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Recent years have brought about hundreds of new electric motorcycles popping up left and right. Startups from all over the world are trying to cash in on the EV revolution. And while some have made waves, plenty of others have wiped out just as fast as they launched.

If you haven't been following along as we cover KTM's current predicament, where have you been? For the uninitiated, KTM essentially screwed itself a couple years back, as Pierer Mobility AG—the company's parent company—went on a spending spree that'd make a lottery winner blush. 

If you've been wondering when Suzuki would finally wheel out its first production EV two-wheeler, the answer is apparently now. What's the brand's first EV motorbike to roll out to the public, you might ask? Although we've seen things like this EV motocross bike patent from Suzuki floating around in…

One of my biggest fears, one that I have personal experience with, is going into the woods, getting into trouble, and not being able to communicate with the outside world. Don't get me wrong, I go into the woods so I don't have to communicate with the outside world. It's…

These days, you could say that South Korea kills it in cars and electronics—Hyundai, Kia, Samsung, LG… you name it. But motorcycles? Well, that’s a bit of a different story. Unlike Japan, which dominates the global bike scene, South Korea never really cracked the two-wheeled market. One brand that’s been…

You could say that LiveWire has always had a bit of an identity crisis. It was originally launched as the first all-electric model under the Harley brand, a symbol of its daringness to venture into the world of electrification. But not long after, it was spun off into its own…

King of the Hammers is, for lack of a better word, batshit. For those who've never heard of it, it's an off-road race in California's Johnson Valley, and marries rock crawling with flat-out open desert racing. There's nothing else on the planet like King of the Hammers. 

Airoh’s a helmet brand you may have never heard of. But chances are, you will soon enough, as the brand has set up shop in the US. The Italian manufacturer sort of sits in the middle of the road when it comes to price, making affordable lids with tech and…

I've been fortunate to ride a lot of very fast, very sketchy machines. From turbocharged two-stroke backcountry snowmobiles, to superbikes with over 200 horsepower, and everything in between, speed and horsepower don't usually phase me. I once drove a Bugatti Chiron and allegedly saw 186 mph in less than a mile. 

Royal Enfield is a vibe. It’s a brand that dares to ignore numbers on a spec sheet, and instead, focus on the more intangible side of motorcycling—stuff like emotion, experience, and self-expression. Pretty much all of Royal Enfield’s bikes are embodiments of this, and judging from the success the brand’s…

Last year, the English-speaking motorcycle internet was awash in a sea of "what on earth is CFMoto thinking?" Why, you might ask? Because that's when a patent application that the OEM had applied for back in 2022 was published, and that patent appeared to be one for a seatbelt and…