In Europe, the motorcycle industry is in booming. Sales rose over 7% in the first half of 2018 compared to the previous year, and Germany was the standout country with a rise of over 10%.
Europe?s biggest motorcycle market by sheer volume is Italy though, with 130,000 bikes sold in six months. Fittingly, Italy is also home to the huge EICMA motorcycle show, which has been running in Milan for the past week.
There?s been a real buzz around this year?s show, with dozens of new model debuts and concepts. These are our favorites, plus a potential major dud?and it was a hard job to choose.

Arc Vector Arc is a company you?ve probably never heard of, and neither had we. It?s run by former Jaguar engineer Mark Truman, and after he left the British car maker, Jaguar ploughed a substantial amount of cash into his new startup. This is the first product: the Vector, a sportbike that weighs 220 kilos and pumps out 133 bhp and 292 foot-pounds of torque. It hits 100 kph in around three seconds, and transmits its instrument data to a heads-up display in a matching helmet.

Top speed is 150 mph (241 km/h) and range is 362 miles of urban riding. Yes, range?this is an electric motorcycle, with the battery cell and motor encased in a carbon fiber shell, and the suspension attached to the outside.
It?s the most advanced electric bike we?ve seen, and is priced to match?£90,000, or around $115,000 in US money. Could this be the Tesla of the moto world" [More]

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