When it comes to electric motorcycles, a lot of big brands chase futuristic styling and pack in enough tech to make your brain hurt. Black Tea Motorcycles, a small Munich-born outfit founded in 2020, is playing a different game: smart, user-friendly machines designed for real riders. Their line-up focuses on bikes that are easy to live with, easy to repair or modify, and fundamentally practical for everyday use.

Damon Motorcycles has been the subject of plenty of talk — excitement, controversy, and a long list of questions that once felt too big to answer. The company burst onto the scene in 2018 with the HyperSport, a halo product that drew serious investment and thousands of depositors eager to see Damon’s vision roll into their garages. We sat down with Dom Kwong to get straight answers to the questions everyone’s been asking. But first, a little background on Damon’s new leader.

Just as we were about to hit “send” on our teaser about the Starks' adventure bike and ATV, they dropped a curveball — the VARG SM is now official. (Yes, that’s SM as in Supermoto.)

The lights are dimming on Fuell, the electric two-wheeler company co-founded by Erik Buell. After filing for bankruptcy late last year, Fuell’s assets have been sold off for just $170,000 (£126,500 / €146,000) — loose change compared to the promises it made when it launched in 2019. The buyer? Undisclosed. And that says a lot.

Damon Motorcycles has just released a clay model of their Hypersport Prototype. That's right, the same company that promised the most advanced motorcycle in the world—and took millions in pre-order money years ago—has now turned to the potting wheel for their big reveal.

Ducati V21L with Solid-State Battery Back in March we covered Ducati’s reluctance to dive head-first into consumer electric motorcycles. Claudio Domenicali, the company’s CEO, was blunt: “With the current technology, it’s a bit of a niche because you need to compromise on range, if you want to have a light motorcycle.” In other words: no road-ready e-superbike rolling out of Bologna anytime soon. Fast-forward to IAA Mobility in Munich, and Ducati has wheeled out the V21L ag

At first glance, you might think Mad Max just rolled into town—but don’t panic. The Droog X Land District is not the beginning of the end. It’s a high-performance electric motorcycle, forged from Land Moto’s engineering muscle and Droog Moto’s post-apocalyptic design flair, slammed together on two wheels. No compromises. No confusion. Just a statement.

If you’ve been waiting for an electric motorcycle with genuine Italian DNA, Positive Motorcycles just put themselves on your radar.

It’s about time we gave Naxeon some space in this newsletter. Their urban e-moto, the I AM, has been floating around Europe and the UK for a short while, and it’s exactly the kind of bike younger riders should be paying attention to. Forget retro chrome and nostalgia trips — this thing is built for people who want their motorcycle to feel more like a smartphone, not a history lesson.