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Curtiss goes for Harley's jugular with new electric Psyche – and a prospectus.

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The US$30k Psyche is a direct shot at Harley's Livewire

Curtiss has revealed yet another design concept – this time for its most affordable bike yet, Psyche, “The Lover.” It’s designed to go at Harley-Davidson’s jugular, as the company calls for small-time investors to get behind its play for world domination in the premium electric motorcycle segment.

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Shea Nyquist's electric land speed motorcycle does 80 mph on 10 percent throttle in testing

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Shea Nyquist's home-made land speed bike has completed dodgy road testing and is ready to get ...

Time for a quick update on Shea Nyquist’s quest to break the land speed record in a fully electric streamliner. The bike is up and running, albeit without any fairing panels on it yet, and Nyquist has been doing some “kind of illegal” but successful testing on quiet backroads near his home.

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MV Agusta partners with China's Loncin to build small-capacity motorcycles

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MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov (L) and Loncin president Yong Gao (R) shaking on their new ...

The storied Italian brand of MV Agusta has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Loncin, one of China’s manufacturing powerhouses, which will result in a new four-model family of MV Agustas between 350-500cc, as well as some new Voge brand bikes around 800cc.

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Triumph is indeed building a Moto2-derived 765 Daytona you can buy

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Triumph has confirmed it will indeed be resurrecting the Daytona name for a razor-sharp new sportsbike based on the 765cc engine now used to power the entire Moto2 class. The British company will be pulling out all the stops, calling it “the … Continue reading Triumph is indeed building a Moto2-derived 765 Daytona you can buy→

Argon Transform adds dual cameras, comms and a HUD to any motorcycle helmet

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A Singaporean company is launching a kit that makes any motorcycle helmet smart. The Argon Transform kit sticks onto your lid, and gives it a HUD, rear view camera, forward-facing action/dash cam, Bluetooth connectivity, an intercom and visua… Continue reading Argon Transform adds dual cameras, comms and a HUD to any motorcycle helmet→

Forcite launches its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, with a unique LED visual communication strip

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Forcite has officially launched its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, which forgoes the HUD in favor of an interesting LED light strip, as well as a HD, wide-angle camera, Bluetooth comms unit, VOIP intercom and a handlebar-mounted control unit…… Continue reading Forcite launches its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, with a unique LED visual communication strip→

Curtiss unleashes Hades, a 217-horsepower electric "expression of minimalism"

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The fellow who designed Confederate’s jaw-dropping Wraith and Hellcat, J.T. Nesbitt, is back with what he calls “the ultimate expression of two-wheeled minimalism.” We’re not sure we agree, but the Hades certainly slaps some new ideas down on… Continue reading Curtiss unleashes Hades, a 217-horsepower electric "expression of minimalism"→

Harley-Davidson Livewire's power, torque and range figures are in

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Livewire's performance specs are in: 105 horsepower, 86 lb-ft, 146-mile urban range

Harley’s brand-savior electric streetbike has finally been fully launched, and here are the figures of consequence: 105 horsepower, 116 Nm (86 lb-ft) of torque, 15.5-kWh battery, 146 miles (235 km) of city range, 70 miles (113 km) of highway riding, and Level 1 or 3 charging.

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