Motorcycle News
You Can Now Register for the 2019 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
And You Should You’ve probably heard of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride at this point. If you haven’t it’s the largest charity ride for men’s health in the world. The ride is a worldwide event that raises money to battle prostate cancer and suicide in men. It’s about helping men live happier and healthier lives. The …
Manufacturers Will Allow You to Test Ride bikes at AIMExpo
Throw a Leg Over Several Machines At this year’s AIM Expo in September attendees will have the opportunity to throw a leg over the bikes that they want to ride, according to a press release. Several different manufacturers will offer test rides at the show. Of all of the vendors and manufacturers at the show, you’ll …
Shared Electric Scooters Generate More Emissions Than Many Other Forms of Transportation
Not Very Green Afterall People look to electric scooters and cars and motorcycles and think of them as carbon-free machines. That’s simply not the case. People think of a shared resource like scooters or mopeds as another thing with few evils. Again, not the case. According to a study by researches at North Carolina State …
Harley Releases the 2020 Limited Paint Sets
Add Some Flair to Your Harley Harley-Davidson just announced two special custom paint schemes in various colors for 2020. They’re called the Quick Shift and Mayhem Limited Paint Sets. The special paint jobs can be applied to 2018 and later Breakout and Fat Bob or 2017 and later Road King, Street Glide, and Road Glide …
The French Company Mash Puts Out Its First 650cc Motorcycle
A French Big Boy Coming By Way of China First off, this bike won’t come to the U.S. At least, not anytime soon. Meet Mash’s first big motorcycle. It’s a 650cc bike that’s built with flat-track styling and as cool as all get out. The company sells its bikes in France, and has been selling …
Watch How Vespas Get Made
A Detailed Look at the Iconic Brand If there’s one scooter I could have in my shed, it’d be a Vespa. The brand is iconic. It’s scooters retain their value better than any other vehicle on the road today, and while it would never replace my want or need for a legit motorcycle, I could …
Will Triumph and Bajaj Work Together?
This Could Make For Some Killer Motorcycles It’s been two long years since reports indicated that Triumph and Bajaj could possibly collaborate on some future middleweight models, but now it seems that this idea could come to fruition. According to Money Control, the two companies are working together to get a contract that they can …
2020 Triumph Tiger 1000 Spotted
It Looks Like It Received Some Updates Those crazy spy photographers are at it again, and this time they snagged the 2020 Triumph Tiger 1000 out testing. The images you see here come to us from Morebikes, the publication’s spy photographers were able to nab some images of the bike as it road around. As …
Check Out This Newron Wooden Electric Motorcycle
It’s a Weird One I don’t get why people think they have to make electric motorcycles look absolutely ridiculous. You can make an electric motorcycle look like, ya know, a motorcycle. Case in point is this horrid creation from the company Newron. I do have to give it to Newron, though. The company used the …
Moto Guzzi Is Selling a Lot of V85 TT Motorcycles
It’s Selling Better Than Expected Moto Guzzi has a winner on its hands with the V85 TT. The motorcycle is selling like crazy, according to The LA Times. Apparently, many people are trading in their non-Moto Guzzi machines to get their hands on a V85 TT, and that’s exactly what the company was hoping would …
A Study Shows How Bad Motorcycle Gear Is at Impact Protection
Your Helmet Does Provide Impact Protection If you thought that jacket you wear while riding provides you with good abrasion and impact protection, then you’re really only believing a half-truth. Most gear that you wear provides little to no impact protection according to a recent study reported on by the German publication Motorrad. Your helmet is …
The Motorcycle Industry Council Has a Long-Term Plan To Attract New Riders
More Riders Is Good for Everyone It seems like every company associated with the motorcycle industry wants to see more people out on two wheels. Many of them have special programs and initiatives to make that happen. Well, now the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) has announced its long-term initiative to get more people riding. “While …
Arai Helmets Reveals Two New Corsair-X Graphics
Some New Looks for the Venerable Lid Arai’s Corsair-X full-face motorcycle helmet is one of the better ones on the market. The company revealed some new graphics late last year for the helmet, but we received an email saying they’d add a couple of additional graphics to the list. Let’s take a look at what …
Kawasaki Announces New 2020 KLX230
A Small-Displacement Dual Purpose When you first hear about the fact that Kawasaki is coming out with a 2020 KLX230, you might think that the company is doing away with the KLX250. Actually, Kawasaki will sell the bikes side-by-side. The KLX230 is a budget-friendly dual-sport option and it’s all-new. The bike gets a completely new …
Watch F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo Ride a Minibike on a Track
Hilariously Good Fun As a minibike racer myself—albeit at a much odder venue than the one shown below—I love to see other racers having fun. However, I was a bit surprised when I saw F1 driver Danial Ricciardo’s video on his Instagram page of him riding a sporty minibike on a track. I assumed F1 …
Honda Adds Twin-Spark Engine to CRF250L and CRF250 Rally With New Patent
Updates Will Make the Bikes Better Honda isn’t rewriting the book on its 250cc off-roaders, but it is adding in some updates that should make them a little better. The company will add twin spark technology to the engines of the CRF250L and CRF250 Rally, making the motorcycles more efficient, according to a patent application …
Here are the 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 R and Rocket 3 GT in All Their Glory
The Ultimate Performance Muscle Roadster The Triumph Rocket 3 is a big deal. Literally, it’s a big bike with a massive engine. We’ve been following its development the last several months. Triumph recently put up all the goodies on its website and you can now view them. There will be two models the Rocket 3 …
Could This Ducati Multistrada Spied Testing Be The New V4 Model?
