Two icons with deep roots — Breitling and Triumph — have joined to create a watch and motorcycle that celebrate the pair’s history of speed. In the ’60s, Triumph was building some of the fastest two-wheeled machines on the planet and rapidly gaining popularity as the urban transportation medium of […]
Motorcycles
WORKHORSE INDIAN FTR AMA MOTORCYCLE
Brice Hennebert, founder of Workhorse Speed Shop, was commissioned to build a bike based on the Indian FTR. The rules were simple: A design that incorporated the colors of the iconic Martini Racing livery. Hennebert delivered a motorcycle that combines influences of ’80s AMA racing bikes and the ferocious Group […]
TRIUMPH TE-1 ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE PROTOTYPE
Triumph’s TE-1 electric motorcycle is moving closer to production with completion of Phase 3 development and official reveal. The TE-1 is based on the Street and Speed Triple and collaborations with Williams Advanced Engineering and Integral Powertrain of the UK have brought the powertrain and transmission to life. Ohlins RSU […]
INDIAN SCOUT ROGUE MOTORCYCLE
Indian is adding a new entry to the Scout lineup with the Rogue, a dark-themed variant with a low stance and new performance features. The Rogue takes the low-slung stance of the Bobber and adds additional suspension travel thanks to a new piggyback shock with adjustable compression and rebound damping. […]
2022 ZERO SR MOTORCYCLE
Zero is adding more performance to the 2022 SR with increased battery capacity and more efficient architecture. The SR will get 14.4 kWh and 15.6 kWh battery options and a ZF 75-10 motor maying 74 horsepower and 122 lb-ft of torque, good for speeds of up to 104 MPH. Zero […]
ZILLERS BMW R 18 MOTORCYCLE
BMW designed the R18 to be customized and wants builders and owners to truly make the bike their own. Based in Russia, Zillers Garage took BMW’s message to heart, creating an art-deco-inspired R 18 that is nearly unrecognizable compared to the base bike. The only hint at its beginnings is […]
MHC SOKUDO TESLA MOTORCYCLE CONCEPT
Tesla has yet to enter the two-wheeled market, but this collaborative concept rendering by designers Ash Thorpe and Carlos “colorsponge” gives an exciting look at what could be. A suitably angular carbon fiber body hides an extruded aluminum chassis, cradling an electric motor and battery pack. Short USD forks and […]
DOTTO 1979 HONDA CX500 BIANCANEVE MOTORCYCLE
Dotto Creations founders Francesco Iannuzzi and Gianluca Bartolini met while working for legendary design firm Pininfarina. Dotto’s first project, the Biancaneve, puts the pair’s high design chops on display. Starting with a 1979 Honda CX500 for its unique longitudinal v-twin configuration, the bike was first stripped completely bare and restored. […]
ITALDESIGN DUCATI 860-E CONCEPT MOTORCYCLE
Ducati itself has been quiet on the electric front, but fellow Italian firm Italdesign decided potentially to speak for them with the 860-E concept. The original 860GT was Ducati’s largest displacement bike at the time, designed as a long-distance, high-speed tourer with bodywork by Georgio Giugiaro, Italdesign’s founder. Italdesign drew […]
BUSYPEOPLE KTM SCRAMBLER MOTORCYCLE
Based in Mumbai, India, graphic designer Akash Das can’t keep his art in only two dimensions. Das and wife Garima operate BusyPeople as a side project, doing everything from photography to custom motorcycles — one of which is the KTM 390 Duke you see here. Das saw potential in the […]