The landmark moto show EICMA has returned for 2021, and there?s a palpable if cautious sense of relief in the industry. New bikes are relatively thin on the ground in Milan this year, because the no-shows include the American marques, BMW and Ducati. But there?s good stuff coming out, especially from the European manufacturers. Here, we?ve picked out four bikes that got our motors running.

Royal Enfield SG650 Concept EICMA was short on concepts this year, but Royal Enfield revealed a clue to its future design direction with the SG650. According to the brand, this machine takes the company?s ?classic design sensibilities? and tweaks them to show what the Royal Enfields of the future could look like.
Despite the relatively orthodox if pleasant styling, this is probably a pretty significant design?since RE is now the world?s biggest maker of ?middleweight? bikes. It also suggests that RE is going after the bobber market, since this is the second bobber-style concept after the KX 838 shown a couple of years ago.
Design boss Mark Wells says the goal was to build a ?neo-retro interpretation that pushes the boundaries of what a Royal Enfield motorcycle could look like, but at its core, still celebrating that iconic Royal Enfield DNA.?
To our eyes, the SG650 looks good, right down to the fat tires, low stance and bare aluminum overlaid with pixelated graphics. The tank has been CNC billet machined from a solid block of alloy, and so have the wheel rims?which have integrated ...