We'll be honest and say right off the bat that I have a soft spot for KTM. This particular blogger's first real two-wheeler was an old KTM 125 two-stroke that ate piston rings for breakfast, lunch and dinner... but boy was it fast! More recently, the traditionally off-road-focused Austrian marque has made a renewed plans to enter the U.S. market with an exciting line of streetbikes, and that's reportedly set to continue in full force for 2010.

According to the boys at Hell For Leather, KTM plans to bring its entire line of motorcycles Stateside, and that includes the 990 Adventure R, Super Duke R, SMT and SMR along with the RC8 R superbike (finally!) and the full line of single-cylinder 690s. Speaking of which, also new for 2010 is the 2010 690 Duke R that gets firmer suspenders, a bespoke paint scheme and carbon fiber fender and, most importantly, an enlarged engine with 70 horsepower and 51 lb-ft of torque.

One of the stars of the 1986 Tokyo Motor Show was the Suzuki Nuda concept. The styling attracted a huge amount of attention, and unlike most 20-year-old concept studies, still looks fresh today. The Nuda was reputedly operational and rideable, propelled by the DOHC in-line four GSX-R750 engine; it had two-wheel-drive, with power transmitted via shaft drives, and the front wheel was hub-steered in the Bimota fashion. Otherwise, details about this machine are surprisingly hard to find. Does anyone have a source of information?

BMW is known the world over for its excellent brand of inline-six cylinder powerplants. In most cases, those supremely smooth and powerful engines power the German company's cars and trucks. Apparently, that won't always be the case, though, as BMW has just revealed its new Concept 6 motorcycle at the EICMA Show in Milan.

As the name implies, the Concept 6 boasts an engine with six cylinders, and the best news is that the mill is destined for a new production model in the near future. Expect to see a replacement forthe long-running LT series of touring bikes, bringing BMW more in line with the standard-setting Goldwing from Honda.

There’s a new motorcycle-themed café and clothing store on 6th Avenue in NYC called Motorcycle Federation. The shop, just across from celeb hangout Da Silvano’s, has already attracted attention from local style blogs such as Thrillist. There’s a bit of attitude with the Federation guys and gals: they’re focused on ‘Outlaw Couture’ and boldy state ‘Car customers not welcome’. (But if you’re a ’sucker without a bike’, it’s okay to get the subway.) Inside, you can browse the vintage leather jackets, sip an Illy coffee, and partake of the free wi-fi. Sounds better than Starbucks

This heavily modified BMW R1200R is the brainchild of a former Lamborghini engineer, the magnificently named Pablo González de Chaves Fernández. The D1200R wraps BMW’s powerful boxer engine in a new chassis and bodywork, with an exhaust system taken from the incendiary HP2. The most radical element, though, is the steering and suspension. De Chaves has adapted an idea from another Spanish engineer called Juan Elizalde, creating a suspension and steering system that hard-links the front and back wheels to increase stability. We’ve no idea how well it works on the road, but this BMW motorbike sure looks the business.

Gullwings will never go out of style. No matter how hard the Delorean Tried.