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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.
Yamaha has just joined the tally of bike brands giving for a cause and tossed $700,000USD at the current efforts...
It is with sincerity and heavy hearts that we offer our condolences to the family of one of our moto industry’s leading figures. Mel Harris passed away a few days ago on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at 76 years of age after a two-year battle with cancer. “Harris moved up...
After a weekend fraught with speed figures and accidents, Marc Marquez has been diagnosed with a renewal of his original...
It is a bright day that we check our inbox and find the newest offering from Lord Drake Kustom’s magical...
In line with their typical demographic, Triumph has unveiled a new partnership – and this time, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride will be benefiting from the collab results. A recent press release from Triumph shows that the UK manufacturer’s partnership with Gibson has resulted in a very shiny T120 Bonneville with...
We’ve just had word thatride height devices – first tested by Ducati and adopted by other teams for faster speeds...
After two and a half years of waiting, Aston Martin has finally begun deliveries of their track-child, the AMB 001...
A hefty bday to Black Dog Cycle, who is celebrating their 15th anniversary this week! For those of you who don’t know, this brand is known for the invention of the ULTIMATE skid plate – a fine addition to the KTM 950 Adventure, and a unit that launched them to...
We’ve just had word that Bonham’s Auctions have just extended their partnership with Mortons Media Group (and by extension, the...
Harley-Davidson has just dropped their new apparel collection – and with iconic menswear label Todd Snyder roped into a collab...
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Honda’s first Japanese World GP Champion, Kunimitsu “Kuni” Takahashi, who was reported by RideApart to have passed away at the ripe age of 82. Born in 1940 in Koganei, Tokyo, Takahashi was the racer responsible for Honda’s first-ever World...
The ‘Wheels Through Time’ Motorcycle Museum is paying homage to its late founder, the indomitable Dale Walksler, who passed away...
Honda’s finally revealed their long-anticipated Hawk 11 – and by the looks of it, we’ve just been given a retro...
With comm unit manufacturer Cardo Systems celebrating a brilliant year full of new goodies for the moto community (their upgraded lineup, as well as the new program built to coach new riders on their comm units, among other things), it makes sense that the brand would team up with other...
KTM has been taking their next-gen Super Adventure variant for a scoot or two – and the spy shots have...
Yesterday, Yamaha dropped a ball we weren’t anticipating; a mere week after their debut of the small-displacement NEO’s (yeah, we...
Our favorite Italian manufacturer of automotive brake systems has just completed their year-end report for company sales – and to say they’re killing it isn’t really an understatement. The report from RideApart shows that Brembo’s sales are up in every single country logged, with the largest percentage logged in Italy...
Coventry-based electric bike brand Maeving has been seeing some pretty stellar figures lately. Between the first batch of their A1-friendly...
When I found this crazy bike built by a gent named Allen Millyard, I had yet to be introduced to...
The report from Motorcycle.com states that this bike – a machine created in collaboration with H-D and Qianjiang Group, the parent company of Benelli – has had vehicle identification number (VIN) decoder information submitted to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by Qianjiang – but there’s an interesting twist...
Apparently, Huskie has been testing out their next-gen lineup – and judging by the shape of the thing, we’re looking at...
Ukranian brand EMGo Technology is an interesting company. Having been created three years ago with the merging of two bigwig...
Of all the machines motoring about the good earth, there’s something special about units that have been tweaked specifically for the big screen. Maybe it’s the freedom that designers have with creating concepts, maybe it’s the way the beasties fit the aesthetic of their chosen character, inspiring thousands to head...
Jorge Lorenza, a Spanish retired professional motorcycle racer and three-time MotoGP World Champion (and five-time World Champion), has just done...
We’ve had a crazy year and it’s not even Q2 yet. In and amidst the latest business advice on post-COVID...
We’ve just had word that Indian’s development partner and exclusive supplier for the 2020 Challenger has just had their partnership extended to benefit the newest Scout Rogue and Scout Rogue Sixty models. Let’s get into it. The report from MPNews states that the partnership started back in 2020, with the...
Royal Enfield has just punched out a neat machine they’re calling the Scram 411 – and with the machine finally...
Today’s industry boasts a wide range of bikes set for a clean emission future. From the 105hp LiveWire One to...
Resurgent bike brand Fantic has been celebrating quite the buffet of successes as of late – and to say the sky’s the limit would be putting it lightly. Where should we start; how about the fact that the brand now has 30 importers and 1000 dealers across 50 different countries...
Indian Motorcycles has been rather busy over the past week; between the brilliant podium sweep led by Jeremy McWilliams, the...
After a tumultuous year or three, Norton Motorcycles will be getting the perk of a fresh face on the board...
The executive director of Dorna is not a fan of hybrid engines for the race track, even going so far as to reject them for MotoGP – and he’s just given us his reason why. For those of you who don’t know, Dorna Sports, S.L. has been the commercial rights...
If there’s one thing that gets me down and nerdy about bikes, it’s a kickass concept – and judging by...
While the pandemic threw a big, fat, proverbial wrench into the plans of many a business, riders around the world...
We’ve just had word that the uber fun, 124cc hooner that was Honda’s Dax! motorcycle has been revived for an EU debut after a 41-year retirement – and if we’re lucky, the appearance of this perky little beastie could also mean a spunky new addition to America’s minimoto fleet. But...
Our favorite Canadian three-wheeled machine manufacturer has brought a bevy of ambassadors onto the team to support riders from every...
It’s been a year since Ruroc’s stylish motorcycle gear brand hit the markets – and with the company’s commitment to...
Following the chaos of COVID lockdowns (constipated supply shortages and off-and-on labor disruptions being just a few of the ticks on that particular docket), comes some much-needed advice from the previous Head of Global Dealer Training for Harley-Davidson – and gauging by her experience in ‘operationalization of customer experience for...
Well, somebody’s finally picked up Dainese after Investcorp put it on the chop block for an estimated $848 million –...