Life Electric: living with a Zero DS

We’ve been writing about electric bikes since HFL’s launch, four years ago, in the process covering their rise from flights of fancy to futuristic concepts to expensive novelties to gas-beating race bikes and, lately, the creation of realistic consumer products. … Continued

Alone in Death Valley on a 636lbs motorcycle

“You really shouldn’t be in the wilderness alone with no phone reception,” read the text from my not-a-girlfriend. But I didn’t get that until the next afternoon, back in Lone Pine, gassing up for the ride home. That’s because there … Continued

Would you pay $37k for this motorcycle?

By now, you’ve seen the Motus MST. An American-designed, American-made sports tourer, it’s powered by a longitudinal V4 that’s basically half a Corvette LS7 motor shrunk down to 1,650cc. The big question has been how much is a small production … Continued

Piaggio’s high-tech future

The Aprilia Caponord 1200 will receive electronic damping adjustment, the Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX will cost $15,990, the 76bhp Aprilia SRV850 scooter will come to America and Vespa will import the retro-futuristic 946, Piaggio Group told its dealers last week. … Continued

A tale of two Bonnevilles

What you’re looking at here is the 2012 Triumph Bonneville T100. It swaps in a 19-inch, spoked front wheel, tubes, two-tone paint, a flat seat, more conservative suspension geometry and higher, narrower, more swept back handlebars for a $1,400 premium … Continued

Knobby tires on an S1000RR

Continental now offers its very capable TKC 80 dual sport tires in sportsbike sizes: 120/17-17 and 180/55-17. To promote that, the German tire making commissioned bat shit crazy German custom builder Wunderlich to build this dual sport S1000RR. In addition … Continued