The Rumors Appear to be True There were some rumors floating around that Ducati would put its Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine into a Multistrada, but now it appears as if this rumor could be true. A test mule was spotted testing in Italy. Asphalt & Rubber reported on the bike. The test bike that was spotted …
The Indian Challenger Leaks From a Dealer Meeting
The Challenger Is Coming Soon Dealer meeting with a lot of people? Check. Crappy cell phone video taken vertically? Check. Information about a motorcycle that’s not supposed to get out for some time? Check. It’s definitely a leak, and this particular one is about the Indian Challenger. We reported a while back that Indian had …
Honda Gold Wing Motocross by Dos Honduros Is What the World Needs
Just Gonna Send It Off-Road Gold Wing Style If you thought that you had to have an off-road bike to go off the beaten path, then you were sorely mistaken. The fellas at Dos Honduros have proven that motocross and off-road riding, in general, is all about rider skill and determination. In the video below, …
Broken Roads to Siberia Is a Motorcycle Film Worth Watching
An Adventure of a Lifetime Adventure touring motorcycles let you go places and see things you otherwise couldn’t. The number of riders taking amazing adventures increases all the time, and it’s nice to see some of these journies chronicled on video for the enjoyment of others. In the film below titled Broken Roads to Siberia, …
Motorcycles Will Not Compete at Pikes Peak in 2020
Not the Outcome Carlin Dunne Would Have Wanted We reported on the tragic demise of Ducati racer and King of the Mountain Carlin Dunne’s death at Pikes Peak International Hillclimb when it first occurred. It’s a tragic end to one of the motorcycling’s greatest racers. His death stoked rumors that the officials in charge of …
Zero Motorcycles Isn’t Afraid of Some Competition
Cocky or Just Correct? In a recent interview with Motorcycle News, the CEO of Zero Motorcycles said that he isn’t scared of major manufacturers getting into the electric motorcycle game. Sam Paschel, the company’s CEO, seemed unworried when asked about the big names that are entering the market. He said his company knew the electric …
MV Agusta Sets Sights on Expansion With 350cc and 500cc Motorcycles
Four New Models by 2021 According to new reports MV Agusta has teamed up with the Chinese company Loncin to help them build four new motorcycles that fit into 350cc and 500cc categories. These motorcycles will be designed and developed by MV Agusta and then Loncin will handle production of the motorcycles. If Loncin doesn’t …
Here are Some Spy Shots of Triumph’s Updated Bobber
The Focus Looks to be on Performance Triumph’s Bobber already performed pretty well, much better than many people expected. Now the company is working on an updated model. Motorcycle News, recently shared a bunch of photos of the new bike and discussed the updates spotted on it. First up, the fork was replaced with a …
BMW Teams Up With Hedon to Make Retro Helmets
Expect Some Killer Lids in the Future If you don’t know Hedon, then you’re behind the curve. The company makes beautiful old-school-looking luxury helmets with modern technology and features and ECE and DOT safety approval. The company recently teamed up with BMW to make some special helmets. They will be premium open-face helmets and feature …
Harley-Davidson Cuts Its Motorcycle Shipment Forecast
Fewer Bikes From HD We all know at this point that Harley-Davidson is struggling to gain more riders as its current major demographic ages out of riding. Now the company has had to cut its shipment forecast. According to The Wall Street Journal, Harley expects to ship between 212,000 and 217,000 motorcycles this year. That …
Honda Releases a Smaller X-ADV 150 Scooter
A Baby Adventure Scooter? Sure, Why not? Honda’s X-ADV 750 scooter recently showed how tough it really is at the 2019 Gibraltar Race where it got seventh. Now the company has a smaller version that carries on the bigger model’s mission but with less power. We speculated there would be a 300cc model, but Honda …
Could Honda Bring Back the Deauville?
