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The Metacycle Was Exactly What the Market Needed. But Sondors Blew It
Sondors got a lot wrong as an operator, but got the product strategy remarkably right. Those are two different jobs, and it’s worth separating them cleanly because this industry has a bad habit of throwing out strategies along with the wreckage of sales failures.

Michael Uhlarik
Oct 95 min read


Royal Enfield’s Electric Himalayan Spotted at One Ride, and it’s Come a Long Way
Royal Enfield’s electric Himalayan has come a long way since we first saw it nearly three years ago. The Him-E has appeared again in India, and the latest version looks a lot less like an experiment and a lot more like a motorcycle you could actually ride into the mountains.

Paul Roberts
Oct 73 min read


Yadea Keeps Showing Off its Autopilot. But Can You Actually Buy It?
Yadea keeps showing off an electric motorcycle that can ride itself. The videos look like something from the future, but there's one pretty important question. Can you actually buy one?

Greg Fletcher
Oct 72 min read


Savic Motorcycles is Up for Sale. But it’s Not That Simple
Savic Motorcycles has spent a decade turning an Australian electric motorcycle idea into a production bike. Now, it's looking for someone to help take it to the next stage.

Paul Roberts
Oct 64 min read


LiveWire's Honcho Gets a New Job: Teaching People to Ride
LiveWire has found an interesting place to put the S4 Honcho. Right in front of people learning how to ride a motorcycle.

Greg Fletcher
Oct 52 min read


Vance Strader Has a New Mission: Building ARES
Real Motors is bringing in some serious motorcycle engineering experience as it moves towards production, with former LiveWire CTO Vance Strader joining the team for the next stage.

Paul Roberts
Oct 43 min read


Honda and Yamaha Want to Show Us What Electric Motocross Looks Like
Honda and Yamaha will run their electric prototypes at the 2026 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Ernée, France, with demonstration laps taking place today and tomorrow. And if you've been wondering what Honda and Yamaha are bringing to the motocross table, this is one to watch.

Paul Roberts
Oct 32 min read


SONDORS is Back, Again... Sort Of
SONDORS is back. Again. And this time, it's teasing something called 001. The company promised to show it off earlier this month. It didn't. And we still don't know exactly what 001 is.

Greg Fletcher
Oct 12 min read


Zero SR/F 20th Anniversary Edition: What Do You Actually Get?
Zero Motorcycles is celebrating 20 years with a limited-edition SR/F, with 20 bikes heading to Europe and another 20 to North America. The anniversary edition carries a €2,000 premium over the regular 2027 SR/F.

Paul Roberts
Sep 302 min read


India's Raptee.HV T30 Has Left the Showroom
The Raptee.HV T30 has just moved from the launch circuit to the hands of actual riders. The Indian electric motorcycle maker has started its first customer deliveries in Bengaluru, following the opening of its first showroom in the city. The high-voltage T30 is now heading out onto the road and into customers' garages.

Greg Fletcher
Sep 302 min read


Electric Motion Just Changed Its Formula. Here's What the 2027 Epure FACTOR-e Gets Right
Electric Motion has taken a new approach with its 2027 Epure FACTOR-e. Rather than simply adding more battery and calling it progress, the French company has gone back to the drawing board with the chassis, battery and riding position, while keeping the things that already make the bike unusual.

Greg Fletcher
Sep 293 min read


Zero CEO Pierre-Martin Bos: We Need More Than Fast Electric Motorcycles
Zero Motorcycles CEO Pierre-Martin Bos has responded directly to BCB's recent article arguing that the electric motorcycle market is heading into a fire sale. And after speaking to him, it turns out Zero isn't planning to run from the premium market. It is trying to build a much bigger market around it.

Paul Roberts
Sep 287 min read
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