Honda patents crotch-firing, torso-hugging detachable motorcycle airbag

Honda has patented a new type of airbag system for motorcycles, which would rapidly inflate in a crash or fall situation, wrap around the rider's torso in a great big hug, and detach from the bike to protect the rider when the two are separated.

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Praga resurrects girder-forked hardtail motorcycle from 1928

Praga stunned us with its futuristic, ultra-lightweight Bohema supercar last year, but this Czech company has taken a retro angle on its first streetbike in nearly a century. The ZS 800 combines a gorgeous classic look with some nice modern thinking.

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Retro-cool electric motorcycle picks up where 2020’s Falcon left off

Back in 2020, Cleveland CycleWerks revealed a retro-modern electric motorcycle called the Falcon. The company co-founder splintered the project into a new startup in August of that year, and now the Falcon has taken flight as the District.

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Suzuki fields new off-road oriented 2023 V-Strom 800 DE

One year shy of its 20th birthday, the V-Strom swaps its trademark V-twin for Suzuki’s brand new 776-cc inline twin, and puts on a 21-inch front wheel. The result is an adventure touring package that can venture far from paved territory.

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Triumph sharpens and stimulates 2023 Street Triple 765

The fourth gen of Triumph’s middleweight streetfighter has received a facelift, upgraded electronics, a small power boost, sharper geometry, and sees the addition of a racier Moto2 limited edition to the 2023 standard duet of Street Triple 765 R and RS.

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Horwin goes tech-crazy on its new high-performance electric scooters

Austrian-designed, Chinese-made electric motorcycle brand Horwin is hitting this year's EICMA motorcycle show in Milan with a super-scooter loaded to the gills with gadgetry, and a second wild concept that aims to upend traditional chassis design.

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Ducati’s latest street-legal superbike makes more than 240 horsepower

Yank Ducati's new Panigale V4 R out of its crate, replace the purely ornamental standard exhaust with a titanium Akrapovic race pipe and fill it up with a fancy "performance oil" from Shell, and you're sitting on a machine capable of 240.5 horsepower.

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Zero goes on the road to adventure with DSR/X electric motorcycle

Responding to numerous rider requests, Zero Motorcycles has launched a torquey electric adventure bike called the DSR/X that's designed for cruising the highway, navigating twisty mountain roads or motoring along dusty desert tracks.

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Review: Cardo pushes the game forward again with new Packtalk Edge

Cardo's latest flagship Bluetooth motorcycle headset might not look like a revolutionary update from the Packtalk Black or Bold – but after a month enjoying the subtle upgrades at the heart of the new Packtalk Edge, we'd find it very hard to go back.

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Puros motorcycle helmet pipes you HEPA-filtered air as you ride

The road is a rich olfactory experience behind the handlebars of a motorcycle, as you'll know if you've found yourself next to a sheep truck. In polluted air, it can also be unhealthy – and this helmet addresses both with a fan-forced HEPA filter.

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