Motorcycle News
Head of BMW Motorrad Said Possibility of Electric Motorcycle in Five Years
An Urban Electric from BMW Electric motorcycles will be an important part of the future of motorcycling. While I have my reservations about owning one as they are right now, I’m very interested in seeing where things go in the future. My guess is that more and more riders will hear the whine of an …
Royal Enfield Applied for Trademarks on Two New Names
The Sherpa and Hunter It looks like Royal Enfield could expand its lineup with two new bikes in the future. The company has applied for the trademark of two new names for motorcycles. The names are Sherpa and Hunter. It’s unclear how RE plans to use these two names, but Indian Autos Blog and Car …
KTM 490 Adventure Is Coming
Official Docs Reveal the Twin-Cylinder Machine KTM will build a 490 Adventure. In recent documents pointed out by ADVPulse, the Piere Mobility Group, which is the parent company of KTM passed around documents to investors that showed more than a dozen new bikes. One of them is a 500cc parallel-twin adventure bike from KTM. This …
The Sena 50 Series Is Up on the Website
Get the Latest Sena Headsets My colleague Bruce Cole brought it to my attention that Sena’s new 50 Series, which is the next generation for Bluetooth and Mesh Intercom headsets is now up on the company’s website. Sena has been showing off the technology at various motorcycle shows, but now the products are up on …
You Can Buy a New Vespa Online
Get the Scoot You Want When You Want It If you’ve always been a Vespa fan but didn’t want to go all the way down to the Vespa dealer to look at one and place your order, you now have the option of buying your scooter online. Vespa USA now allows online sales for all …
Harley Said the Pan America Is a ‘Two-Wheeled Jeep’
Harley’s Flavor on Adventure The Harley-Davidson Pan America is almost here. Jim saw it (behind glass) at EICMA in prototype form. It’s a different kind of motorcycle for The Motor Company, and it’s exactly what the bike company needs. Harley has struggled to find new riders lately and the Pan America could be one of …
Alpinestars Tech-Air 5 Airbag System Will Debut at CES
The Latest in the Air-Tech Family Alpinestars has a new airbag system for the motorcyclists of the world. The company will debut the Air-Tech 5 airbag system at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), according to Motorcycle.com. The publication reported that Alpinestars has added additional protection to the vest to make it one of the best …
Check Out This Video on how the BMW S 1000 RR Is Made
Impressive and Interesting The BMW plant in Berlin-Spandau makes some of the most amazing motorcycles out there. In a full-length documentary, you get to see exactly how the plant makes bikes like the S 1000 RR. If you like shows like “How It’s Made,” then you’ll love this 49-minute documentary put out by the YouTube …
Kawasaki has a Weird Three-Wheeler in the Works
Some Odd-Looking Patents Three-wheeled motorcycles are some of the weirder machines out there. Kawasaki wants in on the game, apparently. The company recently filed patent paperwork for a three-wheeled motorcycle that utilizes one of the weirdest front suspension systems I’ve seen. Instead of up and down forks, the design uses horizontal links. The motorcycle should …
Liger Mobility Reveals Self-Balancing and Self Parking Scooter
Smart Tech, Smart Solutions How cool would it be to have your scooter parked away in a tight space and be able to call out to it and have it come right up to you? How nice would it be to sit at a stoplight and not have to hold your scooter upright? Well, Liger …
The TT Isle of Man 2 Video Game Looks Amazing
Bigben Games Does it Again The first TT Isle of Man game was called Ride on the Edge, and it was an impressive and immersive experience but now Bigben Games has the second installment of the game with an even more immersive gaming experience. They’ve tried their best to make it as realistic as possible. …
Kawasaki Looks Back at the GPz900R
A Walk Down Memory Lane The Kawasaki GPz900R is one of the company’s most important sportbikes. It featured in the original Top Gun movie and went on to be one of the company’s most successful and impressive models. There’s a new Top Gun out. Tom Cruise reprises his role in the film and he will …
Gas Gas to Expand to Street Bikes Thanks to KTM Partnership
From the Dirt to the Street Gas Gas and KTM have been partnered up for a while now and the companies will be expanding the Gas Gas lineup. The company is known for its off-road motorcycles, but now it seems that it will come out with new street models based on KTM’s platforms. According to …
MOTO eMAG Holds First Fundraiser
Help Support Insightful and Independent Reporting I’m a big fan of anyone who tries to do something different in the motorcycle industry, especially when it comes to media and reporting. MOTO eMAG has been focusing on insightful reporting and editorials for about four years now. The publication has had over 84 issues come out during …
