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Triumph Acquires Electric Bike Brand Oset for Youth

Triumph Motorcycles has recently acquired an electric bike brand that makes specialized machines for kids – and with Oset showing off sales figures that put Harley-Davidson (or Indian)’s similar category to shame, we’re eager to lsee the first brainchild leave the lab. 

Oset's electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults.
Oset’s electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults. Media sourced from Electrek.

A press release from Oset states that they’ve sold over 40,000 bikes in the past 18 years, with the founding of the brand being a result of a simple desire: A father (Ian Smith) wanting to make an electric off-road bike for his son (Oliver Smith). 

Oset's electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults.
Oset’s electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults. Media sourced from Youtube.

“Oset’s offerings are specialized by age and even discipline; five of its seven models are trials bikes,” states a report from MotorcyclistOnline

“The general off-road Oset MX-10 model is designed for 4-to-7-year-olds, while models like the Oset 24.0R is claimed as appropriate for ages 9 to adult.”

Oset's electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults.
Oset’s electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults. Media sourced from EBA.

Off-road, you say?

Wait, didn’t we hear something along the lines of Triumph gunning to release a motocross and enduro model, “to be developed with motocross and enduro legends Ricky Carmichael and Iván Cervantes”?

CAKE's electric motorcycles, in the bid to present new paper-based fairings as a result of a partnership with PaperShell AB. Media sourced from Papershell.

Yup – and while we don’t know much more than y’all on the subject, we’re curious to see if the Brit-based bike brand will put Oset in the same lab as Carmichael and Cervantes… 

Oset's electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults.
Oset’s electric off-road bikes, available for young children all the way to adults. Media sourced from Electrek.

Stay tuned for updates, drop a comment below letting us know what you think, and as ever – stay safe on the twisties. 

*Media sourced from Electrek, Youtube, and EBA*

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com

MV Agusta Launches New Bike To the (Mini) Masses

MV Agusta has just launched a brand new bike to cater to a specific audience.

It sports the classic Agusta red-and-silver color scheme, with max speeds topping out at a blistering 3 mph.

Did I mention that it’s a balance bike for toddlers?

Side view of the new MV Agusta Vintage Wooden Balance Bike for toddlers

You heard right.

According to a report from RideApart, the Italian manufacturer is now producing a spiffy classic-styled wooden balance bike for your young one. Labeled simply as the ‘Vintage Wooden Balance Bike,’ the contraption was manufactured to get a small child used to the concept of using balance to maneuver about on two wheels. Though Harley Davidson has also released a balance bike (though catered to a slightly older audience) with great success, I personally would prefer a makeshift MV Agusta when I watch a toddler rolling about the property in anticipation of a sporty motorcycle to call their own.

side view of the new MV Agusta wooden balance bike

 

Priced at $198, it’s an extremely affordable and easy addition to the collection – and having been manufactured in the same style as Giacomo Agostini’s iconic MV Agusta GP bike, the legacy can’t be beaten.

View of gas tank from a Honda Motorcycle made in India

 While the Vintage Wooden Balance Bike may be a far cry from 500cc, in the mind of a child, anything is possible – and I’ll bet my favorite helmet that this balance bike will set the ball rolling for some wonderful memories further down the road.

Source: MotorbikeWriter.com