Motorcycle News
Honda Japan Officially Pulls The Covers On The GB350
GB350 Touches Down in Japan After all this chatter and multiple (probably 10) news posts regarding India’s wildly successful H’Ness CB350, Japan finally gets its turn… Except this model will be named the GB350 instead. Honda has made some very minor changes to the bike to make it more appealing to the Japanese market. Although …
Mips Releases 2020 Annual Report
Mips Concludes 2020 As A Success Mips is a big deal. They have over 26 partnerships with the world’s biggest names in helmet manufacturing that have resulted in the construction of 729 helmets that feature the almighty Mips technology. The safety titan has just published a 128-page report detailing every crucial detail that made Mips …
Honda Has Reached Full Agreement With The Swappable Battery Consortium!
Swap It Like It’s Hot If you’ve been up to date with recent EV motorcycle news, you’d know that many of the world’s biggest OEM’s have come together to create a “Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles” to allow for easier access and better R&D when it comes to the batteries that will be powering …
Upgrade Your New Honda, KTM, or BMW Bike With Sargent’s New REVolution Seat
Take a Seat… What a REVolutionary name for an aftermarket motorcycle part… Jokes aside, swapping the seat out on your bike can be a super quick modification that can provide tons of new comfort to your ride. After I took my first 600-mile journey on my Yamaha FJ-09, the first thing I did was upgrade …
Ruroc’s Atlas 3.0 Helmet Is Now Available On Their Website
With Updated Aerodynamics! Back when Ruroc first started selling helmets in 2019, my Instagram feed was completely plagued with advertisements for these graphic-heavy helmets. At first, I thought it was just a cheap gimmick, but here we are two years later and Ruroc has managed to solidify themselves as a legitimate helmet manufacturer capable of …
Recall: Ducati Multistrada V4
Since the release of the new Ducati Multistrada V4, adventure-touring fans have been jumping for joy, but those celebrations are about to be cut short. Ducati has found issues with the valve guides in the V4 Granturismo engines that can lead to excessive wear and inevitably losing power, then failing at the top end of …
Dunlop’s New Mutant Tires Are Built To Take On All Terrains
Mutant DNA You probably saw the thumbnail image for this article before clicking and said to yourself, “what the hell is going on with the tread pattern on those tires?”. Well, Dunlop took their new tire to Bruce Banner’s lab and he shoved it in the microwave with the frog to mutate this tire into …
Could Kawasaki Really Be Planning A Ninja 700R?
Is A New Category Of Motorcycle Emerging? Yamaha just pulled the sheets on the official naming for their upcoming “R7” – a two-cylinder sport-bike with up-right ergonomics and parts shared from the highly successful naked Mt-07… To make things short, just imagine it to be an MT-07 with fairings. Why did Yamaha do this? Well, …
Harley-Davidson Has A New Video Detailing Pan Americas Rolling Off Production Line
The Pan American Dream Nears Completion After 120 years of V-twin cruiser excellence, Harley-Davidson has finally changed the course of their ship and stepped into the unknown with the introduction of their new 2021 Pan America ADV motorcycle. Although H-D has made a few non-cruiser projects (namely the Livewire) in recent years, it’s even a …
Triumph Has Big Updates For Their Upcoming Electric Motorcycle / Powertrain
The Fully British Project Is Nearing The Half-Way Point News about Triumph’s TE-1 electric motorcycle has been circulating since early 2019 when they initially announced the big undertaking. However, since then, things have been relatively quiet regarding the project until recently. The British motorcycle manufacturer has been easing their way closer to their project completion …
IXS Has A New Modular Helmet On The Way
Another Season, Another Modular Helmet For those of us who have been frozen into our houses through the entirety of winter, it’s finally time for spring to make it’s way back into our lives; and with that, bring a season full of excellent motorcycle riding. During this grey-zone between the end of winter and the …
Zero Motorcycles Joins EV Collaborative Effort With Viatec
Zero’s EV R&D Brings All The Boys To The Yard “I could teach you, but I’d have to charge”. Zero is on a roll with the sheer volume of collaboration efforts they have involved themselves in as of late. I guess that when you have the best EV bike on the market, other OEM’s will …
AGV’s Stunning New Limited-Edition Pista GP RR Helmet
A Special Helmet For A Special Riders Special Eta AGV has always had some awesome (and special) Valentino Rossi helmet liveries available to choose from when buying a new lid. The madman has been associated with the brand for as long as I can remember. Like all things Italian go, it only makes sense for …
Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum To Reopen Winter 2021 After Burning To Ground
A Firey Resurrection The road to any recovery is never easy, and more often than not it takes longer than you would want. Fortunately for the Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum that won’t be the case. After completely burning to the ground and losing over 280 motorcycles on the 18th of January, 2021, the Scheiber brothers …
Indian Motorcycle Racing Dominates AFT Season Opener With Back-To-Back Wins
2012 Called, They Want Their “WINNING!” Back Indians’ Flat Track Motorcycle Racing division is no stranger to utter domination when it comes to the American Flat Track racing series. The heritage American motorcycle company extends its successes into the 2021 Americal Flat Track SuperTwins racing series with a proper first step into the season, securing …
Could Energica Succeed In Developing A Voice Control System?
