» The Ostoure super-naked motorcycle design concept
14/08/10 16:30 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The Ostoure super-naked motorcycle concept is Iranian designer Mohammad Reza Shojaie\'s take on the street muscle bike of the future. The concept draws inspiration from ancient Persian engravings, combining these with cutting-edge design el..
» Merseyside Fire Service trials fire-fighting motorcycles
29/07/10 20:29 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service will be joined by a couple of new recruits from next month. For the first time in the UK, two specially-kitted-out firefighting motorcycles will begin attending small rubbish fires as part of a six month fe..
» Chopper City\'s street-legal BatPod replica - only a superhero could ride it
29/07/10 08:09 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The average custom chopper is something most motorcyclists find puzzling – they\'re heavy and cumbersome, with terrible handling and mediocre performance, they\'re hard to ride and they cost unbelievable amounts of money. This fully cu..
» Brammo\'s second-generation electric motorcycle: the Empulse 10.0 streetfighter
15/07/10 13:30 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Three years ago, Brammo made headlines with one of the first consumer electric motorcycles to hit the U.S. market – the US$12,000 Enertia . Capable of 60 mph and a range of around 40 miles, the Enertia was a lightweight and fun c..
» Bubble-bike: US$750 Electric three-wheeler
13/07/10 16:12 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The Bubble Bike is an ingenious low cost transport solution for Northern China where temperatures drop well below zero in winter and the roads are not nearly as suitable for scooters and motorcycles as they are in summer. The recipient of ..
» Teaser photos and video: the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
08/07/10 08:43 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Here it is – the new ZX-10R. The bike that lured MotoGP race-winner Chris Vermeulen into the worst team in the WSBK paddock; the bike that both Vermeulen and Kawasaki believe will put Kawasaki back at the front of the Superbike grid...
» Zerotracer motorcycle throws down gauntlet to electric cars
06/07/10 09:11 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The Zero Race will see contestants dash around the globe in 80 days in zero emission, electric powered vehicles... and one of the most distinctive entries is the Zerotracer. Designed by a group of engineers from Winterthur, Switzerland, th..
» Finally: motorcycle headlights that look around the corners
02/07/10 14:12 from gizmag: Motorcycles
You can\'t accuse BMW motorcycles of lacking gadgets - with the latest and greatest Beemers packing quickshifters, traction control, integrated ABS and all sorts of other goodies, they\'re right at the pointy end of the pack. But as great as..
» Buy your own Tron Lightcycle: US$35,000
01/07/10 04:12 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The lightcycle scene was probably the most memorable part of an absolutely jaw-dropping movie when Tron was released back in 1982. One of the first films ever to use the kinds of computer-generated special effects that later become commonp..
» Fischer MRX: the quest to build the next great American sportsbike
30/06/10 12:45 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Since the untimely demise of the much-loved Buell brand during the global financial crisis, there\'s been a gaping hole in the motorcycle market for an interesting, innovative, high-performance American sportsbike. And while the Fischer MRX..
» NCR\'s M16 MotoGP streetfighter: the most exclusive motorcycle on the planet?
28/06/10 07:59 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Overkill. The word\'s origins are military in nature, describing a situation where one country has enough nuclear weapons to destroy significantly more of another nation that it would ever need to in order to win a war. But the term applies..
» ZEV\'s dual purpose electric scooter
23/06/10 05:50 from gizmag: Motorcycles
While electric motorbikes are creeping steadily into the marketplace, most of the ones we\'ve seen here on Gizmag have been designed either as commuters , racers or for some weekend fun in the dirt . What we haven\'t seen so much are electri..
» Video road test: the 2010 Ducati 1198
16/06/10 10:09 from gizmag: Motorcycles
Be careful if you plan to watch this video at work; the Ducati 1198 is motorcycle lust distilled to its purest form. It packs 170 horsepower, weighs 171 kilograms and has a top speed in excess of 300 km/h – more or less standard figu..
» MotoCzysz demonstrates superior electric power with IOM TT Zero win
11/06/10 03:04 from gizmag: Motorcycles
American Michael Czysz has been building two-wheeled masterpieces for many years, though the cruel reality of racing has meant that the distinctly proletarian budgets he has had at his disposal have always been directly compared to the hun..
» The Venom Evil street legal quad
26/05/10 20:54 from gizmag: Motorcycles
The \"ultimate in road legal quad biking\" is how the makers of the Venom Evil describe their creation. If its exclusive designer styling and the splash of shiny chrome on the front crash bars and speedos don\'t manage to turn heads, then per..