Honda Reveals New Bikes at EICMA
There’s a Lot to Love Honda decided to reveal several new bikes at EICMA this year. The headliner for the Honda reveal is definitely the 2020 CBR1000RR-R Fireblade. However, the company also revealed several new models, including the CB1000R, an updated Rebel 500 and new SH125i and SH125i scooters. Here’s a closer look at all …
Deals We Love This Week: Revzilla Is Already All-In on Holiday Sales With Huge Markdowns on Helmets
Is It Too Early for Holiday Cheer? Well, companies keep bringing holiday sales earlier and earlier in the year, and Revzilla is not immune to this practice. The company already has what looks like Christmas lights up around its logo online and there are already holiday sales in place. Most notably at least for me …
Yamaha Reveals Its Lineup for 2020
Some Cool New Models, Some Old Cool Models Yamaha has recently updated its lineup for 2020. The company offered up a virtual event for the press and will be showcasing its new lineup at EICMA. There will be an exhibit in Milan starting on Thursday for people to see all of the motorcycles in person. …
MV Agusta Now Offers The Rosso Lineup
Detuned and Less Expensive MV Agusta has been in the news quite a lot in the last several months, thanks to some special bikes, and now its new Rosso line of motorcycles. The Rosso line is a more affordable, detuned version of its standard lineup. There’s the Brutale 800 Rosso, Dragster 800 Rosso, and the …
Forcite Will Bring the MK1 Smart Helmet to the U.S.
It’s Official I’ve reported before on Forcite and said that it will come to the U.S. at some point in the future, but now some information from Digital Trends indicates that the smart helmet will come to the U.S. soon. According to the publication, the helmet will come to the States in 2020. For the …
The First Triumph Bajaj Motorcycle Could be the Avenger 400
The First Bike of Many? I’ve reported before on the fact that Triumph and Bajaj will work together on some smaller displacement models. The companies will team up to make motorcycles between 400cc and 800cc in displacement. According to new information, the first bike that could come from this partnership could be the Avenger 400. …
Aprilia Teases the RS 660 in a Weird Ad
Working Out, Motorcycles, Lions Aprilia’s RS 660 will be a cool bike. I’ve written about how the motorcycle has been spotted and the hype surrounding it. The company recently released a teaser for the bike, and it’s kind of an oddball. If you replaced the product with a fancy perfume or workout brand’s athletic wear, …
Moto Morini Teases the New Super Scrambler That it will Unveil at EICMA
Get Yourself Ready for Another Scrambler Moto Morini recently teased its new Super Scrambler. The bike is a 1200cc motorcycle and will feature the CorsaCorta engine that Moto Morini puts on many of its other bikes. Other than the teaser images, there isn’t much known about this bike. The company will officially take the covers …
A Trademark Filing Suggests a Honda CBR1000RR-R Could be Coming
How Many Rs Can Honda Fit Into This Name I’m going to pretend the end of the name CBR1000RR-R is supposed to be pronounced like a stuttering pirate. In all seriousness, though, Honda appears to have submitted the name to the European trademark authorities. It’s currently under review. RideApart suggests that this could be what …
Lil’ Bikes Restoration – Where Mini-Hondas Go to be Reborn
Restoring Mini Hondas with Museum-Level Attention to Detail There are the kind of minibikes that I race in the Pullstart Racing League—mashed-together ugly things that remind you of what a punk rock band would look like if it took minibike form—and then there are the little bikes that Tracy Schooler and his wife Kellie restore …
Mahindra Bought Peugeot Motorcycles
The Company Plans to Expand Back in 2015 Mahindra bought 51 percent of Peugeot Motorcycles (a different company than the Peugeot car company). Recently Mahindra purchased the rest of the company. It now owns 100 percent of Peugeot Motorcycles and will use it to expand its footprint in Europe. Peugeot is a bit of an …
The Arch Motorcycles KRGT-1 Will Come to EICMA
Yes, It Is Friggin Awesome Looking Arch Motorcycles just unveiled the KRGT-1, the company’s flagship motorcycle. The bike is extremely high-end and features things like Bosch ABS, Öhlins front and rear suspension, ISR 6-piston monoblock radial-mount caliper brakes, BST ultralight carbon fiber wheels, and Michelin Commander II as standard equipment. The clutch and brake assemblies …
A Season Riding In the Pullstart Racing League
Becoming More Official, Sort of When I pulled up to Duke’s Indy Honky Tonk on the south side of Indianapolis on October 27, I saw cones sitting where I usually park. They’d expanded the track. By they, I mean the organizers of the Pullstart Racing League. By track, I mean the dirty, cracked, and ugly …
The Indian Challenger is Here
