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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.
American actor Jason Momoa is no greenhorn when it comes to motorcycling. From his first vintage bike at 19, to...
Meet Dainese’s STELVIO D-air® Touring Jacket, featuring a new airbag that’s hit the sweet-spot for tourers worldwide. According to Dainese’s recent press release, it’s got D-air®, “the only airbag compliant with certification both on the chest and on the back, providing the equivalent protection to 8 chest protectors and 7...
Alvaro Diaz, a Yamaha racer and bLU cRU graduate, has just won the 2022 FIM Supersport 300 World Championship, marking...
The inflation being enjoyed by the bike industry proper during unprecedented times has become decidedly more….precedented. And that includes Italy’s...
And just like that, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has won the FIM Hard Enduro World Championships – and it’s all thanks to the talent and skills of Team Orange and enduro star Manuel Lettenbichler! This wasn’t come neck-and-neck event, either; KTM’s press release tells us that the German “led...
And that’s a wrap, folks. Tucker Powersports – a leading portfolio of parts, accessories and apparel brands in the Powersports...
Triumph has been an absolute tease with their Chrome Collection – and if MCN is correct, we’re looking at a...
With 14 days and change until the countdown hits zero, members of the Touareg Legend Rally are prepping for the month’s festivities – and that also includes getting ahead of the game for next year’s efforts. According this morning’s press release, 2023 wil feature an all-new unit; in fact, it’ll...
Can-Am has continued their support of the Road Warrior Foundation into 2022 – and that means a fleet of Spyders...
Triumph is launching Tiger Demo Month in celebration of their first official accredited adventure partner – and riders will be...
A 51-year-old Ralph Lauren polo model and one of the world’s most successful black models of all time will soon be partnering up with BC-based electric bike/motorbike brand Lyric Cycles. The collaboration will involve bike-crazy Tyson Beckford co-designing a limited edition motorcycle model he’s calling the Voodoo ‘305 Ghost,’ a...
*UPDATE: Ducati’s ‘Episode 4: This is Racing‘ has been moved to October 14th, 2022 @ at 10 am ET. Stay tuned!!* In...
Well, we certainly didn’t have long to wait, did we. On the first day of INTERMOT (the International Motorcycle, Scooter...
Back in September, we interviewed Amber Spencer, Damon Motorcycles’ VP of Worldwide Marketing, on anything from personal experiences with a bike, to changes within the company and what’s next for the future of the brand. Now, a recent press release has listed a new record for the Vancouver-based marque; pre-order backlogs...
With 007 – beloved James Bond, aka., actor Daniel Craig – now thoroughly blown up as per the results of...
In today’s market, new motorcycles pose as much a pop of beauty as they do a potential target for burglaries;...
Ducati’s just posted a recall with the NHSTA for certain 2016-2018 Hyperstrada / Hypermotard models, with 1% (or 1,586) total units affected – and the wee problem has to do with an oil cooler hose, for which the company will add a dedicated spacer. According to the NHSTA Part 573...
Today, we bring you new gear from the lab of NEXX – and we’re told this 2023 collection features the...
Our favorite Hinckley brand has just punched out yet another Bond bike to be ‘shaken, not stirred’ – and it’s...
Honda’s finally released the newest iteration of their iconic ‘Hornet’ marque – and it’s a stout contender for the Yamaha MT-07. This newest addition to the nest complements the original 1998 CB600F Hornet – known for her punchy power and great handling – as well as other models sporting everything...
Back in August of this year, we covered two new electric machines poised to break into the EV Industry. They...
When Yamaha released the Ténéré World Raid Supertanker, we saw a boost in fuel capacity increase and suspension, with fresh-off-the-belt...
Electric motorcycles may be the new black in today’s motorcycling industry, but we’ve just found a guy that is doing the unthinkable with the unimaginable. Picture this: A zero-emission electric scoot, on a mission to circumvent our good earth – and equipped with nothing more than your standard 14.4kWh battery...
In a scant handful of days, the Autumn Stafford Sale will host an iconic piece of moto pretty at the...
Summary of Key Points: The Racer USA Pitlane Women’s Gloves are comfortable to wear, extremely breathable, and very lightweight. With...
And, just like that, we’ve been given the nudge into the next MotoGP season! Dorna’s schedule – still subject to homologation – will purportedly start on the 26th of March at Portimao in Portugual, with potential for rounds in Kazakhstan and India, the latter of which was just announced about...
Just over a week ago, we covered Moto Guzzi’s ‘Special Edition V100 Mandello Aviazione Navale,’ a piece of pretty commemorating...
If there’s one hot topic currently cycling through the motorcycle industry, it’s building a clean future for the coming generations...
In today’s industry, we see a lot of business deals conducted – both on and under the table. From the merging of multiple brands (Energica and Ideanomics) in the pursuit of a cleaner future, to the flat-out acquiring of smaller brands to beef up the big picture (Brembo’s recent activities...
Back in 2003, Ducati launched their first adventure bike, christened the Multistrada. Now, with an extra 19 years under their...
Amidst the constant struggle toward a better future, we tend to see a lot of odd stuff fly by the...
It wasn’t that long ago that Harley-Davidson released news of their Hardwire Strategy, initiated to “enhance the desirability of our brand and protect the value of our iconic products,” (via Harley-Davidson’s Site Map). Part of that Strategy involved the creation of LiveWire, which went public not too long ago and...
On this bright, cheery, sunny Wednesday (insert sarcasm for the opposite end of the weather radar), we bring you Honda’s...
If there’s one busy bike brand I’ve been keeping an eye on, it’s Energica. From the creation of “the world’s...
Honda‘s legendary flagship tourer is back for 2023 – and the semi-centennial celebration of substantial scoots continue! The goals on the Gold Wing docket for this year are “comfort, smoothness, technology and surprisingly nimble handling,” along with the addition of Honda’s Dual Clutch Transmission on three (of the four) trim...
Commander James Bond CMG RNVR may have had a few changes of scenery in his day, but there’s one over-arching...
Of all the personalities in the MotoGP trackside, Honda racer Marc Marquez has got to be towards the top of...
In a new bit of business, Triumph’s decided to take a spot on the dirt track of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championships – and apparently, the spankin’ new bike range they’ve got for the occasion will be out sometime between now and their first round of whoops. With Triumph...
Back in Q4 of 2021, Harley-Davidson released that they had plans on going public with their new electric motorcycle brand,...