Happy Hump Day from the wBW team! Today, we’ve got a neat handful of news from nearly every corner of...
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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.
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 at what Honda’s doing about this particular conundrum while looking at a few other bits of news floating about the industry for this week: Honda is working on making space...
Did you know that many – if not most – bike dealerships are reporting a sales slump compared to the...
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 sometimes, the covers aren’t lifted until after everybody has wrapped up and gone home. In this case, the offerings are a little too good to pass up: Norton’s going into...
It’s official: EICMA is here, and this year, the World’s Largest Motorcycle Expo ain’t playing. Among the plethora of people,...
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 prices are plummeting (via Forbes). Add to this the fact that dealerships are struggling to keep up with inventory (via The Economic Times), and it almost makes sense that grid...
In a major move that no one could have possibly anticipated, Energica, the electric motorcycle company with the biggest growth...
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 to ramp up in our markets. Exhibit A, this week’s news list. Take a gander, it’s a good one: Fox Factory’s made a brand new suspension system exclusively for Buell’s...
Happy Crush-a Can-Friday! We’ve got a smattering of news scattered across the industry for your weekend perusal: KTM’s partnered up...
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 from National “Blame Someone Else” Day. We’ll be waiting with popcorn until November 24th before acting on Mercury being in the microwave – the presidential debate was all that and...
….and a “How To Train Your Dragon” Helmet for HJC (IYKYK) It’s National “Late for Something” Day, so if you’ve...
….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 Egypt and back to France (1799), the first sea-to-land wireless message was received by a U.S. station from ship (1899), and, if you were born August 23, your zodiac says...
Sometimes, the best news to cover is the slow-burning buzz. I’m not talking about the press release packages that wreak...
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 (and National IPA Day), I see a stunner of a weekend a’brewin’ in your future. Meanwhile, today’s news is being kept at a simmer after the explosion of last week...
It’s National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, and between licks of the dairy, I’m staring at what could be the most...
We’re coming up to the end of National Anti-Boredom Month, and, in fine form, our freshest batch of moto news...
Happy National Motorcycle Day! In commemoration of the excellent jaunts y’all have been sharing this fine season, we’ve pulled out the next batch of bits and bobs for your bulletin, including the following: Now might be a good time to tell the Skeleton Clique that Twenty One Pilots’ drummer just...
A very merry 4th of July to all! We’ve got a unique lineup for this week’s Powersports posit, from the...
Welcome to the end of June, when suburban life gets marginally louder, and the itch to swing a leg over...
The cicadas are in full swing, heat rays are in their moment, and heat waves are pressing down on all sides to herald the summer solstice. Sounds like a great excuse to get away from it all and swing over two wheels for an hour of eight, yeah? HAPPY WORLD...
We’ve got an enticing lineup of news topics for y’all today. Between Norton’s completion of their honor-bound deliveries of Garner-era...
The end of Q2 has blasted us straight through to the beginning of June as America’s favorite lactose-laden food group...
It’s practically June, the bugs are hopping, and “rubber side down” is being tossed here and there for the occasional wheelie into the sunset. If you’re keen on a skim of this week’s news, spotlights currently shine on the following plethora of posits: Buell’s in Canada (and all the closer...
Here I was thinking that there’d be less to talk about at the end of May, and I arrive today...
It’s May, the landscape’s verdure has turned up an extra notch or two thanks to the sunshine, and per usual,...
Indian’s working on a new kind of bagger “Colt” suggests a Chief in the making European VIN decoder makes mention of a 122ci V-Twin platform, leading to the idea that the Thunderstroke 111 could soon be upgraded. Indian has yet to release any further information on the “colt” It looks...
MV Agusta could join the MotoGP lineup for “after 2026.” Rumor has it that KTM wants Marc Marquez astride an...
CFMoto is working on a 1250MT carrying KTM’s 1290 platform Capacity is expected to be around 1,279cc Wheel size is...
Indian debuts MY2025 Scout Bobber, Sport Scout, Scout Classic, Super Scout, and 101 Scout New Scout range is powered by a fresh, liquid-cooled 1250cc SpeedPlus V-Twin engine Prices range from Prices $12,999-$16,999 USD, with three trim levels available Expect Indian’s new Scout range to be shipped out by May or...
The 2024 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) will run on Sunday, May 19th Thanks to DGR, over $45 million has been...
New 2025 Triumph Trident Triple Tribute Special Edition is inspired by TT-winning legend, “Slippery Sam” New graphic scheme joins Triumph...
The pensions liberation fraud previously connected to Stuart Garner – ex-CEO of Norton Motorcycles – has finally concluded. Almost $12 million will be awarded to pension fraud victims via a pay-out from the UK Fraud Compensation Fund. Garner’s court case has officially finalized payment of almost $12 million to the...
Ducati will be reducing the salaries of their riders Teams expected to take the hit include Ducati’s satellite team Riders...