Three Wheel

When we first encountered the Polaris Slingshot, it was in its new design with an in-house engine. We were concerned that the manual transmission offered would make the autocycle feel dangerous. We were wrong.

Although electric scooters are becoming extremely popular, the things are still too unstable for some people. The Afreda S6 was designed with such folks in mind, as it features two front wheels that independently tilt into turns.

Electric mobility startup Leaf Energy already has a number of electric delivery solutions, ebikes and e-scooters in its line up, and has now launched another on Indiegogo in the shape of an all-terrain tilting three-wheeler called the D05.

The Polaris Slingshot is half car, half motorcycle with a sort of Batmobile-esque design. Sporting a completely new motor and auto transmission for 2020, it's likely the most fun you can have without resorting to a straight up two-wheeler.

This supercharged, three-wheeled, ice-racing monstrosity once lived a happy, peaceful life as a Ducati Hypermotard, until Vitaliy Selyukov of Balamutti got hold of it and turned it into a mutant Trikenstein perfect for today's apocalyptic mood.

​Given the limited range of electric cars, they're typically used as around-town vehicles. With that in mind, do you really need a big, fast Tesla? If you don't think so, then perhaps Hover-1's Aero may be more to your liking. The company is also offering an electric motorbike.

​​If you've been to Poland recently, you may have seen a bug-eyed little three-wheeled electric car driving down the streets. It's known as the SAM, and it's about to start selling in the US.

Elio Motors is an enigma of the motoring world, promising plenty but failing to deliver thus far. Every time the launch of its cars is pushed back, the screams of naysayers grow louder and louder, but Elio is looking to silence the doubters with the completion of its first E-Series test car.

If there are two things that the Philippines has a lot of, it's motorized trikes and small flood-prone villages. That's why H2O Technologies has developed the Salamander. It's a three-wheeler that can be driven on the road most of the time, but that can also take to the water when floods occur.

The 42nd Tokyo Motorcycle Show saw the big Japanese four of Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki with an array of production and concept models on display. Gizmag joined the crowds at Tokyo Big Sight to check out the scores of cafe racers, cruisers, trikes, scooters and superbikes on show.

We've seen some pretty eye-catching motorcycles in recent months, although they've all had one glaring shortcoming – none of them were co-designed by William Shatner. The actor is, however, one of the creative forces behind the limited-edition Rivet.

Yamaha is showing two new concepts based on it's three-wheeled Tricity architecture: the road-going 03GEN-f and dual-purpose 03GEN-x. Released in 2014, the Tricity has been acclaimed for its roadholding and the new concepts indicate future developments of the three-wheeled motorcycle.