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.
An interesting cruiser for the Chinese market similar to Honda’s Rebel.
If you’re a fan of neo-retro styling, then you’ll really like the Serpol No. 1 cruiser motorcycle, which comes by way of Wuling Motors. the bike has a large full fairing and has borrowed styling cues from metric cruisers out there.
Continue reading “Wuling Motors Reveals the Serpol No. 1 Cruiser Motorcycle”If you’re looking for a rugged off-roader you can easily take with you anywhere you go, check out the UBCO 2X2 Special Edition AWD electric motorcycle. This bike is really more of an electric bicycle than a motorcycle. That said it’s excellent, and frankly looks military-grade.
Continue reading “UBCO 2×2 Special Edition AWD Electric Motorcycle”This is a beautiful electric motorcycle.
Zero Motorcycles makes cool bikes, but with the help of Huge Design, the company has managed to put together one of the coolest motorcycles in perhaps decades. Meet the Zero Motorcycles and Huge Design SR-X.
Continue reading “Zero Motorcycles and Huge Moto SR-X Concept Motorcycle”Honda wants to alert emergency services if you go down.
Honda is trying to up the ante on its motorcycle safety features with a crash detection system. This system will call for emergency services in the event of an accident, which is a legitimately good idea. However, it’s not especially novel. The technology has existed for some time and has been used by other companies.
Continue reading “Honda Wants to Add Crash Detection System to Its Motorcycles”Based on the KTM 1290 Super Duke R Evo, the new and dazzlingly gorgeous Brabus 1300 R Edition 23 is the latest collaboration between KTM and Brabus. The bike brings the LC8 1,301cc V-twin engine from KTM’s portfolio to a special-edition, modern-cafe-racer-looking bike.
Continue reading “Brabus and KTM Team Up for the Brabus 1300 R Edition 23”Q4 was good but 2022 was down.
Harley-Davidson reported its sales for 2022 and they showed a drop in sales of eight percent overall. There was a lot of good news for Harley-Davidson, and that means there’s a lot of good news for the motorcycle industry overall because Harley is such a big player.
Continue reading “Harley-Davidson Global Sales Down 8% in 2022”Indian Motorcycle helped contribute to the strong numbers.
Polaris had a heck of a good last quarter of 2022. The company saw a 21-percent increase in Q4 sales. The $2.4B in sales was a stronger showing than many people predicted. The majority of the rise came domestically with international sales staying strong as well.
Continue reading “Polaris Reports 21-Percent Increase in Q4 Sales for 2022”Due to some European type-approval documents, it has been confirmed that the 2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition—the more extreme version of the adventure bike—will be coming to the US. That said, there has been no official announcement yet.
Continue reading “The More Extreme 2023 Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition Is Coming”Get ready for an electrified Honda in your life.
Honda will make organizational and operational changes effective April 1, 2023. These changes will push the company towards electric bikes faster than before. We’ll see 10 new electric bikes of some kind by 2025 from Team Red.
Continue reading “Honda Steps Up Electric Bike Efforts with a Business Reorganization”Get ready for some electric Ducati motorcycles to take to the track.
Ducati has now begun production of the V21L electric motorcycle prototypes that will race in the 2023 FIM Enel MotoE World Championship. The production started in December and 23 units will be ready by the middle of February.
Continue reading “Ducati MotoE Racebike Production Begins for 2023 Season”
