While the motoring spotlight was shining on Hollywood for the annual Los Angeles motor show, the two-wheeled world was focused on the fashion capital of Milan for the biggest motorcycle expo of the year, EICMA. The Italian show is the most significant on the motorcycle landscape, with all the leading manufacturers revealing next year's new models with a few providing a longer-term glimpse at the future with concept bikes. There was something to suit every taste at this year's expo, from race-bred superbikes, highway cruisers, learner-legal machines and a host of restro-styled cafe racers. Here's the 10 highlights from EICMA this year. BMW extended the appeal of its R nineT with a Scrambler version that features unique front suspension, semi off-road tyres and a raised exhaust system. Replacing the standard bikes upside-down front forks - taken directly from the S1000 RR - the Scrambler features a conventional telescopic set-up with rubber gaiters and 125mm of travel, while the single-sided rear swing arm has 140mm of travel and the 1170cc twin-cylinder boxer engine has an aluminium sump guard.

The riding position has also been altered with raised handlebars, re-positioned footpegs and a unique seat. Not be outdone, Italian brand Moto Guzzi also displayed a scrambler-style double act, with its V7 II Stornello and V9. The Stornello revives a classic badge from the 1970s, as well as a red, black and white colour scheme and quasi racing number plates on each side and above the head light.motorcycle helmet laws in ontario canada Like the Stornello, the V9 features fat tyres but with a more road-biased tread pattern and debuts the company's new 850cc 90-degree twin cylinder.used chopper motorcycles for sale miami At the other end of the scale, Ducati revealed an entry-level 400cc version of its Scrambler sub-brand at EICMA. central machinery motorcycle tire changer attachment

Dubbed the Sixty2 (in reference to 1962 when the Italian brand first introduced a scrambler), the smaller commuter bike features a 399cc air cooled twin-cylinder engine and less sophisticated front suspension. Without the rose coloured glasses were on, other brands showcased their high-performance future with Suzuki displaying its next-generation GSX-R 1000 superbike - the first all-new version of its superbike contender since it was launched more than a decade ago.classic bmw motorcycle owners of indonesia The Japanese brand claims it is the lightest, most powerful and best handling GSX-R it has ever created and features technologies directly transferred from its MotoGP racer. Powered by a new-generation 999cc in-line four cylinder that produces 150kW, it also features a 10-mode traction control system, multiple riding modes and a bi-directional quickshift gearbox.

Italian brand Aprilia upped the ante in the superbike stakes with its "Factory Works" edition of the RSV4, featuring a 171kW version of its 999cc V-four cylinder, rcae-developed Ohlins suspension, lightweight forged alloy rims and a lithium-ion battery. Beyond its impressive equipment, Aprilia also confirmed it has developed an iOS app for the RSV4 and Tuono naked version that links directly to the bike to allow riders to tune its electronics on-the-fly, as well as record data for lap times on a racetrack. For those interested in a more leisurely experience - but without compromising performance - Ducati also updated its Harley-rivalling Diavel cruiser. Dubbed the XDiavel, the bike now features a belt-drive transmission for a smoother power delivery from its all-new 1292cc V-twin engine which picks up the variable valve timing system for its Desmodromic cylinder heads first introduced on the Multistrada, newly positioned footpegs and full LED lighting. Yamaha has stripped its R1 Superbike of its race-ready suit with its latest-generation MT-10 naked.

Featuring most of the same mechanical package from the R1, the MT-10 has a 998cc four cylinder that produces slightly less power (although 123kW is hardly a paltry figure) but has been tuned for greater mid-range response and is packaged in the R1's lightweight aluminium frame with the same race-derived suspension and electronics. It is, at its core, an R1 without the fairing and with wider, higher handlebars. It wasn't all that long ago that Ducati's flagship superbikes ran engines of around 900cc, but the company now calls its 959 Panigale - released this week at EICMA - a mid-level racer for the road. As the successor to the 899 Panigale, the new machine has a 955cc V-twin engine that produces 117kW and is the first to comply with new Euro4 emission and noise regulations coming into effect for motorcycles. As a result, the 959 reverts back to a conventional twin side-pipe configuration in place of the 899's under-tail units. The Swedish brand has continued to showcase its revival plans (it is now owned by Austrian firm KTM) with a cool concept based on the KTM 690 Duke also revealed at EICMA.

While Husqvarna says the 701 Vitpilen is an antidote to the retro revolution, its simplistic styling - with a short tail and polished alloy fuel tank - is clearly a nod to the past. Powered by a 690cc single cylinder engine, the bike's designer Craig Dent describes it as "a mighty motor with a tank, a tail and a seat  - that's it". It is expected to become a production model in 2016. Victory motorcycle is best known for its radical cruisers, but the American rival to Harley-Davidson is extending itself into a more sporting environment. To showcase the first production version of its new 1200cc V-twin cylinder - based on the engine that won its class in this year's Pikes Peak International Hillclimb - the company called in highly-regarded customiser, Urs Erbacher, to build a bike around it, dubbed Project 156. The sports cruiser is said to preview a production version that will be revealed in 2016.Horex VR6 Cafe Racer is dripping with expensive carbon fibre. Looking to ride something different?

