Bit by bit, Yamaha is creeping closer to our industry’s global voice for smart mobility – today, in particular, considering...
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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.
BSA is back, and they’re reviving a trifecta of titles that have us more than a little interested in the...
Having recently released the X350, it was only a matter of time before we saw the emergence of the X500 that was hinted at in multiple paper filings. As of today, that X500 is officially out and about, showing off a primed set of power specs for Chinese markets… and...
On top of their stunning electric prototype, Triumph has also been working like beans to get ready for the 2024...
Back in 2022, we got a good gander at LiveWire’s second electric offering to the powersports community. With the inaugural...
The A.M.A. Grand National Championship has seen a lot of insane records, but none as crazy as that of Motorsports Hall of Fame revver Scott Parker, nine-time champ of the Grand National Twins and the category’s current record-holder. With the 2023 season now fully upon us, Indian’s Jared “Jammer” Mees...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzUb5wmrf4A Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen is bringing the heat this season with an updated XC range featuring upgraded suspension, improved responsiveness,...
Last year, EICMA bestowed upon Ducati’s ultra-sexy Diavel V4 the “Most Beautiful Bike” award – an honor that merely confirmed...
Our favorite Hinckley-based brand is once again in the lab, readying up an intoxicating cocktail of nostalgic aromas for Triumph’s future lineups – at least, that’s what recent trademark applications are telling us. Wouldn’t it be nice if the papers were right and we got a revival of the iconic...
Remember that absolute tease of a federal EV tax credit, the one that was handed to the two-wheeled industry and...
As of today, the world’s first production smart motorcycle lid has just stepped off the plane and into American markets...
Originally built to “manage traffic in a way that minimized environmental impact, cost and time to construct by avoiding the need to build additional lanes,” smart motorways were the pioneering idea of a UK gov’t-owned company, formed to combat local congestion and pull down collision stats. Now, we hear that...
How often do you ride without ear protection? If you’ve got a superbike in the garage, you might make earplugs...
Aprilia’s just chucked their most revolutionary and powerful engine *ever* into a Limited Edition RSV4 Factory and Tuono V4 Factory...
Say hello to APRILIA ALL STARS 2023! The iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer is back with a revvin’ effort designed to get everybody enjoying Aprilia motorcycles. Per usual, Aprilia’s MotoGP and off-road riders will be joined by other registrants to take advantage of the following starting May 27th: track shows riding...
We take a chapter of this Friday afternoon sunshine to turn to the MotoGP paddock, where rumors are surfacing that...
On top of Honda’s triumphs, we’ve just had news that Yammie’s TY-E 2.0 electric trials motorbike and NEO swappable battery...
Remember when Husqvarna released their uprated Vitpilen 701? They discontinued the poor peashooter after a mere two and a half years, with rumors in the industry originally hinting that there could be a Vitpilen 890 in the works (via Motorcycles News). Well, it’s been two years since that update, and...
French motorcycle helmet Brand Roof has outdone themselves with this one. Just as pillowcases have gone from cotton to bamboo,...
In keeping with the Bavarians’ drive to remain top of the heap for bike tech comes a press release debuting...
Electric or ICE? It’s the big question bouncing about our good industry, and everybody has an opinion – from KTM’s focus on synthetic fuels to the electric-bound projects of motorcycle marques like Triumph, Honda, and Bajaj. Suffice it to say that everybody is snatching up pieces of what they think...
Since 1954, Bell Helmets has given us good lids for sound scoots – we ought to know, we’ve tested quite a...
We interrupt Hump Day’s mundanities to bring you a pretty piece of stripped ferocity that’s been gaining traction about our...
Yammie’s been gunning for a net-zero future – so much so, in fact, that they shaved down their carbon neutral goals by a staggering fifteen years in 2022 to allow a skinny “92% reduction in CO2 emissions (compared to 2010) from production operations at domestic and international Yamaha Motor factories”...
Honda has been getting on the technology train a lot as of late, and we ain’t just talking about their...
Remember that Triumph X Bajaj project set to punt out a handful of single-cylinder bikes in the chase for high-volume...
Back in August of last year, we covered Triumph’s project with Indian bike biggie Bajaj in the manufacture of a new handful of bikes ranging in power from 250cc-650cc. Recent spy shots have now confirmed that the more accessible end of that range is nearly ready to be rolled out...
Indian Motorcycles is giving us yet another reason to break the piggy bank. Today’s debuted duo offers the ultimate Indian...
This decade might be the last one where you’ll have to worry about squaring off those handlebars at the local...
Since Harley’s begun their journey with Hero Motocorp, we’ve been given a heads up that there’s a middleweight coming… but nothing else. That changes today. As of this month, deets on Hero X Harley’s new bike open up to include something called an “HD-4XX” – what we’re now coming to...
We’ve got proof of registry from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that Yamaha’s finally releasing the radar-equipped Tracer 9...
Aprilia’s debuted their updated circuit weapon for 2023: The Limited Edition RS 660 Trofeo! Built by Aprilia Racing, the track-only,...
Stuck on your remodeling project and not sure what kitchen taps to choose? Obsessed with having everything motorcycle-themed? GRAFF Designs has apparently come out with a Harley-Inspired household componentry collection, complete with a faucet handle that harkens to a motorcycle throttle. Whether or not the handle invokes that “Harley” vibe...
If you hail from the lush plains, mountainous terrain, and urban niches of England or Scotland and you’re gunning to...
LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami didn’t have the best of times this past Sunday – and the explanation led to some...
BMW’s been having a good 2023 as of late – and it ain’t just their booming sales and their recent win as Motorrad Magazine’s “2023 Bike(s) of the Year.” No, this time, the brand’s successes are represented by a pretty new machine set to be punted out into Europe, with...
Dorna Sports is having a key member of their board move from Commercial Director to Strategic Advisor, and there’s a...
The Red Dot Design Awards are an internationally-acclaimed accolade in our industry, with the winners a direct example of today’s...
Motorrad Magazine has bestowed the prestigious “2023 Bike of the Year” title to a lucky motorcycle marque. Any guesses as to the bike(s)? The Bavarians are heading home with a handful of awards after Motorrad Magazine voted multiple bikes for the honor of “best.” In first place for “Sports Bikes”...
We have a bike here revving to be the world’s fastest-charging motorcycle. How, you ask? How about the fact that...