As economists predict, 2009 will be a very hard year for all of us so spending a great deal of money on gas is the worst thing that a commuter could do. According Suzuki (and most of the motorcycle manufacturers), the best solution is to turn to motorcycling and get as much as 82 mpg. You do the math, but don’t forget to include the actual price of the motorcycle. Good luck and a Happy New Year!

Keep more of your take home pay originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 12:48 EST.

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UK to test motorcycle ASLs originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 1 September 2008 11:49 EST.

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Lemon Law Advocate Craig Kimmel explains the protections that motorcycle owners currently have under federal and some state Lemon Laws.

With an increase in motorcycle sales, it’s more important than ever to ensure that your motorcycle is safe and that you are not left out of pocket if you do discover your motorbike is a lemon.

For more information, head to http://www.lemonlaw.com or call 1800-LEMON-LAW.

Know your rights: Motorcycle Lemon Law! originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:53 EST.

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Inventor of the Deux Ex Machina, Jake Loniak, also creates a video pointing out the futuristic machine’s qualities and the way it works. This way, the general public can make a better idea of the student’s invention and imagine how it would be to commute at 70 mph wearing it.

The Wearable Motorcycle in Action originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:16 EST.

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Toyota has recently released the Winglet, a three models series of machines working on the Segway’s principal. Reaching a walking human’s top speed and coming as size S, M, and L, these are planned to become a lazy man’s machine.

Toyota's Winglet is the next best thing for personal transportation originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 4 August 2008 08:26 EST.

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Most riders show themselves retained in what concerns approaching the electric alternatives that have been created so far, but maybe this last will make a difference as it is built to meet the best of both worlds. Still able of challenging you to skid your knees at every turn, but not polluting a bit, the AC inductance Yamaha R1 could make a career in this business.

Definitely not comparable with a Yamaha engine, the 550amp 84v electric engine provided by AC inductance manages to develop a decent 54HP and 81ftlbs of torque. Planned to be produced and expected to sell in decent numbers, the bike will rely on its 8.1 kW lithium iron phosphate battery pack which can keep it going for a range of100 miles.

With these numbers on the table, the electrically-powered R1 can do 100mph and comes as a green solution for riders who are willing to lose the emissions, but not a bike’s sporty feel. I do not see how that is possible as a bike’s sporty attitude is being generally given by its engine, but I have to admit and congratulate this significant step further.

World's first electric Yamaha R1 retains its sporty velleities originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 28 July 2008 09:46 EST.

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After reading about how an Iranian student invented the tricycle that transforms into a motorcycle, here’s a video in which students from the St. Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team built an electric commuter motorcycle from scratch.

Their hard work has paid off as they took the bike to MIT this summer and won a $10,000 grand from the Leleson-Mit InvenTeams to help fund the project.

Nice way to start earning money, don’t you think? We’ll surely be seeing more and more such projects in the future, which is even greater.

Creativity with no limits: Students build motorcycle from scratch originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 15:52 EST.

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Seyyed Javad Ghaffarian lives in Iran and its wonderful ideas could one day bring you the safety of driving a tricycle on the highway and the versatility of riding a motorcycle in future city congestions.

A student, Javad has created the “Magic Tricycle”, a machine designed to role down the highway on all its three wheels and then face the urban jungle as a motorcycle. How is that possible, you will wonder? Its left wheel can rotate around a longitudinal axis and be sustained on top of the cabin. This brings all the benefits of a motorcycle after keeping the thing steady as a car at high speeds.

After being lifted up, the third wheel opens up its helicopter tail propeller style blades which increase stability. Another unique feature consists in the seats which rotate in order to keep occupants in an upright riding position.

What is both unique and attractive at this bike and tricycle is how easy and simple it can take one form or the other and still look great no matter what. This was the main goal of the Iranian designer and it has successfully achieved it.

I don’t know what to say about the name though…Magic Tricycle? Couldn’t it come up with something better? What do you think?

Iranian Student designs tricycle which transforms into a motorcycle originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 14:09 EST.

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The Segway was created to drive people faster at work and have them get fatter and fatter, so people doing this crash test considered a “sidewalk rush hour” situation in which a person moving on a Segway hits a walking individual.

As you can imagine, it is more dangerous to get hit by a person running then by one rushing on such a transportation mean, but the mouths of those most suspicious of you had to be reduced to complete silence through the video attached below.

Segway crash tests reveal no risks for the unlucky dummies originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 18 July 2008 12:30 EST.

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Is the NOAH a unicycle from the future? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 15:50 EST.

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What, did you really thought that scooters are the solution for today’s stressful commuting? No sir! Check out the Flying Motorcycle Helicopter and even consider buying one for $25,000. Isn’t this great? You can use the thing either as a motorcycle or a helicopter in your own best advantage, something that makes it as amazing as it is simple.

Learn more about it and about its inventor by playing the video below.

Motorcycle video of the day: The Flying Motorcycle Helicopter! originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 4 July 2008 16:20 EST.

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This new Yamaha Scooter Ad features the Maxam in the urban jungle doing what it knows best: helping people commute in comfort and reach their destinations with large smiles on their faces. A maxi scooter, the Maxam is designed to carry two riders and still not lose its agility and proper handling abilities. So it is good to see it is now properly advertised.

Yamaha touches your heart with the new Maxam originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 3 July 2008 15:08 EST.

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A concept of Elliot Ortiz, the Cargo Scooter tries to bring the miniature trunk in the world of scooters. And they don’t mean a front or rear basket, no sir!

The concept is inspired on the famous Vespa, the scooter that put the world on two wheels, but that is only when seeing it from the front. Take a look from the side and you’ll notice a gigantic square shaped hole having the purpose of carrying luggage or anything else that the modern scooter rider may be needed to carry.

DHL has even borrowed the concept, but I still have a feeling it will remain only at this level. The different loads that the scooter might be needed to carry could affect its stability and surprise the rider who after a fall he would have more than a few regrets related to buying the practical looking thing.

Cargo Scooter is like riding a suitcase originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 2 July 2008 15:10 EST.

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Getting UK companies to welcome motorcycling employees originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 16 June 2008 17:00 EST.

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