12 Sep
Newfound accessibility for Italian asphalt shredder

Ducati today unveiled the first images of their 2012 848 Streetfighter — a brand new entry level model created to add accessibility to the Italian manufacturer’s famous naked sport bike family. “Combining a new and brilliantly engineered 848 Testastretta 11° engine with the enhanced geometry of a chassis that provides confidence-inspiring agility, the Streetfighter 848 […]


6 Sep
Italian & German performance leaders collaborate on hand-built exclusive motorcycle

Ducati teams up with the engineers at Mercedes AMG to release a limited edition power cruiser called the Ducati Diavel AMG Special Edition. The bike will debut at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt this month as a tribute to the AMG luxury-sport brand, aimed at passionate connoisseurs of technology, engineering detail and style. […]


24 Aug
Stripping a 1978 Yamaha SR500 to its cleanest form

The brain child of designer Jay LaRossa, the Solus cafe racer is based on a 1978 Yamaha SR500 stripped to its cleanest essence. The Long Beach, CA-based Lossa Engineering specializes in cafe racers based on Italian, Japanese and British bikes from the ’60s and ’70s. Following old school tradition, LaRossa strips the junk and makes […]


3 Aug
Famed Spanish motorcycle marque returns after 3-decade absence

Those who know vintage motorcycles and competitive racing will recognize the OSSA marque, otherwise chances are you’ve never even heard of the once legendary Spanish company. Now, after a 28-year absence, the famed brand has fired up its Catalan factory once again and its first offering is the TR 280i Trial Bike. The 2-wheel off-road […]


20 Jul
Custom fuel-efficient bikes inspired by 1920s board track racers

Jason Lee and Hughe Laurie are some of the celebrities who’ve praised Derringer Cycles for their quality gasoline-powered bikes, but many appreciate their high attention to detail. Derringer’s Bespoke Collection designed by Adrian Van Anz are a highly limited collection of handbuilt 2-wheelers that capture the simplicity and barebones style of 1920s board tracking racing […]


16 May
Los Angeles' premier custom bike builder debuts highly anticipated 3rd bike in Concept 10 Collection

Los Angeles’ premier custom bike builder Falcon Motorcycles debuted the 3rd bike in their Concept 10 Collection this weekend at the the Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, CA. We were there to witness its unveiling to the wowed eyes of central Cali, and we’ll be posting images from the event plus full description of the […]


13 May
BPG Motors' Uno III scooter/segway/motorcycle is more than meets the eye

We actually covered this Uno unicycle waaaay back in the early days of LIAS, when spring was in the air and our hearts were filled with childish glee (Motorized Unicycle Helps Nerds Look Cool…Somewhat…). Now that we’ve become jaded adults with souls cold and coal-crusted with resentment, the Ontario-born inventor Ben Gulak has managed to […]


5 May
GPS, LCD touch screen, 185 mile range, regenerative braking and 120 mph... what more could you want?

Visually borrowing more than just a little from Confederate, the Lito Sora Electric Motorcycle doesn’t have much else similar to is gas burning kin. Two years in development, the Sora could be the bike that legitimizes electrics to the diehard motorcycle crowd. With groundbreaking features like on-board GPS, LCD touch screen, regenerative braking system, an […]