Motorcycle Industry News

After earlier announcements of the approaching end of production for the Yamaha R1, Yamaha’s racing division has made its own decision on the bike

Raceways Yamaha has received recognition from Yamaha UK for its racing effort, having concluded its final British Superbike campaign in 2023

The British company, Zapp EV, is set to start production of its Zapp i300 electric scooter after securing a $10 million investment

Yamaha has announced its investment in the Indian electric scooter manufacturer, River, as it looks to benefit from India’s strong electric market

The American university, MIT, has announced it will build a new motorcycle, which will use hydrogen, as an experimental “testbed”

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The councillor behind the plan is claiming that just a single bike or scooter ridden at night ‘could’ wake thousands of residents

Norton has announced a new appointment in the Chief Technical Officer position, as renowned MV Agusta engineer Brian Gillen joins

Cake, the electric motorcycle manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to raise enough funds in a recent funding round

A new technical showcase from Kawasaki involves the engine from the H2R hyperbike and a couple of propellers to create a supercharged drone

The advice from the DfT lays out the pros and cons of motorcycles using bus lanes, and for once they seem to get it right!

BMW Motorrad celebrates its 100th anniversary in style with record sales figures for 2023 and significant growth over 2022

CFMoto is developing a new form of electronic suspension that would be able to read the road ahead and adjust accordingly

Germany’s biggest motorcycle show returns for 2024, with the promise of a new annual schedule and a new December date

After the acquisition of the Italian brand last year, Vircos will be known as Rev’It Tailortech and will provide bespoke, leather one-piece suits

A high-performance electric motorcycle could be on the way from BMW, according to patents filed by the Bavarian manufacturer

The action camera giant GoPro has acquired the connected helmet company Forcite, with the deal expected to close in Q1 2024

The NMC has joined a new partnership that is going to help improve the UK’s growing pothole problem

The 2024 Honda Fireblade may have been an update in itself, but Honda is preparing something more visually impactful

The move comes after a spate of people either being killed while using jet-style motorcycle helmets or riding without a helmet at all

The Motorcycle Industry Association has published figures for December 2023, showing a decline overall compared to 2022

A manufacturing plant in France has become the official production facility of Yamaha Motor Europe after a renaming process

We spoke to Kymco CEO Allen Ko about what the future holds for riders who prefer propulsion of the internally combusted kind

Yamaha Motor Europe has announced it will have a new President and CEO at the beginning of 2024, as Eric de Seynes steps down