We're not quite sure what's going on over at Ural Motorcycles lately. After nigh on 70 years making the same basic, soft-road capable sidecar outfits, the company has recently done a Star Wars tribute, a mobile drone station, and now, of all things, an electric sidecar prototype.
Continue Reading
According to Norwegian entrepreneurs Dag Loe and Sigmund Birkeland, the wind noise that's generated when motorcycling at highway speeds exceeds 110 decibels. With that in mind, they've developed the DAAL wind noise cancellation system for helmets.
Continue Reading
Anticipating its gorgeous FTR1200 flat track-inspired roadster to be in hot demand as a custom platform, Indian Motorcycle has released four "collections" of parts and accessories to get the ball rolling, depending on where you want to take it.
Continue Reading
Yamaha is finally giving seriously dirt-oriented adventure riders what they've been asking for: a road-legal, long range dirt squirtin' middleweight that looks a bit Dakar-ish and doesn't weigh as much as the giant Super Ténéré 1200.
Continue Reading
The annual Italian show is the world’s biggest international motorcycle exhibition and, in typical fashion, the 76th edition offered plenty to feast one’s eyes on. Join us on a photographic visit of the most interesting exhibits and the new models that debuted at EICMA 2018.
Continue Reading
"Stop detuning our naked sportsbikes," cried the hooligans. "OK," grinned MV Agusta, and let this brute off the leash. How exactly you're supposed to hold onto this unfaired monster with the wind blasting your puny body at two and a half times the speed of a hurricane? Well, that's your problem.
Continue Reading
It's looking more and more like Harley's only hope is to branch out into new segments in search of a replacement for its withering customer base, and the 2019 Livewire represents the storied company's first big punch as it tries to fight its way into millennial relevancy.
Continue Reading
Powered by the front half of a Tuono 1100 V4, the Aprilia Concept RS660 unveiled at EICMA is a lightweight parallel twin supersport bike with comfy ergonomics for the road and a frontal aerodynamic profile that changes angle to adjust the balance between drag and downforce.
Continue Reading
Royal Enfield has been busy of late, particularly with the launch of its new parallel twins, but its Indian design team also had time to knock up a sensational concept for EICMA – the 838cc V-Twin "Concept KX" bobber that we think would sell like hotcakes in the West if it made it to production.
Continue Reading
Kymco is probably best known for its scooters, most gas-powered but more recently running on an electric powertrain. Now the Taiwan company is breaking into the emerging electric motorcycle market with the impressive SuperNEX electric supersport.
Continue Reading
See the stories that matter in your inbox every morning