Here are the latest motorcycle industry news stories that you need to know about.
Motorcycle news happens all the time, but I tend to only cover the big news stories. These are the things you need to know.
The Italian manufacturer had a great year.
2022 was a good year for a few different motorcycle companies, and Ducati now confirmed it had a record-setting year. The company sold a whopping 61,562 motorcycles. This makes 2022 the best year that the motorcycle company has ever had.
Continue reading “Ducati Posted Record Sales in 2022”Pierer Mobility Group posted a record year for motorcycle sales in 2022 with 375,612 models being sold. This is a 13 percent increase in sales over the previous year and bodes well for the company in 2023.
Continue reading “Pierer Mobility Group Had a Record Year in 2022”A unique utility bike that offers quite a lot.
Cake is known for its simple but highly useful electric motorcycles and mopeds, and at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) the company revealed the Cake Ã…ik. The unique utility bike is a great little e-bike from the Swedish company.
Continue reading “Cake Ã…ik Revealed at CES”Verge Motorcycles has a fancy new electric motorcycle it released at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Finnish manufacturer revealed the high-spec Verge TS Ultra. The reported specs are impressive, and the company wants to start US sales later this year.
Continue reading “New Verge TS Ultra Showcased at CES”At city-focused EV begins production in North Carolina.
The Huck Cycles Stinger is a cool little electric motorcycle with a nominal power rating of 3kW coming from a rear hub motor. The standard model peaks at 6kW and the performance model peaks at 8.5 kW. The best thing about the Stinger? Huck Cycles is beginning production of the model.
Continue reading “Huck Cycles Stinger Electric Motorcycle US Production Starts”Gas-powered motorcycles will be a thing for many decades to come, but electric bikes are gaining ground, and swappable batteries could help make things easier. In countries like Kenya, riders are adopting EVs faster due to the availability of swappable batteries.
Continue reading “New Swappable Batteries Make Electric Motorcycle Adoption Easier in Kenya”A unique electric bike gets more unique.
I’ve reported on Curtiss Motorcycles’ The 1 electric motorcycle in the past, but now the company is offering a special, limited-edition 120-year anniversary collection. It’s basically a dressed-up version of The 1.
Continue reading “Curtiss Motorcycles Reveals the 120-Year Anniversary Collection of The 1”A scrambler based on the Honda Rebel has been in the works for some time, Honda revealed the CL500 not long ago, and now the CL300 takes a bow. The company launched the little bike in China, which makes sense for the smaller-displacement machine.
Continue reading “Will the Honda CL300 Scrambler Come to the US?”A slap in the face to riders everywhere.
Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on December 8, 2022, that would bring a new electric off-road vehicle tax credit. This bill sounds great, but it leaves out motorcycles. H. R. 9481 is for vehicles that have three or more wheels.
Continue reading “New Electric Off-Road Vehicle Tax Credit Bill Leaves Out Motorcycles”Harley is adding some special bikes in 2023.
Some Australian certification documents came to the notice of the motorcycle industry press recently, alerting everyone to the fact that Harley is coming out with a Nightster S and Softail models in Australia in 2023. Additional documents show Harley’s touring, CVO, and Harley-Davidson 120th anniversary models. While it’s for the Australian market, it likely speaks for the company globally.
Continue reading “Documents Confirm 2023 Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary Models, Touring, Softail, and CVO Models”
