Motorcycle News
MotoE: Ducati Already Has ‘V21L’ Prototype On the Track
Remember when we covered Energica bowing out of MotoE and the drama surrounding Ducati’s step into the role as MotoE’s electric bike supplier? Well, we knew they had access to Energica’s bikes for study – but we had no clue they’d have a prototype out on the track so soon. A report from MCN states …
Replica 1960’s BatCycle Goes to Auction
Holy Motorcycles, Batman – It’s Built Around an Original Catalina 250! The dawn is coming – and by all accounts, it’s coming in the form of a replica Batcycle about to go up for auction. Our report for today’s bit of gossip comes from TopSpeed, along with the news that the Mecum auction house will …
Can-Am: Women of On-Road (WOOR) Program Gifted Over 18 Awards
Can Am is all about empowering our female riders of the motorcycle community proper – and with 19 awards already tucked into the proverbial belt, they are making a difference in the very best of ways. The report comes from a press release issued yesterday (found for you to peruse on Motorcycle.com), with the main …
AIMExpo: Ricky Carmichael to Attend as Keynote Speaker
We’ve just had word that Five-time AMA Supercross champion and seven-time AMA Motocross Champion Ricky Carmichael will be in the house for 2022’s AIMExpo – and he’s scheduled to be a keynote speaker of the event. The news comes from a press release from AIMExpo, along with the heads-up that the iconic man will be …
Arai: New Colorway for Off-Roading VX-PRO4 Helmet
Arai’s got a new set of colorways for their tried-and-true VX-PRO4 helmet – and considering all their lids are hand painted so meticulously, the red and yellow schemes are nothing short of stunning. Back in the beginning of September, we covered a neat neon-wedge design that Arai had just debuted for the VX-PRO4. Arai, I …
BMW Teams Up with TVS For New Electric Motorcycle Development Deal
The electric motorcycle industry is getting bigger by the day. With Harley-Davidson dropping updates on their new LiveWire ‘Arrow’ electric motorcycle platform (which will be used in the new S2 Del Mar concept), Damon Motors being the usual elusive tease hinting at their new electric HyperFighter Colossus bike pre-CES and Kawasaki blurting outright to the …
Harley Davidson: The Next LiveWire
H-D’s Second Electric Brainchild Could Be A Budget-Friendly Middle-Weight Competitor When the LiveWire One was debuted, many adored the torquey tug and quality components – but at a sky’s-the-limit price of $29,799 USD (The post-2019 price dropped further but still hovered at a base MSRP of $21,999), the bike was beyond the reach of the …
Happy Days: Richard Rawlings Buys Fonzie’s Motorcycle for $230K
“You know what your problem is, Richie?…You’re a nice guy.” Our favourite Gas Monkey Garage owner has just forked over a hefty wad of green for Fonzie’s iconic 1949 Triumph Trophy 500 from the hit show “Happy Days” – and judging by the price tag, ‘bang-for-buck’ wasn’t that much of a concern. Source: Outsider The …
Chicago: World’s Largest Motorcycle Parade Gets Underway with “Toys For Tots”
“If Santa Wore Leather and Had Reindeer Named Harley and Davidson” The world’s largest motorcycle parade is about to go down this coming Sunday on the sunny streets of Chicagoland – and word is that the run will be attracting more than the usual thousands of Harley, Triumph, Indian, Yamaha, Ducati, Kawasaki and Honda attendees. …
Triumph’s Designer Explains The Development Process of the Tiger 1200
Triumph’s designer for the new 2022 Tiger 1200 – a superb gent by the name of Rodolfo Frascoli – has just undergone an interview with Italian media outlet Motociclismo – and we get a sneak peek of what goes on in the lab when creating a top-notch Triumph machine. RideApart is right – with the …
Could This Be the Fastest Dirt Bike Out There? Meet the Electric Stark Varg
Stark Future, a new Spanish electric dirt bike company, has just unveiled its first motorcycle called the Stark Varg. On paper, it seems like this could be the most capable electric dirt bike we’ve ever seen. In fact, the company claims that it’s the “world’s fastest motocross bike.” Stark Future was founded by Anton Wass …
BMW Motorrad Unveils Sao Paulo Jet Helmet For 2022
BMW has added a new jet helmet to its 2022 collection. Called Sao Paulo, the sleek, basic design is bound to make you look good. RideApart reports that the shell on the Sao Paulo is made of reinforced fiberglass of two sizes to fit a range of head measurements. Sizing options range from 53/54 to …
UK Government To Cut Electric Motorcycle Grants
In a recent about-twist, the UK Government has gone from announcing zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the EU by 2050, to encouraging EVs with grants for the masses, to now cutting those same perks. Let’s dig into it. The report from MCN states that “The Department for Transport has announced changes to the plug-in …
Norton: Recent Application Shows Company Request to Change Their Name
