Details of the Aprilia RS 660 production bike have been revealed in patent drawings that show the Italian company’s intention to...
Kawasaki seems to be following Yamaha and Honda in developing a leaning three-wheeler with its latest patent application in the...
This Looks Interesting Usually, the frame and swingarm are two different parts, but BMW is experimenting with new designs. According...
Automatically Adjusting Systems on Your Bike Kawasaki wants to have a system that can predictively adjust the settings and systems...
Honda has been releasing a raft of patents over the past year for futuristic products and innovations, but the latest is...
Winglets have been used on MotoGP bikes for a few years now to improved high-speed handling, but are they just...
A new BMW Motorrad patent for a carbon fibre swingarm brings the hi-tech, lightweight technology closer to mass production through...
More Hybrid Bikes Are Coming If you thought motorcycles were safe from hybrid technology, you were wrong. A new patent...
The latest patent application drawings from Honda seem to indicate the Japanese company is planning an electric Fireblade, albeit with...
Patent drawings seem to suggest Honda may be reviving its high-speed Blackbird sports bike with eight aerodynamic winglets. In September,...
Just Flip It Around In a recent patent filing, Suzuki decided it would take the standard motorcycle engine placement and...
An Australian-designed clean two-stroke motorcycle engine could soon become a reality after attracting the interest of a Melbourne-based investor group....
Yamaha has applied for a patent on a carbon fibre frame that changes colours like a bruise when it has...
Great news for Moto Guzzi fans with news that parent company Piaggio has filed an international design patent in Australia for...
Yamaha has filed yet another patent that shows yet again that they lean toward leaning trikes, this time with a...
Honda has filed a patent application for a facial-recognition helmet that would act as a key fob to unlock your...
A Motorcycle Stands Alone Harley-Davidson may have a solution to the issue of motorcycle weight. According to some patents that...
Honda has filed a patent that indicates it may be planning to extend its Goldwing double-wishbone forks to other bikes...
BMW Motorrad applications for two patents and emissions certification suggest the Bavarian manufacturer is developing carbon motorcycle frames and two...
Suzuki Motorcycles believes riders are vulnerable in a tunnel where they can disappear into the darkness, so they have invented...
BMW has secured a patent that turns the front wheel into a crumple zone similar to the safety feature built...
Kawasaki has plans to develop a range-extender hybrid with a supercharged two-stroke, four-cylinder engine charging a battery that powers an...
Kawasaki has displayed its EV Project electric bike at the EICMA motorcycle show as the Japanese company gears up for...
Just when you thought you couldn’t get motorcycles into every part of your life, along comes the motorcycle urinal. It...
While most riders like to expose themselves to the elements, there have always been inventors trying to make the ultimate...
A Challenger With a Bigger Fairing? Indian Motorcycle took it straight to Harley-Davidson earlier this year with its new Challenger,...
Polaris Could Have Some Competition The Polaris Slingshot is a unique three-wheeled vehicle, but I’m not sure it really qualifies...
It’s almost news too good to be true, but it seems Suzuki Motorcycles has filed for a patent for a new Hayabusa...
Honda has filed multiple patents for front and rear radar systems, for the Gold Wing and Africa Twin, in particular....
BMW’s infamous C1 scooter with a roof looks like it might be back on the drawing board, according to these...
A new patent filing from Honda seems to suggest a return to the 1970s twist-and-go Hondamatic transmission like on Prince’s...
Have you ever hit a big bump that hammers your groin on to the fuel tank, sending tears streaming down...
Honda continues its blitzkrieg of patent applications with a head-display windscreen that is also touch sensitive. The patent illustrations show...
Harley-Davidson is joining Bosch, Ducati and KTM in developing motorcycle adaptive cruise control, but with a special feature that allows...
Patent drawings reveal BMW plans to bring back its C1 scooter, but with a detachable roof, seat belts, car-like crumple...
Imagine a seat that slides with the riders when they move sideways out of their seat for corners or forward...
Indian Motorcycle is not only building a new engine, but also seems to be updating its current Thunderstroke 111 with...
BMW Motorrad is seeking a patent for a hybrid drive motorcycle with a boxer engine and a back-up electric motor...
Honda has filed a patent in Japan for a new 850cc parallel-twin engine to replace the current NC750 range and possibly...
The racer who first sprayed champagne on the podium has patented an 85% more powerful and more efficient four-stroke motorcycle engine. American racer...