Zontes 350GK Patents Reveal Next-Gen Model

Design patents reveal the look of Zontes’ production 350GK (Zontes/) Out of all of China’s upstart bike firms, Zontes is perhaps the one worth paying more attention to than most—already offering an impressive range of 311cc single-cylinder models and promising new 650cc and 1,000cc triples in the future. Now Zontes is preparing its second-generation single-cylinder line with a new 350cc…

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Honda Patents Clutch-by-Wire System for Motorcycles

The engineers at Honda are busy looking at the future of how we will ride on two wheels, and their latest creation is a clutch-by-wire system for motorcycles, first spotted by the eagle eyes at Cycle World. Similar to how a brake-by-wire system works, the clutch actuation begins by measuring the pressure applied to the clutch lever by the rider,…

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Honda Patents Grom-style Electric Minibike

Will we see an electric Honda fun bike in 2022? If so, it could look something like this concept seen in recent patents. (Japanese Patent Office/)Electric motorcycles might be the future but at the moment they still account for a tiny proportion of sales and the world’s major bike firms are stumbling when it comes to working out how to…

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