You are now entering the Twilight Zone. Rod Serling may be long gone, but his visions of alternative reality live on. Alternate reality also lives in the motorcycle world. Here's a look at some of the weirdest motorcycles ever to hit the road. HONDA CBX Jalopnik puts the Home CBX at No. 10 on the top 10 list of odd bikes/ Why? How about six exhaust ports on the front and that's just the start. "Equipped a twin cam straight six with the crank in the mi …

If you’re the kind of rider who likes to leave the pavement sometimes, but get back on the pavement later, then a hybrid ride is what you are after. It combines some off road capabilities with some highway ride needs. The Triumph Scrambler is the newest offering from the English bike company that tries to fill the gap between true off -oader and street-only. The ride comes with a $9,400 MSRP but some places are selling it for closer to the $9K mark. ON THE GROUN …

Depending on what you call a motorcycle, the very first electric ride dates back to 1895, 1896 or 1911. The 1895 model is a patent application by Ogden Bolton Jr. of Canton, OH. He filed for an “electric bicycle” in September. In November of the same year, Hosea W. Libbey of Boston also filed for another patent on an “electric bicycle.” The first proof of concept was in 1896 in London. The English bicycle maker Humber debuted an electric tandem bike powered by b …

What’s New For 2016 As Presented At Eicma It might not have escaped your attention, but world’s biggest and baddest motorcycle exhibition, Milan’s Eicma, is over and done with for yet another year. It’s at this massive motorcycle expo that most manufacturers present their new bikes for the following year. And like every year, some new bikes were already leaked, but some were total surprises. Therefore every self-respecting motorcycle journalist heads on over to …

In case you missed it, Harley-Davidson just shucked out $15 million to settle a motorcycle emissions claim by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The consent order covers two different "super tuners." Among other things, it says Harley has to try to buy back the unsold units and destroy them. The EPA claims Harley was selling "illegal tuning devices that increase air pollution from their motorcycles." Here's a more detailed look at this order and …

There seems to be a resurgence in the popularity of motorcycling as of late and while the reasons for this renewed interest in the motorsport are debatable, the fact that so many manufacturers have broken into the burgeoning entry-level market is evidence enough that more people are getting involved. Many of these new riders are people looking for a more affordable alternative to a car, or perhaps to save money in the face of ever-increasing gas prices. These practicality-minded daily …

Hoolaginaism: It's what riding a DRZ400 is all about. It's one of those bikes that always tends to bring out the wild side in whoever happens to be riding it. Classified as a dual-sport, it straddles the line between street and dirt elegantly but tends to lean a bit more heavily towards the dirt side. It's the second model of motorcycle that I've owned and in this long-term review we'll examine the character it's shown me over the years. While this may not be the most practical bike o …