Motorcycles

This design concept is an entirely fictional work made in conjunction with Yamaha, but it raises an interesting idea: that the greasy chain and sprockets might be replaced with a water-forced drive system pushing power to the back wheel.

Should the rest of the field be sweating? In only its fourth season at the top level of road racing, Austrian manufacturer KTM has won its first race – with rookie rider Brad Binder also delivering South Africa's first race winner in MotoGP history.

AMA 250GP national champion racer Roland Sands has been taking perfectly good motorcycles and engoodening them further for 20-odd years. Now, he's turned his attentions to BMW's giant boxer cruiser, giving the R18 a hardtail dragster treatment.

KTM Motorsports is selling two race-prepared 2019 KTM RC16 factory MotoGP bikes in a move that seems certain to attract global attention.

Drawing a little inspiration from the vintage 70s Ducati scramblers and a little from the electric two-wheelers of today, German mobility startup BlackTea has taken to Indiegogo with an electrified moped built for all terrain.

Texan company Cardo invented the motorcycle Bluetooth headset back in 2004, and has pioneered many innovations in the field, including mesh networking. Its latest Packtalk Black headset aims to get bass back into your lid via 45-mm JBL speakers.

MotoGP riders are not normal human beings. Six-time MotoGP champion and "uncrashing" expert Marc Marquez broke his arm in a nasty crash on Sunday, and four days later, he's been cleared to race this weekend with a titanium plate in it. Crazy stuff.

There wouldn't be many motorcycling reprobates who haven't dreamed of testing their mettle in the storied Dakar Rally, piles of navigation instruments teetering atop their dash. Well, KTM's got the bike for you, if your pockets are deep enough.

With a fast-popping seat, mixed tires, plenty of suspension and a 14-kW electric powertrain, the Kuberg Ranger creates a category between dirt bike and scooter. Riders can kick up chunks of earth at 50 mph, sitting, standing or launching in the air.

An extraordinary unrestored 109-year-old motorcycle has sold at auction for US$225,500, setting a new world record price for a Pierce Arrow Four-cylinder and further confirming the trend toward complete authenticity in the motorcycle collector market.

The road-going two-smoker ain't dead yet! Weighing in at an incredible 112 kg and bedecked in carbon and gold leaf, the Langen 2-Stroke is built around a screaming 80-horsepower fuel injected V-twin from Vins, and it's an absolute beauty.

Voxan and Max Biaggi's attempt at the electric motorcycle land speed record has been postponed, along with all your hopes and dreams for 2020. But here's the 367-horsepower, partially streamlined monster that'll hurtle down the Bolivian salt in 2021.