LIGHTNING MOTORCYCLES set the 189mph record on the 1.3 mile course at El Mirage, Southern California, with their new solar-powered motorcycle. The previous electric motorcycle speed record at El Mirage was beaten by 15mph.The new record

BRITISH designer Glynn Kerr has drawn up the styling for a road-going version of Lightning Motors' electric racer – current holder of the world speed record for electric bikes.The Lightning machine, which also races in the TTXGP series and won at Le

ELECTRIC motorcycle manufacturer Zero Motorcycles has announced their updated range. New for 2013 and replacing the X off-roader is the Stealth Fighter FX. With the ZF5.7 battery pack, it's a 125 kg, knobbly-tyred motorcycle which promises to be a

A COUPLE of our German counterparts have had the chance to swing a leg over the new Horex VR6 Roadster as the radical machine makes yet more steps towards production.In a world where every new motorcycle company seems hell-bent on creating electric

ELECTRIC car manufacturers have explored a variety of ways to overcome the still fairly limited range of batteries - from hybrids like the Prius to range extenders like the Volt. With electric motorbikes, you'd assume that range isn't such a problem

by adjusting valves to restrict the flow of oil inside the shock, they're simply filled with a special fluid that gets thicker or thinner depending on an electrical charge passed through it.While rival adaptive or electronically-adjustable suspension systems

WK BIKES have launched their new 125RR, a 'race replica styled' 150kg 125.The 125RR is a fully-faired, learner legal sports machine featuring a liquid-cooled, single-cylinder four-stroke engine, five speed transmission, electric starter, adjustable

yesterday's bikes and use them in a brand new model. The result? The Halcyon 50.The two-stroke water-cooled engine is from Derbi, while the EBR suspension is Italian. It features a 17mm Dellorto carburetor, kick and electric starting system, tuned expansion

with optimised light efficiency and LED daytime running light (ex works option).• World’s first motorcycle with LED main headlight featuring integrated daytime running light (ex works option).• New vehicle electrical system with partitioning of functions

clearly wants to be able to use the word on lots of things, having filed two European trademark applications covering a range of things from model trains to fishing rods. Those goods also include helmets and 'motorcycle electrical connectors' – no doubt