Russian Military Motorcycles ‘Mad Max’ Are a Bad Idea, — Forbes

In an attempt to make up for the loss of about 15,000 armored vehicles during the large-scale war in Ukraine, Russia began equipping new assault groups with inexpensive civilian vehicles. At first, these were Chinese-made all-terrain vehicles, such as golf carts. Then, motorcycles from China and Belarus, the publication writes.

“Naturally, in their original configurations, these light vehicles are extremely vulnerable to Ukrainian artillery, missiles, and drones. When Russian motorized assault groups first deployed this spring, they were ‘knocked in the teeth,’ according to the Ukrainian 79th Airborne Assault Brigade,” the article says.

That’s why the Russians reinforced the armor of the motorcycles. Observers compare these motorcycles to those in the post-apocalyptic film series “Mad Max.”

“The problem, of course, is that motorcycles cannot cope with a large amount of armor without losing mobility,” analysts note.