The Best Naked Motorcycles [2022 Edition]
Strip Them Down Naked motorcycles. Sounds sexy right? Well, in most cases, that’s true. These bikes are stripped of their fairings and ready to ride. They offer a more of a wind-in-your-face, raw experience. In my mind, it’s the way motorcycles are meant to be experienced. Naked bikes come in many different forms. Often, the …
The Best Touring Motorcycles [2022 Edition]
Touring on a motorcycle is one of the best things you can do. Traveling hundreds of miles each day to get to a specific destination or nowhere at all can be an absolutely transformative experience. While I’m of the opinion that you can tour on any motorcycle, I do understand that it’s much more enjoyable …
[REVIEW] Racer Gloves USA MultiTop Short Gloves
Racer Gloves USA MultiTop Short Gloves First Impressions Take one look at the Racer Gloves USA MultiTop Short Gloves, and one thing is for sure. They offer some good protection for short cuff gloves. There are knuckle guards, finger guards, palm sliders, wrist protection, and more. There are gloves out there that do it better, …
Damon Motorcycles Continues to Innovate and Plan for the Future
Big Things on the Horizon for Damon Motorcycles Sitting at a table in the Damon Motorcycles lab and design center wearing a snug-fitting sweater Jay Giraud looked 100 percent the tech company CEO that he is. A clay model of the HyperSport sat in the background over his right shoulder and a prototype of the …
[REVIEW] Bell Moto-3 Full-Face Helmet
Retro MX Design for the Street Following the nostalgia craze and riding the waves of the retro and cafe racer surge all across the motorcycling industry, Bell Helmets crafted the Moto-3 to have simple, clean, retro lines. It’s actually a rebirth of a helmet of the same name and style from the 1970s, but now …
Deals We Love This Week: Up To 50% Off Closeout Helmets
New Helmets Added to Closeouts Riding season is here and you should be out getting as many miles under your belt as possible. If you’re still wearing the same old stinky helmet from last year, it’s time to upgrade, and there are some seriously good deals on motorcycle helmets out there right now. Let’s take …
Deals We Love This Week: Up to 20% Off SIDI Boots
Some of the Best Boots in the Biz SIDI boots are often quite good, and if you get a chance to buy some at a discounted price, you should probably seriously consider them. The company’s motorcycle footwear is no joke. Right now Revzilla is offering up to 20 percent off various pairs of SIDI boots. …
Deals We Love This Week: Up to 20% Off First Manufacturing Jackets
Good Jackets for a Fair Price If you’re in the market for a new motorcycle jacket, First Manufacturing is one of those brands that cater to the V-twin and cafe racer crowd that makes a slew of good options. These jackets work on the bike and provide some good style off the bike as well. …
Deals We Love This Week: LS2 Helmets Up to 50% Off
Get a Killer LS2 Helmet for Less LS2 makes some really great helmets. Some of them are quite pricey while others are considerably less so. No matter what the original price is, right now a fair number of LS2 helmets are for sale at Revzilla. Some are marked down by as much as 55 percent, …
Deals We Love This Week: Closeout Deals on Klim Gear
Big Markdowns on the Best Klim Gear Klim is one of those brands that I always try not to buy full price. The company makes expensive gear, but dang is most of it some really nice stuff. That’s why when I saw the Revzilla deal on Klim closeouts I got a little giddy. There are …
Deals We Love This Week: 60% Off Bull-It Riding Jeans
Get Some Protection for Your Backside With Valentine’s Day today and President’s Day tomorrow, there are some really great deals on motorcycle gear of all sorts from Revzilla. If you’re looking for any type of motorcycle gear then it’s probably worth it to head over to the retailer’s website and check out what they have …
Deals We Love This Week: Motorcycle Shoes, Helmets, and Jackets up to 50% Off
Get Your Deals Now Before Riding Weather Hits It’s darn cold this week across the nation. And many folks (including myself) are praying for it to warm up so we can go ride. Warm weather will come, I promise, but while we’re all waiting for it to make it here, you might as well nab …
Deals We Love This Week: Select AGV Helmets Up to 37% Off
Some Great Helmets at a Great Discount AGV makes some fantastic motorcycle helmets, and we’ve tested plenty of them. Right now you can get a fantastic discount on many different AGV lids. The brand’s products are for sale at Revzilla right now. The retailer has marked AGV helmets down by quite a lot. There’s plenty …
Deals We Love This Week: Motorcycle Helmet Closeouts
Get Up to 60% Off Select Helmets We’re in an interesting time of the year right now, when it’s cold for much of the country and many of the sales for the holidays are over. Don’t despair! If you missed the holiday deals this year, there are still some great deals to be had because …