Pricing Released for 2020 BMW F 900 R/XR and S 1000 XR
Now You Know How Much to Sock Away BMW has a few new bikes for 2020, but some of the pricing information was still a mystery even though they’d showed off the motorcycles. That has just changed for the F 900 X and XR and the S 1000 XR. Now that these BMWs have their …
The Ninebot Apex Concept Is Segway’s Electric Motorcycle
A Sportbike from Segway? Okay, so in true Segway form, the company immediately took something that looked genuinely cool and tried to make it uncool by calling it a Super Scooter. Still, if you ignore Segway’s attempt to stupify their latest creation, the Ninebot Apex Concept is actually pretty sweet-looking. It looks like a legit …
Yamaha and Game Over Cycles Team Up For a Wild Custom Niken
It a Won Craziest Bike Award The Niken is a seriously odd machine. It’s unique. It’s innovative, and this particular one that was customized by Game Over Cycles in partnership with Yamaha is the craziest of them all. The bike was showcased at the CUSTOMBIKE-SHOW 2019, in the German town of Bad Salzuflen. At the …
Ducati’s Ready 4 Red Tour Schedule Is Set
Get Ready to Check Out Some Killer Ducatis Ducati is poised to launch its Ready 4 Red tour with its new 2020 models. The company will travel to cities across the country to bring potential customers all of the best of Ducati. The events are free and will begin in early January 2020. This will …
Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman Finish Long Way Up on LiveWires
From Ushuaia, Argentina to Los Angeles, California When I first hear that Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman were going to take Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire from Argentina to California for another show called Long Way Up, I was a bit skeptical. Where would they charge the bikes? Well, now the team has finished the ride and …
Bill Simpson Dies at 79
A Motorcycle Safety Legend Passes On In a huge blow to the motorcycling and automotive communities, the legendary founder of Simpson Racing Products has died at the age of 79. Bill Simpson was an auto racer and an avid advocate for safety in both the motorcycle and automotive industry. We’ve tested many Simpson helmets and …
UK Prices for the Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade Revealed
This Sportbike’s Price Bumps Up The new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade now has a price in the UK. The price according to Honda for the base Fireblade is £19,999. The SP version of the bike comes with a price of £23,499. This new price shows that the standard Fireblade costs as much as the SP version …
Indian Might be Working on an Adventure Bike
More and More Adventure The motorcycle industry is all about the adventure bikes right now. Harley is getting into the game with the Pan America, Triumph has a new Tiger 900, Suzuki has a new V-Strom, and there are plenty of others. Now, according to ADV Pulse, there’s some leaked information about a new Indian …
KTM and CF Moto Join Forces
KTM Shifts Some Production to China Yep, the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure will be made in Hangzhou, China, as a part of a new partnership between KTM and CF Moto. There’s a new nearly 25,000 square foot factory for it. Construction for the plant began in March 2018 and should be done by June 2020. …
The Baby Harley From China Is Now Ready for Production
It’s Called the HD350 Project A while back I reported on the fact that Harley would be working with a Chinese manufacturing company to develop a smaller bike with a displacement of 338cc. Now that bike is ready for production and there are some renderings of the official design (shown above) floating around. Harley-Davidson teamed …
The Spidi Mission Beta Concept Jacket Protects You From Pollution
Not Just Any Old Motorcycle Jacket Spidi has now launched a wearable tech jacket called the Mission Beta Concept Jacket that’s designed to monitor air quality and pollution so that it can warn riders of when they should be wearing a respiratory mask. According to the company, commuter motorcyclists can experience 100 times more pollutants …
Say Hello to BMW’s E-Power Roadster
BMW Going Electric There are quite a few electric motorcycles out or in the works these days, so it’s no surprise to see BMW mixing it up. The company debuted the Vision DC Roadster a while back but since then there hasn’t been much-electrified noise from the Bavarians. Now, the E-Power Roadster is here. It’s …
Helite Will Offer Electronic Airbag Technology on the GP Air Vest and the Turtle 2 Vest
Improving Airbag Technology My colleague Brandon Jackson has been our go-to guy lately for airbag gear. He recently passed along some info from Helite. The company will have some fancy new technology available to its customers for 2020. Helite will be adding electronic airbag technology to the GP Air Vest and the Turtle 2 Vest. …
