They are based on Yamaha R1, Kawasaki ZX-10R and Suzuki GSX-R. Check out the Barry Sheen paintjob and Yamaha 50th on the streetfighter. TS    
 
2006 gear Mood Milan     
Now that you've checked out the new bikes it's time to give the ladies some attention. Link. | 