Deals We Love This Week: Heat-Out Base Layers Up to 64% Off
The Best Riding Outfit Starts With a Good Base Layer If you’re looking to stay comfortable when you ride, then you need to start with a base layer designed to do that. Right now at Revzilla, Heat-Out’s baselayers are currently for sale. They’re up to 64 percent off, so you can get the base layers …
Deals We Love This Week: Holiday Hangover Sales on Everything From Helmets to Boots to Accessories
Get What Wasn’t Snatched Up for the Holidays There were plenty of great deals for the holidays, but if you missed the Black Friday and Christmas deals, then don’t be too bummed out. Revzilla is actually offering killer sales on what’s left in the company’s inventory. The deals include up to 50 percent off Arai …
Deals We Love This Week: Helmets up to 50 Percent Off
Looking for a Good Lid for the Next Riding Season? Christmas is almost here, and if you haven’t shopped for the motorcyclists in your life, then you need to. Also, you can always buy for yourself if you’re the motorcyclist in your life. Either way, you’ll have your pick of some of the best gear …
Brake Free Technologies to Appear on Shark Tank
A Big Step for the Product A while back we reviewed Brake Free Technologies wireless helmet light. The product was something that our reviewer Bruce Cole found to be a very good option. Now Brake Free Technologies will take their product to the ABC show Shark Tank. The episode is supposed to appear today (December …
3 Best Ways to Ship a Motorcycle
Shipping a Motorcycle Can be Done a Few Different Ways In most cases, I’d urge you to ride your motorcycle. I want to see you ride everywhere at any time of the year. However, even I can understand that sometimes you’ll need to ship your motorcycle to a specific location, whether that be a bike …
Harley-Davidson Pan America Will Debut February 22
A New Kind of Harley for 2021 You don’t think of Harley-Davidson when you think of adventure motorcycles, but that might change in the future. The company announced that the Pan America adventure bike would debut on February 22, according to RideApart. This won’t be the only new motorcycle from Harley in 2021. The company …
The Tromox Mino Is the Baby Electric You Want to Ride
Power on Little Bike, Power On Do you love the Grom but need an electric powertrain in your life? Meet the Tromox Mino. This little bike is about the same size as the Grom or the Kawasaki Z125 and it’s ready to rock. the little bike weighs just 149 pounds and has a 2.5-kW motor …
The Husqvarna FC 450 Rockstar Edition Gets Updates
A New Look For 2021, Husqvarna will release the FC 450 Rockstar Edition that’s based on Zach Osbornes’ AMA 450MX championship-winning machine. The Rockstar Edition gets some fancy new black and yellow livery, too. The bike has number plates on each side and some Husky blue on the factory triple clamps, wheel hubs, and FMF …
BMW Is Working on a Fully Faired R 18, Could Call it Transcontinental
Makes Sense BMW’s R 18 cruiser is a big bike perfect for cruising around and enjoying a ton of torque. It’s a special bike and an all-new design based on a massive 1,800cc boxer twin engine. To get the most out of the R 18 platform, BMW is going to come out with several variations, …
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R Recall
Missing Brake Component Kawasaki issued a recall on all 2021 Ninja ZX-14R motorcycles due to a potentially missing brake component. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration noted in published documents that about 84 of the motorcycles built between August 3 and September 23 of 2020 are impacted. The issue is that there could be a …
Volcon Wants You to Invest in The Company
Get in on This EV Powersports Company Volcon revealed its first EV called the Grunt, which is an all-terrain bike that’s supposed to launch in 2021. The four-wheel UTV models will come out after that. Recently, the company has opened up a round of investment to the public, so that means you can own a …
Pirelli Offers Three Options for the Ducati Multistrada V4
Plenty of Rubber Options Ducati has a new Multistrada V4 and that means Pirelli has some new tires for it. Three different sets of tires actually. There’s the Pirelli SCORPION Trail II, the Pirelli SCORPION Rally STR, and the Pirelli SCORPION Rally, according to Motorcycle.com. The SCORPION Trail II tires are a combination of on-road …
Caberg’s New Horus Modular Helmet Looks Great
Touring and Commuting Caberg has a new modular helmet design called the Horus. A portion of the sales of this helmet will go to the Bergamo Alpine Association to support the city, which was strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Horus is a modular designed for both touring and urban commuting. It can be worn …
