Yamaha’s Managing Executive Officer and Director, Tatsumi Okawa (Okawa, Tatsumi), has passed away at the age of 57, leaving behind...
JoinedMay 7, 2021
Articles2,531
Comments192
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.
Kawasaki has just teamed up with Adidas to create some lean, mean, green shoes based on their Ninja line –...
Triumph Motorcycles is in the business of helping businesses recover from the pandemic – and they’ve recruited a star celeb team to help them out with the coverage. The heart of the campaign is a celebration of British biking destinations, with Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton, TV architect George Clarke, British...
Motorcycle technology has come a long way since the pea-shooter Flat Track racing days of old. With the integration of...
A fledgling Chinese manufacturer and sister brand to Volvo has just announced a surprise shift into the Powersports industry with...
With the turning of the seasons, riders across the land look forward to the annual Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale – and this year, the motorbike lineup is particularly well-stacked. RideApart states that two collections in particular – the Phil Morris Road Racing Collection and a series of motorbikes that used to...
On September 10th, I covered a new tech prototype that was being tested for stab-proof vests. The material was a...
In the world of motorcycle riding today, one of the first things we are taught is never to drop our...
Britain-based Clews Competition Machines has just celebrated their 50th anniversary – and a key investor has popped out of the proverbial cake to secure a market expansion for the brand. According to a report from MCN, the head of Pitalia Capital – a man by the name of Anil Pitalia...
“We don’t build motorcycles. We create desires.” Famous words from Novus, a German electric motorbike manufacturer, on creating their ‘Novus...
The EICMA, or Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori (also known as the International Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition), is back in...
Kawasaki has just flipped the cover on their all-new middleweight naked – and she’s got a couple of surprises under the proverbial hood. Kawasaki’s original Z650, produced between 1976 and 1983, was a 652cc, 64-horsepower inline-four machine that looked up to its older sibling, the Z900. Now, as of 2022,...
It’s been a hot minute since we covered the addition of Ösa – an electric bike made by Swedish electric motorcycle...
The spring races of 2022 are about to get a tad more gnarly in Florida – and we aren’t just...
A Swedish motorcycle company by the name of RGNT has just made their new kid on the block – the NO. 1-CLASSIC – ready to order, and the bike is a brilliant modern-take-on-a-classic-age. Having been revealed back in 2019 at the MC Mässan Swedish Motorcycle Fair with the production model...
In 2019, Ducati revealed a stunning new, long-anticipated concept on the stage floor of the EICMA. Set to light up...
Heads up, HOG lovers – America’s Rally Exit 86 has just begun, but there is still time to attend the...
It feels like only yesterday since I covered the new HD Radio set to be installed in BMW bikes, starting with the new Transcontinental. Bikes from BMW Motorrad are known for their premium, complex electronics – so it is only natural that BMW has courses available to the masses that...
On September 13th of this month, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) press conference was held virtually, covering topics affecting...
MV Agusta is ready to tear up the competition with their all-new, high-spec 2022 F3 RR – and according to...
Last year, the world received a Bond-themed Scrambler 1200, courtesy of the world’s largest UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer. This year, Triumph is celebrating the release of the new action flick “James Bond: No Time to Die” by handing out another 007 Special Edition bike. Naturally, the choice of beastie for this...
It’s a Tuesday. You’ve got a handful of items in your quota for the week, and you’re about to start...
Here at MotorBikeWriter, we pride ourselves in bringing you news curated from all over the globe. We don’t discriminate, and...
Thanks to Yamaha’s boldness in producing the three-wheeled Niken, we now have a relatively small corner of Powersports dealerships worldwide that houses multi-wheel technology…but on a track? Kawasaki says hell yes – and Ben Affleck should have totally asked to have it as his Batmobile in the new motion picture...
A financial technology company called Ideanomics wants to buy out more of Energica Motor Company S.p.A. – and the electric...
Honda has launched an adventure motorcycle that’s perfect for new riders to set out trail hunting on. It’s part of...
Yamaha has just announced that an update to the R15 V3.0 will be launching in India on September 21. From what we’ve seen of the bike so far, TimesNowNews and we expect only aesthetic changes that have been inspired by the bigger Yamaha R7. We also know that a new R15M variant...
Volcon ePowersports has achieved a major milestone in beginning shipments to customers – and they’re struggling to keep up with...
The last couple of years haven’t been easy on the automotive industry due to obvious reasons. But, as the world...
Since the release of the H-D Pan America and their sister brand ‘LiveWire,’ Harley Davidson has continued to lean on the details of their Hardwire Strategy, placed into effect in July of last year. The Strategy outlines a ‘restructuring’ of the company, resulting in a leaner, meaner company function, with a...
Ducati is paying homage to the iconic career of red-team racer Troy Bayliss with the production of a new special...
Yamaha Motor Corporation is celebrating 60 years of entry into the World Grand Prix – and what better way to...
Watch out, 2022 – this year’s Biker Fest International promises a long lineup of events and Europe’s Custom Bike Show – a show with roots steeped in the Rat’s Hole Custom Show with the Sturgis Rally – is one of the main features of attraction. The Biker Fest will be...
California-based Zero Motorcycles are at the forefront of the electric motorcycle revolution, and it seems like the brand has had...
You can’t say the Japanese manufacturer hasn’t been busy. On top of the swappable battery system that Honda has signed...
wBW, Meet the ruggedly handsome 2022 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR; a track-focused, modern cafe racer with the garb of a gent and the heart of a troublemaker. Triumph released the Speed Triple RS‘s sibling early this morning with a press release that showed the partially-fairinged beastie in proper style. ...
Not too long ago, Kawasaki took the incredibly smooth inline-four motor that powered the Z900 and put it in a...
ZERO Motorcycles has just had an early release of their 2022 Lineup – and the rush is apparently due to...
In 2021, Can-Am blew past the competition with their quality builds and commitment to client satisfaction. This year, they’ve not only upped the ante by listening to customer feedback and tweaking their models in the direction the crowds have asked – they’re also one of the few companies that experienced...
Moto Guzzi has taken the wraps off the all-new V100 Mandello, the first of a new generation of models to...