Alexa, Park My Motorcycle No, I don’t mean the voice control you may be thinking of… This new motorcycle voice control system that Energica is currently in the works of developing, unfortunately, does not turn your handlebars or pop a wheelie when you verbally command it to; but at the same time, it is still …
Yamaha R7 Found In 2022 CARB Certification Files
The R7 May Be Next In Line We knew it was coming with the chatter that was coming from the industry back in Q4 2020 after the R6 was deleted from the 2021 Yamaha model lineup, but we now have some ‘circumstantial evidence’ pointing towards the fact that things are quickly moving forwards with the …
Qatar Government Offers Vaccine to MotoGP Paddock
Free Vaccination for The Entire Track The Barwa Grand Prix of Qatar – located at the Losail International Circuit 30km away from the capital, is a big event on the MotoGP calendar. It’s the first race of the season, meaning that it sets the tone and pace for the rest of the races for the …
This ‘Fastest Quarter-Mile Wheelie’ Is An Official Record – The Bajaj Pulsar NS 200 Now Holds It
A Quarter-Mile Wheelie In Under 25 Seconds Who said you need high power-figures to pop a bad-ass wheelie? Apparently, you don’t, because a stunt rider named Hrishi Mandke just broke the world record for the fastest quarter-mile wheelie on a little Bajaj Pulsar NS 200. The kicker? It was stock. Of course, it was stock. …
Ducati’s Scrambler To Come In Fasthouse Edition
The Winning Circle Fasthouse and Italian manufacturer, Ducati, are collaborating on a 2021 Ducati Scrambler to celebrate their success in the 2020 Mint 400. The Mint 400 is a 400-mile race through the Mojave Desert, featuring many dangerous sections of riding terrain. Jordan Graham crossed the finish line in first place on his Fasthouse retrofitted …
The Yamaha YZF-R7 Will Be Making a Comeback!
According to the filings made to California Air Resources Board (CARB) that were uncovered, Yamaha will be resurrecting the YZF-R7 for an upcoming 2022 bike model. However, the name will be the only thing in common with that of the notorious 1999 YZF-R7. The YZF-R7 was first released in 1999 as an ‘out of the …
Muc-Off’s New Anti-Corrosion Spray Keeps Your Bike Safe And Clean
Muck-Be-Gone Have you ever bought a new pair of shoes and the clerk checking you out tries to upsell you on some special spray that makes your shoes water/dirt-resistant? What if I told you that Muc-Off has something similar for your motorcycle? Although dirt can be annoying to get on your shoes, what is even …
Britain’s National Motorcycle Museum Will Reopen In May
Are We Ready To Open? NMM Is. After joining the rest of the world and closing its door thanks to everything going on with COVID-19, the British National Motorcycle Museum is slated to officially re-open at minimum capacity come May 17th of this year. Closing your business’s doors for a year doesn’t do your company …
Pando Moto and Zero Motorcycles Have Some EV-Inspired Clothing For Your Closet!
