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Norton Has a New Mystery Investor
What Will This Mean for the Company? Norton is a well-known name in the motorcycling world. Recently the company was poised to turn to crowdfunding for investors so that it could expand its operations and do some cool things in the future. The company wanted investors and saw crowdfunding as a way to get them, …
Royal Enfield May Kill its 500cc Models
The End of an Era? Royal Enfield has been known for its 500cc engines for a while. The new 650 twin that’s in the company’s newest bikes is a departure from the company’s standard. However, it now seems that the company could kill its 500cc engine due to emissions. According to Live Mint, the company …
Shoei Releases the J-Cruise II Helmet
An Innovative Open Face Lid Shoei has a new open face helmet with a flip-up face shield called the J-Cruise II. This design takes what Shoei did with the regular J-Cruise that has been out for years now to a new level. The helmet combines the unique helmet’s configuration with luxury features and materials. The …
Sidi Releases the Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Mid Boots
Off-road Protection in a Boot that’s Comfortable Anywhere At least that’s what Sidi is going for with the Adventure 2 Gore-Tex Mid Boots. The company wanted to make a boot that’s suitable for off-road and adventure riders who spend a little time off the bike, too. These boots are designed to be comfy both when …
The Italjet Dragster Looks Awesome
A Scooter You Really Want Most motorcycle guys in the U.S. kind of look down their noses at scooters. I’m not one of them. I love the things. Every one of them from the cheapest 50cc Chinese-made hunk of junk to the beautiful pieces of art from Vespa. Anyway, I think there’s one scooter that …
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Deals We Love This Week: Killer Discounts on Full-Face Helmets from Revzilla
Get a Stylish Full-Face Lid From Santa The holidays are a time for indulgence and a time for gift giving. This can mean different things to different people. It terms of indulgence, it can mean getting yourself the things you’ve been thinking about getting all year long. In terms of gift-giving, it can mean making …
Deals We Love This Week: Huge Holiday Deals on Jackets at Revzilla
Up to 56 Percent Off The holiday shopping season is officially here. My wife has been out getting all sorts of things for the people in our lives. One thing she has yet to do is buy motorcycle gear for me and the other bikers we’ll be getting gear for. Now might be a good …
[Review] Viking Bags “Street” Motorcycle Backpack
If you’ve got $75 burning a hole in your pocket, and you’re tired of wearing “regular” backpacks to cart your laptop around while you’re riding, it’s hard not to look at this affordable backpack from Viking Bags and not feel tempted. After all, the spec sheet showcases all the right stuff: a lightweight bag (just …
Motoz Tractionator Adventure Tires: Traction & Longevity
Mean-Looking, Ground-Shredding, & Long-Lasting Tires: The Great Debate If you want to lose friends and start arguments on social media the quickest way to do it is to ask: “What tires should I run on my motorcycle?” A close second would be asking about engine oil. The verbal bloodbath that inevitably will follow can cause …
Deals We Love This Week: Revzilla Is Already All-In on Holiday Sales With Huge Markdowns on Helmets
Is It Too Early for Holiday Cheer? Well, companies keep bringing holiday sales earlier and earlier in the year, and Revzilla is not immune to this practice. The company already has what looks like Christmas lights up around its logo online and there are already holiday sales in place. Most notably at least for me …
Lil’ Bikes Restoration – Where Mini-Hondas Go to be Reborn
Restoring Mini Hondas with Museum-Level Attention to Detail There are the kind of minibikes that I race in the Pullstart Racing League—mashed-together ugly things that remind you of what a punk rock band would look like if it took minibike form—and then there are the little bikes that Tracy Schooler and his wife Kellie restore …
A Season Riding In the Pullstart Racing League
Becoming More Official, Sort of When I pulled up to Duke’s Indy Honky Tonk on the south side of Indianapolis on October 27, I saw cones sitting where I usually park. They’d expanded the track. By they, I mean the organizers of the Pullstart Racing League. By track, I mean the dirty, cracked, and ugly …
