Over the years, the International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition in Milan, Italy, more popularly known as “EICMA,” has become the world’s preeminent bike show. “At the world level, the most important trade fair event for the entire 2-wheel sector” is how EICMA describes themselves.
Virtually all of the world’s motorcycle manufacturers choose EICMA to introduce their new models for the following year. And, for MotoAmerica, a racing organization primarily based on homologated production motorcycles, EICMA gives us insight into which new streetbikes might join our grids in the near to not-so-distant future.
Superbike/Stock 1000: BMW M 1000 RR/S 1000 RR
Just a few days before EICMA 2024 got underway, BMW Motorrad introduced new versions of their liter-sized sportbikes for 2025. Following on the heels of their rider Toprak Razgatlioglu winning the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship in his first year with the team, the Bavarian Motor Works upped the ante on their flagship M 1000 RR with new engine internals that deliver more power. Thanks to the addition of variable valve timing, the 2025 M RR delivers six more horsepower in stock form, and certainly more than that in race trim. Revised aerodynamics with wings made of carbon fiber help produce more downforce when the bike is upright as well as when leaning, which reduces the bike’s tendency to wheelie and increases corner speeds. In addition, the chassis has been further optimized; the electronics have gained a steering angle sensor that enables drift-control functions during acceleration and braking; and a quick-action throttle with 58 degrees of rotation shortens the throttle path by 14 degrees for improved responsiveness.
As for the 2025 S 1000 RR, the front fairing now integrates the same aerodynamic wings as the previous-generation M 1000 RR, while the electronics have been enhanced with configurable Pro Riding Modes, enabling access to two additional, fully customizable throttle-response options.
Superbike/Stock 1000: Aprilia RSV4 Factory
We’ve been pining for an Aprilia on the Superbike grid for the past few years, and the 2025 Aprilia RSV4 Factory renews our hope.
The bike’s 1,099cc V4 engine, in stock form, produces 220 hp at 13,100 rpm, which is a three-horsepower increase over the previous RSV4 Factory iteration. And, like the new BMW literbikes, the Aprilia RSV4 features significant improvements in both aerodynamics and electronics.
The new aerodynamics, highlighted by wings located beneath the headlights, provide an 8% reduction in the bike’s wheelie tendency. Downforce has been improved while simultaneously reducing aerodynamic drag by 6% compared with last year’s model.
Aprilia’s new predictive electronic control system processes real-time data (speed, lean angle, gear position, throttle position, etc.) and, according to Aprilia, “learns the rider’s characteristics and adjusts the intervention level to ensure optimal performance.”
Supersport: Ducati Panigale V2
“Desmodromic.” Just the utterance of that word conjures up visions of blood-red Ducati sportbikes equipped with toothed belts that perform magic in opening and closing intake and exhaust valves with distinctly Italian precision. But, oh, the “service after the sale” maintenance costs to keep that beautiful symphony performing to perfection.
For 2025, the Ducati Panigale V2, the bike that won MotoAmerica’s 2023 Supersport Championship and was a close runner-up in 2024, is marching to the beat of an entirely different drum. Or, more accurately, an entirely different valvetrain. Gone is the “desmo,” and in its place are honest-to-goodness camshafts and valve springs.
The new 890cc V-twin engine not only delivers a claimed 120 horsepower at 10,750 rpm, but it’s also the lightest engine in the Supersport class, weighing just 120 pounds.
Speaking of light weight, the 2025 V2 is the lightest Panigale twin ever at just 390 pounds sans fluids. Along with the 120-pound engine, the reduction in weight comes from the all-new aluminum chassis similar to the Panigale V4 R but weighing in at a feathery 8.8 pounds.
Also gone is the decidedly Ducati-esque single-sided swingarm of the previous Panigale V2, replaced by what Ducati calls a “Hollow Symmetrical Swingarm” that is connected to a cantilevered, horizontally mounted shock.
All in all, the 2025 Panigale V2 looks a little bit like Ducati’s legendary 916. And that is a very good thing.
Supersport: KTM 990 RC R
Powered by a 947cc parallel-twin engine capable of 130 horsepower, the KTM 990 RC R features a steel-tube frame, aluminum swingarm, fully adjustable WP APEX suspension, and the latest Brembo Hypure front brake calipers. The bike’s MotoGP lineage is evident with the wind-tunnel-refined, aerodynamic wings that provide stability for braking and cornering.
KTM has also announced a 990 RC R Track version exclusively for closed-course use. Crafted in their Austrian factory, KTM strips away the road-legal essentials, incorporates extra protective components, fine-tunes the chassis, installs racing bodywork, and adds a race-ready exhaust system. And that particular iteration has “Supersport Next Generation ” written all over it.
Super Hooligan: Krämer GP2-890 XX
With the Krämer APX-350 MA designated as the spec motorcycle for the 2025 MotoAmerica Talent Cup Championship, it is worth noting that Krämer Motorcycles USA also has a large-displacement, high-handlebar, naked sportbike in its lineup that practically screams “Super Hooligan.”
The Krämer GP2-890 XX unabashedly exudes the bravado of pure, unadulterated hooliganism with a race-proven design and components that include top-shelf brakes from Brembo, suspension pieces from WP, and electronics from Mectronik.
Available at Krämer dealers in Spring 2025, the limited-production bike also features carbon fiber bodywork, air scoops, number plates, and BST Star Tek wheels, along with a titanium GP-style exhaust.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Along with the above bikes, we also recently reported on the 2025 KTM 990 DUKE R and the 2025 Yamaha YZF-R9, two more new motorcycles that we think are soon to be destined for the MotoAmerica series. Be sure to check those stories out, as well.
