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Siekon Motor showed an electric “Cruise Prince” touring motorcycle at the Canton Fair last week, and I stumbled upon it while walking the halls. It was all somewhat disarming really, because I’ve been writing about motorcycles for 50 years … and I’d … Continue reading The curious case of the “Cruise Prince” Canton Fair electric tourer
There’s nothing quite like pulling a wheelie on a motorcycle for firing up the adrenalin glands. More people would do it if it wasn’t so difficult and potentially painful and embarrassing – so RawRR is launching a trainer to make it easy and fun.Contin… Continue reading RawRR’s Wheelie Helper: Lift the front without landing on your back
It’s been 10 long years since Yamaha debuted the MT-09 (FZ-09), a super-accessible, affordable hooligan bike with an 847-cc triple motor full of concentrated fun exactly where street riders need it. Now, there’s finally a fully-faired R9 sportsbike.Con… Continue reading About bloody time: Yamaha’s cheeky big triple in a street sportsbike
It’s not every day you see a motorcycle cobbled together from old tractor parts – especially one that looks like this! Called Penny Farming, the bike features a huge front tire, and a steering wheel instead of handlebars.Continue ReadingCategory: Motor… Continue reading Watch: Penny-farthing motorcycle fires up, made from tractor parts
Bandit9’s EVE Odyssey V2 looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a top speed of 68 mph and fuel efficiency of 156 mpg, it is compact, efficient, handcrafted, and… Probably about as comfy whichever way you sit on it.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Street-legal aluminum bullet motorcycle gives off alien vibes
Ola’s super-cheap electric roadsters caused a global stir at launch, but issues are now becoming apparent, from the subpar base variant lacking basic safety equipment, to an embarrassing case of outright plagiarism of Zero Motorcycles’ press photos.Con… Continue reading All that glitters is not gold: Ola e-motorcycles slammed upon launch
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, Trans… Continue reading Should motorcycles have seatbelts? CFMoto thinks so
Chinese manufacturer CFMoto thinks motoryclists should buckle up. The company has recently applied for a patent for a seat belt setup that holds riders in their seat under hard braking, or in a frontal crash.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, Trans… Continue reading Should motorcycles have seatbelts? CFMoto thinks so
I’m fascinated by products you didn’t know you wanted, until you saw them. One of my favorite examples is the Honda Motocompo, a cute, foldable motorcycle designed to fit in the trunk of the compact Honda City car from the 1980s. It was a neat little m… Continue reading Honda patents a pop-out, rideable EV range extender
Most of us associate Honda with the color red. The multinational is even known as Big Red in some parts of the world. Have you ever wondered how that came to be? The answer is both obvious and convoluted.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Honda, … Continue reading The reason Honda’s corporate color is red