The German Parliament (Bundestag) has approved an initiative which means that its citizens will be able to ride a moped from the age of 15.
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Honda’s getting serious about ELECTRIC. Benly E and Gyro E unveiled at Tokyo – and it’s rolling out charging infrastructure across Japan in time for March 2020.
We told you about Honda’s Benly and Gyro e-scooters a few weeks ago – but alongside the official unveiling of the new bikes at the
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Yamaha’s Tricity 300 for 2020. NEW Leaning Multi Wheel machine revealed at Tokyo. And you can ride it with a CAR LICENCE.
Yamaha’s just unveiled the next step in its Leaning Multi Wheel line-up at the Tokyo Motor Show – confirming that the Tricity 300 is coming
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LOOK AGAIN: Remember when we showed you this in NOVEMBER 2018? Yep, it’s the re-born Italjet Dragster – here’s all the details. It’s out later this month!
It’s taken a bit longer than the original May 2019 release date (figure on these appearing at Eicma in Milan later this month), but who
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Here’s Yamaha’s funky e-scooters (official unveil at Tokyo Show in two weeks time)
This is a nice thing to see ahead of the big show in Japan, a range of new electric scooters from Yamaha that (for once)
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Honda’s CT125 concept set for the Tokyo Motor Show.
Honda’s all-new CT125 concept is set to debut in a month’s time at the Tokyo Motor Show – and we’ve got some snaps of it
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VIDEO: Here’s the self-balancing bike that stays upright, parks itself and comes back to you when you say it’s name.
Liger Mobility from India may be a small start-up company that you’ve probably not head of, but it’s produced something on par with the latest
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Aldi Germany is selling THIS electric scooter for 999 Euros. It does 30mph, range is 25 miles and costs one euro per 621 miles to run.
The scooter is called the eRetro Star and is now on sale in Germany Aldi stores until June 29th – or until the stock runs
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Peugeot unveils its new HI-TECH Metropolis THREE-WHEELER. And it comes with TWO built-in CAMERAS.
Peugeot is celebrating 120 years of two-wheeler manufacturing, with the launch of a limited edition model of its Metropolis three-wheeler. And it’s the ONLY production
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Here’s a CUx Ducati electric scooter that’ll do 100 miles of travelling for less than a quid!
Britain’s most popular electric motorcycle brand Super Soco has unveiled a new Limited Edition CUx Ducati electric scooter to celebrate the recent worldwide licence agreement
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Met police officer CLEARED after stopping ‘moped mugger’ using tactical contact.
PC Edwin Sutton faced the sack from the Met after he was accused of breaching professional standards by using a ‘dangerous’ method to stop a
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VIDEO: Cops give scooter a damned good thrashing! Weirdest video you’ll see today.
You don’t want to be parking your scooter behind a randomly-placed metal barrier in Chennai, India – not unless you want the local fuzz to
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VIDEO: LAUNCH RIDE – BMW C400GT.
Smooth and super comfortable, BMW has sanded the edges and rounded the curves of it 400X and here’s the result. Under the skin the X
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RUMOURED: Benelli developing ELECTRIC scooter. Set to be UNVEILED at EICMA 2019.
While speaking to Autocar India, Benelli’s marketing director Dante Bustos has revealed that the Asian-Italian brand is working on a range of urban mobility solutions
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VIDEO: Launch Ride – FIRST impressions of BMW’s C 400 GT.
MoreBikes has been out on the UK launch of BMW’s new C 400 GT – and spent the day putting the touring-oriented big brother of the German factories
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VIDEO: Scooter stuntman skydives WITH his VESPA.
World-renowned scooter stuntman Günter Schachermayr has made a name for himself performing a wide range of crazy stunts on his Vespa – and his latest
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FIRST RIDE: Honda Super Cub C125 (2019)
WORDS: Ross // IMAGES: Honda and Gary D Chapman Remembered fondly by bikers from all walks of life right across the globe, the Super Cub
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FIRST RIDE: BMW C400X
MoreBikes has been out to Italy for a first ride on BMW’s all new C400X scooter – and took the chance to put it through
Read more VIDEO: Met Police (finally) gets TOUGH on scooter crime. Footage of officers RAMMING riders.
The Metropolitan Police Force has just released footage which shows its new tactic to stop offenders of scooter and motorcycle crime in their tracks – in
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FIRST RIDE: NIU N1 electric scooter
A NIU WAY FORWARD? WORDS: Ross // IMAGES: Mau In the UK, we’re getting closer to the introduction of ULEZ across major cities. For the
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KYMCO heads to Motorcycle Live for the FIRST time. WIN a VSR125. Test RIDE its range.
The UK’s biggest bike show – Motorcycle Live – which offers punters their first chance to see all the big releases for 2019, kicks off
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It’s BACK! The Italjet Dragster is BACK! Oh, happy day! Get one, get one, get one.
IT’S back! The hottest, coolest ever modern scooter is back! Italjet has brought back the only scooter to ever (really) appeal to big bike riders
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Honda BOSS confirms three-wheeler IS coming. Kind of.
We’ve been speculating about the arrival of Honda’s three-wheeler ever since its funky NeoWing concept was unveiled to the world back in 2015. And it
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Yamaha joins forces with Gogoro. Investing in battery exchange system for electric scooters.
