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Polaris Is About To Give Its Side-by-Sides a Heated Steering Wheel

After debuting a massive infotainment screen, along with both heated and cooled seats, Polaris is at it again when it comes to making your side-by-side all the more comfortable. How does a heated steering wheel sound?

Apr 17 -

Is Kawasaki Working on a Secret Supercharged Rock Bouncer UTV?

A recent patent application shows what appears to be a rock bouncer-style side-by-side from Kawasaki, which would be a first for the entire industry.

Mar 27 -

This Chinese Motorcycle Company Wants to Take on the Russians For Sidecar Dominance

If you want a sidecar for your motorcycle in 2026, your best bet is to hit up Ural. But that may all change as CFMoto wants in on the sidecar action, along with it being 2WD.

Mar 19 -

CFMoto Just Patented A Polaris Xpedition Killer Side-by-Side

Polaris' Xpedition is one of the brand's best side-by-side models, and CFMoto wants a piece of that pie with this latest patent from the Chinese company.

Mar 9 -

Honda's Boring New Patent Just Made UTVs Even More Practical

A newly filed patent from Honda shows a mechanical under-bed storage solution that opens only when the dump bed is raised.

Feb 9 -

Is A Yamaha R2 In The Works? The Answer is Yes According To This Trademark Filing

Think less R1 and more R25, though, which could be great news for small displacement sportbike fans who love the R15 and R25!

Dec 17 2025 -

Honda Is Resurrecting Its Legendary V4 Engine: Are We Getting a New Superbike?

Recent patents show that Honda is working on a new V4 engine, with a focus on improved performance and efficiency.

Dec 16 2025 -

Is GM Working On a Two-Stroke Engine? Yes, This Timeline Is Broken

General Motors may not be building a bike engine, but this two-stroke concept has real potential for motorcycle engineering.

Dec 5 2025 -

Sea-Doo Just Patented a Hydrofoil PWC, and That's Wild

As PWCs get more and more tech, Sea-Doo's hydrofoil patent is one way to literally stand above the fray. Or in this case, stand above the waves.

Oct 3 2025 -

Yamaha Designed a Fake Motor for EV Motorcycles That Makes Noise and Vibrates

Yamaha hopes to make an EV motorcycle sound and feel like a gasoline-powered bike with a fake, but working, motor. But is that the goal of an EV?

Sep 26 2025 -

Is KTM About to Drop An Electrically-Assisted Supercharged Motorcycle, Too?

We just found a KTM patent for an electrically-assisted supercharger, but it works in a way we've never seen before. This could be the best forced induction design for a motorcycle.

Sep 23 2025 -

Aprilia’s Bringing MotoGP Aero to the Street with This Wild Patent

A newly published Aprilia patent reveals advanced aerodynamic technology adapted from MotoGP machines, signaling the next wave of race-bred innovations making their way to production motorcycles.

Sep 3 2025 -

Here's the New BMW F450 GS Way Before You're Supposed to See It, Don't Tell Them

Design filings from BMW show us just how the upcoming F 450 GS will look like. For the most part, the production bike looks very much like the concept model at EICMA last year.

Aug 7 2025 -

Side-by-Side Maker Polaris Just Reinvented the CVT, and It Can Change Gear Ratios

CVTs have been largely adopted by the side-by-side world as they're perfect for most every type of off-roading. But a CVT that can change gear ratios on the fly would be amazing, which is what Polaris just invented.

Aug 4 2025 -

Honda’s New EV Motorcycle Patent Seriously Looks Like An Electric Superbike

The tech is nothing short of groundbreaking—and a tad reminiscent of a previous Honda project.

Jul 21 2025 -

Aprilia Trademarks “X GP,” Could Be Its Most Badass Superbike Yet

Will this be the closest thing to a MotoGP-spec machine us mere mortals can get our hands on?

Jul 17 2025 -

That's Some Serious Shade, Yamaha Patents a Sun Shade For Your PWC

For when the sun is getting too hot while out having fun or out finding fish.

Jul 14 2025 -

Here's CFMoto's All-Electric Dirt Bike Way Before You're Supposed to See It

Teased at EICMA, we dug up far more on the all electric dirt bike.

Jul 11 2025 -

Polaris' New UTV Patent Is a Game-Changer

Did the company finally solve the issue that is four-seat-only go-fast UTVs?

Jul 2 2025 -

Polaris Patents On-the-Fly Adjustable Shocks, It's Controlled From the Steering Wheel

The world at your fingertips.

Jun 26 2025 -

After Patenting a Motorcycle, GM Supposedly Has a UTV In the Works

What's going on at General Motors right now?

May 29 2025 -

The Makers of the Corvette Want to Build an Electric Motorcycle, Seriously

What would Bob Lutz think?!

May 23 2025 -

Sea-Doo Might Be Building an Electric Hydrofoil Surfboard

Northshore, here we come!

Apr 23 2025 -

Polaris Patents Electric Youth ATVs and UTVs, and Has 'Return Home' for Parents

Get ready for your kids to shred in silence.

Apr 22 2025 -