Black Tea Motorbikes has entered preliminary insolvency administration, raising fresh questions about the risks of buying from smaller electric motorcycle brands.
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.
Sometimes the motorcycle industry hands you an observation that cannot be ignored. In August it was the failure of premium electric motorcycles, courtesy of LiveWire.
