Allen Millyard’s one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a bright red motorcycle powered by a full eight-liter Dodge Viper V10, sold at H&H Classics on July 22 for a final price of £149,500. When fees and premiums are included in, the total comes to almost $201,500. The hammer dropped for £130,000, or around $175,000, right in the middle of the pre-sale estimate.
With some free time before his flight to Maker Faire Prague, Ivan Miranda chose to fill it with something ambitious rather than rest. He set out to design and build the smallest motorbike an adult could comfortably ride, yet compact enough to pack into a standard suitcase for air travel. The result became one of the most talked-about attractions once he reached the event.
The WN7 is Honda’s first full-size electric motorbike, and it is now available from dealers around Europe. They’ve been watching this category for years, but rather than going all out for record-breaking performance numbers, they’re hoping to give riders a more down-to-earth experience, something that feels natural, is predictably engaging from the start, and gets you hooked from the minute you twist the throttle.
Graham Sykes just delivered one of the most impressive acceleration runs ever recorded on two wheels. His steam-powered Force of Nature motorcycle covered the quarter mile in 5.5 seconds while reaching 192.94 miles per hour during recent testing at Santa Pod Raceway in the UK. That performance puts the machine second only to a specialized rocket bike in outright quarter-mile times among motorcycles. It also claims the outright fastest acceleration marks over shorter distances such as the eighth mile and 1,000 feet.
BMW Motorrad revealed its latest vision motorcycle at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on Lake Como this May. Called the Vision K18, the machine turns heads with its long, low lines and unmistakable presence. Designers looked to high-speed aircraft for guidance, crafting a form that feels ready to launch even when parked on the pavement.
Electric motorcycles have grown in popularity over the years, offering the quiet operation and rapid power you’d expect. To be honest, most models simply lack the range to keep up with longer trips when compared to fire-breathing gas-powered bikes, but Verge Motorcycles of Finland intends to change that with the release of their new TS Pro. This bike is powered by a solid-state battery that charges at an incredible rate, resulting in some serious game-changing competition.
Photo credit: MASK Architects
Motorcycles have a long history of transporting riders to the edge of the road and deep into the heart of nature. The Solaris takes this idea to the next level. Built by the talented team at MASK Architects, this electric bike not only carries you to off-grid destinations, but also powers up when parked – it harnesses the sun to charge the battery, converting every idle moment into an opportunity to fill up. Öznur Pınar Cer and Danilo Petta, both designers with backgrounds in architecture and engineering, created this revolutionary bike.
Milan’s Rho Fiera was once again buzzing with EICMA enthusiasm, and in the midst of all the excitement, the Shoei GT-Air 3 Smart emerged. This elegant full-face touring helmet, the result of a collaboration between Japan’s Shoei and France’s EyeLights, is the first time augmented reality has been integrated directly into one of these. It’s a seamless blend of protection and projection that shoehorns all of the critical riding data directly into the rider’s line of sight.
Zero just revealed something new from its California garage, a machine that can slice through downtown traffic without a single drop of gas. Unveiled at EICMA 2025 in Milan, the LS1 electric scooter is Zero’s entry into a world where two wheels means quick escapes and even quicker savings.
Motorcycles have a way of pushing the limits and Honda just showed the crowd why they’re at the forefront. They unveiled the V3R 900 E-Compressor Prototype at EICMA 2025 in Milan, an incredible machine which takes their signature V3 engine and teams it up with an electric compressor. This isn’t some far-fetched fantasy of the future; Honda engineers have been experimenting with the concept since last year’s show, wow everyone with a bare engine before revealing the finished product. If you’re one of those riders who craves quick torque, the kind that gets you going from a standstill, this thing has a lot to be thrilled about.