Honda is expanding its miniMOTO lineup with the 2023 ST125 Dax, a resurrected CT70 with a modern Super Cub heart. However, it might not come to the US.
Before rocket scientist Walter Kaaden stepped in to help, two-stroke motorcycle engines had hit a horsepower wall because of their designs. But while Kaaden couldn't completely clean them up, his exhaust designs did bump up two-stroke power significantly.
While the Honda CRF50F is a great choice for parents shopping for youngster-friendly dirt bikes, there's now an easier-to-ride, quieter, gasoline-free alternative: the 2022 Honda CRF-E2. And while it's not as powerful as the KTM and Husqvarna mini electric dirt bikes, it's cheaper and more beginner-friendly.
Belgium's Workhorse Speed Shop just finished its recent Indian FTR custom commissions. One, the FTR AMA, pays homage to 1980s AMA racing motorcycles and rally cars. The other, the Black Swan, swatches the streetfighter in a carbon-fiber, '90s sportbike-style body kit.
Polaris gives the Slingshot some extra flash and features with the 2022 Slingshot Signature LE. It doesn't have the Slingshot R's power, but it does have some otherwise optional goodies as standard, a special red-black-and-bronze paint job, and some model-specific bronze wheels. Also, extra color-changing LEDs.
The Morgan Super 3 is an all-new successor to the 3-Wheeler that ditches the wood and the V-twin for a new Ford three-cylinder engine, a sleek aluminum monocoque, and a few welcome touring upgrades.
Built on the chassis and V-twin drivetrain of the Challenger bagger, the 2022 Indian Pursuit is a fully-dressed touring motorcycle. And it packs some extra tech and comfort for those looking to cruise long distances over highways and paved roads.
For the most part, custom shops haven't touched electric motorcycles' drivetrains. But Canadian tech company Exro Technologies just showed that its Coil Driver controller can boost a Zero Motorcycles SR/F's horsepower, torque, and top speed without messing with the motor or battery.
With help from Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain, and the University of Warwick, the Triumph TE-1 is now a real, functioning electric motorcycle...prototype. But after a few months of rigorous testing, it might hint at the British brand's future battery-powered bike.
The UK's Bournemouth University recently published a study showing that drivers perceive the road and objects on it differently than motorcycle riders do. And while these differences stem largely from issues with how human brains process information, there are ways of dealing with these issues to improve road safety.
While they're mechanically similar, there are some notable differences between the four models in the 2022 BMW R nineT lineup. But regardless of which one you pick, you're getting plenty of retro style, a strong boxer engine, fun paved-road handling, and access to a wide degree of customizability.
The iconic motorcycle brand not only launched an all-electric bike in 2019, but it also has plans to make LiveWire into its own publicly-traded spinoff company this year.
After years of uncertainty, the German motorcycle brand Horex returned for good in 2015. And its current crop of handmade motorcycles has something unique: a Volkswagen-like VR6 engine.
The Indian Scout, a model of the Indian Motorcycle Company, was produced between 1919 and 1949. Now, in a recent article, the new Scout Rogue model was announced.
Harley-Davidson's Custom Vehicle Operations motorcycles are back for 2022. And the CVO Street Glide, Road Glide, Road Glide Limited, and Tri Glide are packing the brand's biggest V-twin, plenty of accessories, and hand-applied custom paint jobs.
With performance baggers fresh in peoples' minds thanks to King of the Baggers, Harley-Davidson is seizing the initiative and giving some of its street bikes that same touch. For 2022, that means new ST variants of the Road Glide, Street Glide, and Low Rider, as well as a more powerful Low Rider S.
With BMW's boxer motorcycles keeping cool and collected in the sands of WW2, Harley-Davidson answered by copying the Germans' handiwork and making its own boxer-twin bike, the XA. And while its innovations made it too expensive to fight, it's an intriguing and valuable classic today.