Many people wonder what the motorcycle of the future will look like. Will it still have the same design and features as the current motorcycles or will it look completely out of the ordinary? According Jake Loniak – a student at Art Center Pasadena – motorcycles will be cooler and much more environment friendly.
Rumor has it that Tata Motors is interested in purchasing a large amount of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Augusta. However, it looks as if they might have some competition to go up against first.
Mahindra & Mahindra is a large Indian motorcycle manufacturer who is also looking to get in on a piece of the action and desires to control a stake in the company. India Automotive reports that Mahindra has the ability to get the instant traction in the motorcycle market globally if they were to pick up MV Augusta.
Volkswagen stated this week that they regretted not purchasing the Italian bike manufacturer Ducati when they had the chance. To make up for this they have decided to produce their own using KTM.
KTM is quickly becoming a more popular bike manufacturer and is becoming a source for bike parts. In fact there are rumors that they are providing technical support to VW. Apparently they are repaying them for helping to design the X-Bow – which turned out to be very popular.