Motorcycle News

It seems Mercedes Benz isn’t the only company working on automatically piloted vehicles. Meet Yamaha’s MotoBot, a new self-driving motorcycle rider concept that could easily resemble something out of a si-fi flic. The seemingly autonomous robot has been designed to address issues of safety for professional motorcycle riders, but the resulting prototype is making bigger waves due to its AI functionality. While Yamaha has been quite hush on the motorcycle’s specifics so far, a new video shows the …

Custom motorcycle shop, Bandit9, has created this super-reflective motorbike out of a 125cc Honda Supersport.Dubbed “Ava,” it features a handcrafted steel uni-body made of polished metal that doubles up as a vehicle-length mirror. Its slimmed down frame, small engine, and stubby exhaust give it a lightweight and streamlined look that will surely resemble a speeding bullet when you’re whizzing down the highway.Limited to an ultra-exclusive run of just nine units, the Ava retails for $10,950. If y …

By now we have seen a lot, but we have never seen anything like this before. French builder Lazareth has showcased its new LM 847 at Geneva Auto Show and the motorcycle packs a full Maserati engine. The insane motorcycle comes with a 4.7-liter, 470hp, V8 engine out of a Maserati automobile, with the rest of the bike build around it. Without a doubt one of the most outlandish motorcycle concepts seen. It is certainly not practical, but you can be sure that you will not remain unnoticed with the L …

Serial amphibian creator Alan Gibbs has used the American International Motorcycle expo in Florida to launch three new outrageous recreational vehicles. Not satisfied making ridiculously fun-looking amphibious quadbikes, cars and trucks, Gibbs has now built two-and three-wheeled motorcycles that you can ride straight down a boat ramp into the water. At the touch of a button they convert to jet skis, retracting wheels out of the way and switching to jet propulsion. There’s almost no delay – the s …

Uber has launched a motorbike service in Thailand, marking the first time that the company has offered rides on two-wheeled vehicles. The service, called UberMOTO, launches today as a pilot program in Bangkok. In a press release announcing the pilot, Uber said the new service is aimed at cities in emerging markets where traffic congestion is particularly severe.For Bangkok users, UberMOTO will be available as another option on the Uber app, and it operates just like its traditional car services. …