Motorcycle News
Royal Enfield’s Himilayan Deliveries Delayed
… And For Good Reason An article recently posted by BikeDekho dives into the subject of Royal Enfield potentially halting deliveries of their popular Himalayan dual-sport model. The fact of the matter is that Himalayans will be on hold for a while… But the more important piece of info we should be seeking is “the …
New Footage Unveils The Wreckage Found Following Top Mountain Crosspoint Museum Fire
230 Motorcycles and 10 Vintage Cars Claimed By The Flames I do not take any enjoyment have to bear the burden of showing you these images/videos. Looking at these images of the result of the Top Mountain Crosspoint Fire is like staring a loved one in the face at an open casket funeral (too much?). …
Norton Motorcycles New Facility In Final Stages Before Grand Opening
The Resurrection Continues I feel like I have to mention this in every article I write about anything Norton-related, but boy; have they had a turbulent decade leading into 2021 with all kinds of twists and turns pulling them away from reaching their goal. CEO, John Russel mentioned that Norton needs a full facility and …
A Legend Will Return to Suzuki’s Lineup
In 2018, the Suzuki Hayabusa was taken off the European market. After being one of the world’s fastest production bikes for almost 20 years, it was time to hang up the gloves. Europe was also putting the squeeze on bikes that weren’t hitting the required emission standards, thus leading to the discontinuation of quite a …
Harley-Davidson Gives Beginner Bikes the Boot
Harley-Davidson recently held a virtual launch to unveil their 2021 lineup. The event was held to focus on what was new to come but also marking the end of some popular models that have disappeared from their website. Harley-Davidson’s most recent models to hit the chopping block were the small-and-medium-sized, Street 500 and 750. This …
Upgrade Your Coms System With Sena’s Premium HD Speaker Kit
For the 10C Evo & 10C Pro If you have taken the plunge into the full Sena experience through the addition of one of their 10C Evo or 10C Pro systems and are looking for ways to make the user experience greater than ever, Sena has a new HD speaker replacement kit that is available …
Check out this New Aprilia RS 660 Trofeo!
The Bike Even Comes With Its Own Racing Series! Aprilia has been busy at work filling in the gaps of their motorcycle line-up with the addition of their new lineup of 660 motorcycles. The RS 660 debuted late last year, and we just got recent news of the Tuono 660 being thrown into the mix. …
The Return of a Legend is Official: 2022 Kawasaki KLR650
Kawasaki has now released details on the 2022 Kawasaki KLR 650. The KLR has been legendary in the adventure riding world since it’s release in 1987. A very straightforward, four-stroke single-cylinder with lots of fuel capacity at a fair price point. Since 1987, not a lot has changed with Kawasaki KLR other than a slight …
2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure Gets Cruise Control Radar
Smarter Than Ever KTM has taken the liberty to integrate its new cruise control radar into all 1290 Super Adventure variants, including the base model among other tech updates. The entire electronics package for the KTM 1290 Super Adventure has seen a revolutionary round of updates for the 2021 model year. Starting with the cruise …
For Harley Davidson, 2021 Could Be Their Year
Warning! This editorial is actually about the imminent arrival of the Pan America adventure motorcycle, but it takes a while to get there. Skip ahead for some spy shots and predictions if you like at any time. Harley Davidson unveiled their 2021 lineup of motorcycles in a COVID19-friendly, online event on January 12th. You can …
New Indian FTR 1200 Is Ready for the Road
Born in the Dirt, Designed for the Street Indian’s FTR 1200 has its roots deeply seeded in their flat track racing heritage. American flat track racing – for those unaware – is the act of skidding your motorcycle around a dirt oval in circles until a winner crosses the finish line. The sport is difficult …
Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS Spotted In Wild
A reader over at the (very important) MCN blog has sent in some photos of the fresh and upcoming Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS. These photos come in perfect timing, as I just covered Triumph’s official teaser for the motorcycle last week. The official teaser video that Triumph put out recently was perfect and left …
Japan Sees 2021 Yamaha SR400 Launch
If The Meteor is Spotify, The SR400 is Vinyl With Royal Enfield’s Meteor, Honda’s CB350 (GB350 in Japan), and a plethora of other similar bikes making their debuts, the middleweight classic-styled market is booming with new motorcycles; Yamaha is showing up to the party with their own updated SR400 that was just released in Japan …
BMW Motorrad Has Second Best Sales Year In 2020
