Best-Looking Motorcycles EICMA 2024

All the biggest motorcycle news from EICMA 2024 has officially come and gone, and we’re left looking forward to one of the most exciting years on two wheels in recent memory. Open-class street weapons are only getting more outrageous, middleweights continue to improve and diversify across the board, and the sub-500cc class grows more enticing than ever.

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There was a lot to love out on the conference floor this year, but as we all know, two-wheeled sex appeal comes more easily to some than others. To that end, we’ve rounded up a handful of the most drool-inducing motorcycles we saw at EICMA this year, so light a candle and send the kids to bed, it’s about to get steamy.

Big enduro fender? Check. Big, beefy skid plate? Check. Unapologetically loud paint scheme? Why not. The new Aprilia Tuareg Rally borrows its distinctive good looks from Jacopo Cerutti’s factory race machine, and checks all the right boxes if you want an off-road-focused ADV that looks the part.

Equal parts form and function, you won’t mistake the Rally’s black, red, and purple paint scheme for anything else on the road. The new Rally version also features a titanium SC-Project exhaust as standard equipment, which helps it cut a full 11 pounds off the base-model Tuareg.

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While electric motorcycles remain a point of contention for good reason, here’s something we can all agree on: Honda’s new EV Fun concept looks damn good, and if the finished product preserves the same “noir cyberpunk cool” of the preproduction bike, Big Red will have a serious head-turner on its hands.

The EV Fun sends all the signals with its slick piano-black paint, brushed metal finishes, and single-sided swingarm. We’re of the opinion it could use a new name sometime between now and when it hits showroom floors next year, but in terms of futuristic curb appeal, this one is tough to fault.

KTM’s “ready to race” approach to building motorcycles makes them pretty tough to criticize on performance, but their latest styling update has been polarizing, to say the least. The new angular LED front ends found on the Duke and Adventure models have effectively become a Rorschach test for riders: Some folks see something cool, aggressive, and futuristic, while others see a robotic praying mantis that runs on crystal meth.

One thing we can all agree on, however, is that KTM’s 990 RC R sportbike gets it right on the money in the looks department. Everything from the front winglets to the minimalist tailsection is downright seething with unadulterated MotoGP attitude. The bike is clean, aggressive, and free from any gimmicky design or details, and looks so good we can’t even complain that it’s orange.

Historically, manufacturers have saved their best designs for their flagship motorcycles while letting their more budget-friendly models fall short on the cool factor. This year Yamaha gave the people what they wanted by redesigning the ever-popular MT-07 as the spitting image of the latest new MT-09.

Between the menacing new front fairing/headlight assembly and the beefy new inverted front fork, everything finally appears to be in its right place for the CP2-powered naked. Now if we could just get Yamaha to do something about that design dumpster fire commonly referred to as the MT-10…

It’s an exciting time for motorcycles in the sub-500cc range, and BMW’s latest entry, the F 450 GS concept, was one of the most handsome machines teased during EICMA this year. This little 450cc twin does the impossible by taking BMW’s largest ADV, the new R 1300 GS, and cramming it down into a remarkably slim and athletic form.

We’re still waiting on the full details, but current reporting pegs the upcoming model weighing in at 386 pounds and making 48 hp. That’ll put it in the running against buzzworthy competitors like the new Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 and CFMoto 450MT, which also means the new GS’ ultimate appeal will largely depend on its MSRP.

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Ducati surprised us all this year by downsizing its “middleweight” Panigale V2, which now packs a smaller 890cc V-twin featuring spring valve timing rather than Ducati’s traditional desmo-equipped valve train. Luckily for us, the new V2 also got handsome new looks inherited from the recently announced 2025 Panigale V4, and we’re loving every bit of it.

Upfront, the new V2 is an absolute stunner, essentially a more compact V4 minus the integrated winglets. Unlike the new V4, however, the 2025 Panigale V2 rocks a pair of undertail exhausts as standard equipment, giving the more street-focused build an extra touch of factory racing flair.

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