Twenty years ago, a man by the name of Roberto Colaninno took over as Chief Executive for Piaggio; this gentleman...
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Amanda Quick spends her time managing her business, digging into old bike manuals and prepping for Canada's warmer seasons. Her love for bikes has her head stuck in the more futuristic predictions of the Powersports industry, seconded only by her love for cello and obsession with effective communications.
Articulate nerd with a terrible sleep schedule and a dotty love for horsepower.
Back in 2015, Honda showed off a new member of their adventure machine lineup: The X-ADV, with the concept dubbed...
When it comes to the motherland across the pond, pipe projection is a big peeve; it’s such a sore spot, in fact, that 58% of the country’s cheerful chums are keen on installing noise cameras and enforcing quieter motorcycle exhausts with hefty levies. The news comes from a recent RAC...
Back in 2021, MotoGP made the declaration that their supersport machines would be drinking from 100% non-fossil fuel by 2027;...
It’s official; Guy Martin’s going to have to get off his laurels and hand the speed demon crown over to...
MSVR’s just become Europe’s promotional partner to one of the most insane motorcycle races in existence – and they’re bringing KOTB to Europe for a bit of fun! Those of you who are tuned in to the King of the Baggers (KOTB) Racing Series are probably familiar with Patricia Fernandez,...
Back in 2022, the world’s leading bike-and-sidecar manufacturer had to move their headquarters due to geopolitical complications (aka., the Russo-Ukrainian...
In the measure of absolute energy, children are prime specimens (or should we say suspects)? Endless reserves of half-pint welly...
On September 28th, BMW will reveal a machine that’s long been on the spy shot docket: The all-new R 1300 GS. This bike has been flirting with our industry’s peripherals for the past two years, with BMW’s servicing site spitting out mention of R1300GS, M1300GS, and R1400GS models back in...
KTM’s about to celebrate 30 years of their iconic Duke range, and rumor has it that they’re preparing a wonked-out...
Kawasaki’s electric “Ninja e-1” and “Z e-1” have already been peeked to the public ahead of their EICMA, but what...
While two-wheeled Kawasaki bikes continue to play Bonnie and Clyde with the “Top Gun” franchise, the sun-kissed shores of Algarve have birthed a new kind of aeronautically-inspired custom eye candy to ogle. Meet Rusty Wrench Motorcycles’ Top Gun-inspired R 18 – the shop’s answer to a national cry for projects...
Triumph’s finally released more information on the heart that will be powering their incubating motocross range for the 2024 SuperMotocross...
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of a key member of our Powersports industry. Earl...
Just yesterday, Ola’s CEO, Bhavish Aggarwal, teased a sneak peek of a bike he said was in the “big reveal” of the brand’s “End ICE Age” event August 15. Well, we’re here, and today’s to-do’s have generated four electric Ola prototypes – bikes whose production-ready reveals are scheduled for 2024....
In today’s industry, motorcycle variants are the key to diversifying responsibly for a target audience; deck out a trustworthy machine...
In the bid to bring their unique, hubless electric bikes to US markets, Finnish brand Verge Motorcycles has taken on...
The guys that distribute Forcite and Dainese gear – that bought and absorbed Kuryakyn and sponsored Chix on 66 – have just been bought out by Turn 14, “one of the largest automotive aftermarket distributors in the US.” According to the press release, the purchase of Tucker includes “certain assets...
Back in February of this year, Ola teased a series of 5 bikes, with the general consensus being that some...
Kawaski’s small-but-mighty ZX-25R has just been updated for 2024, proving that Team Green still cares about her rev-happy fans. For...
One of the best places to grab a look at the coming year of bikes is the California Air Resources Board: Here, brands are required to register vehicles for proof of emission compliance – and if you know where to look, those lists also afford a bit of dopamine for...
Back in 2022, ARCH Motorcycle put together a contest with their partner, Öhlins Racing AB – all in the name...
On top of being on the board for a swappable electric battery system, playing a key role in the cutting-edge...
Team Green’s got a birthday coming up – and seeing as this September is officially 70 years with Kawasaki (on two wheels), we’re anticipating a surprise or two between now and EICMA 2023. What was Kawasaki’s very first motorcycle? According to Kawasaki’s website, 1961 was the year that Kawasaki Aircraft...
The guys that gave us “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning” (2023) have just shaped up a new action thriller for Netflix-ers...
Ever since Suzuki’s new adventure-ready V-Strom 800DE / Adventure (aptly nicknamed the “P-Strom”) popped into existence at EICMA 2022, we’ve...
Sometimes, it’s worth it to harken back to an era where the only measure of time was the local opinion and whatever chronometer was in the general vicinity; in keeping with the verve of the 1960s, in particular, Breitling’s bevy of horologists have released a new watch to the moto...
On this grand day of record-breakers, we shine a well-earned spotlight on Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia’s #1 and the winner of...
“You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a...
Akrapovič has a new slip-on exhaust for the fun, infectious Yamaha YZF-R3/MT-03 duo! As an avid owner of an R3, I can personally attest to my desire to replace my factory-fresh pipe with a clean bit of eye candy; sure, ICE decibels sound nice enough when trumpeting through an OG...
https://youtu.be/0dDa8869-FY Today, Royal Enfield has officially lifted the covers in their Custom Super Meteor 650, a bike whose debut was...
On the heels of Yamaha’s sales successes comes Big Red, happy as a clam with profit up +77% for Q2...
Yamaha has just given us a look at the results for the first half of their FY2023 – and they’ve just beaten their personal best for this Q2. According to Yamaha’s press release, the success is partially due to “the benefits of a weaker yen and greater effects from passing...
In a world where electric transport is overly saturated, it pays to be able to play to the industry’s highs...
Moto Morini’s General Manager has imparted to Moto.it that they’re working on a new V-Twin platform – and it’s going...
As a newsie gal, I have a specific routine: Work out, grab a coffee on the way to the office, login and take a sip as proverbial fingers are dipped into streams of intel. It’s a simple routine, but an effective one – and this morning’s dose was enough for...
MV Agusta’s added a tantalizing layer of incentive to the purchase of one of their 2023 models; as of July...
Our favorite Noale-based bike brand has been tinkering around with carbon fiber for the chassis situ of their MotoGP RS-GP,...
While Kawasaki readies their electric “Ninja e-1” and “Z e-1” duo for later this year (EICMA, presumably), Verge revels in being the world’s first bike brand to use Tesla NACS chargers; Italian Volt’s Lacam 2.0 blows brows back with 230Nm of yank, all while Lightning Motorcycles continues their utterly weird, kind of...
The sun is out, Q3 is in full swing, and Italian Volt has officially confirmed that they will be at...