Ducati reveals the key numbers behind its electric MotoE racer

Ducati has finally put a set of numbers around the cutting-edge electric motorcycle it's developing for the FIM MotoE World Cup from 2023 onwards. The V21L prototype and eventual racer will inform the electrification of the brand in the coming years.

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Electric Norton promises “race performance and touring range”

Great Britain's Norton Motorcycles, now under Indian ownership after some shady management from the previous owner, has announced an interesting electric motorcycle project promising to simultaneously deliver "race performance and touring range."

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Aluminum-bodied FMC Storm brings jet-like aeros to the motorcycle world

Draped in liquid-smooth aluminum bodywork, this visually stunning custom motorcycle features a number of air scoops that wouldn't look out of place on a fighter jet, as well as a nearly fully-enclosed front wheel and some absurdly low-mount clip-ons.

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Harley-Davidson debuts new motor with the 2022 Nightster

The latest addition to the new Sportster family, the Nightster, comes in the shape of a lowered and downspecced Sportster, serving as Harley-Davidson’s platform of choice for the introduction of a smaller version of the Revolution Max V-twin powerplant.

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Honda digs into its mini-bike past to revive the ST125 Dax

Honda’s mini-bike fleet has welcomed a third member alongside the Monkey 125 and the MSX125 Grom. The 2023 ST125 Dax is a tribute to a 1970s classic that was based on the Super Cub engine and named after a similarly short-statured dog breed.

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Ducati unloads the specialness cannon on new Panigale V4 SP2

It doesn't matter how special an Italian motorcycle is, there is always an even specialer edition coming. Something festooned with great, treacly dollops of specialness. Such a bike is Ducati's latest, the Panigale V4 SP2.

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Lightning Strike targets 250 mph with upcoming electric land speed run

Lightning Motorcycles is headed back to the Bonneville salt flats with a target of 250 mph (400 km/h) to beat. The bike will be a special version of the electric Strike, with a high-power battery and controller, and making use of exotic niobium metal.

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Emergent trends from the biggest motorcycle auction of 2022

Each January the Las Vegas motorcycle auctions set the tone for the entire auction year. This year there was only one – Mecum – but it will be the biggest and most important motorcycle auction of 2022, with the most evident trends. Here's what we learned.

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Arc releases naked photo of its frameless Vector electric motorbike

Arc's ambitious Vector electric motorcycle is back on track for production, and the company has pulled its bodywork off for a fascinating look at its monocoque structure, in which the whole bike is built around the carbon fiber battery box.

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Ducati’s electric MotoE racer makes its track debut at Misano

Ducati is set to replace Energica as the sole bike supplier for the FIM MotoE series, starting in 2023, and the Italian company's new electric race bike prototype has now made its track debut with a test session at Misano.

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