April 30, 2010 1 Comment
The French motorcycle maker went into liquidation several months back. Regrettably, Voxan was forced to sell its assets of in an auction in March. Voxan ran into financial trouble before, at the end of 2001, and was bought by Société de Développement et de Participation in 2002 to guarantee continuation. This time however, the maker could not secure enough funds to continue trading.
April 29, 2010 Leave a comment
The UK motorcycle market is a significant market in Europe, being the 5th largest after Italy, Spain, France and Germany respectively. Over the last two years we have seen a downward trend in motorcycle sales in most of the European markets. Although this trend has continued at the beginning of 2010, there are signs of recovery.
April 23, 2010 Leave a comment
This concept for a hybrid motorcycle was conceived by Russian designer Igor Chak. The design is a comprehensive vision in terms of safety and technological features. It has a navigation system, augmented reality and provides interactivity with mobile devices. In terms of safety features, the bike is conceptualized to have dual airbags, ABS, a deformable front-fork designed to dissipate energy in a crash and a night vision/radar system.
April 23, 2010 Leave a comment
Ducati has recently launched the Monster 796. This model sits between the 696 and 1100/1100S. The Ducati launch video features some very nice mediterranean scenes that will have many bikers undoubtedly dreaming of similar trips. This model comes in 13 different paint options, some of which have striking retro inspired graphics. This engine produces 84hp (64kW)@ 8250rpm and 58lb-ft (78Nm) of torque. The video is available after the jump.
April 22, 2010 Leave a comment
According to a new report published by market research firm Frost & Sullivan we are likely to see a significant increase in the urban usage of electric scooters and motorcycles as the charging infrastructure is being developed across Europe.
April 16, 2010 Leave a comment
Honda has announced it will launch its first electric scooter on the Japanese market towards the end of 2010. This scooter, called EV-neo, was first seen as a concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motorshow.
April 15, 2010 Leave a comment
Harley-Davidson might see a reversal in their downward earnings trend over the last quarter, according to an industy analyst. This due to a seemingly upward trend in retail sales. As a result of this and speculation of a possible leveraged buyout, the motorcycle producer’s shares went from $32 to $36 (a record since 2008).
April 12, 2010 Leave a comment
Yamaha will launch a new version of the Ténéré. This new bike, will feature a 1199cc parallel twin engine producing 108bhp and 84ft-lb of torque. Video available after the jump.
April 10, 2010 Leave a comment
This italian commercial was filmed in the Canary Islands and shows off the available riding modes of the Multistrada: sport, urban, enduro and touring.
April 10, 2010 Leave a comment
Yamaha will raise up to 76.1 billion yen ($812 million) to develop fuel-efficient engines. They will raise this through a public share sale of 63.25 million.
The main focus of this development will be emerging markets. They hope to target consumers by offering low-cost bikes and more fuel-efficient engines that will include hybrid and electric models. This is a move to off-set the drop in demand in established markets, particularly the US and Europe.
