Motorcycles | Cool Material https://coolmaterial.com Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:23:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 The 7 Coolest Motorcycles We Loved This January https://coolmaterial.com/rides/january-new-motorcycles/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/january-new-motorcycles/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:45:33 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=275211

Most people will never have the chance to ride a concept motorcycle or get to test drive any of the custom builds that hit auctions for tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars. But that…

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Honda Electric Bikes https://coolmaterial.com/rides/honda-electric-bikes/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/honda-electric-bikes/#respond Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:25:51 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274898

E-bikes are hot, and Honda is approaching their interpretation by tying their new line with their gas-powered icons from the past. The new Honda Cub e:, Dax e:, and Zoomer e: are named after their…

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Verge Motorcycles TS Ultra Hyperbike https://coolmaterial.com/rides/verge-motorcycles-ts-ultra-hyperbike/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/verge-motorcycles-ts-ultra-hyperbike/#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:31:31 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274984

Verge’s TS has been one-upped by its own creator with the TS Ultra. Torque jumps from 737 lb-ft to an astounding 855 lb-ft. from a 150-kW (201 horsepower) powertrain that sends the TS Ultra to…

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The Best Affordable Motorcycles You Can Buy, From $1,800 to $8,900 https://coolmaterial.com/rides/best-affordable-motorcycles/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/best-affordable-motorcycles/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:45:59 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274302

Whether you’re a veteran rider or a beginner motorcyclist, you shouldn’t let price tags get in the way of enjoying a great motorcycle ride when the highways, country backroads, and urban streets beckon. Concerns that…

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MoonBike Electric Snowbike https://coolmaterial.com/rides/moonbike-electric-snowbike/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/moonbike-electric-snowbike/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 15:14:58 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274895

We’ve done our fair share of snowmobiling, but the MoonBikes’ electric snowbike seems far more attractive. Not only is it smaller, but the MoonBike is also nimbler thanks to the fact that its three times…

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Rough Crafts Honda CB1100 RS Custom ‘Oriental Uppercut’ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/rough-crafts-honda-cb1100-rs-custom-oriental-uppercut/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/rough-crafts-honda-cb1100-rs-custom-oriental-uppercut/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:28:50 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274479

The Honda CB1100 is no more, but the spirit of its inspiration, the CB1100 TR Concept, is carried forward by the Rough Crafts Honda CB1100 RS Custom. The flat track-style gets mad aggression via new…

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ICOMA Tatamel e-Bike https://coolmaterial.com/rides/icoma-tatamel-e-bike-wins-ces-2023-innovation-award/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/icoma-tatamel-e-bike-wins-ces-2023-innovation-award/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:30:46 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274579

We covered the ICOMA Tatamel Concept a little while back, and now it looks like it’s just that much closer to production. The little electric suitcase moped just won an award at CES 2023 for…

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Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 TT Racer https://coolmaterial.com/rides/harley-davidson-sportster-xlr-883-tt-racer/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/harley-davidson-sportster-xlr-883-tt-racer/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:21:11 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274478

This rare bike is no street-legal vintage Harley Sportster. It’s a rare Sportster XLR 883 that was created for “TT” scramble races where builds were light and engine displacement was kept under 900cc. The XLR…

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Kawasaki KZ250 Sprint Racer https://coolmaterial.com/rides/kawasaki-kz250-sprint-racer/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/kawasaki-kz250-sprint-racer/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:33:25 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274297

While this customized Kawasaki KZ250 dirt bike looks like an exercise in death-by-masochism, it’s actually created as a minimalist sprint racer that’s equal parts speed and art. Built by Valen Zhou, the bike is Frankensteined…

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Tamarit Motorcycles Triumph Scrambler 900 “Ongaku” https://coolmaterial.com/rides/tamarit-motorcycles-triumph-scrambler-900-ongaku/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/tamarit-motorcycles-triumph-scrambler-900-ongaku/#respond Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:09:37 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274288

In the capable hands of Tamarit Motorcycles, an already handsome Triumph Scrambler 900 has been turned into a desert bike that’s even more tantalizing. Dubbed “Ongaku” (“music” in Japanese), the bike gets a new subframe,…

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Bob Maddox’s Twin-Jet Motorcycle https://coolmaterial.com/rides/bob-maddoxs-twin-jet-motorcycle/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/bob-maddoxs-twin-jet-motorcycle/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:05:53 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274051

This Bob Maddox pulsejet-powered twin-jet motorcycle is one of the craziest two-wheelers on earth, and it’s headed to auction. The bike looks like it should have ‘ACME’ emblazoned on it as Wile E. Coyote rockets…

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Cake Kibb Electric ATV https://coolmaterial.com/rides/cake-kibbi-electric-atv/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/cake-kibbi-electric-atv/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:09:51 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=274041

We love us some good Cake, as in the Swedish electric motorcycle brand. Cake’s next big thing has twice as many wheels, and it’s known as the Kibb. The all-electric ATV was actually designed for…

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The 23 Coolest New Motorcycles We Loved In 2022 https://coolmaterial.com/rides/coolest-motorcycles-2022/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/coolest-motorcycles-2022/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:45:58 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=273889

Even the most ardent riders typically only have a small handful of bikes they regularly ride. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t new bikes that catch everyone’s eye. Of all of the new motorcycle releases…

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Rough Crafts Cosmos Charger https://coolmaterial.com/rides/rough-crafts-cosmos-charger/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/rough-crafts-cosmos-charger/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:13:21 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=273363

If Darth Vader had a two-wheeler, it would most definitely take the form of the Cosmos Charger. The base bike is a 2020 Harley-Davidson Street Bob despite looking pretty much nothing like one. Winston Yeh…

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Aprilia ELECTRICa Project https://coolmaterial.com/rides/aprilia-electrica-project/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/aprilia-electrica-project/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:05:20 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=272577

Italian motorcycle builder Aprilia just dropped the covers off its first electric motorcycle, named the ELECTRICa Project. While it’s not for sale just yet, we know some details about this important motorcycle that’s just a…

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CAKE Bukk https://coolmaterial.com/rides/cake-bukk/ https://coolmaterial.com/rides/cake-bukk/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:12:24 +0000 https://coolmaterial.com/?p=272507

Swedish electric motorcycle brand CAKE makes stylish, minimalist motos adored by riders. Their new potent flagship is called the Bukk. The Bukk uses an all-new extruded and forged 6061 aluminum frame, an inverted WP Cone…

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