machine has been seen publicly
outside Europe. This will be a
2021 model and you can expect
pricing to be around the $30,000
mark for Honda's premium super-
bike offering.
Long Beach also saw the U.S.
debut of a new range of BMW
motorcycles, including new F 900
R, S 900 XR and S 1000 XR, plus
the prototype of the R18 cruiser
that will be released in the second
half of 2020.
As for Suzuki, they presented
the new Katana, Kawasaki
showed off this issue's cover
bikes in the new junior KLX range,
and Aprilia took the covers off the
delectable RS 660 for the first
time in North America.
Although no attendance figure
has been released, the general
consensus was an uptick in over-
all attendance once doors were
opened to the public, Friday after-
noon through Sunday, November
22-24.
The Thursday prior to media
day at IMS saw the Motorcycle
Industry Council hold an industry
symposium, with a strong focus on
getting more people into motorcy-
cling. The assembled media and
industry personnel heard views
from new MIC CEO Erik Pritchard,
and gave outgoing CEO, Tim
Buche a fitting send off. CN
The all-new
Harley-Davidson
Pan America
adventure bike
drew plenty of
attention.
(Below) The American Royal
Enfield presence is consistently
growing, as evidenced by
their showing at Long Beach.
(Bottom) Moto Guzzi released a
new V85 TT, this one aimed at
long-distance touring.
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