This previous weekend, we caught up on main releases from firms that jumped the queue forward of EICMA—the annual motorbike commerce present that’s lengthy served because the launchpad for every year’s new crop of bikes. We’re certain this 12 months’s working will pack a couple of surprises of its personal, however till then, right here’s extra information from Yamaha, Triumph, and LiveWire—plus a take a look at the all-new Cardo Past built-in helmet.
Yamaha XSR900 GP Legend Yellow
The XSR900 GP is considered one of Yamaha’s best hits from the previous few years. Completely encapsulating the type of Yamaha’s 80s and 90s race bikes, and constructed on the bones of the unbelievable MT-09, it is the most effective fashionable classics presently in the marketplace—in each appears and performance.
Now Yamaha has upped the ante by including the one ingredient the XSR900 GP has been lacking—Yamaha’s iconic yellow ‘velocity block’ livery.
Yamaha by no means supposed for yellow to turn out to be considered one of its signature colours. Within the early 70s, its Japanese and European race bikes had been all dressed within the marque’s conventional purple and white, that includes their signature block motif. However Yamaha USA needed their bikes to face out—in order that they known as on designer and painter Rollin ‘Molly’ Sanders to create one thing recent.
Molly created a yellow paint scheme with the blocks carried out in black and organized in a stripe. The livery was pasted onto the legendary ‘King’ Kenny Roberts’ YZR500, who went on to etch his identify—and the yellow speedblock design—into the annals of motorcycling historical past.
Aptly named ‘Legend Yellow,’ the brand new livery will quickly be supplied alongside the prevailing purple colorway in Europe. All that is modified is the paint job—Yamaha has introduced no different main updates for the XSR900 GP for 2026.
We’re not mad. It is a phenomenal motorbike already, and the way in which that Yamaha has dressed it does justice to the beloved velocity block motif. [Yamaha Motor Europe]
2026 Triumph Trident 800
As Triumph’s finances roadster, the Triumph Trident 660 is commonly ignored—which is a disgrace. It may not be as bonkers as its stablemate, the Avenue Triple 765, however it’s nonetheless a handsome avenue bike with nimble dealing with and all of the pep you’d count on from a Triumph triple.
There is a sizable hole between the Trident 660 and the Avenue Triple 765; the latter has a 47-horsepower benefit and a smorgasbord of top-spec parts. Now the Hinckley manufacturing unit has cut up the distinction with the brand new Triumph Trident 800.
The Triumph Trident 800 is pitched at riders who need extra from the Trident, however do not want the supersport-like efficiency of the Avenue Triple 765. Its all-new 798 cc triple-cylinder powerplant is tuned for max usability throughout the rev vary, with 113 hp at 10,750 rpm, 84 Nm of torque at 8,500 rpm, and an 11,500 rpm redline. Due to its triple throttle our bodies and redesigned consumption, it feels and seems like a Triumph triple ought to, too.
Contained in the engine, you will discover a twist-forged crankshaft, a brand new camshaft and balancer, cast conrods, and excessive compression pistons. The Trident additionally will get a six-speed transmission with a quick-shifter, and three-into-one stainless-steel exhaust headers with a burlier muffler than the 660’s. Triumph threw a full suite of digital aids at it too, from cornering ABS and traction management to switchable rider modes and cruise management.
Whereas the brand new Trident carries over the 660’s basic aesthetic, every half is extra sculpted. It additionally will get a headlight cowl and stomach pan, LED lighting, and a spherical LCD and TFT mixture speedo. The chassis makes use of a tubular metal perimeter design, with adjustable Showa suspension at each ends and wheels that match these on the Avenue Triple.
Accessible in gray, purple, or black, all with gold rims, pricing for the brand new Triumph Trident 800 begins at £9,195 within the UK and $9,995 within the US. That is £1,300 [UK] or $1,400 [US] greater than the Trident 660 and £2,800 [UK] or $3,000 [US] lower than the chart-topping Avenue Triple 765 RS, which makes it a really tempting proposition. [Triumph]
2026 LiveWire S4 Honcho
Though LiveWire hasn’t but revealed full particulars of its subsequent crop of electrical bikes, they’ve given us a style of what we will count on from its displaying at EICMA subsequent week. Amongst them is the LiveWire S4 Honcho—an lovely electric mini-bike that guarantees versatility in a pint-sized bundle.
