After a solid 55 years, Yamaha has just announced that they’re going to cease production of all snowmobiles, with sights...
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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.
Los Angeles is known for a lot of things – being the entertainment capital of the world, the home of...
Triumph has finally dropped their 400cc machines – a pair created in collaboration with Bajaj Auto, primed to beef out the “Modern Classics” Line. Ladies and gentlefolk, meet the 2023 Triumph Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X. Designed in Hinckley, UK, and produced in India, the dynamic duo are both...
Ever since Moto Guzzi released their V100 Mandello tourer, riders around the world have gone gaga for the bike’s nimble...
A set of new patent filings have just been found by Dennis Chung over at Motorcycle.com, showing a new, liquid-cooled...
Way back in 2004, Suzuki debuted their very first RM-Z: The RM-Z250. Created in collaboration with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, this baby was Suzuki’s very first four-stroke motocross motorcycle – and she was quite a catch for her time. Showing off a shiny new 249cc, single-cylinder engine with Dual Overhead Camshaft...
The Powersports industry may have her fair share of headaches, but I’ll admit this one is brand new to me. ...
This year has certainly been the year for world records. From Acerbis’ “Greatest Distance Driven on a Single Tank of...
The Bavarians have filed patents for an idea that proves, once again, BMW is at the absolute cutting edge of “form follows function” aesthetics. Coverage from CycleWorld shows the patent’s blueprints; here, BMW is getting ready to put lights in their winglets for daytime-running lights (DRLs) and turn signallers. It’s...
Note to the Reader: “papers show that [Suzuki’s] risk of leaving the Grand Prix was well worth the headache,” can...
Aussie’s very best surf-and-bike team has just partnered up with Breitling for a new watch! This particular bit of pretty...
With new media shared of Harley’s upcoming roadster, we’ve been dying to hear the bike’s pipe notes – and thanks to a recent video, the X440’s persona is revealed. The sound of a Harley is, in a word, iconic – so much so that Harley-Davidson tried to trademark “potato-potato-potato” for...
Why Cruise Leapt on the First Day of Filming “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One” (2023)
At this point, the insane motorcycle jump Tom Cruise landed for “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One” (2023) has...
Ducati’s Multistrada V2 S has a new livery scheme to show off – and it’ll be in dealerships by the...
With the Big Four initially uniting for swappable electric battery power, then revolving to form the hydrogen-happy “HySe” (with the additional support of Toyota and Kawasaki Heavy Industries), bike brands around the world are taking sides, swiveling to show off their own predictions for what will power our motorcycles (and,...
Two hours ago, Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen released a new nameplate to their lineup – a lean, hungry beastie, born and...
Remember when we found filings suggesting that BMW’s R 1300 GS would soon be revealed to the populace? Well, they...
When it comes to popping the question, I’ve seen the use of everything from a turtle to a wobbly knee… but this is a seriously cute idea. According to recent coverage from Superbike News, Cardo Systems has logged over 250 riders using their comm systems to propose to their beloved....
One hundred years of Bavarian goodness have just afforded us a look at BMW Motorrad’s millionth boxer engine – and...
Remember that bike range that Harley-Davidson has been working on? Well, Harley’s partner in the project – Hero Motocorp –...
Got a relative that’s sitting a little too hard on the Disney fence these days? Maybe they need a Disney-themed Vespa to breathe easy. With Vespa now celebrating a connection to both Disney and Pixar Animations – thanks to the famous hit flick “Luca” (2021) – it was only natural...
Team Honda may be struggling on the 2023 MotoGP circuit, but they’ve crushed this AMA Supercross season with brand new...
Did you know that you’re more likely to win the 2023 SuperMotocross World Championship than the United States Mega Millions? ...
Harley’s continuing in the expansion of their community-driven efforts with the debut of a new digital platform. Christened the “H-D™ Membership,” Harley’s recent press release tells us that their riders, fans, and enthusiasts now have a portal to connect, socialize and engage, all while reaping “personalized benefits, rewards, and experiences.”...
When ChatGPT was launched on November 30th of last year, the concept of publicly-available artificial intelligence (AI) had yet to...
While our 2023 Grand Prix’s teams continue the seasonal struggle for the title of champion, the CEO of Dorna Sports...
Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) continues to challenge the industry’s idea of perfection with a build they’re calling the “Sportster S 240 Draker” – and this one sports 240 inches of blessed, chonky rubber duty. These could be the world’s biggest spoked rims available for a Harley-Davidson Sportster S, folks –...
While the Big Four turn to hydrogen power, other Powersports companies continue their electric narrative in our super-urban scapes –...
Lighter, stronger, better. Besides being the constant goal for every one of their lids, Gloucestershire-based motorcycle helmet manufacturer Ruroc aims...
Despite Suzuki’s obvious obsession with our carbon-neutral future, the multinational corporation hasn’t abandoned their beloved gixxer line – in fact, word is circulating that a new member will soon be joining the brand’s line of sporty screamers. The news stems from an article published to Young Machine. According to the...
We’ve got Jochen Zeitz, Harley’s CEO, in an interview with Kyodo News talking about getting electric motorcycles into Japan’s markets. ...
Indian Motorcycles has JUST dropped the name of the lucky guy that’s going to have a one-of-two, custom Indian FTR...
Before you sits a pretty example of how rev-happy partnerships continue to push our good bikes to the cutting edge of today’s trends. Today, we talk about bikes with three wheels – the custom kind. Can-Am’s new partnership with LA’s “The Shoe Surgeon” pushes the limits of creativity to celebrate...
It’s finally happening – the Powersports Industry is finding ways to use AI for new rev-happy projects! According to Fox...
A little while ago, Harley-Davidson’s newest project with Hero Motocorp broke cover to a mild smattering of applause. Here was...
And, just like that, Acerbis finds their chonky monkey in the record books. If you recall, the blokes at Acerbis were betting they could ride a Honda Monkey 2,700 miles, from Albino to Cape North, on a single tank of gas. To get this done without laughing, the team created a...
The team at Tamarit’s gone and made a beauty of a beast, using a Triumph Thruxton 1200 R to create...
If you’re into saving fuel stops, you might like the new Honda Monkey Acerbis is betting will beat the “World’s...
As of two days ago, the motorcycle industry has lost a brilliant screen star and fellow rider to the vestiges of time. Treat Williams was known for his memorable roles in many iconic hit flicks, including the following: Everwood Hair Once Upon a Time in America Tales from the Crypt...
CFMoto may have only entered our American market in 2021, but it’s obvious the Chinese bike brand has keen sights...