Indian’s Bagger Is Ready for Action If you were excited by the fact that Indian has a new engine and a new fixed fairing bagger model, then you’ll be even more pumped to learn that the company has just released the model. The bike is now up on the Indian website, and you can see …
The Hadin Panther Electric Motorcycle Will Cruise to EICMA
Get Ready for This Electric Cruiser The company Hadin isn’t a household name. Many of the folks plugged into the electric motorcycle scene won’t even know the name. However, the company hopes to change that soon. It’s bringing its new Panther electric cruiser to EICMA, according to Electric Motorcycle News. The Panther has a very …
Triumph Releases Pricing for the Rocket 3 R and Rocket 3 GT
Power Doesn’t Come Cheap The Triumph Rocket 3 is one of the more highly anticipated motorcycles of 2020. The bike has the largest engine put in a production motorcycle at 2,500cc. The bike makes a whopping 165 hp and 163 lb-ft of torque. While much of the bike’s info was previously disclosed publicly, the price …
Deals We Love This Week: Arai Closeout Helmets at Revzilla, Up to 47% Off
Some Quality Lids for Less Arai, as we all know, is one of the leaders in the top-of-the-line motorcycle helmet market. The helmet manufacturer makes some of the safest, quietest, feature-full, and best-looking helmets out there that you can buy. Now Revzilla has a massive closeout sale on them. The company is cleaning house so …
BMW Teases the Next XR
A New Sport Tourer for 2020 BMW is trying to get people pumped up for EICMA. It’s doing it with a teaser for one of the bikes that we expect will be revealed in full at the show. The company recently teased the next-generation XR sport-touring machine on its Twitter page. According to MoreBikes, the …
Ducati Scrambler Concepts are Coming to EICMA
The Motard and Desert X There’s a lot to love from Ducati for 2020. The company has a new Panigale V2, a new version of the Multistrada, and the new Streetfighter coming. It may also have some cool new off-road bikes in the future. At a recent 2020 lineup announcement, the CEO Claudio Domenicali talked …
Aston Martin and Brough Superior Have Teamed up on a Motorcycle
It’ll be a Super High-End Machine Few names in British motoring history stand out like Aston Martin and Brough Superior. However, they’ve always been focused on different areas of the market. Aston on cars and Brough on motorcycles. Now, the two companies will work together to build a high-end motorcycle, according to RideApart. There is …
Honda Improves the Gold Wing Even More for 2020
The Best Touring Machine in the World? Many Think So Honda isn’t resting on its laurels with the Honda Gold Wing. The company has continued to innovate with the machine. For the 2020 model year, Honda focused on low-speed maneuverability with the Gold Wing. It refined the fuel injection and DCT systems so that they …
The New Multistrada 1260 S Grand Tour Is Ready to go Anywhere
A Bike Packed With Creature Comforts So, no Multistrada V4 for 2020. That’s too bad. However, Ducati isn’t letting 2020 start without putting out a new version of the Multistrada. The company has crafted what is possibly the ultimate touring machine. It calls it the Multistrada 1260 S Grand Tour. It comes with a long, …
Is This Teaser for Suzuki for the V-Strom 1000?
A New 1000 ‘Strom Is Needed The last time the V-Strom 1000 was updated was 2014, so it’s in need of a refresh, and a recent teaser from Suzuki would suggest that we’ll get to see that bike at the upcoming EICMA show. The teaser is pretty obscure, but the good folks at RideApart seem …
Fuel Additives Help Save Your Engine While Your Motorcycle Is in Storage
Don’t Just Park Your Bike Many motorcyclists can’t ride all year. This means riders need to put their bike away in storage for at least a few months. As much as you may want to keep riding, once the snow flies, you’d better get off of two wheels and start driving your car. You can’t …
Meet the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R
Could This Be the Most Powerful 250cc Motorcycle? I’ve reported on the fact that Kawasaki seemed to be working on a four-cylinder 250cc Ninja. Well, now that is known to be true. The company unveiled the motorcycle at the Tokyo Motor Show. The bike takes the small Ninja sportbike to whole new levels by offering …
Ducati Unveiled the Streetfighter V4
Superbike DNA in a Streetfighter The Ducati Streetfighter V4 is a huge motorcycle for the company. While some folks are excited about the Panigale V2 motorcycle that also debuted, the big one for the Italian company is the Streetfighter V4. The bike is based on the Panigale V4 superbike but this bike is focused on …
Here’s the 2020 Ducati V2
V2 Sounds Sexier Than V-Twin Ducati sought to rival the Tokyo Motor Show with its own show revealing a couple of new models. One of them is the hotly anticipated Panigale V2. That bike comes with an all-new engine, an engine many were calling half a V4. It’s a V-twin but Ducati calls it the …