Yamaha has just partnered up with Gogoro – to further develop its electric scooter technology. Gorgoro has been producing electric scooters since 2015 – and
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Kawasaki’s NEW J125 and J300 for 2019.
Kawasaki has just revealed the latest incarnations of its successful J125 and J300 scooters – and they’re set to receive a design update for 2019.
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VIDEO: MIRACLE child escapes unscathed after SHOCKING bike crash
We’ve just been sent this clip from ETV, which shows the miraculous escape of a child after a shocking bike crash in Bangalore. A child
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VIDEO: BOOOOM! Here’s some sweet, sweet justice dealt out. Fiesta driver is a frickin’ superstar!
We’ve just been sent this video showing two criminals attempting to steal a motorcycle in London earlier this month – before being bested by a
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Yamaha’s plan for airbags on scooters revealed
We all know that you can’t fit airbags to sportbikes, largely because of the almost-prone riding position that the sporty motorcycles sit the rider in
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Tom Hardy explains what REALLY happened in ‘that’ moped chase case
Movie star and new biker Tom Hardy has spoken out for the first time about what happened during last year’s incident which saw him reportedly
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Spy Shots: Peugeot 2019 super scoot caught out and about
Our spy snappers have caught this during today’s hunt – it’s a very highly camouflaged Peugeot Citystar scooter undergoing final bodywork tests at a private
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LAUNCH RIDE: We ride Honda’s new Forza 125 and 300. AND the new MONKEY 125!
MoreBikes is on the way to Nice on the south coast of France, for the launch of a range of new small capacity machines from Honda.
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VIDEO: Red Bull’s EPIC battle of the mopeds!
Red Bull runs some really cool events. And we’ve just found out about its Epic Rise. Essentially, it’s a hillclimb competition in Italy for customised
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VIDEO: When Facebook is just so important…
You know that moment when you realise that perhaps you should pay more attention to your riding? Must be a helluva twotter conversation… poor kid…
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WORLD LAUNCH: BMW C400X middleweight super-scoot
MoreBikes is out in Italy for the launch of BMW new mid-sized super scoot – the funky-looking C 400 X. Designed predominantly for urban mobility,
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Home Office plans to offer more protection for Police pursuit drivers
Following the surge in crimes committed by people on mopeds, scooters and motorcycles across the UK, the Home Office is looking to offer more legal
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LaserCompo: Build your own wooden Honda MotoCompo replica
TheKirkShop has created an awesome, scaled-down wooden replica of Honda’s iconic MotoCompo. And it’s selling a kit so you can build your own. Cool right?
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REVEALED: Ford patents car with built-in deployable motorcycle
We’ve seen some crazy looking patents in the past, but Ford’s latest unveiling probably tops them all. The American automotive giant has filed a patent
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VIDEO: Moped moron ploughs into back of car
We’ve just been sent this video of what happens when you mess around on two wheels – in traffic. Of course, we’re not condoning the
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REVIEW: Airoh Reverse-Flip Helmet
RRP: From £270 // Sizes: XS-2XL // Colours: 8 colourways available Tested by: Mau Spencer I’ve always been a fan of flip-up helmets, especially the
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EXCLUSIVE FIRST RIDE: KYMCO AK550
Full of curves and amazing little vistas, the AK550 fills the senses with more than just a nice side-on, or tantalising tail-end view – as
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BMW to offer ride-sharing in congested cities
BMW is looking to start offering up the back seats of its motorcycles and scooters to get around congested cities. BMW already offers car sharing
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BMW Boss: “The electric motorbike does not interest us, we are betting everything on the scooter”
Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have been speaking to Stephan Schaller, Managing Director of BMW, about the Bavarian brand’s green future. Schaller said; “Two-wheeled electric
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Behind the scenes of the new Vespa Electtrica
Our friends at Motociclismo Italy have spent some with Antonio Cappellini, Vespa’s Product Development Manager, to find out about the new Vespa Electtrica. How long
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Video: UJET folding smart scooter launched at CES
Luxembourg-based Ujet has just unveiled an innovative new smart-scooter at CES Las Vegas, the world’s largest electronics fair. Constructed from an asymmetric frame, and articulated
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Video: When cyclists fight back (with fireworks… aimed at a scooter rider… yeah…)
Not that much to say about this other than – watch it – you’ll see a cyclist firing fireworks at a scooter rider and
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Video: Marquez vs Pedrosa on Honda Super Cub 110’s
After a hard-fought MotoGP season, it was time for World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa to let off some steam racing mopeds in
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First ride: Suzuki Burgman 400
The Burgman series of scooters has always been a steady seller for Suzuki. If you combine the sales of the 125, 200, 400 and
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BMW launches the new 2018 C 400 X scooter
BMW has launched its latest bike aimed at the mid-sized super scoot sector – the funky-looking C 400 X. The German company says that the
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The Super Cub Series hits its 100,000,000 (that’s a hundred million) model mark, today.
Now THAT’S what you call a sales success. Honda’s Super Cub has, today, hit the 100 MILLION mark with landmark two-wheeler coming off
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