#motorcycles

#motorcycles

Mystery surrounds the death of a British teenager in Thailand whose beaten body was found in a forest after he went missing after a motorcycle ride.Thai police believe 16-year-old Woramet Ben Taota, a dual-national, was murdered after he was found dead in a grove in the Ban Than district on Sunday morning, with blunt force trauma injuries to his face and head.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Motorists are set to be slapped with a new set of driving rules and changes this year, with some alterations expected to impact thousands of Britons.The rules include an expansion of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), benefits for electric car owners, and adjustments to fuel duty.

A mathematician who was born in Russia and has spoken out against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine was the UK's biggest taxpayer last year.The Sunday Times tax list revealed on Friday that 100 wealthy people or families contributed nearly 5.2 billion in tax in the UK last year.Nearly 1 in every 10 of this came from just one man Moscow-born Alex Gerko, who set up XTX Markets in 2015 and is co-chief executive of the trading business.

Motorists are set to be slapped with a new set of driving rules and changes in 2023, with some alterations expected to impact thousands of Britons.The rules include an expansion of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), benefits for electric car owners, and adjustments to fuel duty.Here we take a look at the eight new rule changes for drivers to ready themselves for in 2023: ULEZ is an area of London in which people driving the most polluting vehicles are charged as part of a push to limit the numbers of those that don't meet emissions standards  in turn, improving air quality across the capital.

As city roads become more congested with cars and trucks, people have started looking for more economical means to go from point A to point B. While motorcycles and electric scooters have become a fad, there are still some who prefer the good old-fashioned leg work of bicycles to go places.Not everyone, however, has the resources to buy their own bicycles, so bike rentals have started to pop up in a few cities around the world.

Looking about as good as something to come out of a branded LEG Technic set, this black beauty holds the honor of being a purely homegrown, fan-made creation using parts from both LEGO and Technic sets.Although this custom motorcycle doesn't have a name yet, it's definitely got a spectacular aesthetic and personality, especially with its stripped-down, bobber-inspired style.

Concept electric bikes can be resounding hit or plain chalky eyesores.Thank god, the Zero SR-X concept motorcycle is from the former camp.Not taking the futuristic styling to unpractical realms, the electric sports bike looks ready for the showroom floors in a couple of years' time.The two-wheeled sigma male is a result of a collaboration between California-based Zero Motorcycles and Huge Design who have their base setup in San Francisco.

No, Nothing didn't design an e-bike... this piece was designed for the LBM (Leo Brutal Motorcycle) workshop using bulletproof glass as its primary material.Named the Nu'Clear (because it's new and clear), this unusual two-wheeler looks like nothing you've ever seen because while most motorcycles opt for large fairings and body parts to build character, the Nu'Clear goes the absolute opposite route by being transparent in its approach... no literally!

Many of us think of BMW as a very successful, prosperous German luxury automobile manufacturer, which it is, but that hasn't always been the case.It's an old company, having been officially founded March 7, 1916, as an aircraft producer.BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke AG but didn't become an automobile manufacturer until 1928, when it purchased the German company Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach, which built the popular English Austin Seven models under a licensing agreement then rebadged them using the name Dixi.

Tesla has yet another federal headache to contend with.On March 4, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation opened a preliminary investigation after two reports of Tesla Model Y steering wheels detaching in drivers' hands while driving.NHTSA's ODI says that in both cases, the model year 2023 Model Ys each required repairs on the production line that involved removing their steering wheels.