REV’IT Spring / Summer Collection
REV’IT has outdone themselves for this season’s Q2/Q3 collection. With new additions in the Adventure Sport, Adventure Touring, Adventure Travel, Heritage, Metropolitan Commuter, Race, and Urban Sport segments, riders can be guaranteed a new bit of gear for nearly every occasion – and REV’IT! Global Sales Director Erik van Bilsen, is tickled pink at the …
LiveWire: Bike Sale Predictions Shoot to 101,000 Despite Limbo-Low 2021 Figures
In line with the major about-face that has been the norm for Harley-Davidson these past few years, comes a set of eyebrow-raising predictions for their EV brand, LiveWire – and despite only selling 387 EV machines in 2021, they’re anticipating a mad hop-skip-and-leap into six-digit territory in the next half-decade for the electric brand. This …
MotoAmerica: 2022 Pit Lane Challenge to Include $16,000 Purse
We’ve just had news that MotoAmerica will be hosting this year’s Pit Stop Challenge, guaranteeing grins across the stadium (and also pointing a very clear finger at who will have the advantage in anticipation of Victory Lane). That’s not all – the report from Motorcycle.com tells us that an eye-watering $16,000 USD will be up …
Cafe Racer-Inspired Yamaha Revstar Guitars Revamped for 2022
When Yamaha Corporation first came out with the Revstar guitar back in 2015, they drew inspiration from the community of the one brand that originally shared both their name as well as their parent company, Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. That brand was none other than Yamaha Motors – and despite the major motorcycle manufacturer having …
Triumph: UK Bike Production to Expand for 2022
As of yesterday, the world’s largest UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer has plans to increase bike production in the motherland in an effort to keep up with the demand for new machines; we were curious what that meant for production location, so we did some digging. Apparently, Triumph is catering to the cry for more locally-produced motorcycles …
MV Agusta: CEO Timur Sardarov Shares His Thoughts on Russo-Ukranian War
We’ve just had a press release from MV Agusta’s CEO, sharing his thoughts with us on the growing concern between Ukraine and Russia, his homeland – and to say the man is heartbroken at his country’s pain would be putting things lightly. We don’t want to reword too much, so this will be a quote-heavy …
2022 Quail Motorcycle Gathering to Present Five Features Classes
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering is officially returning to the Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, California – and this year, the event is boasting an homage to the Harley-Davidson XR-750, MiniBikes, and BMW /5 Series. “The world’s premier motorcycle lifestyle event will feature three-anniversary classes, a specialty class of four-wheeled machines, a selection of …
Royal Enfield: Mancunia Motorcycle Festival Rolls into Manchester for May
We’ve just been given the low-down on a new motorcycle festival that will be getting its proverbial feet wet just in time for May’s flowers – and with Royal Enfield as the official main sponsor and headlining guest of the event, we’re told we’ll also be treated to the Royal Enfield ‘global custom bike display.’ …
Vance & Hines: Founders to be Inducted into Hall of Fame at Daytona Bike Week
With this year’s Daytona Bike Week only a few days away, the good people at Vance & Hines are raring to make a difference to the moto community proper – only this year, the brand’s contributions will be settling on a shelf at the Daytona-based Motorsports Hall of Fame. Vance & Hines’s press release tells …
Buell’s Dirt Bike Prototype Set For Daytona Bike Week in Big Reveal
Buell’s set to unveil two bikes at the Daytona Bike Week – and one of them is apparently a refreshed and ready version of Buell’s first venture into dirt (the same that won the 2020 AMA Pro Hillclimb Championship). Our report today comes from RevZilla, who was able to snag Buell’s CEO, Bill Melvin, for …
Triumph to Partner with Gibson for ‘Tuneful’ Custom Project
When Triumph introduced the original Bonneville T120 in 1959, people went bananas. Here was a machine with a refreshed parallel-twin whose 649cc heart was capable of punching out 48.8 pretty ponies, shooting the T120 to a new (and very speedy) 115-mph top speed. It was an addicting set of specs, and sales of the T120 went …
GEICO: The New National Partner for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s Ride for Kids Program
GEICO has just become the official national partner of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s (PBTF) Ride for Kids Program – and just in time for the 2022 riding season. The auto and motorcycle insurance company joins Honda America and the Comoto Family of Brands in the endeavor, with GEICO’s part being in the advertisement – …
Knox Seasonless Collection: The Global Launch
Knox Seasonless Collection: The Global Launch One Outfit, All Riding Conditions. Knox has just given us their all-new Seasonless Collection to gawk at – and spoiler alert, they’re approaching apparel necessities with a slightly different slant than the competition. The Lake District-based UK bike gear brand is known for their commitment to quality, as well …
