This week we’ve got a limited edition machine from the German car tuner Brabus, a delightful R nineT cafe racer from Switzerland, and a box-fresh Yamaha TZ500 from the north of England. Plus news of Triumph’s TE-1 electric sportbike.

The Brabus 1300R Most motorcyclists also have a car in the garage, but collaborations between makers of two- and four-wheeled vehicles are surprisingly rare.
That alone makes this machine newsworthy. It?s based on the wild KTM 1290 Super Duke R EVO, the 180 hp Austrian hyper-naked, and just 154 units will be made?half in red, and half in black.

Car fans will know Brabus (est. 1977) as the German tuning firm that builds heavily customized Mercedes, and also restores older Benzes. If you live in a large city, that insane-looking G-Class SUV you once spotted was probably converted by Brabus. Money is not really a concern for most Brabus customers, which might explain why the price for the 1300R is an eye-watering ?51,466 [$58,400]. That?s almost $40,000 more than the stock EVO, so what do you get?aside from exclusivity"

The drivetrain is unchanged, but you get Brabus-branded forged wheels, a different twin-muffler setup, and tweaked bodywork with carbon fiber elements. The biggest differences are new air ducts, a new belly pan, and a round headlight (that might have been lifted from the Husqvarna parts bin).
The WP semi-active suspension is a slightly higher spec too, with variable damping that adjusts itself on the fly. ...