The Rumors Say It’s Coming Honda used to sell a bike called the NT700 Deauville. It was a 650cc motorcycle with built-in panniers and a more upright seating position. The motorcycle was a middleweight touring machine that was well-like in Europe. It didn’t last forever, though. Now there are rumors of the company bringing back …
The Forcite MK1 Smart Helmet Launches in Australia
A Smart Helmet For the Future We reported on Forcite a while back, the smart helmet company has an innovative product unlike any other on sale today. Forcite just launched its MK1 smart helmet in Australia and will expand to other markets in the near future. You can order the helmet on the company’s website, …
Shots of the Production Version of the 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 Have Appeared
Here’s a Look at What’s Coming We’ve already reported on the TFC version of the Triumph Rocket 3. Now we have some more insight on the production version of the bike. This version won’t be quite as special as the TFC one, but it’ll still pack gobs of torque, plenty of power and most of …
It Looks Like Tariffs Could Impact Affordable Electric Scooters
Imported Bikes Could Be More Expensive There are plenty of companies selling electric bikes, specifical scooters outside of the U.S., some of them, like Niu Technologies would like to bring their scooters to the U.S. but the company is finding it harder to do so and be able to sell their products at an affordable …
Top Gun: Maverick Looks Like It has Some Killer Motorcycles In It
Tom Cruise Is Back on a Ninja Top Gun was the movie that forever put motorcycles and fighter jets together in my mind and the minds of many other people. Tom Cruise’s character pilots some amazing jets in the film but he also rides an awesome Kawasaki GPz900R. The new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick …
Energica and Dell’Orto Team up to Make EV Power Units for Smaller Motorcycles
Dell’Orto Is Preparing for the EV Future Dell’Orto and Energica have entered a partnership to develop and produce a new power unit for electric vehicles. Those electric vehicles are ones on the smaller side. Small and medium electric motorcycles are their target, according to the press release. A lot of people have heard the Dell’Orto …
Missouri Governor Keeps Mandatory Helmet Law in Place
You’ll Still be Required to Wear it We reported on the fact that Missouri lawmakers wanted to repeal the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law. All that had to happen was that the Governor had to sign it. He was expected to do so. However, in a surprise decision, Governor Mike Parson vetoed it. You still …
Most Reviewers Like the Harley LiveWire
Harley’s LiveWire Impressed Many As you can probably tell at this point, Harley shipped a bunch of journalists out to Portland, Oregon, to have them test out the company’s new LiveWire. The LiveWire is Harley’s somewhat controversial entrant into the electric motorcycle field. The bike would be well received by many more people if it …
Carlin Dunne’s Mother Issues a Statement Urging Pikes Peak to Keep Motorcycles
A Heartfelt Statement from a Mother Who Gets It The devastating news of Carlin Dunne’s death at Pikes Peak has sent shockwaves through the motorcycle industry and raised some questions. Recent reports indicate that race officials are considering whether or not to continue with motorcycles or exclude them totally from the race. In a recent …
Could Motorcycles Get Banned From Pikes Peak?
A Result Carlin Dunne Would Not Have Wanted In the wake of Carlin Dunne’s death while racing up Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, officials are now considering whether or not to have motorcycles included in the event at all. According to The Colorado Gazette, Cheyenne Edition, race officials are having serious conversations about excluding motorcycles …
Indian and Veterans Charity Ride Team Up to Help Veterans
We All Know Riding a Motorcycle Is Therapy Indian Motorcycle has teamed up with motorcycle groups supporting veterans before, and now the company is continuing to do so. It partnered with Veterans Charity Ride to for the fifth annual ride to Sturgis. The ride will take place on July 25. Participants in the ride will go …
Exclusive: Chris Harris Says He’d Like to Have More Motorcycles on BBC Top Gear
More Two-Wheeled Machines? Yes Please Season 27 of BBC America’s Top Gear premiered on Sunday, July 14. Before its debut, I had a chance to have a nice chat about the new season with Chris Harris, one of the hosts. During that conversation, I brought up motorcycles, and Harris said he would like to have …