Kawasaki Unveiled the 2020 Z H2 at the Tokyo Motor Show
A Naked Supercharged Beast We’ve been reporting on the teasers that Kawasaki has dropped on the new Z H2, but now the company has finally unveiled the motorcycle. The Z H2 is the Z lines new flagship model. It definitely fits in the Z family, but it also has some things on it that are …
Indian’s new PowerPlus Engine Delivers 121 hp
Most Powerful in Its Class Indian Motorcycle has revealed its new PowerPlus V-twin engine. The company claims the engine is the most powerful in its class. This engine is a liquid-cooled V-twin with a displacement of 1,769cc. The engine punches out 121 hp and 131 lb-ft of torque. The company said that this new engine …
KTM Teased the 2020 Super Duke R
A High-Speed KTM Is Coming to EICMA It’ll come at EICMA in Milan in November. What is it? The 2020 KTM Super Duke R. The company just recently released a new teaser video of the bike. While it’s not totally clear what all will come on the new Super Duke R, one thing’s for sure: …
Honda Will Auction Off Two Motorcycles to Benefit Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
The Auction Starts on October 23 American Honda and Iconic Motorbikes teamed up to auction off a pair of rare Honda motorcycles. All of the proceeds will go to help children and teens with brain tumors through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The motorcycles are a couple of truly exotic machines. They are the 2001 …
Deals We Love This Week: Bull-it Jeans up to 50% Off at Revzilla
Get Those Riding Jeans You’ve Been Wanting Jeans are something that often goes overlooked. A lot of riders get out on their bikes with their regular street jeans. I’ll admit I have done it many times, but we all know that you need more protection than your Levis, which is where these motorcycle riding jeans …
Triumph to Bring Smaller-Displacement Models to America
Get Ready for Some Smaller Triumph Models I won’t say the days of large-displacement motorcycles are over, but I will say that more and more people seem interested in middle-displacement and smaller-displacement two-wheeled machines. Maybe its the fact that more folks are looking for commuter machines, maybe they just want something light and fun. Whatever …
Harley Has Resumed LiveWire Production
A Minor Glitch Only It turns out that Harley’s charging issue with the LiveWire was a very minor one. According to multiple reports, the issue was limited to one single bike. This means that the issue will not impact any other LiveWire motorcycles. It honestly looks like Harley did some rigorous quality control here. “Temporarily …
A Revolutionary Noise Canceling Helmet: Alvin Halfaker’s Quiet Ride Helmet
Alvin Halfaker, the founder of Quiet Ride Helmets, is a man on a mission, a man obsessed by noise, specifically the harmful noise that riders all over the world experience every single time they get on a bike. It’s the wind, the sound of the tires on the pavement, the engine, and the engines and …
Is Harley Working on a Faired Sportbike?
This Patent Looks Promising Harley-Davidson’s current lineup is far from the sportbike scene. The company has always had an interesting relationship with sportbikes, and it’s about to get a lot more interesting if recent patent filings are accurate. According to some recent patents that surfaced on the web at various sources, Harley is working on …
The 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 Shows up in CARB Documents
Kawasaki Wouldn’t Let This Gem Go When the 2020 bike lineup from Kawasaki came out there were a few holes. One of the bigger ones was the Ninja 1000. Well, Ninja fans, you can now breathe easy. The company recently filed paperwork with CARB that is for a new 2020 Ninja 1000. So, it looks …
The Moto Beach Classic Returns October 26th
The ‘Greatest Show on Sand’ The Moto Beach Classic is a day of exciting motorcycle racing, motorcycle show, stunt show, music, art, and general tomfoolery all held at the Bolsa Chica State Beach in California. This is the third year for the Moto Beach Classic. While I won’t be able to attend (I have a …
NCI’s Supercharger Kit Can Turn Your Small Displacement Bike Into a Rocket
50cc Fans Rejoice! Do you like small-displacement machines but still like going fast? Do you like pushing your little bike to the edge? Well, then Nextar Consult, Inc. (NCI) has something for you. It’s a supercharger kit that’s designed for small displacement engines. The NCI kit is a small compressor that increases airflow into the …
World Record Breaker Motorcyclist Adam Sandoval Discusses His Records and Mission
Adam Sandoval Rides and Raises Money for Veterans Adam Sandoval is known for his multiple cross country tours on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. His mission has always been to raise money for veterans and he started Scootin’ America to make that dream happen. He now owns his own campground and continues to set records riding. Most …