Three Pieces, One Design Just like the guys from Donut Media said (here’s the video), you can’t own a Tesla without a cringey vanity plate tacked onto the back to inform everyone else on the roadways that you’re a witty genius that has decided to give up traditional petrol-powered transportation and instead opted for the …
2021 Royal Enfield Classic 350 Confirmed To Feature Tripper Nav system
Tripper, Again RushLane – an Indian Publication – is always first in line when it comes to new information regarding Royal Enfield motorcycles. Today is no different, the outlet has released spy shots revealing the gauge cluster for the new 2021 Royal Enfield Classic 350, and there are quite a few details worth noting. For …
Ducati’s Brand New 2021 Monster And Monster Plus Are In Production
A New Monster Grown In The Lab 2021 is a big year for Ducati, the Italian motorcycle manufacturer has tons of new stuff coming down the pipes, including a completely redesigned Monster and new ‘Monster Plus’. Although we’ve seen the new Multistrada already in production at the Borgo Panigale factory, it’s now the new Monster’s …
Check Out Vespa’s 75th Anniversary Series
75 Years Of Scooting Vespa scooters have become one of the industry standards when it comes to small-displacement commuters, and have seen a ton of success throughout its 75-year history. Since its patent filing date of April 23rd, 1946, all the way up until 2021, we have seen 75 years of Vespa evolutions, and to …
Yamaha’s TMAX Gets Limited Edition For 20th Anniversary
It’s A 20th Birthday Party Although scooters can often find themselves in the bracket of lower performance due to the nature of the ‘perfect commuter’ lifestyle, Yamaha’s TMAX definitely lives up to its name. The maxi-scooter boasts a 562cc engine for supreme TMAX power, and Yamaha has decided to award the scooter a limited edition …
Scrambler Ducati: Land of Joy Welcomes You on March 10th
So here we are in March 2021 and Ducati has been holding out on some introductions of new models. The team at Borgo Panigale was on the ball with their 2021 model release in late 2020, but there was little change in the Ducati Scrambler lineup. They unveiled the Scrambler Nightshift- which is basically a …
Montana Legalizes Lane-Splitting
Straight Down The Middle: Montana Edition Lane splitting? Lane filtering? Where ever you are in the world, lane filtering can speed up your commute by a hefty sum. Although it can be dangerous when lane splitting when its not legal (drivers haven’t become normalized to it and aren’t expecting it), it can make a huge …
Check Out Indian’s New 2021 Chieftain Elite (Celebrating 120 Years Of Greatness)
Limited To 120 Units! Yeah, you heard that right; there’s a new Chieftain in town, and it’s going to be available in unbelievably low quantities, with a proper pricepoint to back up the limited nature of the motorcycle. Indian’s Chieftain is at the top of the bagger-ladder when it comes to cruisers that are built …
Nolan Has A New Modular Helmet For Entry-Level Riding
Nolan’s New Entry-Level Modular Helmet Modular helmets have come far. What started as an expensive lid with “new tech” being featured (and a high price tag to support this new style of lid) has now become a standard option when it comes to riders selecting their first motorcycle helmet. If you’re a new (or old) …
India’s Bike Of The Year: Royal Enfield Meteor 350
India’s Best Bike The Indian Automotive Awards came to a close recently, and it left us with news that the recent Royal Enfield Meteor 350 was named Motorcycle of the Year. The Indian Motorcycle Of The Year award holds significant weight, given how competitive their low-displacement market is and the sheer volume of sales that …
Welcome: Honda’s 2021 NC750X
The ‘Do Everything Motorcycle’ Honda has a refresh for the 2021 NC750X, and *spoiler alert*; it’s better than ever before. Honda markets the NC750X as a motorcycle fit for any occasion; and the features prove it. The first time I sat on one at the Honda dealership I was confused for a moment trying to …
Sales Spike For Royal Enfield: 10% Rise For For February 2021
Meteor Coming In Hot Pandemic sales continue to steadily increase across the globe; and many OEMs have benefitted from what seemed to initially be a pretty bad situation to begin with. Royal Enfield is no stranger to this surge in sales, and they have reported a 10% increase in sales in February alone when compared …
Polaris And Zero Motorcycles Are Teaming Up For An EV Project!
PolariZero EV Ranger Incoming 2022 It’s been about six months since Zero came forth and announced its collaborative effort with Polaris for an upcoming project. With an EV future blasting the stratosphere and heading to impact earth at terminal velocity, it only makes sense for an OEM like Polaris to jump on the wagon with …
KTM, Honda, Yamaha, and Piaggio Sign Agreement For Swappable Battery Deal
Four-Headed EV Hydra KTM just sent the WBW team a pretty little press release detailing “the creation of a swappable batteries consortium for motorcycles and light electric vehicles”. KTM has got Honda, Yamaha, and Piaggio involved in the deal, and this should hopefully push our EV future even further into the age of tech and …
Spy Shots Reveal New Kawasaki H2 SX Sport Tourer Featuring Radar System!
Radar For The Future What’s arguably cooler (or just as cool, I guess) than a supercharged race bike? A supercharged sport touring bike, of course, geared more towards comfort and long-distance riding! Kawasaki’s supercharged H2 lineup has seen a size increase since the first H2 was released back in 2015. We now have a naked …
The Triumph 2021 Bonneville Line-up Reveal: Modern Additions To Timeless Classics
Triumph is making a splash into 2021 with their most recent evolutions of the Bonneville lineup. Unlike previous years, Triumph has taken it upon themselves to blow some fresh air into the timeless lineup through tons of updates ranging from tech to performance; and even have a new addition to the family with the introduction …
