Al Dowds

All the 2019 bikes unveiled live from the KTM press conference in Milan

C400 X scooter gets the GT treatment to make a high-tech middleweight superscoot

Engine updates, chassis and bodywork overhauls for Honda's light-middlweight class champs.

Serious engine, chassis, design updates for the CB650 and CBR650 inline-fours

Midlife revamp for Fireblade focusses on electronics and cosmetics

Naked version of Ninja 400 has big Zed styling in a friendly, manageable package

A welcome return for Kawasaki's classy little bevel-drive retro 800 twin

Impressive high-tech update for Kawasaki's big-bore adventure-style tourer

Naked -R and sporty touring -RS versions of the new R1250 Boxer unveiled in Milan

It's a big year for BMW, with the Munich outfit unveiling a brand new S1000RR, plus 1250 versions of all the other ‘R’ boxers – R1250 GS Adventure, R and RS. We also get an Adventure version of the F850 – nice – and a C400 GT scooter… Here's the inside line on the new S1000RR

WE'RE AT the Yamaha press conference in Milan, for all the new 2019 bikes. We'll be keeping you up to date in this update story, then rounding up the main news in separate stories as we go along...

Weighing just 193kg ready to ride, makes 234bhp with the race pipe fitted. Titanium rods. Two-ring pistons. Holy mother of god.

Amazing track weapon gets an extra 79cc capacity to take on Panigale V4

Brand new 2019 Panigale V4 R with 221bhp and wings, 1260 Diavel, 950 Hypermotard, Multistrada 950 and Monster 821 Stealth all unveiled in Milan ahead of EICMA show

207bhp from new variable valve timing engine, 197kg wet - new S1000RR looks like an utter, utter weapon

Six-cylinder German luxo-heavyweight roadster revamped for 2019

Firm needs new investment, calls a halt to operations in the meantime

Carbon-clad 212bhp beauty celebrates Claudio Castiglioni's influence on Agusta's F4 superbike

Bike firm mixes with music's superstars at prestigious 2018 Q awards in London

We've got a new man testing out Metzeler's new Roadtec 01 tyres - this time in the wet, frozen North...

We pick out one of the thousands of bikes on the Visordown Marketplace for a closer look...