A couple of days ago, I saw an article about electric cars, specifically about retrofitting older classics with electric motors and batteries. There are a number of companies doing that now (Jaguar even converted an E-type) and I watched a video of two guys in a converted Porsche 911. They were flying down a country road; the performance and handling were fantastic and it … [Read more...]
Is Harley Davidson’s LiveWire the Game Changer They Need?
The Harley Davidson LiveWire has been coming for a long time and we've been discussing it already, and now with tech specs, performance figures and a price tag we know where it's supposed to fit into the overall picture, but there are some interesting plans for a charging infrastructure, too. According to the Motor Company, the LiveWire is equipped with the H-D Revelation™ … [Read more...]
Immaculate 1970 Colorado Norton Works Commando 750
The Norton factory never turned out a Commando 750 that looked like this. Colorado Norton Works restores and rebuilds these classic Nortons and turns them into mechanical jewelry, but you don't wear it, you get to ride it and relive the glory days of British motorcycles except these don't leak and they perform as well as they look. Ride one of these into any bike show, … [Read more...]
Erik Buell Joins the Exodus to Electric Power with FUELL
Erik Buell has had his share of ups and downs in the motorcycle business, but say what will, you can't say he isn't persistent, no matter how often his companies have hit hard times, he keeps coming back, but now he's taking a different road. Instead of designing around a Harley Davidson derivative engine or something built by Rotax, he's going all electric with FUELL. Well, to … [Read more...]
Curtiss Pushes the Electric Motorcycle Design Envelope
While I was away, my inbox never slept and judging by the number of notices coming in for concept, pre-production or in-production electric motorcycles, you would think the end of fossil fuels had already arrived. The discussion of that possibility deserves a post all its own, but I thought I’d highlight a few of the latest rechargeable two wheelers, in no particular order, to … [Read more...]