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Doug Lampkin Trains “Riders for Health” Workers in Lesotho
Yes, the 12 World Trials Championship Rider Riders for Health couriers use motorcycles to get much-needed healthcare to remote areas of southern Africa. In order to do that, they need to be able to ride the stink out of their little Suzuki DR200 motorcycles. According to Motorcycle News, Doug Lampkin is in Lesotho training these …
BMW Suspends Motorcycle Production
Following in the Footsteps of Others The COVID-19 outbreak is having serious impacts on companies across the globe. BMW has now joined the ever-growing number of motorcycle manufacturers who have announced a suspension of production. Not long ago KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas suspended production as did Ducati and several other motorcycle-related companies. BMW announced on …
Harley-Davidson Announces New Parts for Customizing You Bike
Make Your Harley Stand Out If there’s one thing that Harley guys like to do it’s to customize their bikes to make them more enjoyable and stand out from the crowd. Harley-Davidson knows this and because of that, it has decided to put out a slew of new parts in 2020 for customizing all sorts …
ECE Will Update Its Standards to Improve Testing
More Extensive Testing Is a Good Thing The ECE 22-05 testing that is in place for helmets in European countries has been in place for two decades now. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has a new testing procedure that it will put out. It’s called ECE 22-06. This upgrade to the testing …
Sidi Closed Its Factory and Offices Due to Supply Chain Disruptions
Can’t Make Stuff Without Raw Materials According to a recent release from Motonation that was sent to us, Sidi’s factory and offices are shut down. Coronavirus is the root cause, but the facilities have experienced no cases of the illness. The reason for the shut down is that there are disruptions with the delivery of …
Beating on a Bike Bought From Amazon for 72 Hours
Torture Test for Quality I reported a while back on the YouTuber that bought the most expensive street-legal motorcycle he could find on Amazon. It was a sportbike of an unclear brand with a Lifan engine that he paid about $2,500 for. While the motorcycle seemed like not such a bad buy at first, he …
Game Over Cycles New York-Rzeszów Wins Award at Daytona Bike Week
Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show’s Winner Game Over Cycles makes some of the most impressive custom motorcycles out there. At the recent Daytona Bike Week, the builder won the Rat’s Hole Custom Bike Show award in the Over 1000cc Custom category for its custom Harley. The bike that won is called the New York – …
Royal Enfield J1D Motorcycle Coming in April 2020
A New Mystery Model From RE Royal Enfield will reveal a new model in April, and that model has been called the J1D. It will certainly get another name, but it’s unclear what that name will be. The company has trademarked the names Flying Flea and Roadster, so it could be one of those, but …
Revan’s New Helmet Camera Is Your New Motorcycle Dashcam and Blind Spot Monitor
A Handy Camera The startup company Revan wants to make riding your motorcycle safer. It has a fancy new camera for your helmet that attached to the top of your helmet is includes a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera. There’s also a battery pack that mounts at the back of the helmet and a …
Watch the New Kawasaki ZX-25R at Jerez
Watch and Listen The Kawasaki ZX-25R is a new model from the company, and it’s one of the most interesting. The bike is a 250cc sportbike but it’s a four-cylinder inline engine. The tiny four pot’s cylinders get 62.5cc of displacement each. That’s like four little scooter engines working together. Yes, please. The motorcycle engine …
The Quail Motorcycle Gathering Rescheduled for Next Year
Coronavirus Strikes Again! You can just expect that pretty much any motorcycle event coming up will be postponed or canceled due to the Coronavirus. Now The Quail Motorcycle Gathering in California has been rescheduled for May 15 of 2021. Bumping the event to next year is really the smartest move because nobody knows what will …
Ducati’s Scrambler Desert Sled Performed Well in the Mint 400 Hooligan Class
Scrambling to a Win Ducati’s Scrambler Desert Sled is a killer bike, even off-road. This was put on display at the Mint 400 in the Hooligan Open Class. Ducati partnered with Fasthouse to make this happen. The bikes were ridden by Jordan Graham and Ricky Diaz. There was a third Ducati Scrambler in the race …
Yamaha Suspends Production in Italy and France Due to Coronavirus
More Shutdowns Yamaha is far from the first company to shut down production facilities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but it likely won’t be the last. According to MoreBikes, the company has suspended production at two of its facilities. The first is in Italy and the second is in France. Production at the …