Over 150k Motorcycles Have Been Sold By BMW in 2020 Alone Despite a global pandemic, motorcycle sales have managed to remain pretty steady over the last year. Whether you want to put the blame on lockdown boredom, or good business & sales tactics, at the end of the day motorcycles are selling like hot-cakes globally. …
Moto Guzzi Has Three Special Editions To Celebrate Centennial Heritage
One Hundred Years 2021 is a very special year for the Moto Guzzi brand; the company is celebrating their centennial year (100th anniversary as a company) and as a result, have a ton of special edition motorcycles coming down the pipes for Guzzi enthusiasts to fight over. 100 years in any business is no small …
Fantic to Acquire Motori Minarelli From Yamaha
A Deal’s A Deal After a long deal-making process with many lawyers and onlookers involved, Yamaha and Fantic are now in the final stages of transferring ownership of Motori Minarelli as Fantic’s presence in the ever-growing EV and small-displacement market increases. Motori Minarelli has been around for 70 years producing small-displacement motorcycle engines as well …
Harley-Davidson’s Street Bob 114 Joins The 2021 Model Range
Out With the Old, In With the New I just made an article about KTM ditching the 790 model and bumping up the displacement for the 2021 model year, and it appears as though other OEMs have taken note of this philosophy (just kidding, it’s only a coincidence); Harley-Davidson has taken their Street Bob from …
Fire Destroys Austrian Motorcycle Museum Along with All Contents
Yesterday a massive blaze was seen from miles away, coming from Austria’s TOP Mountain Motorcycle Museum. The fire has destroyed the entire building along with around 230 irreplaceable motorcycles. Fire crews were able to prevent loss to the surrounding buildings but the museum and its rare contents are completely destroyed. At this time, the cause …
2021 KTM 890 Duke Gets Power and Tech Upgrades
More Powah’ Baby! For the 2021 model year, KTM decided to take the 890 Duke R’s engine and drop it into the older 790 Duke, bringing a brand new 890 Duke standard model into the Duke family picture. With the original 790 Duke falling short of the MT-09 (perhaps it was to be more closely …
Ducati Reaches 350,000 Total Monsters Sold
30 Years In the Making The “Monster” motorcycle name is completely synonymous with the Ducati brand by now and the sales figure to prove it; the motorcycle that pioneered the modern-day hyper-naked styling that we find in so many recent models has managed to sell its 350,000th model. A cause for celebration; after 30 extremely …
2021 Honda CB350 Makes It’s Way To Japan As “GB350”
350cc’s For $2.5k USD The Honda H’Ness CB350 has done a fantastic job in its Indian market debut with great sales and plenty of happy customers. Typically, Honda has a knack for releasing their new rides in Japan first, but with the CB350 they took a different approach and looped-around backward. Honda has the CB350 …
Here’s A Look At The Updated 2021 Aprilia RSV4 and Tuono
More V4 Power! Aprilia has already brought us the grand unveilings of the new Tuono 660 and recently debuted RS 660 – so now it’s time for their bigger full-size brothers to get some time in the spotlight. The RSV4 and Tuono V4 are coming into 2021 with some notable updates to the base and …
Husqvarna’s Norden 901 Release Delayed By Patents
Adaptive Cruise Control Might Be In The Cards It’s been quite some time since the covers were torn off of Husqvarna’s plans to bring a larger adventure bike to the market, and many of us have been wondering when the heck we can expect an official release as the anticipation for this model increases. At …
2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 And GT To Come With Semi-Active suspension
Sport Touring With An Updated CP3 The new MT-09 saw quite a sizable amount of updates when it was unveiled by Yamaha late last year. The new Tracer 9 comes with updates in a very similar vein; the motorcycle is getting a pretty big visual overhaul and lots of new tech is finding it’s way …
EV Motorcycle Alrendo TS Bravo Could Launch In May 2021
The Perfect Low-Cost EV Commuter? The EV motorcycle market welcomes as many new manufacturers as it can possibly fit. Alrendo is looking to make its way into said market with their debut electric motorcycle dubbed the ‘TS Bravo’ expected to launch in May of this year (Europe only). Alrendo makes their EV bikes out of …
Moto Guzzi Bumps Torque Figures For 2021 V85 TT
New Tires, Bigger Torque Numbers The V85 TT is a relatively newer motorcycle model from the crew over at the Guzzi factory. Although it has only had a brief two-year stint in today’s market, Moto Guzzi has already found some areas of the motorcycle worth improving with the upcoming 2021 model. At the moment, the …
Triumph’s New 2021 Speed Triple 1200 RS Teaser Is Here
“The Revolution is Coming” Triumph has been a little bit behind schedule when it comes to 2021 model unveilings, but it appears now that decision was for the better. Good things sometimes come late, and the new 2021 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS is certainly a good thing. Up until this point, we had a …
