The HyperSport started as a personal quest that turned into a reality. Born from a drive to make motorcycles safer, it was forged through relentless innovation and a no-compromise approach to design. Riders from every corner showed up: blue-collar Republicans, Silicon Valley tech heads, European commuters, and even gas-guzzling, gun-toting lorry drivers from the South — all lining up to throw down deposits and back the machine.

Back in 2017, Jay Giraud had an idea — one that hit the electric motorcycle world like a torque spike to the gut. An idea bold enough to pull 3600 riders off the fence and make them throw down real money for a bike that, at the time, existed only on paper. An idea that didn’t just challenge the ‘electric vs. gas’ debate — it aimed to bury it.

LiveWire just announced a partnership with Swiss tech outfit c.technology AG to build what they’re calling the next generation connected experience for electric motorcycles. Translation: deeper data, tighter integration, and a bike that knows more about your ride than you probably do.

Whether you’re an ICE (internal combustion engine) enthusiast or an electric motorcycle convert, the fundamentals stay the same: balance and control. But how you apply them changes. After logging miles on both, I’ve found the principles hold, but differences in power delivery and response demand a more deliberate approach.

Hydrogen motorcycles keep getting talked about as the next big thing, but right now they’re still more idea than reality. While most of the conversation focuses on cars and buses, two-wheelers haven’t been standing still. Over the years, a range of prototypes and concept bikes have tried to prove that hydrogen could work on motorcycles.

It’s a grey afternoon in 1960s London. Post-war austerity is easing off, and families who’ve been stuck on bikes are finally moving up to cars. You’re 19, skint, and looking for anything with at least two wheels. The used market’s flooded with old machines. Cheap, a bit tired, not exactly desirable, but they run. You grab whatever you can afford and start pulling it apart. Only speed matters. Anything that doesn’t help gets binned.

Right then, torque, horsepower, kW… the usual spec sheet mess. It sounds tough, but we’ll keep it simple, and try to make the age-old argument between torque and horsepower a bit clearer, or maybe even irrelevant.