Ducati Continues Partnership with Utility Brand Diadora
When it comes to the nitty-gritties of riding, we can all be tough on our gear – let alone the harder stuff for basic bike maintenance that requires the extra dregs hanging in the back closet. Ducati’s Lenovo Team is more than aware of this little fact of moto-life – which is why they’re jazzed …
Polaris: New Timbersled Kit Upgrades Get Bikers Playing in the Snow
As a born-and-bred Canuck currently shivering in a white scape of the fluffy stuff, THIS is something I can get behind in a heartbeat. Polaris, an industry leader in snow bike systems, is now offering their 2023 lineup of Timbersled kits for wintertide lovers looking to get their dirt bike out of the garage and …
California: New ‘LiveWire Experience Center’ Includes Demo Rides
Harley-Davidson is working their buns off in the bid to cater to the current clientele – and their most recent homage to electric brand LiveWire’s presence in the community proper is nothing short of ingenious. Let’s start with the basics. According to a tip from Zac Kuralykylyk at CMG, the new ‘LiveWire Experience Center’ is …
Ruroc CHAIN: Comm Everywhere, From Anywhere – For Free
Ruroc has just released a new, FREE communications platform – and soon, you won’t have to worry about distance when it comes to keeping tabs on your fellow riders en route. This unique system uses the same stuff that Whatsapp and Telegram have available for calls – Voice Over Internet Protocol, or VOIP. Dependent on …
MotoGP: ‘Unlimited’ Docuseries for Amazon Prime Video Sport Starts Mid-March
Ever wondered what our talented members of the circuit proper go through to get to those podiums at the end of the season? MotoGP racers don’t necessarily have the easiest job, but it can be considered the most all-consuming career that a person could land – and a new docuseries, slotted to be released March …
AMA Supercross: Dave Prater is the New VP for Monster Energy Championship
A New VP for AMA Supercross! Yesterday, Feld Entertainment, Inc. announced their new Vice President in a press release. Dave Prater, a pivotal contribution to the company, has shown his prowess in the Powersports sector – so much so, that he has been chosen to become the Vice President for AMA SuperCross, which was purchased …
MotoGP: “’It will probably be the toughest year ever”
Jack Miller Anticipates a Hard Season Ahead MotoGP’s lineup is set to give us a fantastic run this year. With 2022 featuring a stunning eight teams from Ducati’s paddock (and not a few measuring the odds for their teams as a result), and our eyes on the new livery reveals that have been popping out …
2022 Ducati World Premiere: Episode 7, “Elegance, Unlimited” with The XDiavel Nera
What do you get when you grab an Italian mixing bowl, toss in equal parts craftsmanship, design and innovation, and slap the result onto a steel-tubing trellis frame with laid-back ergonomics? If you ask Ducati and Italian furniture manufacturer Poltrona Frau, they’ll answer with their newly revealed project, fresh off the belt: The xDiavel Nera, …
Industry Insider: China Doubles Magnesium Exports, Shortage Avoided
Well. That was a close call. When we received news of the Chinese power crisis back in Q4 of 2021, we weren’t quite sure the industry’s magnesium supply would remain steady going into 2022. After all, with China responsible for production of roughly 87% of the world’s magnesium, a power crisis would spell disaster for …
Forcite: Series A Funding Closes with Over $6 Million Raised
Forcite’s just secured over $6 million, funded post-series A – and we’re expecting big things for the Aussie startup. The report from StartupDaily tells us that the brand – currently hosting 18 employees, 60% of which are motorcycle riders themselves – previously raised over $1.15 million from investors towards a maximum target of $3 million, …
Custom Eye Candy: the Hand-Built Motorcycle Show Returns!
We’ve just had word that the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show will be returning to Austin, Texas, just in time for the MotoGP weekend, with a fleet of unique builds showcasing “the beauty of what can be created by hand, from welders to leather makers, engine gurus, and metal tinkerers.” This is the first time in two …
Industry Insider: Damaged Supply Chains Brace for Painful Recovery in Recent Analysis
With 2021 being the rollercoaster that it was, supply chains around the world have been hit with a crisis of limited product availability – but according to a recent series of analyses, that could all be on the mend…provided the trend upward stays steady. “Starting in 2020, companies reacted to the economic downturn by cancelling …
Supply Crunch Likely to Push Increase of Dealmaking Among Business Owners
I think we can all agree 2021 was a record-breaking year for business owners in the Powersports industry. From the sky-rocketing sales experienced by big brands across the world (creating fresh potential for companies to reinvent themselves and expand their product), to the latest struggle with chip shortages and demand overwhelming supply…suffice it to say that …
Industry Insider: Autonomous Driving Concerns Among the List of Worries Taken to U.S. D.O.T.
