Yamaha Branded Deus Ex Machina Motorcycle Exoskeleton On Video, Looks Tron-esque

We've seen this crazy motorcycle exoskeleton before, but its inventor Jake Loniak has just mocked up a video showing what it would be like in motion. Yeah, we're pretty damn impressed, but the guy gets cocky: More »

Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle for $3000

For DIYers with a lot more technical know-how than cash, an Instructables user has put up a really interesting tutorial on building an electric motorcycle using just $3000. The vehicle has a 70mph top speed, but can only go about 10 miles before it needs to be recharged. It's great for a quick trip to the store, if you don't make any unexpected stops along the way. With gas prices being what they are, you should probably try to make it so everything you would normally need to get to is less than 10 miles away anyhow. [Instructables via Uberreview]

DIY Moped Runs on Air

This Puch moped only has a range of about 7 miles and with a top speed of only 18 mph, it isn't going to break any land speed records, but there is definitely something special about it: it runs on air. Jim Stansfield, an aeronautics graduate outfitted his Puch with a pair of carbon-fiber air cylinders, two rotary air engines and the rest, as they say, is history. More »

Homemade Electric Motocycle Gets 300mpg

Yes, this homemade electric motorcycle gets the gas price equivalent of 300 miles per gallon. Yes, its speeds hit 40mph within its modest 15 mile range. And yes, the engine runs silently with zero vibration. But don't blame the auto companies. They work really hard. And besides, with their limited resources, how can they be expected to compete with one guy who has limited mechanical training buying all of his parts on Craigslist? [hellforleather via bbgadgets]

Whirlygig Emoto Steampunk Motorbike Has Electric Motor, Will Steam Your Face Off

You Steampunk fetishists are being spoiled today; first it was the Clarinet Gun Mod and now you have a freaking Steampunk motorcycle. The Whirlygig Emoto by Tom Sepe is so many awesome things in one, it really is amazing it is permitted to exist; it's a motor biking, steam throwing, electricity utilizing, Sci-Fi bag of fantastic. The motorcycle is built on a 1967 Tote-Gote frame, has a 15bhp electric motor and generates a pulses of gushing steam whilst driven, all thanks to a rear mounted boiler. Yes, it has a damn boiler affixed for the crazy effect. More »

Sbarro Pendolauto, 4-Wheel Motorcycle

Not so long ago we showed you an absolutely wicked 4-wheel motorcycle, the Yamaha Tesseract (hit that link if you haven't seen it, trust us). Now the design is looking to be a trend with this recent unveiling of Sbarro's Pendolauto at the Geneva Motor Show. Adding a bit of stability to the standard crotch rocket, but still lean-turning like a motorcycle, it's too bad that America will absolutely never let these vehicles on our streets. Hmm...where could they fit the airbag? [salon]

Acabion's 750bhp GTBO Motorcycle Blazes at 340mph

Get a load of this: the cockpit-like Acabion GTBO features a a 750bhp, turbocharged Hayabusa engine that is capable of hurling the bike down the road at 340mph with a 30 second 0-300mph acceleration time—and, amazingly, that speed is capped. If all of that wasn't eye popping enough, the bike is also fuel efficient. It can get 100mpg at 100mph and 25 at 250. More »

Impact Jackets (a.k.a. Wearable Airbags) Finally Make It to the US, and Are Immediately "Tested"

Impact Jackets, originally designed to save Japanese construction workers from long falls by inflating prior to impact, have finally made it to the United States. Only instead of construction workers, it's our motorcyclists that seem to be reaping the benefits. And it didn't take too long to see some results. More »

The Stallion, World's Most Expensive Bigwheel

$30,000 may sound like a lot to pay for a three-wheeler, but The Stallion by Thoroughbred Motorsports seeks to be an economic performance vehicle, combining car comfort with motorcycle acceleration. More »

Zero X Electric Motorcycle is Fast, Eco-Friendly, USB Compatible

What have your lithium-ion batteries done for you lately? Forget powering those handheld gadgets, the king of lithium-ion batteries is sitting in the heart of the Zero X electric motorcycle. Named for its lack of emissions and noise, the 120-pound Zero X still pumps out 20 horsepower and tops out at around 50 miles per hour. A single charge of the battery will take you 40 miles, but the battery packs can be hotswapped in mere seconds and fully recharge in about three hours. Though the engine is roughly equivalent to that of a 250cc gasoline-powered bike, the lightweight electric motor makes the Zero X accelerate much faster. If it's too fast for you, plug the bike's brain into your PC via the USB port to access the bike's virtual control panel. More »

Projekt V2 Harley Davidson Case Mod is a Real Running Engine (Kinda)

Case mod may be a bit of an understatement here—this monstrosity is really a case fabrication project, done almost entirely from scratch. A huge fan of Harley Davidson motorcycles, a computer geek with a knack for shaping acrylic decided to build a 1:1 scale Harley Davidson V2 engine. A case this meticulously detailed would be commendable, but this engine actually runs! The pistons fire and pump the water through the system to cool everything off. Did we not mention it's water-cooled? Hit the jump for the must-see video and photo gallery. More »

Batman's Batpod Captured on Video

Although not quite as sexy as watching Meredith Viera ride the Batpod, this spycam video of Batman's motorcycle on set gives you a good idea of how it'll look in the movie. [29motoguide via Jalopnik]

Video of Batman's Motorcycle: The Batpod

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Batman's Motorcycle Revealed

If Joker fetishist Mark Wilson had his way, the movie would be called Joker Begins: With Some Batman. He can take his purple mascara and his dumb purple car and shove it, because Batman and his Bat Motorcycle (the Batpod) is where it's at. More »

DIY Hard Drive Platter Motorcycle

Have a spare hard drive laying around and a lot of extra time? Do the obvious and build a motorcycle out of the broken drive. It's kind of crazy to see how many different parts it takes to store all of my completely legal music, movies and pornography. –Travis Hudson More »

Chainsaw-powered Motorcycle Cuts Through Highways

Ghost Rider was always my favorite super-hero. Not only was he invincible, but he also got to ride around on a flaming motorcycle. While this motorcycle doesn't sport any flames, it's about as close as you'll get to feeling invincible. Nicknamed the Dolmette, it uses 24 Dolmar chainsaw engines to propel you on the highway. Strap a chainsaw on the side and you can be your own spirit of vengeance. Until the cops arrest you of course. – Louis Ramirez More »

Motorcycle Chair: Head Out Off the Highway

If you're done looking for adventure after riding that Harley all day, come home to your crash pad and flop down on this motorcycle chair. With its leather-ish seat padded deep to quiet down that hyper-vibrated ass, the leather-tasseled biker bags hanging on armrest/wheels will make you feel right at home. More »

Yamaha's Crotch Air Bag

File this one under "Why didn't anybody do this sooner?" Yamaha's prototype isn't quite the first motorcycle airbag, but the first motorcycle airbag for your, er, tender nuggets. More »

Motorcycle Cell Phone Headset

Scala seems to think that people can now handle driving and talking on phone at the same time. Therefore, they decided to up the stakes by developing a Bluetooth headset that conveniently fits on a motorcycle helmet. They are really going all out to try and make this a safe alternative, including voice controls of answering and hanging up the phones and auto volume adjustment depending on speed and amount of noise. The microphone is also wind resistant up to 75 mi/hr. More »