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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.
An Educational Platform Hell-Bent on Revolutionizing the PowerSports Industry Of all of the action to be had at AIMExpo, I...
In a recent press release from Ducati Lenovo Team, the group’s talented racer, Jack Miller, will be unable to make it to the 2022 team photoshoot session, due to testing positive for COVI-19. The young man is asymptomatic, so we’ve nothing to fear on that spectrum – but will be...
In a report from AutoFinanceNews, we’re told that some odd 50–70% of powersport purchases were made by newbies to the...
MotoGP’s just had their first team reveal their bikes for 2022 – and it’s none other than Gresini Racing, with...
Here at wBW, we cater to all kinds of craft; whether it be the latest lovingly tinkered – and turbo’ed – CBR1000F from your father’s shop, Ducati’s most popular face of 2021, or that new electric machine that is taking forever to debut to the community proper, we don’t discriminate....
One Seat Fits All BMW’s in the process of creating a motorcycle seat that could play a very important role...
The hard-working boys in blue over at the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Special Operations Division station have just received...
With 2022 now well underway, racers worldwide are prepping for the track – and Harley-Davidson is no exception. On top of Vance & Hines offering a contingency program (their largest yet) to select racers under certain conditions for American Flat Track (AFT), MotoAmerica, NHRA Drag Racing, and the Xtreme Drag...
Vance & Hines have just revealed the largest contingency program in the history of the brand – and with nearly...
When the good people at Tony Prust’s Analog Motorcycles decided to take on this monochromatic build, we were excited. As...
If you put up your slipper in the Buckeye state, Harley Davidson’s got some news for you – they’re hiring, and the report from WKBN states that the Youngstown-based dealership will be looking to fill positions in anything from servicing to sales, parts and secretarial duties. When the American motorcycle...
Why is Team Red Bypassing Sales for the V2L to hit the MotoE paddock? When Energica stepped down from MotoE...
‘Flying Motorcycles’ Now Have a Whole New Meaning Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has been tinkering with the concept of an unmanned...
Honda is Seeing Double I don’t know what it is about Honda engines (for reference, please scoot over and take a gander at the CBR1000F boasting a turbo-ed K24 minivan engine we covered last week), but we have another chonky custom build for the bike banks – and apparently one...
A New Breed of Machine Designed To Evolve Tarform, a Brooklyn-based automotive startup boasting a fleet of pretty emission-free machines,...
As if it weren’t enough that ARCH landed a partnership with Motul for high-tech solutions and lubrication, Keanu Reeve’s co-owned...
The Thinking-Man Racer It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Preston Petty, owner of Preston Plastics and a motocross and off-roading legend in his own right. The report from RoadRacing World states that the man passed away on January 16th, at the ripe age of 81...
World-Class Safety Apparel Meets Top-Notch Rider Education On top of being on the sale block by parent company InvestCorp, Dainese...
I know what you’re thinking. “How in bloody sausages does a bike like that rake in $45,000 at an auction?”...
The Chinese Zodiac may have given us the Year of the Ox for 2021, but MCN thinks it should be rebranded as the Year of the British bike – and no wonder. With bigwigs like Norton, Triumph, Royal Enfield, BSA, and others bouncing back for the second millennium’s new decade,...
KTM’s CEO, Stefan Pierer, is not a very big fan of electrification when it comes to bikes on the track....
Back when we covered the scoop on the mysterious electric cafe racers in ‘Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins,’ we were...
The Entertainment Capital of the world is about to host a long-anticipated vintage motorcycle auction from January 25-29 – and judging by the lineup, it’s no wonder NewspressUSA calls it the ‘World’s Largest Vintage Motorcycle Auction.’ We’re told that a stunning 1,750 bikes will be present at the Mecum Auctions,...
We’ve got bikes inspired by all kinds of things here at wBW. From the tattoo-inspired bikes courtesy of Indian Motorcycles,...
On February 12th and 13th, St. Louis will be hosting their 7th annual Cycle Showcase STL – and we’re told...
KTM’s Parent Company, Pierer Mobility, has just closed their 2021 Sales Numbers with a beautiful 23% increase in bike sales for the year. That’s a massive improvement from 2020; we’re told by Asphalt & Rubber that last year saw a 3.4% drop – not unusual when compared to other motorcycle...
https://www.motorcyclepowersportsnews.com/winners-bonus-round-jp-cycles-ultimate-builder-custom-bike-show/ Here Are the Winners of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Bonus Round When Progressive IMS Outdoors...
It ain’t often that you see these two walking around town together – but we love them all the more...
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of a legendary man who contributed so much to our community. MotoGP’s official website tells us that a World Championship Safety Officer and former competitor (and founding member of the Triumph Club Austria), Hans Bahmer, aged 92, was laid to rest on...
Word is out that Honda’s daredevil racer is officially back in business – and as of last Monday, Marc Márquez...
Introducing the 1.9lb ‘Brain Bucket of the Future’ World, meet Vata7’s new brainchild – a smart helmet bristling with technology...
Ex-Harley Executive Steve Piehl Partners with Monimoto A former executive of Harley-Davidson (founder and developer of the highly successful Harley Owners Group, or HOG) has just partnered with an anti-motorcycle-theft company, signing on to help with their current ‘series A’ fundraising – and Steve Piehl is excited to see what...
CBR1000F Blessed With Honda Odyssey Engine Calls SOS Back in December, the funkiest thing I’d seen in relation to custom...
BMW Motorrad has asked a Canadian metal sculptor to tackle an R 18 in the name of top-notch custom builds...
2003 Never Looked So Good Every time we smack into a top-shelf custom build, we’re impressed at how frequently minimalism plays a role in the final project. Take this badass 2003 Ducati Monster SR4, for instance. Labeled by HiConsumption as ‘proof that [Ducati] can get more badass,’ the build itself...
What do you do with an A2 license, loads of time on your hands, and an itch to travel? Break...
We’ve just had word (and evidence of proof) that Kawasaki’s long-anticipated Ninja ZX-4R is really happening – and who knows,...
I think we can sit back and say that Ducati’s on a roll. Between signing on as the official electric motorcycle supplier for MotoE (succeeding Energica), releasing their all-new DesertX Adventure bike model at the climax of their World Premiere (let alone snatching the title of MotoGP Constructors’ World Champion...
Slovenia And Back on a Ducati SuperSport S I’ll admit, I was stoked to be given this interview. I knew...