Motorcycles

It's been ten long years since Yamaha launched the MT-09, an accessible, affordable and very naughty nakedbike, whose 847 cc triple motor put concentrated fun exactly where street riders need it. Now, there's finally a fully-faired R9 sportsbike.

It's not every day you see a motorcycle cobbled together from old tractor parts – especially one that looks like this! Called Penny Farming, the bike features a huge front tire, and a steering wheel instead of handlebars.

An electric sidecar is in the works per a patent application from Honda. The sidecar will apparently have an independent electric motor and be equipped with load sensors to mitigate the otherwise common issues associated with conventional sidecars.

The RW-5 Voxan recently took to the Bonneville Salt Flats for flying mile tests, shattering four separate faired and unfaired speed records for an electric bike. It was developed as a collaboration between Ohio State University and the Venturi Group.

There's little doubt that electric dirt bikes will eventually replace gas-powered ones, much like four-strokes replaced two-strokes. The XE4 by Xtreme Electric MX (XEMX) converts Yamaha 250 and 450 YZF/YZFX to high-powered electrics.

Ultraviolette has taken the wraps off the all-new F99, branding it India’s first ever superbike. Drawing its design inspiration from supersonic jets, the bike can go from standstill to 60 mph in 3 seconds on the way to its claimed top speed.

KTM is kitting out a new motorcycle for the 2025 model year with six clever radar-guided safety features – including the ability to automatically squeeze the brakes to prevent a collision. That's thanks to next-gen rider assistance tech from Bosch.

Bandit9’s EVE Odyssey V2 looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a top speed of 68 mph and fuel efficiency of 156 mpg, it is compact, efficient, handcrafted, and... Probably about as comfy whichever way you sit on it.

Based on a Wright R-975 Whirlwind radial engine, the Hackel-Wright Chopper is unlike any motorcycle you've seen before. It borrows components from Harley and Toyota and is built by a guy named Al Hackel.

Ola's super-cheap electric roadsters caused a global stir at launch, but issues are now becoming apparent, from the subpar base variant lacking basic safety equipment, to an embarrassing case of outright plagiarism of Zero Motorcycles’ press photos.

Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.

In the 1980s, Honda turned heads with the iconic Motocompo – a fold-out scooter designed to fit snugly in the trunk of the City car. Four decades later, it could make a comeback as an EV range extender you can ride.

Chinese manufacturer Doufeng is set to release a tilting three-wheeler with a roof to keep the rain – and sun – off riders in traffic. Electric and combustion versions are set to drop, with price tags that'd look cheap on an ebike.

Honda’s six-pot CBX prices have doubled to $50,000 in just five years … but an obscure auction this week might see a perfect specimen sell for peanuts

Riders looking to quietly tear up dirt without breaking the bank might look to Sur-Ron e-motos to quench their thirst for trail-riding thrills. But with the launch of the Sting MX5 Pro electric dirt bike, Talaria has unleashed a compelling alternative.