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Indiana Motorcycle and Super73 Team Up for the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 Electric Bicycle

Indian Motorcycle knows electric motorcycles will be the way of the future, and to get in on the action early, it’s worked with e-bike manufacturer Super73 on the eFTR Hooligan 1.2 electric bicycle.

As you might expect, this isn’t really much of a legit motorcycle. But the future of electric bikes (both motorcycles and e-bikes) is going to be one that’s merged together.

So what does this bike really offer? Let’s take a closer look.

Cake Reveals a New Bike, the Makka

Cake has a new bike in its lineup called the Makka. This new bike is billed as a true commuting machine, and it sets itself apart from the Kalk and the Ösa that the company already sells.

The Makka is the third real design coming from Cake, and it looks like a good, purpose-built machine.

It’s built for the urbanite who needs something better than an electric bicycle but doesn’t need some big motorcycle either.

Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – September 13, 2019

BRP, a new Africa Twin, and Indian’s bigger engine are in the news this week.

I write motorcycle news over at Web Bike World every weekday. At the end of the week, I like to do a roundup over here of my favorite news stories.

Here’s a look at the best motorcycle news stories of this week.

The Ottobike MCR2 is a Usable Electric Mini Motorcycle

Ottobike improves the design of its little electric bike.

Taiwanese company Ottobike came out with its MCR motorcycle last year, the bike looked good and got people interested, but it wasn’t perfect.

Now the company has a new version of the motorcycle, aptly named MCR2.

It’s an improved version of the electric bike in just about every way, and could hint at what most motorcycle companies will be looking to produce in the future.

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Vespa Elettrica and Elettrica X Make Electric Scooters Make Sense

EVs make sense as peppy commuters, and Vespa the perfect scooter in the Elettrica.

While I’ll always love the rumble of an internal combustion engine, electric powertrains will likely dominate the future of vehicle technology.

Electricity will power cars, motorcycles, and scooters. Vespa is making that a reality with its new Elettrica.

The electric scooter has impressive performance stats. It’s power, range, recharge times, and everything else are exactly what I’d want in a commuter vehicle.

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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire Electric Motorcycle Sounds Weird

The Harley LiveWire whirrs instead of rumbles and it’s kind of awesome.

For the record, I’ve always believed Harley’s path back to prominence wasn’t going to be through electric bikes. I don’t think the LiveWire will save the company.

I do, however, find something alluring about how freaking weird the electric motorcycle sounds in the video above.

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