You can stick fingers in year ears and yell blah blah blah all you want, but that won’t stop the advance of electric powertrains on vehicles. And while cars have made the largest advances, it could very well be that motorcycles are even better suited for the alternative power set-up. First of all, bikes are […]

Merging a classic 70s aesthetic with modern technology, Bell’s latest — the Bullitt — takes the full-face helmet to new grounds. Constructed of a fiber composite shell, the Bullitt’s retro design was made in celebration of Bell’s 60th Anniversary. Lined with a removable perforated microsuede liner and leather trim, the helmet also features 5 vents, 2 […]

As we noted with the Motorrad R nineT Motorcycle, BMW’s Motorrad division is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Helping to celebrate this grand birthday, French motorcycle helmet maker Les Ateliers Ruby have crafted a limited edition Munich 90 collection of its helmets — including the Pavilion, Belvedere and Castel models — and brushed them […]

It’s Ducati’s game to be upping its own ante, and it continues to do so on the foundation of its brilliant Panigale superbike. First there was the Panigale R (which we previewed here), and now comes the 1199 Superleggera set to debut at Milan’s EICMA Motorcycle Show this November. Meaning “super light”, the limited edition […]

BMW’s new Motorrad R nineT motorcycle is essentially to Bavaria what the Speedster is to Harley-Davidson: a highly modifiable entry level bike aimed to open up the company to a new strata of buyer. As they describe, the R nineT personifies BMW’s “pure riding” philosophy down to the last detail, with state-of-the-art BMW motorcycle technology […]

Since Australian custom motorcycle builders/lifestyle clothing manufacturer Deus Ex Machina opened shop in our hometown of Venice Beach, CA, the band of creatives have built 8 custom bikes. The Bully, seen here, is #9. Built from the remains of a post-collision Buell Lightning X1, The Bully had its compromised frame revitalized with a new chromoly […]

Russian manufacturer Ural has carved out a nice niche in the motorcycle game by producing beautiful, retro bikes with sidecars. They’re not really “retro”, however, because Ural has been making variations of these bikes since the 1940s. We’ve covered several of their bikes over the years, including their sT and M70 “70th Anniversary” Motorcycle. Their […]

These short art films are often beautifully made, and here director Danielle Levitt does a nice job of emoting the inchoate ambiance of being in Japanese motorcycle modifier Shinya Kimura’s workspace. But sometimes it feels like a tease, and you desperately want to get a longer format version where you can actually sink your teeth […]