There’s nothing that speaks better to the liberated rider than a motorcycle lift in the garage; unfortunately, lifts are just...
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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.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just issued a recall for 2022’s Bobber, Bobber Dark Horse, and Dark...
Indian Motorcycles (parent company to Polaris) is commemorating a day to the gals by partnering up, once again, with International Female Ride Day (IFRD) – and the efforts include a 155-mile group ride in France. Indian didn’t hold back for the route, either; apparently, Indian ambassadors Jess Wise, Caroline Cora,...
This May, we pay respect to our Powersport industry’s safety stats, taking time to look at where our community is...
If you were ever eyeing Showa’s brilliant suspension systems, the wait is over – as of now, Big Red fans...
Husqvarna’s been doing brilliantly when it comes to sales stats – and now, they’ve just updated their 2024 motocross offerings to include new floating duties and color schemes as well as a few other features that have been more or less in line with KTM’s off-roading ranges. Per Husqvarna’s recent...
Yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix saw a plethora of orange hit the forefront of MotoGP’s lists; from Jack Miller and Brad...
It seems like only yesterday that nine-time world champ Valentino Rossi retired, rolled his R1 GYTR VR46 Tribute Bike into...
Harley-Davidson’s first-quarter results are out! Consolidated revenue is up +20%, operating income is up +28%… and LiveWire is working from an operating loss of $25 million. Yikes? Yay? Whichever way you lean, let’s take a look at the charts first. Harley’s press release on Motorsport Newswire shows the following table...
Ten short days ago, our Powersports industry lost a valuable soul to the ravages of time. Yoji “George” Hamawaki –...
It stands to reason that brands in an exploding industry like that of our electric Powersports markets would be constantly...
If you ever doubted the integrity of Mips® Safety Systems, Aprilia Racing’s use of the very first Mips-integrated lid should be reason enough to give the tech a new gander – and thanks to the pioneering efforts of Mips and Kabuto, Aleix Espargaró is MotoGP™’s very first rider to wear...
This year’s 2023 Bangkok Motor Show saw Team Green showing off the beginner-friendly Eliminator 400 cruiser for Japan’s Powersports industry...
Big Red’s six-time MotoGP champ is waiting a little while longer until he returns to the circuits proper – and...
Aprilia’s just given us a classic color choice for her RSV4 Factory and Tuono V4 Factory models – and she’s a special limited edition color scheme set to be available from May to the end of this year. Per Aprilia’s recent press release, the all-new “Speed White” livery is complemented...
MotoGP’s Kazakhstan GP has been punted from the Grand Prix list, removing the country from being the 30th to participate...
CAKE, among experimenting with paper-based fairings and being an all-around advocate for our sustainable Powersports future, has just released their...
Harley-Davidson’s prefaced their 120th Anniversary festivities with their upcoming Homecoming Festival by giving us some sweet, limited CVO models to stare at. Meet the 2023 Harley-Davidson CVO™ Street Glide® and CVO™ Road Glide® – two primed machines featuring the smooth-as-silk Milwaukee-Eight® VVT 121 heart, as well as new aesthetic designs,...
On June 5th, Honda owners are expected to be handed a recall notice affecting the brand’s Rebel 250, Rebel 300,...
Per March’s unfortunate news, Iowa’s National Motorcycle Museum’s (NMM’s) motorcycle collections are slotted to be auctioned off at Mecum Auctions...
French gear brand IXON has just given us the coolest-looking technical undergarments – and the range is primed to get you powering through those high-heat track days this 2023. Meet the IXON Underground – a sport-focused base layer designed not only to keep track revvers from overheating but to act...
Our favorite Hinckley-based brand has been working late hours in the lab with auto company Bajaj to provide a double...
A few days ago, BMW lifted the covers on what could be their most accoutrement-heavy machine yet: The R 1250...
If you’re strapping in your leathers in preparation for Harley’s big 120th Homecoming festival this July 13–16, we’ve got the company’s Ride-In Route roster raring to go! There are six recommended routes to get to Harley’s Homecoming: The Southwest Route The Northwest Route The Southeast Route The Northeast Route The...
As of four days ago, Royal Enfield’s Hunter 350 has finally hit Western shores to duke it out with our...
I know a shmexy bike when I see her – and holy crabcakes, but KTM knocked it out of the...
If you’re looking for a new unit on which to spend some 2023 green, look no further; the new Cardo Simpson PACKTALK EDGE has launched with a smooth, tone-on-tone finish that pays a very nice homage to racing brand Simpson’s revving legacy. Expect this little comm to carry all the...
Last year, Italian bike brand Ducati dedicated a single happy day to Ducatisti gathering together in the name of unity....
Bit by bit, Yamaha is creeping closer to our industry’s global voice for smart mobility – today, in particular, considering...
BSA is back, and they’re reviving a trifecta of titles that have us more than a little interested in the coming seasons of Small Arms-style scoots. If you’ve been keeping an eye on recent newsies, you’ll know that Harley-Davdison has started working with Chinese-owned Hero Motor Corp to punt out...
Having recently released the X350, it was only a matter of time before we saw the emergence of the X500...
On top of their stunning electric prototype, Triumph has also been working like beans to get ready for the 2024...
Back in 2022, we got a good gander at LiveWire’s second electric offering to the powersports community. With the inaugural model sporting a $22,799 USD price tag and a city/combined range of 146/95 miles, “The One” provided an exclusive aesthetic to her intimate circle of fans (the 100hp and 86ft-lbs...
The A.M.A. Grand National Championship has seen a lot of insane records, but none as crazy as that of Motorsports...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzUb5wmrf4A Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen is bringing the heat this season with an updated XC range featuring upgraded suspension, improved responsiveness,...
Last year, EICMA bestowed upon Ducati’s ultra-sexy Diavel V4 the “Most Beautiful Bike” award – an honor that merely confirmed Red Dot Design awards won in previous years. Unfortunately, this year’s “Diavel V4 Design Nights” is followed up by a recall affecting Diavel V4 footpeg pairs. “On Thursday, April 13,...
Our favorite Hinckley-based brand is once again in the lab, readying up an intoxicating cocktail of nostalgic aromas for Triumph’s...
Remember that absolute tease of a federal EV tax credit, the one that was handed to the two-wheeled industry and...
As of today, the world’s first production smart motorcycle lid has just stepped off the plane and into American markets with a suggested retail price of $1099.99 USD – and nobody is more pleased with the lid’s expansion into the Western Hemisphere than Forcite’s Australia-based CEO and Co-Founder, Alfred Boyadgis....
Originally built to “manage traffic in a way that minimized environmental impact, cost and time to construct by avoiding the...