Husqvarna Launches the Svartpilen 250 and Vitpilen 250 in India
Available in February 2020 At the India Bike Week 2019, Bajaj introduced the Husqvarna brand to the public. Husqvarna is owned by KTM and Bajaj has 48 percent stake in the company. With Bajaj being so influential in the Indian bike scene, it’s no wonder. Husky has two new motorcycles for the Indian market. They …
Ducati’s CEO Becomes the Motor Valley Development Association’s President
A New Appointment The area in Italy known as Motor Valley is aptly named. The headquarters and factories of several famous Italian motoring companies are there, including Lamborghini, Ferrari, Pagani, Dallara, and Ducati are all in the region. With Ducati being placed near the center of this region, the Motor Valley Development Association decided to …
Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton Will Trade Vehicles on the Racetrack
This Should be Fun to Watch Monster Energy has made one of the most interesting events ever possible. Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton will trade vehicles and get out on the racetrack. Both men are sponsored by Monster Energy, so the event was actually fairly easy to orchestrate. The event will take place on December …
Los Angeles has a new Zero Emissions Roadmap 2.0 Plan
80 Percent of New Vehicles to be Electric by 2028 The electric vehicle movement is now in full swing. It’s not just electric motorcycles that are included in this, but they are an important part of the equation. According to RideApart, Los Angeles has an ambitious new goal for electric vehicles. The new Zero Emissions …
Triumph and James Bond Pair Up in “No Time To Die”
Two Models are Featured The new James Bond trailer recently dropped and there are Triumph motorcycles in the film. Two different models. There’s the all-new Tiger 900 and the Scrambler 1200 XE. In the film cars and motorcycles play a prominent role. There are the usual Aston Martin vehicles, but there’s also the Triumph rides. …
The Triumph Tiger 900 Debuts
Another Awesome Adventure Bike The 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 is, in fact, six different motorcycles. There’s the Tiger 900, Tiger 900 GT, Tiger 900 GT Low, Tiger 900 GT Pro, Tiger 900 Rally, and Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Basically, the company has a variation for every little sub-segment of the adventure touring market. The GT …
The Norden 901 Concept is Headed to Production
That’s No Surprise In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Husqvarna says that it will in fact put the Norden 901 Concept into production. It was just last month that Huskey debuted this concept bike and even then we knew it would likely go to production. The motorcycle will be called the Norden 901 and become …
Ducati Organizes a Fundraiser in New York for the Carlin Dunne Foundation
Carlin Dunne’s Lasting Legacy In June of this year, Carlin Dunne tragically died while racing in the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Had he not, he would have set a new record for the fun on the Ducati Streetfighter V4 prototype. Ducati has focused on supporting a number of events for the foundation started in Dunne’s …
Guy Martin Recreates the Famous ‘The Great Escape’ Jump
One of the Most Iconic Movie Scenes Ever Just to be clear, the video below doesn’t show the jump, but Martin did make it. That jump attempt will air on December 8. However, the video below does a good job of setting up the event by providing interviews with numerous people involved in the project …
Could Bimota’s Tesi H2 Make 300 HP?
That Would be Insane The Tesi H2 from Bimota is being co-developed with Kawasaki. The bike broke cover at EIMCA. It’s a sharp-looking sportbike, and one of the most interesting of the show. Kawasaki is rumored to have bought Bimota, and this would be one of the first big projects that the brands have worked …
BMW’s 1,800cc Boxer Twin Specifics Revealed
The Biggest Boxer Yet If the 1,800cc boxer twin that BMW has had in the works for a while interests you, and the concept bikes that the engine has been displayed on have gotten your blood pumping, then you’ll be happy to know that BMW has revealed specifics about the engine. The company has kept …
Royal Enfield Adding Switchable ABS for the Himalayan Among Other Updates
A Better ADV Bike The Royal Enfield Himalayan might still seem like a new bike to some, but it has actually been out for three years, according to RideApart. With that in mind, Royal Enfield will be making some improvements to the model. These improvements and updates are things that will address issues that customers …
Trademark Filings Suggest Honda Will Build the CT125 Trail
The Little Trail Bike Could Come to Life Honda has been the unofficial arbiter of small trail bikes for a long time now. Well, honestly small-displacement bikes in general. Now the company is working towards bringing the CT125 Concept it showed off at the Tokyo Motor Show to market. Recently, the company filed trademark paperwork …