Ducati Closes Until 25th of March Due to Coronavirus
Reorganizing Production Lines Things are getting serious with Coronavirus now. Several brands have shut down facilities, races have been canceled, and now Ducati has announced it will shut its production facilities until March 25 for about a week to implement safety measures. The company noted that all support services will remain in action. The company …
Coronavirus Cancels the 2020 Isle of Man TT
Only the Second Time in History The Isle of Man government officially canceled the Isle of Man TT race due to the COVID-9 virus concern. The event was scheduled for May 30 to June 13. It will not happen. This is only the second time in the race’s history that it has been canceled. “The …
Get This 650 HP Suzuki Hayabusa
Stupid Power The Suzuki Hayabusa is known for being a super-fast machine, and one that some love and others don’t. The motorcycle you see above is one that’s hard not to like. It’s a World Land Speed Record holder. It was engineered by Mick Ellis of BDR Performance and it is for sale, according to …
Honda Updates Gold Wing’s Navigation
Fixing Some Minor Issues The Honda Gold Wing is one of the best motorcycles ever made, and the most modern iteration of the bike is the best it has ever been with more technology and creature comforts than ever before. It’s a killer touring bike with a top-notch infotainment system. The infotainment system and GPS …
KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas, and Moto Morini Stop Production
COVID-19 Shutting Things Down The motorcycle industry is just as susceptible to global crises as any other industry. According to RideApart, KTM, Husqvarna, GasGas, and Moto Morini all suspended production recently due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has taken the world by storm. The number of cases of the virus has only increased in recent …
Super Soco TSx Is the Cool Beginner Electric Motorcycle
Small and Ready to Zoom About The company Super Soco has a new electric bike called the TSx that takes a different route than most of the other new electric bikes out there. This machine is designed as a beginner model. It’s the equivalent to a 50cc motorcycle, according to Electric Motorcycles News and targeted …
Honda’s CT125 Production Model Appears in Design Filings
The 125 We All Need Honda’s Mini-Moto lineup is getting pretty awesome. The company has the Grom, Monkey, Super Cub and now the CT125. The company showed off a concept of the bike not long ago, and now Motorcycle.com has spotted some design filings that show the production version of the motorcycle. As expected, it …
The Ducati 2021 V4 Multistrada Was Spotted Testing
Looks Finished If you’re anxiously awaiting the new V4 Multistrada from Ducati, then I have good news! Sorry, it’s not quite ready yet, but the bike was spotted out testing, according to MoreBikes. The motorcycle honestly looks more or less finished. The bike that was spotted was wearing a camo wrap to hide the specifics, …
Shark Introduces New EVO-ES Modular Helmet
A New Modular From Shark Shark makes some top-quality modular helmets. They’re quite unique, too. The chin bar flips up and all the way out of the way to the back of the helmet, allowing you to easily wear the helmet as an open face lid if you’d like. The company recently added a new …
Indian Motorcycle Teases Another Jack Daniel’s Collaboration
Whiskey and Bikes Indian Motorcycle announced its fifth collaboration motorcycle with the whiskey maker Jack Daniels. The company will reveal a new limited-edition motorcycle at the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. It is unclear exactly what the new bike will be but some teaser images released by the company showcase some specifics. The …
Husqvarna Now Has a 701 Enduro LR
LR Stands for Long Range Dual-sport machines aren’t usually equipped with huge gas tanks and many guys take these bikes way off into the wilderness. Range anxiety can be a factor. Husqvarna is aware of this and has now released a long-range 701 Enduro. The LR version of the bike gets a bigger gas tank …
Harley-Davidson’s Infotainment Will Now be Compatible With Android
Upgrading Harley Tech A lot of you know that Harley has a pretty nice infotainment system in its new bikes. The company released the Boom Box GTS in 2019, and it was compatible with iPhones, connecting them to Apple CarPlay. Now Harley has announced that all of its 2021 Touring, CVO, and Trike models will …
Questions Raised Over Norton Motorcycles Pensions Scheme
This is Far From Over The Norton Motorcycles collapse is a sad state of affairs. Now MPs from the Work and Pensions Committee have written to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about what happened. In a letter to the regulator, the committee says the following, according to MoreBikes: “The arrangement began in 2012. Could The Pensions …