Well, this was a fun bit of news to stumble across as I drank my morning gallon of caffeine. The Company Names Tribunal of the UK’s government website appears to hold an application from Norton Motorcycle Racing Ltd. – and they’re requesting a company name change. Let’s chat about it. The history of Norton Motorcycle …
BMW S1000-RR LEGO Technic Kit Slotted for January Debut
So you’re a budget biker. You’ve gotten yourself a decent motorcycle – perhaps a solid Kawi Ninja 650 or a Honda CB500F – you’ve fixed it up yourself, scrounged the aftermarket for new parts, and made a hooning machine your ancestors would be proud of. Still, every money-modest motorcyclist has the ultimate dreamboat kicking around …
Ducati: Keanu Reeves Tests the Panigale V2
Team Red has just had a special guest take a rip on their Panigale V2, and thanks to the support of Ducati North America, the founder of ARCH Motorcycles apparently had a sweet time on the twisties. Our (roughly translated) source comes from D1SoftBallNews, along with the update that Keanu Reeves’s track day was a …
Max Biaggi On His New Speed Record With The Voxan Wattman
Earlier this month, Max Biaggi set a whopping 21 new records — including the speed record for a “partially streamlined electric motorcycle under 300 kilograms” — aboard the Voxan Wattman. The team managed to clock an impressive speed of 283.182mph (455.737kph). Now, a couple of weeks after his record-setting attempt, Biaggi shared his thoughts on …
Harley-Davidson: Devon Countryside May Harbour Military Motorcycle Graveyard
Beyond the abundance of lush rolling fields, wooded valleys, heathland, and tors of England’s Devon countryside is a secret connected to the Normandy beaches of D-Day. That secret, locals insist, is heaps of buried Harley-Davidson military motorcycles (among other equipment) that were brought in when the vets of our country entered to train for what …
Drag Race: MotoE and WSBK Bikes Share The Strip With a Lambo Super Trofeo
Who Do You Think Won? Top Speed’s just covered a fantastic drag race between a WSBK Kawasaki ZX10r Racing-Morrad (Team Pedercini Racing), a Kawasaki ZX-10r (stock form), an Energica Ego electric motorcycle (street version), and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570 Super Trofeo (Victory). To be honest, we’re not sure they even bothered with the Lambo, but …
Harley-Davidson: LiveWire One to Go Public with $1.7 Billion SPAC Deal
Harley-Davidson Bets On The New Gens…Should You? In a big bit of news that popped up Monday, Harley-Davidson is officially making their electric brand LiveWire One a publicly-traded entity valued at $1.7 Billion. “If anything this underlines what we’ve been saying for a long time,” Roth Capital analyst Craig Irwin says. “Detroit, wake up! The …
Steve Mcqueen’s Iconic Triumph R6 Trophy Recycled into a Moto-Inspired Watch
Racking your brain over what to get your loved one for Christmas? It’s hard; they already buy everything they need, and they’ve already got everything they want for bike upgrades in the proverbial shopping cart. So why don’t you get them a little piece of moto history? The report from Gear Patrol states that a …
KTM: 1290 Super Adventure S & R Set To Arrive in US for 2022
KTM’s full-beef 1290 Super Adventure S & 1290 Super Adventure R duo are finally headed to the Americas – and this year’s updates in electronics have given both machines a bit of extra independence. The report from Ultimate Motorcycling states that both machines are set to arrive in the US by 2022, with this model …
Custom Eye Candy: The Shape-Shifting Honda CX500
Yanko Design has been covering some custom beauties lately – and this time, they’ve gone and found a ‘shape-shifting’ motorcycle. Let’s get into it. The brains behind the process included Italian automotive designers Gianluca Bartolini and Francesco Iannuzzi, who purportedly “parted ways with the renowned design house Pininfarina to spin-off their own venture dubbed Dotto …
FIM World Rally-Raid: Team Honda Anticipates 2022 Dakar Rally
The FIM World Rally-Raid Championship is about to kick off for 2022 – and with the Dakar Rally set as the opening event of the inaugural championship, Honda is ready to snatch yet another title for the team. Ready to ride for the Monster Energy Honda Team is Pablo Quintanilla, along with Ricky Brabec, José …
Bike Therapy: Dublin To Build Scrambler Tracks For Antisocial Youth
Dublin is solving the antisocial crisis of the next generation (read; – and they’re doing it by building tracks for youth to use in their free time. “Not everyone will agree or think it’s a good idea,” says Andrew O’Byrne of the Moyross Development Company in Limerick, one of the main beneficiaries of the Department …
Custom Eye Candy: SMCO Tricks Out LiveWire One™ Into a Hooligan Racer
Brothers Aaron and Shaun Guardado started up SMCO (Suicide Machine Co.) in 2010, spending their days selling merch and building custom competition motorcycles in Long Beach “to back up the brand and feed their appetite for racing and performance.” It’s been eleven years, with most of the duo’s efforts realized in the form of Harley-Davidson …
Custom Eye Candy: Earle Motors Suits Up LiveWire One™ for Autopia 2099
