Three large manufacturers this week announced an agreement to jointly develop connected motorcycles, with focus on safety. The brands will promote the Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for powered two-wheelers and form a central coordinating unit called Connected Motorcycle Consortium. The manufacturers want to show the first results in four years. Read the full article »

Thanks to SSR Motorsports, distributor and designer of off-road bikes, ATVs and scooters, Chinese-owned Italian brand Benelli is returning to the United States. SSR Motorsports will be the official distributor of Benelli motorcycles and Keeway scooters in the US, by the Qinjiang Group, of Wenling, China. Benelli currently offers eight motorcycles ranging from 250ccs to 1130ccs and five scooters. Read the full article »

The future of Erik Buell Racing is still unknown. The latest news is that the asstes of the company were bought by mysterious investor going under the name Atlantic Metals Group LLC. According to press leaks, the new owner intends on keeping Buell in the bike business, but the full details of the plans have yet to be detailed. Read the full article »

Martn Winterkorn, the German giant’s CEO, who’s positions look stronger than ever after the battle with former Volkswagen CEO Ferdinand Piëch ended with the latter’s defeat, has just revealed the manufacturer’s newest vision. As German newspaper Bild reports, Volkswagen is developing a tiny electric three-wheeler that can be recharged in the trunk. The little scooter is set to reach the German market in the second half of 2016. Read the full article »

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The University of Technology of Vienna (TU-Wien) has awarded the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S D|air with the prestigious prize named after Professor Ferdinand Porsche. This is the first time the honour, assigned every two years by the Viennese University for outstanding technological innovation in the automotive industry, has been awarded to a factory motorcycle. The new Multistrada was awarded because of its sophisticated safety features including semi-active suspension and airbag. Read the full article »

If you like the custom bikes built by many European builders thanks to Yamaha’s Yard Built Project, you will mst likely enjoy the brand’s new custom project, called the Faster Sons. Yamaha has pioneered the Sport Heritage segment in the last years, leading the market in offering easy to customise factory motorcycles, and inspirational concept machines in collaboration with the world’s best custom builders through the Yard Built platform. Read the full article »

A total of 388,000 powered-two and three-wheelers were registered during the first four months of 2015 in the EU. This represents an increase of 0.2% compared to the 387,080 vehicles registered during the same period of 2014. Registrations performed positively in Spain (40,380 units, +16.8%) and the UK (36,425 units, +11.7%). Read the full article »

Indian motorcycle manufacturer has acquired the UK-based Harris Performance Products Ltd. The deal is very important to Enfield since the brand is planning a new entry into the 750cc middleweight segment. The new motorcycle will feature a 750cc parallel twin and will hit the dealers next year. According to press reports, another model is also in the works, this one has a 410cc single. British engineering, Indian pricing – we look forward to it. Read the full article »

Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced today that its complete line is coming to Italy. Italy isn’t the first European country for Zero, the’ve already established a strong presence in Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Netherlands. The first Italian partner of Zero will be E-move, an electric mobility retailer in the north of the country. Read the full article »