There ' s front suspension in the form of USD forks , but the rear end is a hardtail , clamping a hub-mounted electric motor set into the back wheel and doubling as the rear brake . A spring and damper support at the back of the rider ' s seat add some comfort . Brixton makes no claims for performance , but the presence of licence plate bracket and street-legal lighting show it ' s at least fast enough to be classed as a moped or scooter , not simply a power-assisted bicycle .
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CFMoto
The most interesting bike shown by CFMoto at EICMA was the NK-C22 concept - and shortly before the show opened , design registrations filed by the company revealed that it ' s soon going to become a production machine . Just as the SR-C21 concept bike seen a year ago has turned into the 450SR production bike , the NK-C22 ( that name can be decoded as NaKed , Concept , 2022 ) will shortly be followed by a showroom offering that ' s likely to be called the 800NK and could be the most tempting global model that CFMoto has ever made . Like the 800MT Adventure bike , the NK-C22 and the 800NK that will follow it use CFMoto ' s version of the KTM LC8c engine . It ' s no knock-off copy , either ; CFMoto is KTM ' s Chinese partner manufacturer , and
Davinci
We still associate China with low-cost motorcycling , but Davinci Motor is an outlier - a Chinese brand making high-end , high-tech electric machines that has just made the move to offer its DC100 model in Europe for the first time . Launched in China in 2021 , the DC100 is already in production - albeit in small numbers - and promises impressive performance . Peak power is 100 kW ( 135
Sweden ' s CAKE has been ploughing its own furrow in the electric bike market for the last few years with a range of on and mostly off-road utility models that aim to stand out from the competition with unique design and market positioning . The new Bukk model is the company ' s most powerful offering yet and proved an instant success with the initial run of 50 limited-edition versions selling out in a week . " The Bukk represents the boundary-pushing performance ambition of CAKE products . This is a true next-level , off-road electric platform ," said founder and CEO Stefan Ytterborn . Although the Bukk is a pure off-road model , and the closest thing yet to a full-on motocrosser from CAKE , there ' s clearly an eye to a street legal derivative in future , as the firm makes a point that it has performance equivalent to the ' A2 ' licence class . While the 16 kW ( 21 hp ) electric motor is well below the 35 kW limit of the A2 category , A2 bikes are not allowed more than 0.2 kW-per-kg , and the Bukk
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already makes most of the LC8c twins that appear in models like the KTM 890 Duke and 890 Adventure . Its own version of the engine is based on the original ' 790 ' KTM design , with a 799 cc capacity rather than the 889 cc used by the latest KTM machines . In the
hp ), to give a 200 km / h top speed , and thanks to 850 Nm of torque , the acceleration should be just as impressive . Range is measured at 357 km under WMTC testing , more than matching most petrolpowered bikes . All this comes in a package that also includes a remarkable array of technology . There ' s a linked brake system cornering ABS , cornering traction control , a hill-start assist and hill-descent control system , and even the ability to operate in reverse at up to 5 km / h to assist with parking . The Drive mode also means that , once selected , the bike automatically accelerates to 7km / h when you release the brake , before any throttle is applied , making for smooth , easy starts . Other intriguing features include the fact that the DC100 has no dashboard . There ' s simply a bracket to hold your smartphone , which doubles as the dash and the key , and the fact that - unlike many electric bikes on the market at the moment - the DC100 features an energy recovery system to help recharge the battery as you decelerate . On the downside , if you ' re hoping to get all this for a bargain-basement price , prepare to be disappointed . Pre-order sales for the European market are at a hefty € 26,000 .
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weighs a remarkably slight 85 kg . That gives a powerto-weight ratio close to the A2 limit . With a 72V battery and 420 Nm of torque , the Bukk promises impressive performance and a top speed of more than 100 km / h . With high-end components including WP and Öhlins suspension parts , and electronics that include three riding modes , it ' s not cheap ; each of the 50 machines cost € 14,970 direct from the factory , but sold out fast . Look out for a more massmade version in the near future , including a street version to take advantage of that A2 classification .
800MT , the CFMoto engine manages 95 hp and 77 Nm of torque , making the adventure model a convincing alternative to the likes of BMW ' s F850GS . With similar performance , the upcoming 800NK promises to rival bikes like Honda ' s new Hornet 750 and Suzuki ' s latest creation , the GSX-8S , as well as established middleweight twins . The NK-C22 concept will reach production largely unchanged from the concept , as demonstrated by the 800NK ' s registered designs . The main changes are a swap from a single-sided swingarm on the concept to a conventional dual-sided layout for the production bike , while the NK-C22 ' s SC-Project stacked exhaust system will be replaced with a single , road-legal silencer that retains two outlets to reflect the engine ' s twin-cylinder layout . Price will be key to success , of course , and Honda has laid down a tough target with the Hornet . Can CFMoto compete ?
Ducati
Ducati has spread out its new model launches rather than unveiling them in a single presentation , but few manufacturers have as many updated or new machines coming to the market in 2023 . The most radical of Ducati ' s newcomers is , without doubt , the Diavel V4 - a machine that supersedes rather than complements the previous V-twin Diavel range , shifting it upmarket in the process . Based around the ' Granturismo ' V4 engine that
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