Electric Motorcycle
Electric Motorcycles – Power and the Passion
“HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE“ Alright, you grumpy old bastards on social media – no one is trying to pry your classic bike from your cold, diabeetus-riddled hands. No men in Tesla shirts are going to kick over your Norton Commando and tip your fuel down…
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Untitled MC Zero XP – Interview with the builder
For the past 11 years, Portland has played host to some of the country’s best custom builders. Created by See See Motorcycles founder Thor Drake, the ‘One Motorcycle Show’ is a melting pot of all manner of custom motorcycle. With hundreds of modified motorcycles on display this year, there was literally something…
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Bright Spark – Savic Electric Motorcycles
The motorcycle industry is finally starting to embrace electric technology after the rest of the automotive world left them behind. With companies like Harley Davidson now producing their Livewire electric motorcycle it won’t be long before other major manufacturers follow suit. Harley can’t take all the credit for that though. Before the…
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2019 Harley Davidson Livewire Specifications
It’s hard to believe it’s been 5 years since Harley Davidson unveiled their Livewire electric motorcycle concept. A lot has changed since then in the world of electric vehicles and with the Livewire itself. Now we’re only 1 month away from the all-electric Hog going on sale to customers in the United…
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Current Classic – Tarform Electric Cafe Racer
Earlier this year was a landmark event in the global motorcycle scene. It was the debut of the world’s first all-electric motorcycle exhibition. The aptly named ‘Electric Revolution‘ was held at the Los Angeles Petersen Museum and showcased around two dozen battery powered custom, racing and production motorcycles. What interests me most…
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Mighty Machines – Sarolea N60 emotorcycle
The Mighty Machines are a team of designers, engineers, software developers and marketers working together to create limited edition products. Since 2017 they’ve been developing their first collaborative release with Belgian electric motorcycle company, Saroléa. Our regular readers will recognise the Saroléa name. They’ve appeared here several times before for obvious reasons.…
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Sunday Screening – DeBolex Energica Eva
Today’s edition of Sunday Screening is brought to you by the chaps at The Bike Shed London. In this film, Ross from BSMC chats with Calum Pryce-Tidd about the latest project to roll out of the DeBolex Engineering workshop. Built on an Energica Eva electric motorcycle platform the bike was created to…
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Bright Sparks – 3 New Electric Motorcycles
With many of the major car manufacturers now developing electric vehicles it was only a matter of time before motorcycle makers followed suit. The biggest surprise for me is that Harley-Davidson seems to be leading the way. At EICMA 2018 they unveiled an updated, production-ready version of their much anticipated ‘Livewire’, but…
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Power Packed – Manx7 Electric Motorcycle
An electric motorcycle with a 330km range and a 25 minute charge time. The game is quickly changing in the world of electric bikes. Thinking back to when Harley unveiled their LiveWire concept in 2014 it had a dismal range of 85km. In just 4 short years battery technology has advanced enough…
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Battery Powered Belgian – Sarolea Manx7
In 1850 a Belgian weapons manufacturer by the name of Joseph Saroléa directed his attention toward motorcycle manufacturing. His company hand-built motorcycles that proved their ability by competing in arduous long distance, reliability and hill climb competitions. By the early 1920’s his sons had expanded the business and Saroléa Motorcycle’s future was…
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Electrifying – Zero Emission Yamaha Fazer 600
While all of the major car manufacturers have adopted electric motors, motorcycle manufacturers seem to be dragging their heels. Despite there being a global push towards zero emission vehicles and racing events like the Isle of Mann TT offering classes especially for electric bikes (TT Zero), the transition to hybrid or 100%…
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