Our good industry just doesn’t let up, and the week’s news shows it: KTM’s only been back at making bikes...
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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.
Today, we cover a more regular list of happenings about our good industry: Damon is taking a huge hit with...
Last week’s list of intrigue gives way to another list of residuals, starting with Harley’s CEO hunt: Some of Harley’s Shareholders are trying to ensure that Jochen Zeitz isn’t able to be reelected to an Executive position as the CEO hunt continues ( and they’re so driven they’ve even made...
Today’s a whammy of a day for the Powersports industry, and it ain’t because new stuff happened today… Rather, it’s...
Welp, it’s official: Tarriffs are officially in force, and with that come some changes to our good Powersport Industry. I’ll...
In the week’s docket of to-do’s we have a plethora of powersports pieces recently revealed and hot off the press, including Episode 1 of Ducati’s World Première 2026 begins tomorrow, unveiling the brand’s first motocross machine! Honda has just revealed a retro-stylin’ CB1000F concept that’s rumored to eventually be released...
It’s that time of the week again, folks! This time, the industry has afforded a rather wide range of news...
Summer is right around the corner, the snowdrops are on their way out, and bikes across Zones 4-6 are busy...
Daytona’s back, baby! Included in the festivities are continued updates from the doings of our good Powersports industry, including the following: SW-MOTECH has upgraded its Legend Gear Line to include a new, more UV-resistant material. Cardo Systems and Schuberth Helmets have buddied up once again to produce the ultimate lid...
Once again, we’ve been given a rather detailed update from the House of Mattighofen, and it comes alongside some additional...
We have an update from the Team Orange corner of the industry, among other updates in the industry: KTM’s officially...
Daytona Bike Week will soon be upon us, and the motorcycle industry is already stirring in anticipation of the riding season. Here’s the market’s most recent movement: KTM has let go of its majority stake in MV Agusta, choosing to hand the luxury bike brand back to the Sardarov family...
As always, the start of 2025 has brought a ton of movement in the moto industry, continuing with this week’s...
Included in today’s new industry tidbits: Buell’s End-Of-Year release shows off continued expansion as development deadlines are met. BMW also...
It’s 2025, and a new year of bikes and tech are just waiting for their big debut! In line with the above obligatories, we’ve caught the following news below for your skim-happy perusal: LiveWire’s S2 Alpinista is a roadster with the same characteristics as the S2 Del Mar and Mulholland....
This week’s news list is slightly off-kilter and more than a little interesting: Harley-Davidson is working with Hero Motocorp to...
Today, we cut through the fog of cheese hangover that accompanies end-of-year festivities with a shocking deluge of to-do’s about...
Happy Hump Day from the wBW team! Today, we’ve got a neat handful of news from nearly every corner of the Powersports industry: CCM’s getting ready for a global debut into new markets. Yamaha’s V4 engine: When we can expect a debut, and what this engine means for future bikes...
As we blast toward the end-of-year holidays, our industry continues punting out various bikes, not least of which are featured...
Honda is so close to solving the next step in EV battery evolution! Today, we get to have a look...
Did you know that many – if not most – bike dealerships are reporting a sales slump compared to the same month last year? When the market hits consistent lows, companies tend to be influenced to punt out product models that are: Easier to conform to emissions and noise compliance...
Oh, you thought that the antics of the world’s largest motorcycle expo meant that there would be LESS to chat...
The week after EICMA always leaves a buzz in the air; today, that buzz is realized in the fact that...
It’s official: EICMA is here, and this year, the World’s Largest Motorcycle Expo ain’t playing. Among the plethora of people, bevy of bikes, and literal tons of tech being presented at Milan’s incomparable expo, we have received a slew of news from our community’s biggest brands. Here’s the (rather lovely)...
While electric motorcycle brands continue on a downward trend across our industry, ICE power has never had a more passionate...
It’s official: We are in an EV market crisis. New electric vehicle sales may be slightly up, but used EV...
In a major move that no one could have possibly anticipated, Energica, the electric motorcycle company with the biggest growth potential in our markets has fallen silent. This news comes on the heels of Brembo’s recent move to acquire Öhlins Racing, making this week the single most surprising unit of...
One Step Closer to EICMA! We’ve been skipping through autumn with this past week’s worth of news being no less...
Happy National Manufacturing Day! It’s officially fall, and thanks to the approaching 110th iteration of EICMA, things are really starting...
Happy Crush-a Can-Friday! We’ve got a smattering of news scattered across the industry for your weekend perusal: KTM’s partnered up with Bosch for an all-new radar system A closer look at Yamaha’s competition-level YZF-R1 Kawasaki’s teased a Ninja 1100 with further proof that a Versys 110 is on the way...
Bring On the Bikes, Part II! Happy butterscotch pudding day from the wBW team! Today, we’ve put together the residuals...
Bring On the Bikes, Baby! There’s something intrinsically hilarious about National Day of Encouragement being a mere 24 hours away...
….and a “How To Train Your Dragon” Helmet for HJC (IYKYK) It’s National “Late for Something” Day, so if you’ve been looking for an excuse to show up a tad tardy and round off the week’s worth of revvin’ shenanigans, we got you. 🙂 On a more real note, our...
….And Royald Enfield is flying Jim to the Himalayas! We really couldn’t keep the secret much longer, so there you...
Happy National “Ride the Wind” Day from the wBW team! On this fine day, Napolean I kicked himself out of...
Sometimes, the best news to cover is the slow-burning buzz. I’m not talking about the press release packages that wreak havoc on our company inbox’s typical lists of spam, subscription filler, and dry quips from a dusty dude named Justin (hey mate). I’m talking about subtle, incubating potential that is,...
We’re a good start into National Wellness Month, and if you’re anywhere close to the hours I’ve racked up on...
Ain’t no better day than National Raspberry Cream Pie Day; coupled with the fact that it’s also National Girlfriend Day...
It’s National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, and between licks of the dairy, I’m staring at what could be the most extensively exciting list of summer motorcycle news for 2024. Don’t believe me? Bet. Yamaha’s MT-09 is, in fact, the first motorcycle to carry the all-new Yamaha Automatic Manual Transmission (Y-AMT)....
We’re coming up to the end of National Anti-Boredom Month, and, in fine form, our freshest batch of moto news...