Motorcycle enthusiasts will sit down with senior Khao Yai National Park officials tomorrow to discuss ways to prevent loud engines from disturbing wild animals. Animals that frequent the park - part of a World Heritage site - are reportedly upset by loud vehicles.

In recent years, tourists have had dangerous encounters with elephants at Khao Yai. Early this year, an elephant attacked a car with children inside and many similar incidents have been reported.

Last Sunday, a motorcyclist found himself surrounded by large elephants in the national park,and needed help. Given that the park is popular with motorcyclists, authorities decided to invite representatives of biker groups for a discussion before the peak season kicks off next month.

"We will need the cooperation of motorcycle riders," Kanchit Srinoppavan, chief of Khao Yai National Park, said.

The 2016 Triumph Bonneville is about to be launched, but the model name goes back almost 60 years. The first Triumph Bonneville went on sale in late 1958, as a modified version of the Triumph 650 Thunderbird. The name was a reference to Johnny Allen's 214mph run on a Triumph Thunderbird-powered streamliner at the Bonneville Salt Flats.

The Meriden factory carried on making Bonnevilles right up to the end. When the Triumph name was resurrected by John Bloor at Hinckley in the late '80s they initially shied away from anything too retro, but in 2001 the new Triumph Bonneville arrived and has been a global hit ever since.

The old Triumph Bonneville evolved from a relatively sporty four-speed 650 to a five-speed 750 that couldn't hold a candle to the Japanese opposition. The Hinckley Bonneville evolved from a 790 with carburetors to an 865 with fuel injection. Throughout, it's been a naked air-cooled twin with simple styling.

Honda is teasing online with the information that their 2016 Honda CBR500R will receive a comprehensive range of upgrades, that surely sounds promising.

The 2013 Honda CBR500R was designed to maximize 47 horsepower fun factor for beginners and more novice riders while at the same time being both attractive and affordable. Its top speed is limited to around 160 km/h – more than enough for Thai road use – but there's fun to be had in getting up to speed, and the Honda CBR500R's handling exceeds expectations. It's an engaging, fun, and satisfying motorcycle.

The upgrades for the 2016 Honda CBR500R include a complete new look based on a design theme of 'Aggressive Speed Shape', whatever that means. Sharp and edgy character lines flow from its new front face – featuring steeply-angled duel LED headlamps 'that have that trademark sporting-Honda look' through to the up-swept tail equipped with LED lighting.

There's been talk of a mid-range twin-cylinder KTM to sit beneath the firm's big V-twin models for nearly a decade now but the all-new parallel twin seen in very polished-looking prototypes still comes as something of a surprise.

Not long after the first appearance of the KTM RC8 V-twin engine, KTM boss Stefan Pierer openly spoke of a smaller, 500cc V-twin that was under consideration. That project never made it, but the idea lived on and in early 2014 Stefan Pierer revealed that the firm was working on 500cc and 800cc parallel twins to be made jointly with KTM's Indian partner – and part-owner – Bajaj, just as KTM's current 200 and 390 singles are.

The prototypes appear to be housing one of those new parallel twin engines. First impressions are that the engine is large enough to be the 800cc model, but how visually different the 500cc version will be isn't clear at the moment – it's possible that the smaller engine will simply be a sleeved-down version of the larger one.

The first official pictures of a BMW 300cc road bike, ahead of the expected launch of a the new 300cc roadster at the Milan Motor Show next month. The BMW Stunt G310 represents the basis of new range of 310cc single-cylinder motorcycles which BMW hope will massively boost the German company's global sales.

The BMW G310 was shown at the Sao Paulo motorcycle trade show in Brazil tree days ago, and gives a clear indication of the importance of this new machine to BMW in emerging markets. The BMW G310 has been designed and engineerd by BMW, but the production motorcycle will be built in a joint venture with BMW's Indian industrial partner, TVS.

MV Agusta have officially announced a road-going replica of their World Supersport-winning MV-Agusta Reparto Corse F3.

Each of the 350 limited-edition special motorcycles will be signed by the team's riders, Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti. There will be 100 special three-cylinder F3 675s for sale, plus a further 250 replica color-schemes on the firm's 800cc.

As well as the race team paint-job, each of the special motorcycles will feature blanking plates to replace the mirror mounts, an Ergal clutch and brake levers, a paddock stand, plus a pillion seat cover to achieve a single-seat conversion.

The new 2016 Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin aims to challenge BMW, KTM, Triumph, Yamaha and Suzuki for off-road supremacy with a specification sheet that looks promising.

Power comes from a all-new 998cc parallel twin with a 270º phased crankshaft. According to Honda, the new CRF1000L engine is designed to be compact and to keep the motorcycle's center of gravity low.

The Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin also sports long travel Showa suspension, wire spoke wheels (21-inch front and 18-inch rear), traction control, powerful brakes, and plenty more features one expects to find on modern adventure bikes. Its most distinguishing feature, though, may be its DCT (dual clutch transmission), the first to be offered on a dual sport/adventure motorcycle.

The BMW C650 Sport and C650 GT maxi-scooters are getting a few upgrades for 2016. The changes are also aimed to separate the C650 Sport and C650 GT more effectively.

The BMW C650 maxi-scooters are now more closely targeted at their sporting and touring aspirations with BMW claiming the changes will help them appeal to a broader audience. Changes include new CVT transmission, new exhaust system, revised suspension and some design tweaks to differentiate the two maxi-scoots from the outgoing models.

The parallel-twin 647cc engine is the same in both models and produces 60 horsepower. The engine has been remapped for both versions and they are now Euro4 compliant. The new exhaust system also sounds better according to BMW.

BMW is expected to reveal a range of 300cc single-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle in a matter of weeks and these machines will be a key part of BMW's strategy as they have the potential to expand sales massively.

BMW has recently broken the record for production by building 112,000 motorcycles over a 12-month period. With the 300cc motorcycles on the way this has the potential to be increased by up to three times. The motorcycles have been designed and engineered by BMW Germany but are being built in India by BMW's partner company TVS.

The Gogoro is an electric scooter that looks unlike anything else currently on the market. That's one of its main selling points. Instead of following a “me too” design, the Gogoro is strikingly minimalistic in appearance and was designed to be an uncompromising city-dwelling urban commuter.

The Gogoro's appearance isn't the only thing that sets it apart. The Gogoro is unlike other electric scooters or bikes in another major way: You can't plug it in to charge it. The scooter relies on a network of battery swap stations strategically located throughout a city to quickly swap a nearly-depleted battery for a fresh one. The system is currently being tested in Taipei, Taiwan, and requires subscribing to a monthly subscription plan.

The Gogoro is an electric scooter that was designed specifically for riding around town. With a top speed of only 95 kilometers per hour, you aren't going to get to your destination very quickly. And with a range of just over 100 kilometers, you aren't going to be able to go very far, either. That's not what the Gogoro is all about. It's 8.3 horsepower motor is just enough to get you where you need to go safely, efficiently and economically. The Gogoro is about bringing affordable and reliable transportation to the masses.