Just over a decade ago, Bruno Forcella had the nutty idea to build a chopper with an electric drivetrain. The minimalistic hardtail evoked myriad reactions, ranging from intrigued to downright vexed. But Bruno was undeterred—so he’s just built another electric chopper, with even more features than the last. Based in Switzerland, Bruno is an electrical…
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Deus ex Machina finesses the Vespa GTS 300, Untitled Motorcycles rescues a beat-up Zero FXS, and Brooklyn’s The Lurkshop goes buck wild on the Suzuki DR650. In motorcycle news, Ducati updates the XDiavel with their V4 Granturismo engine to turn it into a 168-horsepower super cruiser.
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We’re purveyors of the finer elements of internal combustion, and as such, we treasure things like the symphony of mechanical parts at high rpm, the feel of a perfectly executed gear shift and the puff of exhaust smoke from a rich mixture on a crisp morning. With that in mind, it can be difficult to…
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The Zero FX dual-sport is the lightest, most dirt-friendly model in the Californian company’s range of electric motorcycles. Its 289-pound weight isn’t just good on the dirt—that kind of thing bodes well in the city too. The FX is narrow with upright ergonomics, and, being electric, it’s virtually silent. The only gripe we have with…
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Zero Motorcycles is on a roll. The Californian electric motorcycle company has been in business for seventeen years and has grown its…
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There’s an unavoidable disconnect between a concept motorcycle, and the final production version of it. By the time you’ve added all the…
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Bizarro Corp.’s online store has a T-shirt that reads “café racer is dead.” It’s a little rich coming from a custom workshop…
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Dirt bikes can make surprisingly good road customs, mostly due to their light weight and the easy tune-ability of most offroad powertrains.…
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Motorcycle historian Paul d’Orléans takes a deep dive for Iron & Air into the uneasy but essentially productive relationship between the modern-day…
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We’re beyond debating whether or not the future of personal transportation is electric. Government bans on internal combustion engines are no longer…
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What would the legendary Bratstyle builder, Go Takamine, do with an Indian Chief? We’ve got the answer, along with a Zero SR/F…
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Australia’s Grid Cycles know electric bikes are a blast. They know they’re damn quick, they know they’re simple, and they know they’re…
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