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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.
Remember when KTM bought a 25.1% stake (capital increase) in Italian motorcycle marque MV Agusta, back in Q4 of 2022?...
The EU seems to have landed the penultimate perk with Pierer Mobility Group’s new moto service – but, as with anything, the perk comes with a bit of fine print. Pierer states this particular support program will be for all their bikes – including KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas bikes – “for life,”...
Up until today, we would have offered that Harley-Davidson’s smallest model was their Street® 500 – a bike boasting 41hp,...
Following the successes of KTM’s 2021 1290 Super Duke RR, the Austrians’ #1 hypernaked hooner is back to bring exclusivity...
Kawasaki’s continuing work on a three-wheeled model that will likely compete against Yamaha’s Niken – only their own unit will feature a different placement for the tilt mechanism. While typical three-wheelers (such as Piaggio’s MP3) display suspension below, this bike will purportedly have suspension above any tilting linkage, mimicking the...
If you had your sights set on the all-new 2023 BMW S 1000 RR, you might be waiting a bit...
Per previous celebrations from Ducati, BMW, Energica, Pierer Mobility (KTM, Husqvarna, GASGAS) and Piaggio Group (Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi), Triumph’s...
Our American Flat Track (AFT) has successfully renewed a multi-year partnership with Progressive Insurance®, making the dreams of multiple elite teams and dirt-loving athletes a reality. Since the founding of AFT in 1954 by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), AFT has been adding specs to the record archives, with icons...
As if it weren’t enough that Can-Am tossed out a pair of electric, two-wheeled, siblingish scoots for a 2024 debut,...
CFMoto’s working on a new 675cc-ish, three-cylinder heart – and considering KTM’s already super chummy with the Chinese marque, we’re...
If you’re into Cardo’s comm systems, you may soon be paying a monthly membership for the privilege of powering about with their units – and their PackTalk Custom is the first product to debut their pay-per-feature (PPF) system. Cardo’s website states that the $269 USD PackTalk Custom comes with three...
When Tyler O’Hara locked down the crown in 2022’s King of the Baggers (KOTB), you knew Indian Motorcycles was going...
We’ve got a few years’ worth of Royal Enfield Himalayans that are set to be brought back to the brand...
Back in January, the Powersports world was wishing American television host and auto aficionado Jay Leno a swift recovery as he healed his way through a “broken collarbone, couple of broken ribs, and two cracked kneecaps” (via Jalopnik) – and, now that the iconic man is vertical again, he’s doing...
March 11th is a few short days away – that means we still have some time before FIM’s Motocross World...
Harley-Davidson’s two incubating middleweight wonders – the X350 and X500 – now have a debut date to celebrate! March 10th...
Previously, the Powersports industry was treated to Ducati’s 2023 World Premiere – an event that featured 10 beauty bikes, including the brand’s refreshed Scrambler range. We now hear that the range is purportedly under production, with all three models – the Icon, Full Throttle, and Nightshift – soon ready to...
We now have another set of Honda bikes to tout their liveries for the upcoming season of MotoGP! Launching into...
DicE Magazine has just paired up with Zach Hindes of Hindes Design to punt out a gorgeous, track-oriented, custom Indian...
The Winter Olympics is coming to Italy – and, in preparation for such a momentous event, we’re told a good portion of the country has moved to have a “Dolomites Low Emission Zone” for 2024. The move to limit traffic around the Dolomites isn’t just because Italy wants their visitors...
From the heritage-happy land of Schwetzingen, Germany, we bring you the 1000th motorcycle project to grace the good doors of...
And, just like that, we have a winner for the 2023 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge! The lucky champ biting down...
It’s official; the North America Talent Cup has been canceled for this year, with former TT racer (and co-founder of the North America Talent Cup) Brandon Cretu confirming that the number of registrations wasn’t enough to keep FIM’s support, rendering a Talent Cup with insufficient funding for 2023. “I can...
As the airbag scene continues to inflate (no pun intended), Honda’s slowly building on their experience as our industry’s pioneer...
Indian Motorcycles has joined forces with Jack Daniels/Klock Werkssm Kustom Cycles once more – and this year, the power couple...
The parent company to Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, and more has their own 2022 annual sales figures to tout – and, per the trend with Ducati, BMW, Energica, Pierer Mobility (KTM, Husqvarna, GASGAS), Piaggio Group is celebrating a surplus of similar successes. Coverage from Total Motorcycle tells us that the...
Unfortunately, the governing bodies of Europe have decided not to act on advice from the National Motorcyclists Council (NMC) to...
As of this quarter, motorcycle racing in Ireland has become, in the words of the locals, “as rare as rocking...
When last we checked in on Ural, the brand was moving from Russia to Kazakhstan in a bid to avoid the Russo-Ukranian War; now, after a good decade of slow-and-steady tweaking, their updated engine is ready to wow our industry. According to the report from MCN, Ural’s beloved horizontally-opposed, 745cc...
Motorcycling has never been a budget-friendly business – at least, not for me. From the scads of cool gear and...
In a brilliant dive into directories, 15-time AMA Champion Ricky Carmichael and nine-time AMA Champion Ryan Villopoto have joined forces...
If you’ve ever wondered how Harley’s doing with their engines, sit down for a bit; we’ve got a press release celebrating that Harley’s just gone and set a new benchmark for performance – and not just their own performance, but all American V-Twin performance. Apparently, their newest brainchild – the Screamin’...
Back in January, we found evidence that Husqvarna was working on an uprated version of their hit adventurer, the Norden...
Honda has just punted out a new machine for her masses; as of today, the XR150L is an all-new dual-sport...
Since 2021, Moto Guzzi’s Experience Tour has been coming to America – and this year, the fun is slotted to start at the geyser-happy gates of Yellowstone National Park. Currently in possession of the title of “the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production,” Moto Guzzi’s recent successes – the...
In a sad bit of news from across the pond, the UK’s National Motorcycle Museum is seeing some pretty trying...
Yamaha has debuted two variants of their iconic Ténéré 700 at the Lyon Two-Wheel Show in France – and we’ve...
Are you a dirt lover? Does your vida loca involve competitive, soil-spattered scoots? Welcome to the Dirt Track Riders Association, you’ll fit right in… though you’re going to have to get in line behind Indian Motorcycles, who’s revealed the rundown of their DTRA Hooligan Race Team for the new season’s...
If you’ve got a Beemer and struggle with your center stand, BMW’s got you – apparently, they’re incubating a bit...