Elon Musk shuts down Tesla motorbike rumours: “Never happening”
Elon Musk has once again made his feelings on Tesla building a motorcycle very clear.
Elon Musk has once again taken to social media to pour cold water on the rumours that Tesla will one day build a motorcycle. He even went as far as to clearly point out the reasons behind the decision.
This isn’t the first time Musk has shut down rumours of a Tesla motorcycle, with the billionaire calling rumours of a Tesla motorcycle false as far back as 2019. The launch of the Cybertruck, and an ATV that could accompany it, poured fuel on the flames. Musk, though, was quick to extinguish them, saying. “We won’t do road bikes, as too dangerous. I was hit by a truck & almost died on one when I was 17.”
Viral Ai images, often called Deep Fakes, have appeared in recent weeks showing Musk standing next to, what the images creator was calling a Tesla motorcycle. The posts, shared on Musk’s own ‘X’ platform, prompted him to speak up.
“Never happening, as we can’t make motorcycles safe.”
“For @CommunityNotes, my near death experience was on a road bike.”
“Dirt bikes are safe if you ride carefully, as you can’t be smashed by a truck.”
Musk has teased that Tesla could delve deeper into the ATV catergory, with him even pointing out that an electric side-by-side vehicle could be a "fun" idea.
With Musk saying they won’t build a bike, that doesn’t stop us, or other people, from wondering about how one could shape up.
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Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
