Motorcycle
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A fascinating new type of motorcycle has finally hit the road. The Bajaj Freedom 125 sells for less than US$1,150, and it's the first bike to offer a 2-kg Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tank alongside a 2-liter petrol tank for cheaper, cleaner riding.
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We're in Long Beach, California, at the expansive workshop/museum of Roland Sands Design, for the reveal of a fascinating fusion of two motorcycles – an Indian Scout crossed with an FTR1200 flat tracker, built for Josh Dun, of Twenty One Pilots.
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What do you get when you cross a KTM 1190 V-twin wedged into a custom steel-tube trellis frame with 46" off-road tires that has hydraulic steering? A Monster Chopper. This is the kinda stuff that happens without proper adult supervision.
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Over the years, we've seen a number of suggested replacements for gasoline to fuel motorcycles – including steam, hydrogen, water and batteries. Now a moto maker is getting ready to launch what's billed as the world's first CNG motorcycle.
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Updated April 17, 2024: With 18 hours to go, online bidding for one of the original Ducati 750 racers that launched the brand into international consciousness in 1972 has reached $597,200 ($510,000 bid + $87,200 buyer's premium) and the reserve price (the price at which it will sell) has not yet been achieved.
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One of the most bizarre vehicles we've ever seen in motion. This jaw-dropping electric contraption rolls on four custom-made omnidirectional wheels, mounted sideways so it can self-balance like a Segway and move in any direction. Completely bonkers.
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Bet you haven't seen one of these before! This unique single-track all-terrain vehicle rocks three wheels with massive balloon tires inside a proprietary monotrack system, driven by a grunty electric motor. But... How do you steer the thing?
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"This thing's gonna be a chungus!" In the northern tip of Idaho, 70-odd miles from Spokane, Washington, a magnificently silly project is underway: a colossal batpod of a motorcycle with a KTM motor, monster truck wheels, and hydraulic steering.
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MIT's Electric Vehicle Team has taken to the racetrack with a Ducati 900SS that's been gutted and converted into a hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle, hoping to start collecting a few fossil-fuelled scalps. It's also open-sourcing the design for others.
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Kawasaki is doing some fascinating work toward decarbonizing motorcycles. After launching the world's first hybrid streetbike in the Ninja 7 Hybrid, it's now built a supercharged, zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered Ninja H2 SX. An H2 H2, if you will.
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Two wheels, a motor, a seat, some handlebars and some footrests: put 'em in one arrangement, and you've got a sportsbike. In another, a cruiser. Or an adventure machine. Or a commuter. Why not a single, shape-shifting architecture that does it all?
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One of the most magnificent and terrifying steeds in motorcycledom gets its second major overhaul for 2024. The new KTM 1390 Super Duke R gets a bigger motor, a bigger tank, semi-active suspension and a savagely alien new headlight design.
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