While the Bavarians might be dealing with a hiccough or two in their recent “stop sales” notice for every single...
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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.
UPDATE: Since the original press release publication, BMW has come out clarifying that the issue “is not safety-related,” but has...
Big news: Cardo’s just expanded helmet compatibility with a half-helmet accessory kit AND an additional Shoei adapter kit! The update comes in response to requests from Cardo users who wanted more accessibility and versatility – and Cardo delivered the following: Cardo Half-Helmet Accessory Kit Compatible with the PACKTALK EDGE, NEO...
Figures that the day Ducati releases their big-bore 2024 Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour in Episode 2 of their World...
After some serious patents and filings to the NHTSA, Ducati’s finally dropped their Multistrada V4 S Grand Tour – and...
Word has it that Ducati’s been hard at work in the lab, gearing up for a new bike drop – and if the whispers are on the mark, we’re looking at the potential of a single-cylinder Hypermotard for the coming 2024 model year. Coverage from Motorcycle Sports states that their...
Yammie’s given us a completely reworked machine to toot the marque’s proverbial horn on their weight-to-speed ratio! Meet the 2024...
*Disclaimer: Needing an in-depth, nerd-mode-on, nothing-excluded article on the Scorpion Wax Riding Shirt? This review is for you; otherwise, check...
Drumroll, please – our good AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame has welcomed their inductees for Class of 2023! Rita Coombs, Ryan Dungey, Barry Hawk, Grant Langston, and Travis Pastrana recieved their Hall of Fame Rings and gold jackets this past Thursday, with each pivotal figure contributing the following: Rita Coombs,...
To anybody who tried to put a cap on a generic retirement age from motorbikes… y’all haven’t met this crazy...
Ducati’s just made a new bit of tech that focuses on rider vulnerabilities on the road – and they partnered...
Every once in a while, without notice or warning, fate deals a particularly cruel hand. We in the Powersports industry have all felt this hand keenly at one point or another, though awareness of life’s precious significance doesn’t excuse the abruptness – nor does it make the tale any easier...
Great Britain will soon have a new pair of electric motorcycles on their turf – bikes that our industry have...
Honda’s got a lot of electric projects on the go, and this most recent one will, in my opinion, have...
Amidst Suzuki’s GSX-8S being nominated for 2023’s “Best Naked Bike of the Year MCN Award” and Energica winning “MCN’s Best Electric Bike of the Year,” Ducati has been working rather hard on punting out their own offering to a different genre. The machine is Ducati’s incubating DesertX Rally, and the...
2023’s been a fun year; Tyler O’Hara has snagged theSuper Hooligans Championship, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride completely smashed their fundraising...
It’s official – deliveries of the LiveWire S2 Del Mar have begun in the US, and Micah Toll from Electrek...
Got a hard case of the Hump Day blues? The Grind Hard Plumbing Company has got your back with a weird and wacky chopper build that they’ve started. The starter ingredients? A pair of 46″ Micky Thompson Mudding tires and a KTM 1190 Adventure bike engine. … Yup, this is...
Ben Purvis from CycleWorld has just covered a set of patent papers that could show a full-fairinged version of the...
Apparently, QJMotors is working on a 921cc inline-four heart – the same housed in the gorgeous MV Agusta 921 S...
With an Arc Vector now happily tucked away into Ryan Reynold’s garage, Arc Vehicle has been receiving a boatload of attention for their beautiful bespoke electric motorcycles – and no wonder, considering their range is comprised of one model and a VERY exclusive (read: Two-piece fleet) variant. Imagine my excitement,...
Cardo Systems has upgraded our training experience with headphones into which you can plug your PACKTALK EDGE! These units are...
The bar-banging battle between brothers has officially come to a close with Indian Motorcycle Racing’s Tyler O’Hara reigning triumphant at...
It’s been quite a year for Energica. On top of the company’s successful partnerships in the aviation sphere and the agricultural/marine industries, the Italian-based electric motorcycle marque has been setting record after record with their Eva Ribelle, a machine that’s been running against a bevy of ICE (gas-powered) bikes in...
I’ve just had THE best start to my Tuesday, and it ain’t the tacos that’s got my dopamine running full-throttle. ...
“Tukka Yoot’s Riddim” has merged with Málaga talent for a vibrant bike build inspired by a jazz-rap group called US3...
Well, it’s finally happened; the Lucky Explorer 5.5 that certain members of MV Agusta were so excited to debut has been shelved in favor of getting the larger-displacement 9.5s out of the laboratory and into our moto markets sooner. “The project is still frozen, and we’re evaluating the market conditions...
MV Agusta’s just revealed a new liter bike celebrating 35 happy victories on our beloved “Cathedral of Speed.” It’s official;...
Moto Guzzi has just dropped a new variant of their V7 platform this past weekend. It’s called the V7 Stone...
Red Bull has gone and usurped a quarter-mile drag strip so that they can run a speed test – and while that sentence itself boasts nothing out of the ordinary, the machines chosen for the honors are quite another matter. Here’s a list of the rev-happy monsters chosen to blast...
Every once in a while, a new color scheme comes out in honor of a recent daredevil/derring-do; these machines, as...
Note to the Reader: We’re reminded that the Simpson brand doesn’t have the rights to the “Bandit” lid name in...
In commemoration of Kevin Benavides’ fantastic roll to victory in Dakar 2023, KTM has released a limited number of 450 Rally Replica machines – but hurry, because there are only 80 of these beauties available. According to KTM’s recent press release, this bike features a race-spec, chrome-moly steel frame, complete...
The Austrians have just announced the return of “the most offroad-capable, two-wheeled adventurer on the market.” Say hello to the...
It’s Thursday, the dog days of summer are making way for our Autumnal Equinox, and Aprilia’s just plonked into our...
In one fell swoop, BMW has not only gone and realized our anticipations for a 1300 GS, but they’ve also gone and beefed out the excitement with a trio of smaller-cc GS offerings. All three of these mid-range buddies just debuted an hour or so ago. Happy Thursday to us....
Remember that tidbit tossed our way back in June, hinting at a full-fairing version of the GSX-8S that debuted at...
It’s official: Jared Mees is the man of the year for the 2023 AFT SuperTwins Championship, folks!! Having swung aboard...
Seven days ago, the NHTSA filed a Safety Recall Report detailing over 65,000 of Harley-Davidson’s Softails in need of reparations; that’s a whopping 1% of the entire 2018-2023 Softail culture, and it’s all thanks to a rear shock fastener. Coverage from the NHTSA’s official Safety Recall Report states that the...
Back in late July, we had the heads up that Royal Enfield was prepping a new Bullet for their lineup;...