Since the invention of the very first motorcycle, nearly 150 years ago, they?ve been getting better and better and better. And although there?s liable to be a few flat-cap wearing coffin-dodgers that reckon the 60s, the 70s or the 80s were the golden age of motorcycles, I think most sensible people will agree that they?ve improved in almost every way, every decade. Whether you think they?ve improved or not though, they?ve certainly changed; you only need to look at the kinds of things they used to knock around on in the olden days, to see just how much. But, after all these years, have the bike manufacturers reached perfection, or is there still room for improvement" Will bikes get bigger, better and faster, or will government legislation finally ban 200mph machines" Will we really outlaw the internal combustion engine" Join us for a gaze into the 44teeth.com crystal ball as we ask ?motorcycles of the future; what will they be like"?
2030s

In ten years? time bikes will still look fairly similar to the ones you see in the showrooms today. And on paper, they?ll be very similar, too. The vast majority will still be using four-stroke, water-cooled petrol engines. The few electric options available still won?t really be able to cut the mustard. Electronics will have moved on significantly though. So much so that high-siding a bike will be a thing of the past. Even the cheapest bikes will have engines that are buttery smooth, and service intervals wi...