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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.
Badly positioned crankshaft position sensor could cause engine to stall 1,215 units have been cited to carry this fault (~3%)...
BMW may not be interested in joining MotoGP’s two-wheeled effort, but they’ve got a sweet safety car for all the “oopsie” incidents our good circuits could possibly posit. What’s so special about BMW’s XM Red Label safety car? For reference, BMW is the Bayerische king of safety machines for the...
Bentley X Ducati Limited Editon Diavel V4 fleet will be a 500 + 50 numbered series inspired by the Batur...
Suzuki to reserve electric power for small-displacement commuters (~125cc) The first electric plug-in two-wheeler is on track for a 2024...
Dorna Sports CEO proposes power cuts for MotoGP bikes Displacement cuts to be unanimously approved by all manufacturers, with implementation in 2027 A “stable majority” of manufacturers want to make the cuts to 850cc Chats about pulling back on grid grunt ain’t fun, but when gents like Marc Marquez are...
The CryptoDATA-RNF-Aprilia team accepts cancellation of their contract with Dorna, IRTA Compensation payment to CryptoDATA-RNF allows “amicable agreement” between all...
MV Agusta’s just partnered up for “the most exclusive collaboration in the motorcycle world.” The artist responsible for this clean...
PIERER Mobility will move partial production/certain R&D activities to China (CFMOTO) and India (Bajaj Auto) “Individual mid-range models” (no bicycles) include machines affected by this move Cuts of up to 300 jobs will be made from Austria locations Expectations for 2024 include a “difficult global economic environment” and leaning into...
PIERER Mobility to focus on motorcycle brands KTM, GASGAS, Husqvarna, and MV Agusta New strategies include divesting from “the non-e-bicycle...
Royal Enfield has gone from debuting their Super Meter 650 to Canadian, American, and European markets to working on the remainder...
Apparently, Santa likes 1964 Polaris Sno-Traveler Pacer K80D snowmobiles, and this one sold for a tidy $4,869 USD. She’s no Kringle 3000, but she’ll do in a pinch, yeah? 😉 In a recent ad sourced by RideApart’s Janaki Jitchotvisut, BringATrailer showcased the snowmobile as a refurbished machine, previously owned by...
Certain CAKE Ösa Flex models are being recalled for their aluminum steering column, which could break, “causing a loss of...
A new study from Piaggio Group has given us Vespa’s current worth – and considering today’s market saturation levels, the...
Remember how Honda said they’re gunning to punt out 30 electric motorcycles (and $3.3 billion in related investments) by 2030? Well, we just received a press release five minutes ago proving that those 30 motorcycles are closer than we thought: CES 2024 will be Big Red’s official landing point for...
Royal Enfield has just done what Harley-Davidson did with the release of their H-D1™ Marketplace, and all we can say...
We’ve got visuals on a new bike undergoing testing on public roads! Given the various Powersports partnerships knocking about our...
We all like staring at bike art, but what about a 1/12th scale gold statue of a Limited Edition Gold Honda Monkey? Apparently, U-Treasure is the name of the company that made this little 925 sterling silver and yellow gold replica. The statues were made to emulate the 5000 Limited...
If you have a CFMoto 700 CL-X made between January 20, 2022 and February 2, 2023, then you might want...
It’s been a month or three since LiveWire has begun deliveries of their second zero-emission motorcycle offspring, the S2 Del...
It feels like only yesterday that our favorite Hinckley-bsed bike brand popped out their beginner-friendly Speed 400 / Scrambler 400 X; now, Dan Sutherland’s coverage at MCN is pointing to a similarly-displaced cafe racer that’s been moseying about the southern part of Europe. According to Sutherland, the “mini-Thruxton” is yet...
Zero Motorcycles has officially landed itself a trophy that no other electric bike brand has been able to get ahold...
It is with heavy – but full – hearts that we make space on this platform for a gent who...
The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) has just taken its opinions on motorcycle safety and shoved them to the forefront of the National Road Safety Conference (NRSC)’s topic lineup. The argument? That L-category vehicles (2/3/4-wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles, mopeds, quads, and minicars) are being “disregarded” due to the outdated safety...
Remember when we caught wind that CFMoto was working on a three-cylinder engine back in March? If CFMoto succeeds at...
It feels like yesterday when Triumph announced that they would be entering the motocross industry back in July of 2021;...
We have a pair of organizations crying for ABS to be a necessity in U.S. motorcycles – and although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to cave, the amount of ABS-standard bikes in America continues to grow. Back on November 13th, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
MotoAmerica has just partnered up with ALT Sports Data and signed an “Exclusive Global Sports Betting Data Rights Agreement.” In...
We have another world-first for the books! A short while ago, Shark showed off a new motorcycle helmet called the...
Indian Motorcycles is thinking of supporting our hardcore motorcyclists who continue to ride in chilly weather by working on a sort of wireless heated gear – and as a proud Canadian, I’m curious to see when this stuff debuts. According to Ben Purvis’s findings (published to CycleWorld), the system doesn’t...
Big Red is gathering some serious funds and forces to push out a staggering 30 electric motorcycles, all of which...
To those in our good Powersports industry who still give a thumbs-up to the “more is better” mantra, Yadea’s newer...
The Austrians have finally punted out their new successor to the 1290 Super Duke family – and it’s the 1390 V-Twin monster that we covered back in August. Meet the fresh, positively insane 1390 Super Duke R EVO. Folks, KTM’s LC8 V-twin has never seen this much up-specced power. Judging...
Now that Marc Marquez has officially made the move over to Ducati’s Gresini Racing, photos have emerged showing the racer’s...
Yamaha is working on a laser lighting patent that could bring the Powersports industry that much closer to units used...
MotoGP 2023 has officially come to a close and Ducati’s won everything (again), snatching #50MotoGPwins for Team Red – well, one of the teams, at any rate. The season’s successes will soon be followed by harder concessions (courtesy of Dorna’s recent talks with all teams involved); meanwhile, a gander at...
It’s been a neck-and-neck season, and Ducati’s Levono team has just landed the 2023 MotoGP Championship! The honor belongs to...
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Our good Bavarian bike builders have finally gifted us their next-gen 2024 R 12 / R 12 nineT for a new season of scoot-happy shenanigans. Let’s dive in and see what BMW’s gifted us as we smash headlong into Black Friday 2023, yeah? According to BMW’s press release, the 2024...
Did you know that motorcycle chariot racing has been a thing since 1922? No, really, because I’ve just discovered this...