There has been quite a bit of activity in the past few weeks sorrounding Ducati's new "Mega Monster". We already have seen deveral spy shots, and an american Ducati dealer has now leaked a sketch and some of the technical data of the firm's forthcoming motorcycle. Read the full article »

American motorcycle manufacturer Roehr introduced today three new electric motorcycles. Built around a Hyosung chassis, all three Roehrs look identical and feature AC induction motor technology, with the eSupersport using a single-motor setup, while the eSuperBike and the eSuperBike RR feature twin-motors. Read the full article »

Peugeot follows Piaggio into world's largest motorcycle market. The french company has announced that it would set up a joint venture with the Chinese company Qingqi Motorcycle to produce scooters. The commercial partner of Peugeot Scooters holds a 50% stake in the new firm. In all, the Peugeot network will comprise 145 sales outlets and nine flagship stores spread across nine Chinese provinces. At start, Peugeot will offer five products between 80 and 125 cm3, all manufactured at the state-of-the-art plant in Jinan. Read the full article »

Brammo, the electric motorcycle manufacturer announced its new bike, the Empulse - a brand new naked street fighting machine. The specifications of the bike are quite impressive: top speed over 100 miles per hour, price below $10 000. The Empulse uses the Brammo Power battery pack and Brammo Power vehicle management system. Read the full article »

Italian designer Paolo De Giusti revealed his new motorcycle concept, which is a very innovative piece of metal. De Giusti experimented with new forms, and the result is an aerodinamic drag-reducing shape with massive edges. Read the full article »

Parent company of Smart, Mercedes has announced that it will introduce a two-wheeled electric vehicle at Paris Motor Show in September. The new scooter will be the first step in a new business plan that will diversify the Smart brand. The new plug-in scooter fits perfictly with Smart's urban philosophy. Read the full article »

Bill Gates, chairman and co-founder of Microsoft Corp., has invested in EcoMotors International, a company that is developing encironmental friendly car-engine technology. Gates and Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla have jointly invested $23.5 million into Detroit-based firm to help them complete engineering and testing of their Opoc-engine. The Opoc engine technology uses a twin-opposed cylinder layout and claims to make vehicles up to 50% more efficient. The firm wants to produce a car later on in 2010 that will return over 100mpg. Rumours suggest that a design for a motorcycle is also in progress. Gates said: “EcoMotors has developed a promising technology that could help reduce levels of greenhouse gas emissions in a low-cost, globally relevant way.” Read the full article »

Yamaha Japan introduced the electric EC-03 scooter last autumn in Tokyo. The asian manufacturer has big plans with electric motorcycles, they want to capture the 20% of the world's zero-emission market by 2020. Therefore, Yamaha decided to bring the EC-03 to Europe. The 0.6kW scooter goes on sale in Japan in September and Europe in 2011. The model will cost €2230 ($2800) in Japan when it goes on sale in September. Read the full article »

While Bajaj is primarily known for its line of retro-style scooters in America and Europe, Bajaj is a major player in their home country, which is by the way the second largest motorcycle market behind China. Their flagship model, the 200cc, 18hp Pulsar is a respected motorcycle in the asian country, and we can see with our own eyes now how professional ads the indian companies can make. Excellent videography, professional stunt riding and well planned choreography. Read the full article »

Iconic British motorcycle brand Norton introduced a special edition of the Commando 961 SE. The motorcycle, called the Bremont was designed especially for Bremont founder Nick English and premiered by famous Hollywood movie star Orlando Bloom. Read the full article »