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This year’s Motorcycle Live at the Birmingham NEC felt bigger, louder, and far more dialled-in than previous rounds. As usual, the halls were packed with full line-ups, prototype teasers, and “coming soon” promises from the big-name manufacturers — but 2025’s show had a sharper edge.

For a while, the “Flying Flea” name has floated around as a single upcoming electric motorcycle, a modern nod to the tiny WWII-era classic. But that’s not the play anymore. Royal Enfield has quietly turned Flying Flea into its own EV platform — the foundation for a family of electric machines. And now we know what’s coming first.

NIU isn’t just playing in the city-scooter sandbox anymore. At EICMA 2025, they rolled out the Concept 06 — not just another commuter, but a forward-looking concept that shows exactly where they think urban mobility is headed.

Following our first round of EICMA coverage, we’re back with a second helping of the weird, the wild, and the genuinely interesting. Sure, the big names showed up in Milan — and we’ll get to their headline stuff in time — but this round is all about the fresh faces, the hidden gems, and the under-the-radar machines that might just hit the streets in 2026. PXiD: Broad Line-up With a Familiar Look PXiD P8 PXiD turned up at EICMA with a sizeable spread of EEC-approved motorcycl