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Triumph and Williams form alliance to start building electric motorcycles

Loz Blain May 21, 2019

Team Britain has begun assembling its forces to join the battle for electric motorcycling supremacy. Triumph and Williams Advanced Engineering have entered an alliance with Integral Powertrain and WMG, in a government-supported push to develop electric motorcycle capabilities.

Triumph is preparing to get into the electric vehicle business, and has formed a government-sponsored alliance ...

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Germany's unu aims for stylish affordability with e-scooter launch

Paul Ridden May 21, 2019

E-mobility firm unu is looking to ride the growth wave of electric scooters – which it says grew by 51 percent in 2018, while sales of conventional scooters fell by 40 percent – with the upcoming release of its second generation electric scooter.

The unu Scooter is available as three models with seven color options

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KTM's 2020 Enduro range is ready to roll with new WP XPLOR suspension

Loz Blain May 21, 2019

KTM has re-energized its drool-worthy enduro lineup for 2020, with a raft of updated EXC 2-strokes and EXC-F 4-strokes that make use of the company's new "Supertrax" suspension technology.

The 2020 KTM 450 EXC-F (Six Days edition) at an improbable angle. If you or I ...

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Indian celebrates 100 years of the Scout with crazy sprint racing custom

Loz Blain May 19, 2019

No, it hasn't been crashed into a rubbish bin. This nitrous-sucking custom is a celebration of 100 years of the Indian Scout, and it's headed to Europe, where 500cc GP legend Randy Mamola will race it in the wacky Sultans of Sprint classic and custom event.

Indian is bringing this bizzare "Appaloosa" custom Scout build to race in the Sultans of Sprint ...

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Lito's Gen 2 Sora costs US$82,250, and that's just not OK

Loz Blain May 9, 2019

We're not dead set against painfully expensive electric motorcycles. There's a price to be paid for supporting builders who strive to push the game forward. But the hideously expensive second-gen Lito Sora takes this Canadian electric motorcycle in a very disappointing direction.

Lito's Gen-2 Sora is far too expensive for what it brings to the table

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Interview: Shea Nyquist's home-made electric land speed attempt

Loz Blain May 6, 2019

Ex-BMX freestyler and custom motorcycle builder Shea Nyquist is putting together a home-made electric streamliner motorcycle to take a shot at the land speed record books. It takes a highly skilled, doggedly determined and slightly nutty person to succeed on the salt, and Shea might be that guy.

Ex-BMX freestyler and custom builder Shea Nyquist is now turning his many talents to an electric ...

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Triple XL: The biggest production motorcycle on Earth is back, and it's got bigger

Loz Blain May 1, 2019

Fans of sheer largeness, pour yourself a bucket of champagne. The biggest, baddest production motorcycle in the world is back, and it's bigger then ever before. The new 2.5-liter Triumph Rocket 3 TFC is a trailer-pulling beast of a thing that'll dwarf anything this side of a Boss Hoss.

If bigger is better, than the new 2.5-liter Rocket 3 TFC is the best

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Forcite's smart motorcycle helmet packs Bluetooth, an action cam and performance-tracking sensors

Loz Blain April 30, 2019

It seems Forcite always wanted to make smart helmets for motorcyclists, not snowboarders. So the Sydney-based company pivoted back to its passion and is working on a nice-looking carbon lid with built-in cameras, Bluetooth, audio and a performance-tracking sensor suite.

The Forcite smart helmet features a chin-mounted action camera, Bluetooth audio and a performance-tracking sensor suite

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The 20 most interesting bikes at Bonhams 2019 Spring Stafford Sale

Mike Hanlon April 29, 2019

Bonhams Spring and Autumn Stafford Sales are two of the highlights of the global auction year for rare and storied motorcycles. Every year there are records broken, and many of the world's most expensive motorcycles have crossed the block at this venue. This year was no exception.

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Senzar brings aftermarket blind spot detection to any motorcycle

Loz Blain April 28, 2019

You can now option up most any motorcycle with blind spot warnings thanks to an aftermarket kit by Taiwanese company Senzar. This little jigger attaches to your license plate holder, adding a radar that looks back some 30 ft (9 m) on both sides of the rider.

Aftermarket device adds blind spot warnings to motorcycles