Honda Trail 125 eater: The Wolf 125 comes to the US

Honda started the step-through motorcycle craze in 1958 with the Honda Super Cub C100. It's been hailed as the most popular motor vehicle of all time. Not just motorcycle, but motor vehicle. Can CSC reach these kinds of figures with Chinese clones?

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Classic splitty VW camper bus still ready for van touring … by rail

The steering wheel-less Klv-20 VW Microbus doesn't hail from an autonomous future, but from the railroad past. It is all original T1 bus up high, all train car down low – a very different way to take a Volkswagen van trip.

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Cylinder sails promise up to 90% fuel consumption cut for cargo ships

Looking like a set of bridge supports that were accidentally installed on a cargo ship, a new wind-driven system by startup CoFlow Jet promises to reduce ship fuel costs by up to 90% using stationary cylinders with no moving parts.

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Bulge-bellied hybrid-electric airliner to debut in 2028

Travellers could be making all-electric airline flights as soon as 2028. That's when Heart Aerospace's well-funded hybrid-drive ES-30 is planned to enter service, with a projected battery range of 200 km (124 miles) – or much farther in hybrid mode.

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Origami bike rack snaps into cargo basket in milliseconds

Sometimes a cyclist needs a big, old basket. Sometimes a big, old basket is the last thing they need. The new Allpacka One ensures they're happy in both cases, riding as a flat rack on regular commutes and fast-folding into a 30-L basket on demand.

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Truck camping kit gives Toyota Tacoma a modular camper van floor plan

Catapult has a more comprehensive solution for the common pickup camping topper. Its camping system pairs a wedge pop-top with a custom-fit panel designed to support a full camper van floor plan worth of furniture and equipment inside the truck bed.

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Review: Learning to glide with the InMotion E20 electric unicycle

Though it might be tempting to stump up serious cash for a crazy powerful electric unicycle, learning on such a beast is probably the wrong move. InMotion's beginner-friendly E20 promises to have you gliding in minutes, and won't cost a packet.

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High-speed helicopter breaks through single top rotor speed record

Conventional helicopters have a built-in speed limit, imposed by the physical limitations of their top-rotor lift systems. This fascinating Airbus project has found a way to break through that speed limit, and it's already done it in flight testing.

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Bonded-ti ebike brings monocoque looks to fitness riding and commuting

Let's be honest … general-use ebikes are often pretty clunky, with their welded aluminum construction. The "monocoque-look" Avian definitely bucks that trend, as it sports what is claimed to be the world's lightest titanium ebike-specific frame.

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