Powersports is often viewed as a male-dominated industry—and indeed, many important contributions to the field have been made by men....
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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.
“It seems I have built a chicken with underarms and headlamps.” Crazy words from a brilliant man. When Bernhard Naumann...
Yamaha has just updated the beefiest member of their MT line – and the new 2022 MT-10 is sporting a rather large upgrade. Based on its full-fairinged YZF-R1 sibling, the report from MCN states that the 2022 MT10 will be blessed with a motor overhaul, popping the bike up 6BHP...
Amidst the last few years’ demands for increased range in electric motorcycles, bolt-on carbon fiber frames to improve weight, the...
With the release of the narrow and nimble YZF-R7 this previous summer (a sibling to Yamaha’s MT-07), rumors began to...
Hold on to your lids – Electrek tells us that we’ve got a new lineup of high-end machines to contend with on the US/UK showroom floors. Word is that the ‘premium’ lineup will be a higher-shelf option from Super Soco – a pioneering electric moped and motorbike manufacturer already well-known...
Livia Cevolini, a brilliant woman in a position to make a difference, has been very forthcoming about what their plans...
Remember the chaos we covered on upcoming magnesium shortages and our subsequent dive into why we are still experiencing chip...
“It all started with a visit to the BMW Motorrad development team in Germany,” admits BMW Motorrad’s latest muse in their SoulFuel series – a down-to-earth man named Shinya Kimura. “I got to know the unbounded passion and innovative power that prevails at BMW Motorrad. Finally, in February 2021 in...
Belt up, folks – Mama Tried is officially set for Q4 of this year, and this event promises to be...
Hold on to your apple bottoms – a custom shop has taken a Harley-Davidson Street Glide touchscreen with the installation...
A bloke by the name of Christopher Mims is over at The Wall Street Journal getting the nitty-gritty details on why we still have a semi-conductor chip shortage, as well as why we haven’t yet caught up with demand for the bloody things (despite raging sales figures). The results are...
Our favorite helmet-based safety technology company has just announced a partnership with Carey Hart – a freestyle motocross pioneer, former...
When Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) sent us this beauty in a press release just before the...
Ruroc‘s Motorcycle gear line has just announced a site-wide sale in commemoration of Black Friday – and as if the 30% discount weren’t enough, they’ve also given us three sweet items to add to the wardrobe. Based out of the UK, EngineHawk is on a mission “to revolutionize the motorcycle apparel...
We’ve just had word that Brembo has just bought out Spanish Company J Juan braking Systems (the same as in...
Yamaha has just released some new details on 2022 XSR900 – and I’m digging the retro graphics. With the MT-09...
Look out – EngineHawk has just dropped their fall collection just in time for their Black Friday sales – and the price drops will only stay in effect for another three days. EngineHawk’s press release states that the fall collection dropped on October 28th, with the anticipated MOTHER TRUCKER jacket,...
Well, it’s official – as of yesterday, Brembo’s in full ownership of J Juan brakes systems – and this isn’t...
Yamaha’s got a retro beastie headed for the EU – and the MT-09-lookalike’s 1980’s-themed makeover harkening to Christian Sarron’s racing...
Harley-Davidson’s stocks are on the rise, and now that they don’t have to worry about sky-high taxes with the now-resolved EU Tariff Dispute, we’re taking a look at just how well Harley-Davidson is doing on the financial front – and we dug into the nitty-gritty details, just for you (as...
Yamaha’s just announced that they’ve got a total of $115,000 USD in grants from their Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) to...
A French motorcycle gear manufacturer is getting the job done when it comes to stylish gear concepts for women –...
I don’t know about y’all, but I spent a lot of time riding during the pandemic lockdowns. Freedom is a capricious thing, and that no-bueno, feeling-stuck mood usually has me finding ways to create, stay flexible of mind. So when we heard that the Moto Xtreme Circus started up as...
It’s been a month of Ducati’s World Premiere, Buell’s official resurrection of their motorcycle line via the Hammerhead 1190 and...
A digital marketplace previously only associated with NASCAR has decided to venture into the motorcycle racing world – and according...
Yamaha’s nine-time Grand Prix World Champion is set to compete in his final MotoGP race in two short weeks at the Valencia Grand Prix. After this point, The Doctor will rest on the laurels of his 22-season premier class career and wave goodbye to his contracted days on the track...
At this point, I’d say we’re at our limit for unfortunate events in the moto market. From the constipation of...
Yesterday, Kawasaki punched out a little teaser video in commemoration of the Z1’s 50th anniversary (see above). While this seems...
Honda’s raging Repsol rider has just taken a wee fall during his off-road training last Saturday. The “slight head concussion” was purported by MCN to be enough to have Marc Marquez removed from his chances in the Algarve Grand Prix in Portugual, pulling his chances to also secure his first...
Well, folks, the results of the 232 Tariff Dispute between the EU and US governments are in – and the...
What do you do when you list yourself as the official electric superbike supplier for MotoE but don’t have any...
Facebook has been rebranding to Meta, but a motorcycle magazine has beat Facebook to the new handle on Instagram. Let’s talk about it. According to The Star, Mark Zuckerberg announced last week (on October 28) that the Facebook brand would be reintegrating all their social media platforms – Instagram, Facebook,...
With 2021’s United Nations Climate Change Conference UK now well underway, it’s only natural that such a large gathering would...
Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, has just announced that a cool $2.5 million is...
When it comes to art, it doesn’t matter what niche the talent comes from – creativity is a flexible thing, so it’s not surprising to see inventions that work well on crossover collabs. Here at wBW, we’ve seen lots of those projects funnel through the pipeline. We’ve covered tattoo artists’...
Husqvarna Motorcycles has finally dropped their long-anticipated adventure bike – and the Judging by RoadRacingWorld’s report, the Swedish manufacturer has...
Lean, Mean, and On The Move Buell is back – and as of today, they’ve just released their Hammerhead 1190...
Every day, I celebrate the diversity of the motorcycle community. Whether a cruise-inclined tourer, a track-lover, or “they’re just in it for the aesthetics”, our community accepts riders for who they are, uniting wise and wacky alike under the umbrella of undying love for the ride. One of the addicting...
A European custom shop has just done what they do best on a Harley-Davidson Street Bobber – and the combo...