Category: New Motorcycle Technologies
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A Honda Hybrid for 2025?
Quietly, but consistently, Honda has been working behind the scenes on a hybrid motorcycle. First talked about in 2021 when Honda patented a number of new, never before-seen innovations in hybrid technology, and then for a period of years, silent, it seemed that the focus for Honda had shifted to electric motorcycles. It is claimed…
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Honda’s Crosswind Technology
Technology is always a contentious issue. Some welcome its advent, while others eschew its existence entirely. I suppose I fall somewhere in the middle as many of the features on my Kawasaki Ninja 10000sx I am glad to have. Nearly twenty years ago, my role was defined by my CAO in a municipal government setting…
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Is Chinese Motorcyle Manufacturing Going to Dominate the Market in the Future?
The stereotype of the Chinese motorcycle being low-quality or knock-offs of familiar Japanese bikes is changing, just as when I was young and motorcyclists derided Japanese bikes. That turned out to be a wake-up call for European and American manufacturers. Today, the idea that China can’t manufacture quality products has been thoroughly debunked. Iphones, Teslas,…
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Policeman: “So you saw five guys beating one guy on an electric motorcycle. Why didn’t you help?” Observer Motorcyclist: ”Oh, I thought five guys was enough.”
I can’t help but notice that those who ride electric motorcycles are treated with derision. The question is why? It’s highly likely that in the near future, ICE or internal combustion engines will be banned by the powers that be. In Canada, a date has been set when the sale of light-duty vehicles must be…
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A Chinese Luxury Sport Tourer?
CFMoto has an intriguing lineup for 2024. Earlier this month I talked about CFMoto’s smaller offerings. Today I want to look at a bike that may, or may not arrive in North America for 2024. CFMoto is being tight-lipped about the importation of the 1250 TR-G, CFMoto’s flagship tourer, however, one unique thing about CFMoto…
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Maintenance Free Motorcycle Chain?
Let’s face it. Motorcycle chains, like tires, are wear items. While BMW’s new M Endurance Chain, may be a step in the right direction, its tetrahedrally carbon (industrial chain) is not maintenance free. In 2020, the whole industry became excited by the possibility of a maintenance free chain. Unfortunately, the reality was somewhat different than…
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Brake Free
I had been following a product that attached to your helmet for about a year, before its production. Brake Free is a brake light that illuminates whenever it detects that your motorcycle is decelerated. An accelerometer detects your motorcycle’s deceleration, and in turn, illuminates the brake light mounted on your helmet. In 2019, I barely…
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The Blog Jam
Most often, writing comes easy, like engaging the clutch on your bike. Seldom do I find myself having to concentrate on the act of riding? Today is not one of those days. My winter of discontent has arrived. The temperature isn’t particularly cold for where I live, but with a special weather statement in effect…
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To Each, His Own
Just a short note about the content of this blog. I don’t support any one manufacturer over another. My purchases or recommendations aren’t based on political opinions or previous purchasing patterns. Good products and companies come and go. Some are from Europe, Canada, the US, or Japan, but increasingly, products that we buy, simply because…
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My Favourite Riding App
A lot of us like to tour using riding apps, for a variety of reasons, but for me, Rever is the best of the bunch. Well, that is, if you travel in the US. One of the biggest features, offroad planning, is not available in Canada. Having said that, Rever still has much to offer.…