The machines are coming for our jobs, our art, our grip on objective reality—and, eventually, the entire planet. But first, they’d like to help diagnose that charging problem on your old motorcycle. Kiril Fadeeff is the creator of ShopDog, an AI-powered tool that answers repair questions using factory service manuals and "don't make anything up" orders instead of whatever confidently incorrect nonsense a typical chatbot invents. We talk about hallucinations, human expertise, the uneasy relationship between motorcyclists and new technology, and whether a carefully leashed large language model might actually earn a place in the garage before its kind reduces humanity to a renewable energy source.
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THE NEWS
- Indian Motorcycle’s estimated registrations fell sharply through July 2026, compounding the challenge facing the newly independent company and its private-equity owners.
- Moto Guzzi has opened a thoroughly modernized factory and 32,000-square-foot museum in Mandello del Lario, combining increased production capacity with more than a century of company history.
- The historic Bultaco name has returned on the Chinese-manufactured Rally GT 300, raising the familiar question of whether reviving a famous badge is the same thing as reviving the company behind it.
- Chinese newcomer ZXMoto is preparing the 116-horsepower 820X three-cylinder adventure bike, another sign that Chinese manufacturers are moving rapidly into categories dominated by established Japanese and European brands.
- Bankrupt Swedish electric-motorcycle startup CAKE says it is returning through a new production partnership with Keeway Group, although announcing a manufacturing arrangement and successfully delivering motorcycles remain two different things.
- Electric-motorcycle registrations in Brazil reportedly increased by more than 400% during the first quarter of 2026, but the category still represents less than 1% of the country’s enormous motorcycle market.
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