One of the sad consequences of the easing of lockdown restrictions in some states is the increase in motorcycle crashes....
Tech-Packed Scooter TVS has a new electric scooter for 2020 called the iQube. It’s designed to be an urban commuter...
Two drivers have been charged after separate Sydney crashes in the past couple of days that cost the lives of two riders. A 24-year-old male motorcycle rider died at the scene of a crash with a Toyota Camry about noon yesterday (9 May 2020) on Soldiers Parade, outside Edmondson Park Railway...
Riders should be able to travel in a group of up to 10 under the first step of National Cabinet’s...
Riders are being urged to make submissions about the perceived dangers of wire rope barriers to a Victorian inquiry into...
Formerly RMK Vehicles, Verge Is Almost Ready The small Finnish electric motorcycle startup Verge Motrocycles—recently rebranded from RMK Vehicles—is taking its TS production model around for another showing and press outreach before it will start to produce the motorcycle, according to RideApart. The motorcycle has a hubless rear-wheel-mounted motor. That...
Officially the CEO and President Now After former CEO and president Matt Levatich stepped down from his role, Jochen Zeitz...
Retro Style, Modern Japanese Engineering Bimota and Kawasaki are working together. The rumor was that Kawasaki actually bought Bimota, but...
Notable Changes for the Big Show We went to AIMExpo last year, rode some bikes, talked with some folks, and generally had a good time hanging out in Columbus, Ohio for a couple of days. I will certainly be going back, and Jim and Cameron may join me if they’re...
German-born Jochen Zeitz has been named as the new CEO and president of iconic American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson. Jochen was appointed interim...
Aerodynamics Intensify Arai’s focus is on safety above all else, but its continuous radius shell construction isn’t the best for...
With Fewer Than Five Miles On It Harley-Davidson has a history of racing in TT races, hill climbs, road racing, and more. When we think Harley now we think big slow cruisers, but the company used to have some killer and fast machines. This 1950 Harley-Davidson Daytona Racer is just...
Rumors are Swirling Some custom shops have taken the killer Royal Enfield 650 twins and turned them into scrambler motorcycles....
Coming Next Year? I love it when Honda gets weird, and the company certainly does this with many of its...
Joining the Others American Honda has just announced the company is now offering home delivery of all its Honda Powersports products during the COVID-19 pandemic. This comes after several other brands have decided to do so, including Yamaha, Indian, and Kawasaki. Honda’s program is a limited-time offering and it will...
A Fall Reveal I reported a while back on the possibility of a Honda CBR600RR-R, but it was unclear when...
In Spain in July As everyone knows, MotoGP has been put on hold like every other sport, but that could...
Now a Lineup of Six Motorcycles Confederate Motorcycles, alive and well for those who don’t know, has recently announced three new bikes, expanding its lineup to six motorcycles in total. Ernest Lee, the owner of the company emailed me about the new bikes. I’ve previously spoken with Ernest, and he...
NSW Police have charged a male aged 40 and impounded his Kawasaki Ninja 250R after a high-speed chase in Sydney’s...
New MV Agusta boss Timur Sardarov has a stern warning to dealers as he works to restore the company’s stocks...
A True Work of Art The Honda RC30 is a bike built with precision in mind. It’s a bike that was created to be homologated for entry into the then-new WorldSBK Championship in 1987. It was a fully faired sportbike with a 90-degree V4 engine. It’s a beautiful machine even...
More Twins and Some Others Royal Enfield may be looking to expand, thanks to some new information from the company’s...
A Blow to the Motorcycling Community Alpinestars is a household name in the home of motorcyclists and beyond. That’s thanks...
Gassing Up for 2020 GasGas North America has introduced its TXT Racing model lineup for 2020. The company recently showed off the 125, 250, 280, and 300 machines. The company will start selling these bikes in May through its all-new North American dealership network. John Hinz, the CEO of GasGas...
If you are still restricted from riding due to the pandemic lockdown, you could spend a few hours putting together...
It’s Trail-Ready Packing a good toolkit is an important part—or should be—of your motorcycle road trip checklist, especially if you’re...
The FTR Goes Carbon the FTR Carbon is Indian’s latest bike. The company revealed it on May 1. Somehow it slipped past my radar, but I’m catching it now. The bike is pretty much an FTR 1200 S with a lot of carbon fiber on it, and some other premium...
We’re Out There The nicer weather is here, or soon to be depending on where you live, and that means...
Only for Asian Markets Leaning trikes are becoming more commonplace, and Yamaha has just updated its leaning trike scooter in...
Riders in most states can now go for a limited ride and can even take a pillion, but they still have to social distance when they stop for fuel, coffee or a takeaway. There is no need to go to the lengths of Indian rider Partha Saha, 39, to maintain...
The new owner of Norton Motorcycles, Indian-based TVS Motor Company, has begun revitalising the company with funding, a new CEO...
A Long Wait MV Agusta recently resumed production after the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. With the company...
Could This be the Suzuki GSX-S300 Suzuki and the Chinese motorcycle company Haojue have a strong partnership. Haojue has a new DR300 naked motorcycle and now the Indian press, publications like Zig Wheels, is speculating that Suzuki could release that motorcycle as a Suzuki model with the model name GSX-S300. ...
A Big Mistake? Harley-Davidson is feeling the full brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis. The company...
Queensland riders have expressed dissatisfaction with the 50km limit on travel from tomorrow (2 May 2020), as an anomaly has...
The Bikes Will be Delivered Several Markets The innovative electric motorcycle company Cake has some interesting machines. The workhorse of the lineup is the Ösa model. Cake sells an Ösa+ and Ösa Lite, and I recently received word from the Cake team that the new model will now be delivered...
New South Wales riders can ride to visit friends from today (Friday 1 May 2020) as the state eases its coronavirus...
Queensland Police have reintroduced random speed cameras just in time for the eased pandemic travel restrictions from Saturday (2 May...
MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov Is Taking Point MV Agusta’s CEO in an interview with Italian media outlet Moto.it said that the company is reworking its dealership network. He called the previous dealership network a “practically destroyed dealership network” and the next move for the company will be to not only...
Another BMW Made by TVS? TVS has been in the news a lot lately due to the fact that it...