LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami didn’t have the best of times this past Sunday – and the explanation led to some...
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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.
BMW’s been having a good 2023 as of late – and it ain’t just their booming sales and their recent...
Dorna Sports is having a key member of their board move from Commercial Director to Strategic Advisor, and there’s a rather large position to fill. Who better to take over Dorna’s Commercial Directorship than somebody who relates to MotoGP’s fan engagement, shows competence in the competitive world of screen-happy entertainment,...
The Red Dot Design Awards are an internationally-acclaimed accolade in our industry, with the winners a direct example of today’s...
Motorrad Magazine has bestowed the prestigious “2023 Bike of the Year” title to a lucky motorcycle marque. Any guesses as...
We have a bike here revving to be the world’s fastest-charging motorcycle. How, you ask? How about the fact that a mere 15 minutes of charging renders her capable of a 70-mile range? An up-and-coming brand with products in the electric bicycle market, SUPER73 is hard at work punting out their...
Attention all ‘Busa boys, Gixxer sisters, Suzuki machines et alia: You might be eligible for a new servicing perk that...
Triumph has been doing some amazing things with the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR), and they’ve got a new machine to...
Norton has just opened up their atelier shop at the Bike shed in London – and the place shows off inspiration from the gold-fingered Savile Row fashion designer, Nick Tentis. As a brand, Norton has had quite the ride. From her initial Birmingham-based birth in 1898, all the way across...
Remember that electric, condensed motorcycle that went viral for its big personality and bigger knobblies? Well, if you ever wanted...
Ever since Triumph debuted their electric Te-1 prototype (capable of an ungodly <670bhp), we’ve been sitting in anticipation of the...
Aprilia’s been dabbling about in the Italian Motorally and Raid TT Championship with their Tuareg 660, which has been dominating the competition, thanks both to the insane efforts of Aprilia Racing and GCorse, as well as the beauty handling by Jacopo Cerutti (and Francesco Montanari). The recent press release from...
If you’re looking to cuddle into the blankets with a good mug of comfort and a new campaign to watch...
When we Google “what do you call someone from Wisconsin,” here’s what comes up: Wisconsinites Cheeseheads Sconnies Notable citizens of...
When it comes to the electric motorcycle segment, there are more than a few labels gunning to make a zero-emission difference in our markets – and, in a short while, that list might include Chinese bike brand CFMoto. To be honest, we don’t tend to cover a lot from CFMoto....
When it comes to tough times, you could say Jay Leno’s “Been through it,” but the two motorcycle accidents that...
Eight world-class brands under one roof. When it comes to company aspirations in the Powersports industry, it doesn’t get much...
Zero Motorcycles has entered into an agreement that will slot the brand as the first to Produce full-scale electric motorcycles in the Philippino market! The move represents a huge move for the company, not only aligning the electric motorcycle marque with Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) (a Philippino subsidiary under the...
Good builds go hand-in-hand with a good coffee, a good view, and a great map of the upcoming rides –...
In January of this year, Bologna-based bike brand Ducati received a report that the right bag of their side pannier...
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been addicted to those shows that have you guessing the price of an object…. I’m horrible at the guesswork, mind you, but it’s absurdly fun to estimate how much lighter somebody’s pockets will be when they have their sights set on something...
Rolling from the colorful theme park and garden scapes of Wavre, Belgium, comes a dark silhouette designed to compete against...
Amidst the plethora of medical prescriptions Marc Marquez MUST be taking at this point, Big Red offers a sentimental boon:...
A happy Hump day to the general populace of the Western Hemisphere; today, we bring you news of a recall sent out by Can-Am’s parent company on a brake light issue that’s affecting nearly 35,000 Can-Am models (2020-2023 Spyder RTs and 2022-2023 Rykers). That’s a lot of bikes, so if...
In a “stroke” of luck, Langen Motorcycles has just confirmed to MCN that they’re working on a new four-stroke mystery...
Remember when Harley-Davidson debuted their H-D1™ Marketplace, designed as a platform to simplify the buying and selling of their bikes?...
Indian Motorcycles has founded yet another partnership to pop out a new contribution to their Powersports range of pony-happy pretties – and they’ve enlisted the talented hands of Toshiyuki “CHEETAH” Osawa, owner of Cheetah Custom Cycles (and the man behind the resurgence of dirt track in Japan proper). More than...
Remember when both Yamaha and Honda committed to zero traffic fatalities by 2050? Well, Yamaha’s just announced advancement of a...
France’s government has just bestowed a novel Traffic Safety Innovation Award on the world’s first commercially available motorcycle airbag jeans...
There’s really nothing better than grabbing a kit, chucking it at your bike with a few expletives and the rest of the coffee pot, and rolling out the garage with a new aesthetic designed to make your neighbors jelly. In true fashion, Y’s Gear has contributed to this legacy by...
Harley-Davidson is pulling out all the stops for their 120th anniversary festival – and they’ve just given us the location...
I still remember when the original “John Wick” (2014) hit the screen. It was almost Halloween, Ninja Turtles had won...
Knox has just come out with this year’s iteration of an iconic favorite, the Urbane Pro Mk3 Armoured Shirt. New for 2023 is the Level 2, Class AA CE Micro-Lock Compact armor, which contributes to happy elbows, shoulders, and backs “without adding weight or thickness” (via Knox). The brand’s also...
Despite Ducati’s magnificent successes in MotoE as the event’s electric bike supplier, the Bologna-based bike brand is still putting a...
Royal Enfield has been chomping at the bit to give us an electric machine for a while now; up until...
2023 is here to stay, and so is Metzeler’s new Consumer Rebate Program featuring pre-paid VISA cards for the win! Starting March 1st and continuing through April 30th, riders will be able to take advantage of a $25 USD rebate per tire (or $60 USD rebate per set) for the...
It feels like a moon and a half since Harley-Davidson debuted their electric brand spinoff, LiveWire – even further since...
Yammie’s $100 million pledge (via their 2022 Sustainability Fund) now has a partial recipient – and they deal in the...
Once more, we return to the topic of digital privacy and ask: Is there really such a thing in today’s age of third-party cookies, data sales, and personalized ads out the wazoo? According to Visordown’s coverage of a new app called “DashCamUK,” not really – in fact, the software could...
When it comes to the Hollywood scene, you never know which motorcycle brand will land the contract for those hoon-happy...