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Review: Electric suburban commuting on the Super Soco TC Max
March 21, 2023Super Soco has targeted this neat-looking electric cafe racer at the sweet spot for suburban commuting, aiming to give it enough battery and poke for practical daily riding with an approachable price tag. We spent an afternoon on board the TC Max. -
Game-changing battery lets Lightning riders play all day with gas bikes
March 14, 2023Lightning's wild LS-218 superbike and Strike sportsbike are among the first EVs to get Enevate's super-high density, ultra-fast charging, next-gen silicon-anode batteries – which charge almost as fast as your buddies can fuel up their dinosaur burners. -
Indian is now selling souped-up race cruisers for the ... Closed road?
March 09, 2023Whatever they're smoking at Indian Motorcycle, we want some! The company's doing a limited production run of race-spec Challenger R cruisers, complete with carbon fiber saddlebags, celebrating one of the flat-out wackiest races on two wheels. -
Honda patents crotch-firing, torso-hugging detachable motorcycle airbag
March 07, 2023Honda has patented a new type of airbag system for motorcycles, which would rapidly inflate in a crash or fall situation, wrap around the rider's torso in a great big hug, and detach from the bike to protect the rider when the two are separated. -
Zero unveils future-sexy SR-X concept
February 26, 2023Zero has collaborated with San Francisco's Huge Design to produce this super-futuristic take on the brand's SR/S electric sports tourer. Snub-nosed and snub-tailed with a wide slot of a headlight, the SR-X looks like it dropped out of Cyberpunk 2077. -
WMC and Mahle partner for electric "big hole" three-wheel police scooter
February 24, 2023Following the development and rollout of a "big hole" hybrid three-wheeled scooter for police and emergency services, UK-based R&D outfit White Motorcycle Concepts has teamed up with Mahle Powertrain to produce a fully electric version. -
Graft EO.12 electric dirtbike: A featherweight weapon for the trails
February 22, 2023Taiwan's Graft EV has announced a tough-looking electric dirt squirter that weighs little more than an ebike but makes 20 times as much power. The EO.12 looks like a Sur-Ron on steroids, and should be an absolute barrel of monkeys on a tight trail. -
Motorcycle airbag pants are here, and boy do they look funny
February 15, 2023Two companies – France's CX Air Dynamics and Sweden's Mo'Cycle – are now selling airbag jeans for motorcycle riders. They sit flat as you ride, but in a crash, they balloon up like Sam Smith at the Brit Awards, protecting your knees, hips and thighs. -
Praga resurrects girder-forked hardtail motorcycle from 1928
February 08, 2023Praga stunned us with its futuristic, ultra-lightweight Bohema supercar last year, but this Czech company has taken a retro angle on its first streetbike in nearly a century. The ZS 800 combines a gorgeous classic look with some nice modern thinking. -
India's fastest electric motorcycle prepares to go racing
January 22, 2023India is not a country known for motorcycle racing – or indeed high-performance motorcycles. But Bangalore company Ultraviolette wants to start pushing the envelope, and it's announced its intent to go racing with its new F99 development platform. -
Retro-cool electric motorcycle picks up where 2020's Falcon left off
December 01, 2022Back in 2020, Cleveland CycleWerks revealed a retro-modern electric motorcycle called the Falcon. The company co-founder splintered the project into a new startup in August of that year, and now the Falcon has taken flight as the District. -
Suzuki fields new off-road oriented 2023 V-Strom 800 DE
November 16, 2022One year shy of its 20th birthday, the V-Strom swaps its trademark V-twin for Suzuki’s brand new 776-cc inline twin, and puts on a 21-inch front wheel. The result is an adventure touring package that can venture far from paved territory. -
Hub-drive Metacycle starts riding out to US reservation holders
November 15, 2022Sondors caused much excitement last year with the launch of a $5,000 electric motorcycle named the Metacycle. It's taken a little longer than anticipated, but the company has announced that deliveries have now started for customers across the US. -
Honda revives an all-terrain legend with the 2023 XL750 Transalp
November 09, 2022After 12 years of absence from Honda’s lineup, the Transalp returns based on the same engine platform as the 2023 CB750 Hornet. It's designed for all-terrain performance and features a lush electronic arsenal similar to that of the Africa Twin 1100. -
Vitesco now offers a hybrid motorcycle system; here are the pros and cons
November 09, 2022German company Vitesco believes emission laws will start forcing motorcycle companies to use hybrid power, and has presented an example of a hybridized Husky at this year's EICMA expo to give us an idea of how performance and weight will be affected.
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