U.S. Gov’t Members Meet with Motorcycle Industry Leaders To Talk Priorities in the Powersports Community The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) have just hashed out a huge meet with the U.S. D.O.T. Secretary and other gov’t department staff. The topic? Big concerns about the place of …
Lightning Motorcycles Partners With Leading Supplier of Niobium Ultra-Metal
A New Deal in Metal to Aid Efforts Towards World Land Speed Record We’ve just had word that Lightning Motorcycles, in their efforts to prep to break the World Land Speed Record (WLSR), is teaming up with a unique metal supplier in the business of a substance called niobium – and they’ll be using the …
MotoAmerica: Vance & Hines To Field Team for King of the Baggers (KOTB)
When the King of the Baggers (KOTB) racing series was unveiled for MotoAmerica’s 2020 season, crowds went wild. Here was a herd of 900-plus bikes muscling it out on the twisties in a way that supersport series couldn’t even fathom – it was addicting to watch, and purportedly even more fun to ride, if our …
Custom Eye Candy: Workhorse Speed Shop Reveals the FTR AMA
1980s Edge Meets Moto Muscle DNA Indian Motorcycles has tied themselves with Workhorse Speed Shop to give us a jazzy number for the track – and the mastermind behind the build is none other than Brice Hennebert, the creator of Appaloosa, the Indian Scout based Sprint Racer. We’re also told he injected a bit of …
Yamaha: New Ténéré World Raid Supertanker Gets a Makeover for 2022
Yammie’s ADV Middleweight Just Got Rougher and Tougher for EU Yamaha has just gone back to adventure bike basics with their long-distance, off-roading variant of the beloved Ténéré 700 – and the new Ténéré World Raid has fuel capacity increase and suspension at the top of the list of tweaks, among other improvement perks. For …
Norton: Ex-CEO Stuart Garner’s Bad Business Goes to High Court
Garner Pleads Guilty to Re-Investing Pensioners’ Funds Back Into Norton Back when we covered the reveal of Norton’s swanky, ultra-light supersport V4SS, we were impressed at the speed with which the then-CEO resurrected a brand purchased back in 2008, as well as his aspirations for the company. With the subsequent V4SS recalls (over 30) and …
Indian: Confirmation of Indian Challenger Elite in New Specifications
We’ve just had a heads up in a specification document (the same housing further information on Indian’s new Pursuit model) that Indian Motorcycles will soon launch a high-spec Challenger Elite bagger for the bike-minded masses – and word is that it will sit higher on the top-spec shelf than Indian’s current Dark Horse and Limited …
Royal Enfield: Women’s-Only FTR Program Expands for 2022
‘Build. Train. Race.’ Now Features More Rounds, More Riders, More Opportunity. With Royal Enfield releasing a gander of their long-anticipated SG650 Concept motorcycle at last year’s EICMA, we knew that the brand was laser-focused on bringing quality machines to the community – and now, their highly popular All-women’s ‘Build. Train. Race.’ FTR Program is slotted …
CAKE Releases Anti-Poaching Ösa flex AP / Ösa+ AP Electric Motorcycles
Proceeds To Be Donated to Conservation Efforts We all knew at this point that CAKE’s electric machines were being snatched up by the biggies for a few neat projects around the motorcycle industry proper. From CAKE’s partnership with FIM to bring utility machines to the trackside, to their partnership with Polestar to bring their unique …
Indian: New Pursuit Will Be Taller, Longer, Heavier Than the Challenger
When we were given the tasty tidbits of gossip that included filed trademarks by Indian Motorcycles on a new “Indian Pursuit” (and as-yet-to-surface Indian Guardian) back in 2020, we didn’t have much to go off of except the name. With further updates the following year telling us that the Pursuit’s reveal would include familiarity in …
Harley-Davidson: New Details on LiveWire’s Electric Arrow Platform
With the emergence of Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire brand, many saw the One – the brand’s first electric motorcycle – as an homage to luxury electric tech that sported a debatably high price (though in-line with H-D’s price point). Now, with the American manufacturer in full swing on the creation of their new, more budget-friendly middleweight Arrow …
KTM: Brabus 1300 R’s 154-unit Fleet Sold Out In Under 2 Minutes
When KTM revealed that they would be partnering with Prime Automotive Tuning brand Brabus to bring a souped-up bike to the masses, we were just a tad excited. After all, with Brabus being known for their uprated machines in collab with big names like Mercedes, you couldn’t go wrong fitting out a bike for a …
Harley-Davidson: Sportster S Is the First Motorcycle in India To Attempt 24-Hour Endurance Feat
Harley-Davidson’s new XL boy has just been labeled as the first bike in India to attempt a 24-hour endurance feat – and with H-D’s Twitter update reporting that the Sportster S gunned a full 3,141 kilometres with an average speed of 130.9km/h, we’ve a new level of respect for the American manufacturer’s nod to the new …
Gear Grind: Airbag Pants From Swedish Brand MO’CYCLE
I was going to start off with a long list of pear-shaped jokes, but I think I’m going to hold my silence for the people that could benefit from this invention – because there’s huge potential here. A Swedish company – Airbag Inside Sweden AB – has just created their first airbag collection under the …
