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LiveWire in Trouble: Harley-Davidson Won't Foot the Bill
LiveWire has just issued its most serious financial warning yet. It's now admitting there is substantial doubt over whether it can keep the business running for the next 12 months.

Paul Roberts
16 minutes ago4 min read


What the HEL Has Avenrà Been Up To?
Avenrà, the British outfit behind the EVO electric motorcycle, has been cooking up something with a considerably darker side. Meet the HEL Edition, a black-and-red superbike concept that looks like it has a score to settle.

Paul Roberts
20 hours ago3 min read


Energica’s Comeback, Part 1: A New Chapter Starts in San Francisco
Energica’s comeback has begun, but there’s still plenty to prove. Diego Cardenas reports from the brand’s San Francisco event, where loyal owners turned up, new leadership outlined its plans, and big questions about production, parts and after-sales support remain unanswered.

Diego Cardenas
23 hours ago3 min read


Is This a Turning Point for LiveWire? CEO Resigns as Strategic Options Come Under Review
CEO Karim Donnez has resigned, a restructuring specialist has taken charge, and a newly formed board committee is examining potential strategic transactions, including a possible sale or restructuring.

Paul Roberts
2 days ago3 min read


BMW's Helmet-Free Scooter: Can Patents Beat the Rules?
When BMW unveiled the Vision CE in September 2025, it looked less like the future and more like BMW having another go at an idea it tried more than 20 years ago. New patent filings give us a better look at what BMW is working on.

Greg Fletcher
4 days ago3 min read


Shandoka Takes Electric Motorcycles Beyond the Garage
Shandoka is stepping beyond the garage, with an online course for people who want to learn how to fix electric two-wheelers and a home-grown video game putting real-world custom bikes on the digital highway.

Greg Fletcher
5 days ago3 min read


Trent Dingman: Building Project Ares From Sci-Fi Dreams and First Principles
Real Motors wants to build an electric motorcycle that feels like a motorcycle, sounds like a motorcycle and doesn’t bury the rider under a pile of technology. But when the team started developing Project: Ares, none of them had ever ridden one.

Paul Roberts
6 days ago7 min read


Cellcius C-01: 24 kWh E-Hyperbike Concept That Changes Weight With Its Battery
An electric motorcycle with a 24kWh battery sounds like a recipe for a heavy machine. But what if you only needed a fraction of that capacity for your daily ride?

Greg Fletcher
7 days ago3 min read


Ultraviolette Launches X-47 Venom by Taking on Two Trucks
The Venom is the first motorcycle to use the new platform, which will also underpin the Tesseract scooter and upcoming Shockwave. And if you want to see what the Venom can do, we've got footage of it pulling two trucks.

Paul Roberts
Oct 223 min read


Donut Lab Episode 17: The Winter Test
Donut Lab is back with another test of its much-discussed solid-state battery. This time, it's been put through its paces at -30°C, with another independent test from Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre.

Paul Roberts
Oct 222 min read


Honcho Skate and DUST Spur: Two More Bikes in the LiveWire Stable
LiveWire has two more electric motorcycles in the pipeline for 2027: the S4 Honcho Skate and DUST Spur. Both will make their world debut at EICMA in Milan, where LiveWire will also show the DUST Hightail to the public under its own name for the first time.

Paul Roberts
Oct 213 min read


Furion Taran: 326bhp and a Front Wheel That Spins the Wrong Way
A proposed electric hyperbike packing 326bhp and drive to both wheels? Yep, that's got our attention. But there's a bigger story here than another ridiculously powerful motorcycle that may or may not make it to production.

Paul Roberts
Oct 204 min read
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