Here are five bikes that can currently claim to be exclusive rides. All are from comparatively low volume manufacturers, four of which have revived a famous brand from motorcycling's past. The exception is the Confederate P51, but, what an exception! Only one will be sold directly to New Zealand consumers in this country – the affordable Benelli Tornado 302. For the others, contact the manufacturer directly, but first make sure that you have deep enough pockets if seeking to purchase anything other than the spunky little Kreidler. HOREX VR6 CAFE RACERVR6 is a fitting description of the engine of the latest model from Horex, as the narrow-angle V6 architecture mimics that of the 15-degree Volkswagen motor that once powered the formidable Golf VR6, and also used a single cylinder head to bridge both banks of cylinders. READ MORE: * NZ's top-10 selling vehicles for 2016 so far * The five best V8 engines available * The five best James Bond cars The 1200cc Horex engine, which develops 94kW (126bhp) at 8500rpm and 120Nm at 7000rpm, first surfaced in 2010 during the first attempt to revive the Bad Homburg-based brand.

However, sales of the first VR6 Roadster and Classic models were underwhelming in the initial markets of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and the start-up company filed for bankruptcy in 2014. In stepped 3C-Carbon Group AG, which as the name suggests has considerable experience in manufacturing carbon-fibre components, and quickly began applying this experience to an extensive redesign of the VR6 range. The Cafe Racer model was introduced in 2015, featuring uprated suspension, brakes, and what are arguably the sexiest, most tubeless tyre-friendly, wire spoked wheels in all bike-dom. At the recent Intermot show in Cologne, Horex showed off its new Heritage Line models of the VR6 Classic and VR6 Cafe Racer, which have more of a visual connection to the historic Horex singles and twins made between the brand's first beginnings in 1920 and its acquisition and subsequent moth-balling by Daimler-Benz in 1960. CONFEDERATE GEN2 P51 COMBAT FIGHTER Confederate Gen2 P51 Combat Fighter built from aerospace-grade 6061 billet aluminium.

After 25 years of building jaw-dropping first generation models, here is Confederate's second-generation architecture, and it results in a bike that combines "both beauty and brutality in the P51 Combat Fighter aesthetic and the way it rides you" according to the company's website.Just about everything but the top end of the 2200cc powertrain is hewn from solid aerospace-grade 6061 billet aluminium for the latest P51, and Confederate boasts that the resulting monocoque structure forms the stiffest, most fatigue-resistant chassis in the motorcycling world. Helping reinforce the rigidity of the chassis is the hewn-from-6061-billet crankcase of the 2163cc 56-degree V-twin engine, which acts as a stressed member and includes the stacked gearset, also hewn from solid billet. With hardly a casting or a forging anywhere, the P51 is said to be exceedingly light for a musclebike with such a large engine. No one's saying what the actual weight figure of the second-gen P51 is, but you can bet that the humungous V-twin has the grunt to shift it, given that it develops 98kW (132bhp) and 204Nm of torque.

KREIDLER CR-125L NPJ EDITION Let's bring it down a little from the world of fantasy motorcycles to something you can ride to work every day, and still take pride in.Stuttgart-based Kreidler was the dominant German motorcycle manufacturer during the 1950s to the point that a third of the motorcycles registered in Germany in 1959 were made by the company. It had another stellar decade in the 1970s when it won eight World 50cc Grand Prix championship titles with jockey-like riders like Jan de Vries, Angel Neito and Stefan Dorflinger. Kreidler CR-125I NPJ Edition is a cool commuter. Lately, Kreidler is more well-known for its e-bikes and bicycles, but has now launched a new motorcycle line-up, using a generic Chinese-made, Honda-inspired, fuel-injected 125cc single for most of the models. This makes 8.4kW, meets Euro 4, and can drag the 112kg CR-125I up to motorway pace if required. The Kreidler costs 3999 Euros in its state of origin. LED lights, a stainless steel exhaust system, inverted front forks, and adjustable suspension help give the CR-125I more cachet than most commuter rides.

PATON S1Paton first elbowed its way onto the world stage in 1958 when Mondial pulled out of Grand Prix racing, leaving chief mechanic, Giuseppe Pattoni, without a job. Pattoni then teamed up legendary chassis designer, Lino Tonti (of Moto Guzzi fame), to create a series of Grand Prix race bikes that would carry the Paton brand for the next four decades.The S1, released in 2014, is the first Paton built for the road instead of the track. Using a 650cc Kawasaki ER-6 parallel twin engine, the S1 is hand-made at the Paton factory in Milan, which is managed by Roberto Pattoni, Giuseppe's son. The S1 is the first Paton bike built for road rather than track. Although the Kawasaki-sourced twin makes a modest 53kW (72bhp) at 8500rpm and 64Nm at 7000, the low 158kg mass of the S1 helps it deliver a lively riding experience. With fully-adjustable Ohlins suspension at both ends, the prices for the S1 start at 23,500 Euro, and if you keep ticking the options you'll soon get to 30,000. But hey, that's still pretty cheap when compared to Honda's equally bespoke RC213V ($300,000+ in New Zealand).