VELDT Customizable Carbon Helmets

A company named VELDT has taken it upon itself to perk up noggins across the country with customizable helmets – and the options are seemingly endless.  The French helmet manufacturer has a good reputation for building quality motorcycle helmets that cost a pretty penny. Now, a software system integrated on their website shows you your options when it comes to…

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Yamaha Aims for Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Yamaha is looking to the future and charting a course toward carbon neutrality by 2050. (Yamaha/)Yamaha Motor plans to be a carbon neutral company by 2050, both in its business activities as well as in the emissions of its new motorcycle products. This doesn’t mean a complete loss of petrol-powered streetbikes from the Tuning Fork brand though. Carbon neutrality is…

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BMW’s Bolt-on Carbon Fiber Frame Brace System

BMW uses carbon fiber construction for its HP4 superbike frame, but new patents show that it wants to use carbon fiber panels on aluminum frames. (BMW Motorrad/)For decades motorcycle firms have been trying to find ways to use the lightweight strength of carbon fiber in bike frames but with a handful of expensive exceptions everything on sale today still uses…

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