KTM’s 125 and 390 Duke Come Euro 5 Compliant For 2021
The Euro 5 Bug Bites The Duke Brothers Manufacturers have come a long way when it comes to bringing “cool” styling features to low displacement motorcycles, and KTM’s lineup of small bikes are no different. They look directly related to their enormous (in comparison) 1290 brothers, and now – most importantly – come fully Euro …
Harley-Davidson Gives The Boot to Future EV on its Website
Since Jochen Zeitz stepped into the role of CEO, Harley-Davidson has been focused on the company’s “Rewire” strategy. This consisted of putting the focus back onto HD’s core customers. In the summer of 2020, everyone saw the disappearance of the Harley-Davidson Bronx streetfighter. This was in the fashion of a simple removal from the “Future …
Bring Some Grunt To Your BMW S 1000 XR With New HP Corse Slip-On Exhausts
Bump Up Your “Brap”! HP Corse – a notable Italian exhaust manufacturer – has three new Evoxtreme slip-on exhausts for your BMW S 1000 XR. Slip-on exhausts can either be a time-saver or a time-waster. Replacing an entire system will often give you the benefit of some extra horsepower, but a slip-on option can be …
FBI Smacks Down On Ducati’s North American Headquarters
Trouble In Little Italy Although the incident happened last month on December 17th 2020, news has just recently become public regarding a scheduled FBI raid on Ducati’s North American headquarters. The details are still hazy as to what business the FBI had at Ducati’s home-base, but another publication – Asphalt & Rubber – is reporting that …
The Honda CB350 is Already Seeing A Price Increase
More Expensive Than The Meteor 350 The Honda H’Ness CB350 had a highly successful launch a few months ago when it was introduced to the market as a direct competitor to the Royal Enfield Meteor 350. The launch was actually so successful that Honda managed to move 1000 units in less than a month, but …
2021 Husqvarna Svartpilen 125 Lands In Europe In February
A Sleek Take On The 125 Duke Europe has quite a large market for small-displacement motorcycles thanks to their licensing laws and regulations that prohibit riders from reaching the big bikes until they have spent enough time on A2-suited rides. AS a result, Husqvarna is bringing a small version of their successful Vitpilen in 125cc …
Aprilia 660 Tuareg Test Bike is Spotted in the Wild!
An Aprilia trifecta has been rumored since the EICMA show in 2019. They unveiled their mid-size duo, the RS660 sportbike and the Tuono 660 (concept). In addition to the two 660’s in the spotlight, there was a third bike camouflaged by foliage in a glass box. This was the first “sighting” of an Aprilia Tuareg …
2021 Aprilia Tuono Slated To Arrive Late Q1
The RS 660’s Other Half The Aprilia RS 660 had a successful launch in 2020 with the mid-displacement market hungry as ever. The upcoming 2021 Tuono 660 has official model photos (finally) and official release details to go along with it. When it comes to Aprilia’s large displacement motorcycles – namely the Tuono 1250 and …
Honda’s CRF300L Brothers Confirmed For USA Launch
America: If It’s Bigger, It’s Badder When Europe was first expecting the CRF250’s to land earlier this year, they got this 300 version instead (you can thank Euro 5 for that one) as an attempt to add a little more power to the motorcycle. At the time, we had no way to tell what this …
India Receives the 2021 Kawasaki Z650
India’s Getting Bigger Bikes! This mid-displacement motorcycle market is on the rise, there is no question about it. With Aprilia debuting the RS 660 and many OEM’s following suit with major updates to their mid-ranges (Yamaha, I’m looking at you). Kawasaki shows up to the 2021 mid-range battle with their own revised weapon. The newly …
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Updates Include Tripper Nav System
Tripper For Everyone! Yesterday, we saw a spy shot of the new Royal Enfield Himalayan being tested on public roads with a potential Tripper Navigation System (RE’s lingo for turn-by-turn navigation system). Today I share with you a spy shot of the upcoming Continental GT 650, and it too appears to be sporting this new …
Honda’s GL1800 Gold Wing Gets Comfier For 2021
The Long Way Home Just Got More Comfortable The Gold Wing will go down in history as one of the most legendary, long-running touring motorcycles ever built. They began production in 1974 and haven’t missed a year since then. The 2020 model sure looks nothing like the 1974 version, and for 2021 Honda made sure …
Listen To The Exhaust Of the Bimota Tesi H2
Italian Meets Japanese (Vocalized) The Bimota Tesi H2 has been in the works for quite some time now, and enthusiasts alike are waiting at the edge of their seat to be drip-fed any sort of details regarding the motorcycle. Luckily for us, Bimota finally posted a video (to their official Facebook page) of the H2 …