Batt:RE Has a New Peer-to-Peer Charging Network in India
The Future of Charging? One of the biggest issues with electric bikes is charging the batteries. There’s not always the infrastructure to make that possible. Startup Batt:RE has a unique solution. It wants to do a peer-to-peer network for charging. The RE:Charge stations will be stations that regular folks have installed and are open to …
Klim Updates the Kodiak Jacket and Pants
The Touring Gear You Want Klim’s Kodiak Jacket and Pants were already a pretty good combination, but the company has updated them for 2021. The company did so with the idea of making their most premium touring suit even more comfortable and versatile for motorcycle travelers. The full details for the jacket and pants have …
Deals We Love This Week: Cyber Monday Deals All Week Long
A Super Cyber Week for Motorcycle Gear Did you not buy your motorcycle gear yet? If you missed doing so on Black Friday, that’s okay. Cyber Monday is here, and Revzilla will be running Cyber Monday deals all week. In a recent email, the company announced Cyber Week was in full swing. So, what will …
Royal Enfield Adds Colors to the Classic 350
A New Look for the Classic 350 Of all the models from Royal Enfield, the Classic 350 is perhaps the most recognizable. It’s one of the best-selling models for the company across several markets, so it makes sense for RE to roll out some new color combos. The Classic 350 (and the Classic 500) are …
Kymco Joins the Adventure Scooter Scene With the DT X360
The Kymco ADV Scooter Arrives This bike was hinted at and discussed at length, but now the Taiwanese manufacturer Kymco has released its first adventure scooter in the DT X360. The bike is designed to be a do it all machine. A video of the motorcycle was posted by Kymco France. Kymco says the bike …
Norton Teases the New 2021 V4RR
Coming Soon Norton has been put through the wringer as of late, but it seems to be coming out okay. The company just teased the new 2021 V4RR. The company teased an image of the new bike. The previous version of the V4RR came to the world in 2016. It did so to great fanfare …
Comoto Partners With STACYC This Holiday Season for the Gift of Riding
Supporting The National Youth Project Using Minibikes Comoto Holdings will match donations up to $25,000 to support The National Youth Project Using Minibikes. This organization teaches responsibility and provides mentorship to teens through group minibike rides. The Gift of Riding holiday campaign wants to make Giving Tuesday (December 1) an important day. This year there’s …
Deals We Love This Week: Select Arai Helmets 15 Percent Off
Some of the Best Helmets Out There As I noted in last week’s deals roundup, Revzilla is already offering Black Friday prices on gear. The retailer is offering up some new gear each and every day until Black Friday comes and goes. That means I’ve been combing through the gear deals and doing my best …
Royal Enfield Will Open a New Manufacturing Plant in Thailand Next Year
Expanding Even More Royal Enfield is moving along well recently in terms of growth. The company will build a new production facility in Chachoengsao, Thailand, according to the Bangkok Post. This will serve as the company’s manufacturing facility for Southeast Asia and produce several bikes for the region. Thailand is already a strong market for …
Study Suggests the Design of a Gas Tank Can Have an Impact on Injuries
Your Bike Hits Something, You and Your Motorcycle Collide When we think of a crash, we think of the bike colliding with another object. However, that’s not the only collision that happens, the rider’s body also collides with the bike. Interestingly, a study by Neuroscience Research Australia came to the conclusion that the design of …
AMA Hall of Famer and Original Wrecking Crew Member Bill Tuman Dies at 99 Years Old
What a Life He Lived Bill Tuman, who is one of the most influential folks in motorcycling, has died. He was 99 years old. Tuman is known as one of the original Indian Wrecking Crew members and an AMA Hall of Famer. Tuman began racing flat track in the 1940s. He had a very successful …
Suzuki to Split up its Motorcycle/ATV and Marine Divisions
Keeping Them Separate In an effort to prepare as best it can for the future, Suzuki is splitting up its motorcycle/ATV and marine divisions of the company. Before, both divisions were all housed under the same corporate umbrella. Now Suzuki will split them off into their own individual companies. This move will begin in April …
Could VW Do a Ducati, Lamborghini, and Italdesign Spin-Off?
Italian Brands Together There have been countless rumors that VW Group wants to sell Ducati and they never really come to fruition. Now the rumor is that VW Group is preparing and positioning the company to be sold. In a presentation to analysts, VW CEO Herbert Diess said that in efforts to streamline VW Group’s …
