If the design of most electric motorcycles leaves you cold, a pair of young engineers from Hamburg might just have the answer. Meet Metorbike; a pint-sized café racer that could pass for a vintage moped, in both looks and sound. The idea for Metorbike was conceived by friends Michael and Marvin, back when they were…
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If you think that electric bikes aren’t ‘real’ motorcycles, avert your eyes now. But if you love vintage BMX bikes, and believe that electric drivetrains create interesting ways to introduce newcomers to motorcycling, read on. On the surface, ‘Chiller’ is a simple pedal-assist e-bike with throwback styling—but there’s more to this story. It’s the work…
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We can’t get enough of custom Cubs around these parts: we’ve featured more than 20 of the step-throughs over the years. But the Cub scene is now saddled with the same problem that builders of CB café racers and BMW airheads face—they’re all starting to look the same. So how do you come up with…
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The world ahead of us is constantly changing with every passing moment and every decision made. The future is unpredictable, but that doesn’t mean we can’t wonder and try to see ahead, be that in hope or in despair. In this story from Iron & Air Magazine’s third Art & Design issue, we share eight…
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The debate rages on whether electric motorcycles are better than petrol-powered ones. Meanwhile a group of mad scientists in Saint Petersburg have…
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Scooter customization has been a thing for years, but the movement is mostly underground. Recently the moped scene has started intersecting with…
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K-Speed have mastered the art of Honda Cub customization. It started when they got a call from Honda Thailand two years ago,…
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The Honda CT125 Hunter Cub is one of the most exciting motorcycles to come out of Big Red’s stable in recent times.…
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Most folks have a bit more downtime these days. Offices are closed, remote working is becoming the norm, and thumbs are being…
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A BMX with a 125cc engine in a replica Mongoose frame, a Harley Sportster converted into a motocross bike, a Ducati Monster…
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Getting into motorcycles is usually a progression: if you loved riding pushbikes as a kid, you probably wanted a motorcycle as a…
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Long before ‘bike build off’ competitions became popular with manufacturers, Deus held one every year—in the car park next to their original…
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