Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali declared in January 2019 that “the future is electric, and we’re not far from starting serial production,” confirming that the company would soon begin manufacturing of its first electric motorcycle. Ducati management recently flip-flopped and dispelled any doubts regarding the company’s plans to produce an electric motorcycle in the near future. […]
Although the Indian Railways issue constant safety warnings and do their best to keep people safe, people certainly have no problems ignoring them. They can often be seen crossing the tracks just seconds before a train speeds through. And for one careless biker, that was nearly a disastrous decision. Seen in a video that has […]
In the world of racing, almost every legend is a man. It is an industry dominated by men, and women struggle to find their place in it, much less to actually make history. But for Sabine Schmitz, that was just another challenge. She was, and still is, the only woman to ever have won the […]
Alasdair Macintyre, Australian Catholic University Review: The Motorcycle — Art, Design, Desire at Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art Motorcycles are such a guy thing, right? Think Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, Arthur Fonzarelli in television’s Happy Days and Daniel Craig’s James Bond. All blokes, exuding controlled coolness, astride impressively loud, throbbing engines. Yet […]
Daniel McKay, University of Cambridge At 11am on November 11 1919 a great silence fell over the British Empire. Everywhere people stood silently: in their workplaces, on the street, assembled in public squares, before war memorials and in churches from Sydney to Ontario and New Delhi to Edinburgh. At the Cenotaph in London, visiting Australian […]
The main hazards are related to the high G-forces, however. If you pass out, then the worst fear is that you’ll fly out of the top of the arena and hit the roof truss. Hugh Hunt, University of Cambridge The Wall of Death has been the most enigmatic dare-devil motorbike stunt for more than 100 […]
In recent years, many great British brands have pulled their shutters down or have been acquired by companies based overseas. Some British brands have, however, managed to make a comeback from dire straits. Dr Mike Cooray, Hult International Business School and Dr Rikke Duus, UCL Brands are difficult to build, manage and protect. In recent […]
“The sexiest BMW motorcycle ever, the mythological R7,” Forbes. Nmoto Studio in Miami Gardens, Florida, as-built the Nmoto Nostalgia motorcycle in an ambitious throwback to capture the essence of the legendary German prototype – the 1934 BMW R7. The BMW R7, designed in 1934 with a 750 cc overhead-valve engine, is considered by many classic […]
“I am, after all, a free Black woman motorcycling across the country unimpeded—but I also believe it’s our job to make sure that dream doesn’t turn into a nightmare,” Porsche Taylor, Black Girls Ride founder. The six women rode their motorcycles nearly 3,000 miles Cross-Country over four consecutive days, in the name of civil rights. […]
This female-powered ride is extremely popular with each year, more women participating in over 120 countries. International Female Ride Day (IFRD), celebrates women riders collectively while making a positive difference for women in motorcycling around the globe. The “JUST RIDE!” event is celebrated annually worldwide on the first Saturday of May. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