Yamaha Patents a Motorcycle That Detects Its Own Damage
It Bruises so to Speak Yamaha is looking straight to science fiction for this latest patent spotted by MoreBikes. The company has a carbon fiber framed motorcycle that can detect any time the bike is damaged. MoreBikes says the bike essentially bruises. This can be helpful for identifying where, how, and if the damage is …
Harley-Davidson Highlights the XR750’s 50th Anniversary
One of the Best Harleys Ever Harley-Davidson will likely be extra motivated for the American Flat Track racing season in 2020. It’s the 50th anniversary of the legendary XR750. In 1970, the company changed dirt track racing with the introduction of the XR750 flat tracker. The bike replaced the KR and went on to be …
Belgian Bike Maker Saroléa Reveals the N60 MM.01 Electric Motorcycle
And Matching Gear You may have heard of Saroléa the company had a bike called the Manx7 that it released in 2018. Now the company has a new bike called the N60 MM.01. Horrible name, I know, but it has some things that will pique your interest. The fully electric motorcycle looks like a Saroléa …
Honda India Increases Electric Scooter Focus in India
The Electric Start for Honda I’ve been waiting for one of the big Japanese bike manufacturers to really get into electric bikes, and now it seems Honda Motorcycle and Scooter of India will be one of the first. With all motorcycle companies taking a serious look at electric motorcycles and scooters, it only makes sense. …
Cleveland CycleWerks Reveals More Info About the Falcon Electric Motorcycle
The Complete Specs With the reveal of the Cleveland CycleWerks Falcon electric motorcycle just around the corner on March 20th, the company is teasing and showcasing things about the bike all the time. Recently the entire spec sheet for the Falcon 01 and Falcon BLK appeared on the company’s website. In case you didn’t hear …
Cake Is Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies List
In the Transportation Sector I recently reported on the fact that Cake has a new, more affordable version of its Kalk motorcycle. It’s called the Kalk INK. Well, its work must be paying off. Now one of the company’s communicaitons folks has shared with me that it was named one of Fast Company’s list of …
The Bajaj Dominar 250 BS6 Is Coming Soon
Get Ready for Some KTM Engineering The Bajaj Dominar 250 BS6 was teased by the company in a short 13-second-long video. The teaser doesn’t actually show the bike or tell you anything about it other than the fact that it is “coming soon.” With that said, there’s plenty of things I can say about the …
Native Moto Adventure Will Sponsor the 2020 Quail Motorcycle Gathering
Two Cool Things Combine The Native Moto Adventures has decided to launch a special five-day Quail version of the company’s Highway 1 ride. This new ride will include a VIP pass for a full day at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering near San Francisco. Riders will spend three full days of zooming along the Pacific coast …
The Zontes 800cc Could Challenge the MT-09 in 2022
A Good Contender From China You probably haven’t heard of Zontes. The motorcycle company is from China, and now the company has released a rendering of a new 800cc motorcycle that could come in 2022. The motorcycle has a triple engine and a naked design. The rendering is a pretty darn good-looking motorcycle. If Zontes …
Deals We Love This Week: Huge Discounts on AGV Helmets
58% Off Should Get Your Attention Every week, I take a look at the deals out there and pull together some of the best ones to help you find gear at a reasonable price. This week, I noticed that Revzilla had slashed prices on all kinds of AGV lids. This means you can get yourself …
What You Get When You Buy the Most Expensive Street Bike Off Amazon
A Surprisingly Competent Machine I wouldn’t recommend you buy a motorcycle sight unseen off of a website, but that’s exactly what the guys at Bikes and Beards did. They bought a sportbike from Amazon, specifically the most expensive sportbike on the website they could find that was street legal. It was $2,495 The motorcycle arrived …
Envate Promises 5 Minute Charging Time
That’s About as Long as I Want to Wait Filling up a gas tank is quick and easy. Recharging a battery … not so much. One of the biggest hurdles for electric motorcycles has been charge times. That could change. Enevate claims its batteries will be able to recharge in as little as five minutes …
BMW Will Unveil the R18 in April
The Big Cruiser Is Coming Soon The BMW R18 concept bikes have everyone excited for what is to come, and there have been some leaks about what the production bike will actually look like and BMW has made a few different concepts (one is shown above), but now some official information from BMW points to …
