Electric bikes have received a jolt from Zero Motorcycles with the addition of two new models and an optional Super...
The rumours have been around for a while that Apple is planning an electric car, but their latest recruitment drive...
BMW Gets the Message: Retro Sells If anyone could do retro — and if anyone should have jumped on the retro bandwagon long ago — it’s BMW. The German company, in their inimitable way, decided that only the future held promise. Retro is so…stale. Or something. The R NineT sort...
Two new developments in the electric vehicle industry are both good news and bad news for the move toward electric...
Electric motorcycles charged from mains power are starting to make inroads into mainstream production, but an African university is already...
A hipster electric motorbike is heading into a limited run of 100 for the US, with Australia another market the manufacturer is consider. Bolt Motorbikes has announced the launch of its $200,000 Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign, to bring its stylish and innovative electric motorbike to market. In just a few days they achieved...
Just as we have taken delivery of a special edition Kawasaki Ninja 300 for review, it appears the Japanese company...
If electric motorcycles are ever going to gain a foothold in the market they need a rider incentive like in...
The infant electric motorcycle market has been dominated by naked, sports and off-road machines and even Harley-Davidson and Victory Motorcycles have gone electric without a cruiser model. But electric cruisers may not be too far away. Switzerland-based Sine Cycles has produced an electric chopper by taking a Tha Heist frame from...
A rider who was fined for standing while riding and summonsed to court five months after the law was axed,...
There are many hurdles to the inevitable introduction of electric motorcycles, but they are gradually being whittled away as battery...
Electric motorcycle designers are able to come up with zany designs because the machines aren’t constrained by bulky fuel tanks and engines. In fact, batteries can be made into almost any shape and electric motors are much smaller than an internal combustion engine, allowing designers much more flexibility with their...
A solo rider has set a Guinness world record for the longest electric motorcycle ride at 12,644km (7856 miles) –...
The annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale is on this Saturday across all Australian stores with a line-up of buyers expected when...
Just a few months after buying Brammo electric motorcycles, Victory Motorcycles is ready to take their Brammo-derived Empulse TT to the North American market this year to reach younger riders. READ ABOUT THE EMPULSE TT Victory boss Rod Krois says the the Empulse TT, unveiled publicly on July 29, 2015, will be...
Finally an electric motorbike that you wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen riding around town. A bike that gets it...
Victory Motorcycles today (July 29, 2015) releases the Empulse TT electric motorcycle which we road-tested last month in Colorado. Earlier...
Motorcycles are the fastest-growing form of transport – and fun! – in Australia. Motorcycle registrations have increased by 22.3% in the past five years, according to the Motor Vehicle Census. Registrations stood at 807,215 in January 2015, compared with 660,107 in 2010 and 780,174 in 2014 which is an annual...
An aerodynamic “Monoliner” motorcycle has recorded the lowest aerodynamic coefficient of drag for a motorcycle in a wind tunnel...
Japanese designer Kota Nezu has created a low-riding electric motorcycle that challenges some of the conventions of new-era zero-emission bikes....
Plans to ride from Russia to the USA across the Bering Strait in an amphibious KTM inflatable “bikeboat” have gone up in flames in a test crossing of the English Channel. The venture was started by Frenchman Francis Lamotte who has converted his KTM 690 into an amphibious bike. Australian...
Famous Spanish two-stroke off-road motorcycle manufacturer Bultaco has returned to production with an electric trials bike called the Brinco. It...
One Crashed Super Tenere Sometimes, there’s just a little too much “Adventure” in Adventure Touring… How Tough Is It? Yamaha...
https://youtu.be/1n0WuvZpY-k British electric motorcycle engineering company Saietta has merged with Indian electric motor company Agni Motors, promising a “new breed” of bikes. While their promotional video shows the current Saietta R which looks more like an abstract Picasso bull than a motorcycle, the newly-formed Saietta Group says they will make a...
As battery technology improves, electric motorcycle prices are bound to come down and the move is being led by Zero...
It was only a matter of time, but now an American company has printed out a working motorcycle using a...
Imagine how much fun it would be to commute to work on the new electric KTM Freeride E SM super motard. The third model in the Freeride electric motorcycle range is KTM’s first street-legal electric bike following on from the SX and XC dirt-bike versions. The Freeride E SM weighs...
Research and development is the most important – and expensive – ingredient for any electric motorcycle company to grow. And...
Honda Crossrunner Redux The Honda Crossrunner and Honda Crosstourer (report) were introduced at the 2010 EICMA show, but I wasn’t impressed. It...
October 16, 2014 – Kawasaki went the subtle route with the H2R intro. No big showy presentations and still not a lot of info on this monster. The engine is supercharged with 296HP, which pretty much says it all. It has Rain, Sport and Race modes; optional Slick and User...
Study Finds U.S. Motorcyclist Fatalities Down 7% in 2013 May 8, 2014 (Press release edited by webBikeWorld.com) – For only...
Sena Announces Universal Intercom With Cross-Brand Compatibility Will Be Available Via Firmware Update to Sena Intercom Owners! (Nov. 4, 2013)...
Study Reveals Female Motorcycle Riders Feel Happier, More Confident and Sexier Than Women Who Don’t Ride December 29, 2013 – Harley-Davidson commissioned a study of female motorcycle riders and issued the following press release, edited by webBikeWorld.com. Who knew that the key to happiness might be where women least expect — out...
2014 Honda Motorcycles Announced More wBW: Motorcycle Reviews | Product Reviews | Helmet Reviews November 20, 2013 – Honda introduces 13 new or revised models...
Tokyo Motor Show 2013 Report Tokyo is the most interesting motor show for two-wheelers, because there’s always a generous showing...
Sena and Nexx Partner on X-COM and SX-COM Bluetooth Intercom (Nov. 5, 2013) – Sena Technologies, Inc., a Bluetooth innovator in the motorcycle and outdoor activities market, today announced their recent partnership with Nexx Helmets to create the all-new X-COM and SX-COM Bluetooth communication devices. Both of the all-new units...
Sena and HJC Announce the H-Talk Bluetooth Intercom November 4, 2013 – Sena Technologies, Inc. today announced their recent partnership with...
More Photos and Motorcycle Gear From the 2013 AIMExpo October 19, 2013 – Here are more photos from the show....
Cardo and Shoei Announce Intercom Partnership October 28, 2013 – Shoei and Cardo announce a high-end communication system for Shoei Customers Shoei Co., Ltd. and Cardo Systems Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Cardo will design, develop and market an unique and high-end communication system to...
BMW R-Bike Motorcycle Recall Models: BMW R Model Motorcycle Year: 2003 Number Potentially Involved: 7,000 Dates of Manufacture: December 2002...