Motorcycle Industry News

Swappable Batteries Motorcycle Consortium has expanded from four to 21 members one year after its founding in September 2021.

Honda has detailed its plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including the introduction of 10 new electric motorcycles by 2025.

The UK National Motorcyclists Council has raised a number of issues that it says need to be addressed by the government after a summer of stagnation. 

Harley-Davidson is currently facing two lawsuits in the US regarding alleged restrictions placed by the manufacturer on repairs to consumers' motorcycles.

Bajaj Auto - the fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world - is reported to have acquired the naming rights to iconic marque Vincent Motorcycles

The European motorcycle market remained mostly stable, but shrank slightly in the first half of 2022, new figures reveal.

The Motorcycle Action Group wants to be shown evidence from the government that self-driving vehicles will not be dangerous for UK bikers.

A record breaking number of motorcycle tests were taken at UK test centres between 2021 and 2022, but women remain firmly in the minority.

Chinese electric scooter giants NIU will revert to less advanced but cheaper sodium-ion batteries for one of its new models in 2023

E-core is a technology in development by a Belgian designer that would allow combustion bikes to be converted to run on electric power.

Honda has made a strong start in its quest to break its record 20 million sales marker from 2019, but Yamaha sales for the first half of 2022 remain flat

Piaggio is developing a new suspension system for its two- and three-wheeled scooters inspired by the invention of an 18th-century inventor.

Royal Enfield emerge as the big winners on the global motorcycle sales charts after huge gains in Europe, while Harley-Davidson resumes its status as the big loser

Honda remains atop the motorcycle registration charts for July 2022, but overall registrations are down on last year, as well as June.

The Motorcycle Action Group has voiced its opposition to the proposed end of combustion motorcycle sales after a meeting with the Department for Transport at the end of July. 

Honda has stopped taking orders on ten of its motorcycles in an effort to ease pressure on a backlog of orders delayed by parts delays and shipping issues

Piaggio sees an upturn in sales across its group during the first half of 2022, with Moto Guzzi and Aprilia singled out for a combined 30% increase

Ducati has published its financial report for the first half of 2022, which reveals the Multistrada V4 as its most popular bike, as well as growth in China.

KTM is set to team up with Bajaj Auto to develop a new range of 'high-end' electric motorcycles to be built at the Indian firm's new factory

PFMoto is about to be launched in China, with two bikes - the Gravity adventure scooter and Starship cruiser - currently in its prospective roster.

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BMW has announced a service campaign for over 400,000 of its R 1200 GS and R 1250 GS models to correct an issue relating to the cardan shaft.

Yamaha has made its third investment to Tier IV, the lead developer of the Autoware open-source self-driving operating system.

The French motorcycle parts and products retailer Bihr will be sold to Arrowhead Engineered Products in the third quarter of 2022.