Accessible in Path [above] and Avenue [below] fashions, the S4 Honcho is described as a 125 cc-equivalent mini-moto for everybody from learners to seasoned riders who need one thing small, succesful, and enjoyable. The S4 Honco Avenue’s TFT sprint and LED lighting make it road-legal, whereas the off-road-only Path opts for a barebones scrambler look. Each seem like extremely configurable, so we count on to see extra variants and equipment emerge in time.
LiveWire hasn’t launched any numbers but, however we do know that the S4 Honcho has detachable batteries. Additionally noteworthy is the truth that the Avenue mannequin qualifies for an A1 license in Europe and the UK, and an M-endorsement within the USA.
Anticipated to enter manufacturing early subsequent 12 months, the LiveWire S4 Honcho appears like the right short-range city runabout or campsite cruiser. It ought to promote like hotcakes, so long as LiveWire will get the pricing proper. [LiveWire]
2026 LiveWire S2 Alpina Corsa
LiveWire additionally teased new fashions from their subsidiary, STACYC, which turns ten this 12 months, plus a maxi-scooter that they’ve developed in partnership with Kymco. But it surely’s the LiveWire S2 Alpinista Corsa that caught our eye.
Primarily based on LiveWire’s S2 Alpinista platform, the Corsa version provides Öhlins suspension, carbon fiber wheels from BST, clip-on bars, billet aluminum yokes and rear-sets, and a handful of carbon fiber shrouds and covers. It additionally options DC Quick Charging expertise, which LiveWire claims can recharge a 10kWh battery pack from 20 to 80 % in lower than 10 minutes.
The S2 Alpinista Corsa is proven right here as digital renders, wrapped in eye-popping colours. We’ll presumably have to attend till EICMA to see it within the flesh, however we’re cautiously optimistic.
Cardo Past Helmet
The motorbike trade has a sordid historical past of helmets with built-in tech, stuffed with tales of vaporware and clunky designs. However when a serious participant enters the ring, we take discover.
Enter the brand new Cardo Past—an all-new helmet with a built-in comms system, from an organization that makes arguably one of the best comms programs in the marketplace.
At any time when a tech firm launches an all-in-one helmet, the standard concern is whether or not the helmet itself is any good—or if it’s simply an off-the-shelf shell full of gadgetry. One other query is how future-proof it’s. Cardo appears to have addressed each.
The entry-level Cardo Past GT and flagship Cardo Past GTS had been designed from the bottom up, with a selected concentrate on airflow, stability, and air flow. The wind-tunnel-tested shell is obtainable with a carbon fiber building on the GTS mannequin, and a light-weight fiberglass shell on the GT. Each variations characteristic a multi-density EPS liner, a drop-down solar visor, a Pinlock lens, and each DOT and ECE22.06 certification.
On the tech entrance, Cardo has packed the Past with a number of new elements developed particularly for this method. Because the helmet and comms system had been designed collectively, the corporate was in a position to cram in huge 53 mm audio system. The setup additionally consists of lively noise canceling, which isn’t solely a boon for audiophiles who wish to mitigate wind noise, however must also assist cut back fatigue and listening to harm.
The Bluetooth communication system is baked into the helmet seamlessly, with its numerous push buttons and management wheel laid out neatly and logically. The battery (which sits on the again) is detachable for straightforward charging, and there is an extra button on the helmet that may be custom-matched to quite a lot of features.
Plenty of options from Cardo’s top-level comms programs have been added to the Past helmet too, together with an auto on-and-off operate, crash detection, and voice instructions. As an additional security characteristic, the GTS will get an LED taillight, whereas the GT replaces it with a reflector strip. There’s additionally a helmet well being indicator—however Cardo hasn’t stated an excessive amount of about the way it works, virtually.
Though the Past’s inside parts had been designed to match the helmet, Cardo says that the battery is replaceable and the general tech bundle is upgradeable. That implies that your shiny new helmet will not turn out to be out of date as quickly as Cardo releases new parts.
Accessible from summer season subsequent 12 months, the Cardo Past GTS is predicted to retail for $1,199 within the US and €1,199 in Europe, with the GT clocking in at $949 and €949, respectively. For comparability, a Shoei GT-Air III with a Cardo Packtalk Pro system will set you again about $1,240. [Cardo Beyond]
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