Somebody Got Their Hands On A LiveWire One™ And Did Beautiful Things To It Harley’s first custom LiveWire swept the newsstands a mere month and a half ago when Jens vom Brauck, a man in connection with JVB-Moto customs jobs, tricked out the EV as a limited edition signature bike, wrapping it in a blend …
Harley-Davidson: Modded LiveWire One™ Fleet Debuts at Autopia 2099
Every once and a while, it’s worthwhile to travel somewhere new, walk toward a fresh set of ideas, and reset the old grey stuff upstairs. For many in the Powersports industry, that reset came in the form of LA’s Autopia 2099 – “a new and dedicated EV event held at Optimist Studios in Los Angeles …
Harley-Davidson EU To Open Off-Road Adventure School with Dakar Legend Mick Extance
As if it weren’t enough that Ducati’s just come out with their heckin’ big DesertX and MV Agusta’s new teeny-bopper ADV is now spruced up in the form of a Lucky-Explorer 5.5 and 9.5 duo, Harley-Davidson’s now sitting hard on the (very recent, very new) release of their Pan America. How you ask? By launching …
Brembo Launches UPGRADE Program With Moto Range For Bikers
Since their official statement at EICMA, Brembo’s been in the fast lane for advancing the company’s technology, as well as offering their customers the utmost support. To that effect, the Italian brake manufacturer has come out with their all-new ‘UPGRADE Program’ – a system designed to help riders find that perfect setup for their …
British Brand Dot Revives With Launch of Two Guy Martin-Approved 650s
Amidst the rumble of Ducati’s climax to their world premiere with the DesertX, Triumph falling smack into the discovery of their oldest prototype and the tongue-in-cheek ‘release’ of Damon Motors’s HyperFighter Colossus electric motorcycle, comes a small but mighty bit of gossip from across the Atlantic that immediately cocked our ears just so. Guy Martin, …
Ducati World Premiere: Episode Six, “Dream Wilder” With the DesertX
Ducati’s New Queen of the Desert is ‘Born to Enhance Adventure’ Team Red has just released the climax of their 2022 World Premiere – and the Desert X has been tested by none other than 5-time Enduro World Champion Antoine Meo. Let’s get into it. As we expected, the new 2022 Ducati DesertX carries the …
Merlin Releases Co-Branded Leather Jackets To Commemorate Launch of BSA’s Gold Star
British motorcycle gear brand Merlin has just released a sweet pair of leather jackets to complement the all-new Gold Star that BSA released for the public on December fourth. Following a press release, we learned that Merlin was in full support of BSA’s comeback – and with a shiny machine like the Gold Star resurrecting …
“The Great Getaway”: BMW and Elephant Moto Open 2022 Motorcycle Tour Locations
8-day rides on heritage motorcycles for Costa Rica, Portugal and the US https://thegreatgetaway.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/TGG_LONG.mp4 Previously on wBW, we covered the creation of “The Wal” – a modded-out BMW R18 done up in commemoration of Motorrad’s #SOULFUEL movement. Now, the German motorcycle manufacturer has officially presented the locations that will be available for the 2022 season …
Triumph Relives History With Newly Discovered 1901 Prototype
Recovered and Rebuilt for the Masses Triumph’s very first prototype has just been discovered, and it’s not often you find something this special in such mint condition. The first prototype from Triumph was, according to an article from Motoroids, “Long-rumored to exist and referenced within advertising and reviews that appeared in 1901…this first Triumph prototype …
RideSmart Motorcycle School: 2022 Schedule
We’ve just had word that the 2022 schedule is out for the RideSmart Motorcycle School – and given the rush of new riders to the scene since the pandemic, we’re thinking it’d be better to register sooner rather than later. Described by AVGSport as “a Texas Track day motorcycle rider’s school developed to give instructional …
Injusa: Battery-Powered Replica Bikes For the Mini Masses
A genius Spanish toymaker named Antonio Berbegal Verdú started a store back in 1947 that specialized in children’s toys, among other things. That store – called Injusa, today – has a lineup of battery-powered replica bikes for the mini humans of the house. And I want one for my niece. Got a BMW R 1250 GS …
Custom Eye Candy: Buell Racer 2.0 is a ‘Cyclone’-Powered Bob-Job
MB (Martin Becker) Cycles has done it again – and this time, they’ve given us a gorgeously skeletal hardtail fit for a true bobber-lover. The report from AutoEvolution states that the donor for this particular project was “a former Glemseck 101 race bike, sporting a hardtail framework and a 1996 Buell M2 Cyclone’s air-cooled 1,203cc …
Triumph Updates the Tiger 1200 Range for 2022
“Only The Best Will Do” Triumph has just updated their Tiger 1200 range for the new year. Perks include a whopping weight drop and a deliciously long-range potential, among other updates – so let’s get into it. The inline triple of the Triumph 1200 has been updated for increased efficiency, and despite dropping in power …