Deals We Love This Week: Arai Closeout Helmets at Revzilla, Up to 47% Off
Some Quality Lids for Less Arai, as we all know, is one of the leaders in the top-of-the-line motorcycle helmet market. The helmet manufacturer makes some of the safest, quietest, feature-full, and best-looking helmets out there that you can buy. Now Revzilla has a massive closeout sale on them. The company is cleaning house so …
Fuel Additives Help Save Your Engine While Your Motorcycle Is in Storage
Don’t Just Park Your Bike Many motorcyclists can’t ride all year. This means you’ll need to put your bike away in storage for at least a few months. As much as you want to keep riding, once the snow flies, you’d better get off of two wheels and start driving your car. You can’t just …
Deals We Love This Week: Bull-it Jeans up to 50% Off at Revzilla
Get Those Riding Jeans You’ve Been Wanting Jeans are something that often goes overlooked. A lot of riders get out on their bikes with their regular street jeans. I’ll admit I have done it many times, but we all know that you need more protection than your Levis, which is where these motorcycle riding jeans …
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Deals We Love This Week: Killer Discounts on Full-Face Helmets from Revzilla
Get a Stylish Full-Face Lid From Santa The holidays are a time for indulgence and a time for gift giving. This can mean different things to different people. It terms of indulgence, it can mean getting yourself the things you’ve been thinking about getting all year long. In terms of gift-giving, it can mean making …
The Italjet Dragster Looks Awesome
A Scooter You Really Want Most motorcycle guys in the U.S. kind of look down their noses at scooters. I’m not one of them. I love the things. Every one of them from the cheapest 50cc Chinese-made hunk of junk to the beautiful pieces of art from Vespa. Anyway, I think there’s one scooter that …
Wolfman Luggage Refreshed its Entire Lineup for 2020
All New Stuff? Yep The company Wolfman Luggage must have decided it needed to kill it in 2020. The company has refreshed and modernized its entire lineup. It will be launching its new luggage line at the IMS Long Beach show on November 22 to 24. While it might sound crazy to redo the entire …
Giant Will Unveil Some E-Bikes at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show
Giant Enters the Motorcycle World There are some blurred lines between electric bikes and electric motorcycles. Some of the electric bikes work like motorcycles. Twist the grip and go. Others require you to still pedal. Regardless, the e-bike market is an interesting one and something that will be more and more prevalent in the motorcycle …
The 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 Will Come in December
Your First Glimpse of the New Tiger Rumors about a new Triumph Tiger 900 have swirled recently, and that had me thinking it would come soon. When I didn’t see it at EICMA, I thought maybe it would be next year, but I was wrong. The company let it be known in a teaser video …
JetPack Aviation’s Flying Motorcycle Thing Is Fully Funded
The Future? The JetPack Aviation (JPA) Speeder has surfaced in the news before. It seemed like a pipedream, an odd idea that would never get off the ground, pun intended. However, it hasn’t gone away and in fact, has taken the next steps towards being a real thing you could own and fly around on. …
The Ultraviolette F77 Is Revealed And It Looks Good
A Connected Electric Motorcycle The Ultraviolette F77 from India has been officially unveiled. The company has teased the bike a couple of times, and I covered the bike a while back. The teasers looked wonderful. Now the company has a real-deal motorcycle and it, too, looks pretty good, though not as good as the teaser. …
The Bikes We’re Most Excited About from EICMA
These Are The Ones We’ve Got Our Eyes On There were many, many bikes at EICMA that caught my eye. While I can’t speak for Jim and the other wonderful contributors to Web Bike World, I will say that I think the following bikes are the ones that will speak to us the most. They’re …
Savic Motorcycles Is Taking Orders On Its Alpha, Delta, and Omega C Series Electric Bikes
A Killer-Looking Electric Cafe Racer Savic Motorcycles is based in Australia, and I don’t know if they’re plans for the company to come to the U.S. but I hope so. It has one of the coolest electric motorcycles I’ve seen yet. I’m a sucker for cafe racer styling and this bike does a good job …
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