The organisers of Motor Bike Expo (the 'Verona' show, Italy) postponed its planned Easter date - itself a postponement from its usual January 2021 timing - and announced instead that they are "working on a new formula" Special Edition MBE 2021 for Friday 28 to Sunday 30 May at Veronafiere.
Having cancelled its annual Motorrad Days at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria in favour of building an event at Berlin, BMW has had to cancel completely again for the second year. BMW Motorrad Days were slated for Berlin at some stage in July 2021. The plan now is to have another go in July 2022. Meanwhile, there are rumours of an independently staged and operated Pure & Crafted branded 'Beemer-Fest' return in September, somewhere near BMW's Spandau, Berlin factory.
Founded in Spain in 1967, respected MX Pursang went out of production in 1984. Founded in 2018, Jim Palau-Ribes says that after three years of development work, his Pursang Motorcycles iteration is ready for production of a limited (24) 'Founders Edition' first edition of its 140 km range Bosch 11 kW motor E-Track. Said to have a top speed of 120 km/h and requiring a 6-hour full charge, the 147 kg E-Track will have three 48V, 7.2 kW capacity batteries, belt primary and chain secondary transmission, a tubular chrome-moly frame and sub-frame, inverted 41 mm front fork and laminated carbon fibre bodywork.
Inspired by the world championship bikes of Brad Freeman and Steve Holcombe, Betamotor describes its new Euro 5 RR 125 LC as a "new generation of RR motorcycles, always delivering true emotions, with a lot of technical and aesthetic updates, making it a true Beta top-of-the-range for the category" - features include a new 125 cc 4-stroke injection engine, new exhaust system and renewed chassis with new frame geometries and suspensions.
In February, Yamaha confirmed that it would continue to participate in the MotoGP World Championship for another five years, from 2022 to 2026.
After a disrupted 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, Yamaha reports a record number of young riders having signed up to contest the 2021 YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup. More than 300 youngsters will take to the gate at one of the 21 approved national championships in Europe, competing aboard Yamaha's YZ65, YZ85 and YZ125 machinery for one of just 120 places at the YZ bLU cRU FIM Europe Cup Superfinale, scheduled for the Monster Energy Motocross of Nations in Italy in September.
Yamaha has marked the 20th anniversary of the category-defining 500 cc TMAX - launched in 2001 - with a special edition model that "marks the outstanding achievements of one of the most loved and revered designs in the company's history". The TMAX was the very first machine to offer motorcycle performance with scooter comfort and convenience, and has been the best-selling Sport Scooter in Europe every single year since its launch, with almost 300,000 units sold.
Honda Motor Europe has postponed the 2021 edition of its Honda Adventure Roads experience for one year. Following previous tours across Norway (2017) and South Africa (2019), the third edition had been planned for June 2021, with 30 CRF1100L Africa Twin riders set to tackle the unique volcanic landscape of Iceland.
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