"Musk posted his clarification in a post on X. X user @Moandbhr posted an AI video featuring the Tesla CEO on the social media platform, captioning it with "Mr. Elon Musk Just Revealed the Game-Changing Tesla Motorcycle." The short clip depicted Musk approaching a sleek, single-wheeled vehicle, stepping onto it, and gliding off into the distance amid cheers. The fun video received a lot of traction on X, gaining 3.1 million views as of writing."
"Musk replied to the post, stating that a Tesla motorcycle is not going to happen. "Never happening, as we can't make motorcycles safe. For Community Notes, my near death experience was on a road bike. Dirt bikes are safe if you ride carefully, as you can't be smashed by a truck," Musk wrote in his reply. Never happening, as we can't make motorcycles safe. For @CommunityNotes, my near death experience was on a road bike. Dirt bikes are safe if you ride carefully, as you can't be smashed by a truck.- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 1, 2025 Musk also detailed his reservations about motorcycles in a December 2019 X post while responding to questions about Tesla's potential ATV. At the time, he responded positively to an electric ATV, though he also opposed the idea of a Tesla road-going motorcycle. Musk did state that electric dirt bikes might be cool, since they do not operate in areas where large vehicles like Class 8 trucks are present. "Electric dirt bikes would be cool too. We won't do road bikes, as too dangerous. I was hit by a truck & almost died on one when I was 17," Musk wrote in his post."
Elon Musk explicitly denied plans for a Tesla road motorcycle, saying road bikes cannot be made safe and that a Tesla motorcycle will not happen. An AI video that depicted a fictional Tesla motorcycle went viral on X, prompting Musk to clarify the company’s stance. Musk referenced a near-death experience on a road bike and stated that dirt bikes are safer when ridden off-road away from large trucks. Musk previously said electric ATVs could be interesting while reiterating opposition to road-going motorcycles and expressing that electric dirt bikes might be cool.
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