Cycle World Podcast
Cycle World Podcast
Cycle World
Are HYBRID Motorcycles Dumb?
1 hour 6 minutes Posted Dec 24, 2025 at 5:00 pm.
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Hybrid power can bring the best of electric and combustion power together, but does it make sense for motorcycles? Benda recently showed a hybrid prototype and Kawasaki has already taken the plunge. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer discuss hybrid power, including diesel electric trains and a Canadian company doing similar work on semi-trucks and a diesel hybrid pickup truck to retrofit your full-size bike hauler. Hop on and ride with us!