Whenever I see a senior citizen cruising around in their mobility scooter I feel a bit sad. They struggle to go over 5-mph, not because of lack of tech, but because the manufacturers are most likely scared of getting sued. If I was in the final quarter of my life,…
When I first saw the Mac Motorcycles I fell in love. The bikes are remind me of the older, 1960's, bikes mixed with a modern street fighters clean lines. The bikes aren't cluttered with a bunch of crap and have a beautiful simplicity. The closest bikes to the Mac Motorcycles…
Brammo is moving past their wimpier Enertia motorcycle to a real electric street fighter type motorcycle, the Empulse. Brammo has been testing their electric concepts at the Isle of Man racing circuit and recently took third place at 102mph. They basically took the fairing off of that race bike,…
There are already helmets that have rear facing cameras and internal LCDs to help a motorcycle rider see what is behind them, that isn't what is cool about the Reevu helmets. Reevu has used some tricky optics and mirrors to show motorcycle riders what is happening behind them. No batteries,…
If you have ever ridden a sport bike, or watched motorcycle racing, you know how much a rider needs to slide from left, to center, to right on the seat to navigate the turns. Doesn't seem like a big deal, but the transitions actually destabilize the motorcycle due to the…
"Even if titles like “Most Powerful Production Motorcycle in the World” don’t last forever, earning one at all is quite an achievement. The current title holder is the Vyrus 987 C3 4V ($70,000 and up). Ditching traditional front forks for a unique design that’s steered via a center hub, the…
At first I thought this bike and website was a joke, some of the bullet points for the bike say things like, "shape shifting frame", "7-speeds Ceramic-Kevlar Clutch", "Kevlar Body", "Double Wishbone Suspension", etc, Not to mention the bike is a bit fugly. The whole thing seems to be a…
Concussions and motorcycle crashes kinda go hand-in-hand. One way to limit injuries and speed recover is to cool the affected area as quickly as possible. The ThermaHelm motorcycle helmet does just that, when an accident happens the helmet cools down by mixing water and nitrate. The cooling should last for…
Some crafty fellow not happy with just having a sweet sports motorcycle decided to strap some rocket pod's on his bike which can fire at the push of a button. Watch the video after the break (I like the part where he almost gets hit by his own rocket at…
If you have ever been to India, you know that motorcycles are a way of life. You often see families of 3-5 riding on a single motorcycle. And that isn't a big motorcycle either, it is usually around 150CC's. So, you can see why Honda has bet big on their…