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After a motorcycle crash, the bike usually gets most of the attention. It is easy to look at broken fairings, bent bars, scraped cases, or a twisted front end and assume the motorcycle tells the whole story. It does not. The helmet, jacket, gloves, boots,

Buying your first motorcycle usually comes with a list. Helmet, gloves, jacket, maybe a battery tender, a cover and a box of tools you don't know how to use yet. What usually doesn't make the list is anything for the pickup that brings the motorcycle home

Ranking dirt is harder than ranking pavement. A great paved road is a great paved road for everyone, but off-road riding splits by terrain, skill and machine before you ever look at a map. A rider chasing Utah slickrock and a family hauling trail bikes to

In December 1956, Soichiro Honda and his sales chief Takeo Fujisawa flew to Europe looking for their next big idea. They came back convinced that neither a moped nor a scooter would do. What they needed was something new entirely, built for a country wher

This week, we have quite a bit of Italian fun in the roster, as well as a considerable record: For the 22nd time, Ducati has won the Manufacturer's Title in WorldSBK, begging the query as to why Ducati keeps on winning. Suzuki has released their 2027 Haya

In 1936, Harley-Davidson bet its future on an engine nobody had asked for. The country was still climbing out of the worst motorcycle sales slump in American history, and the company's big twins were still running on decades-old flathead technology. Into

This week, we have some industry news and a slew of new bikes: Dwayne Johnson's partnering with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's label in a new stunt drama called "Free Byrd," where the former wrestler plays a Las Vegas biker diagnosed with dementia. Harley-D

Nobody agrees on the best motorcycle road in America, which is half the fun of arguing about it. The country has 3.9 million miles of pavement and the overwhelming majority of it exists to move grain trucks and commuters. What's left over, the roads that

(Contributed post for North American readers) Are you planning a road trip on your motorbike or in your car? Sure you must be feeling the adrenaline rush! However to live up to your expectations and to make your trip a memorable one, there are certain thi

This week, we have a rather insane dump of goodies to the ol' docket: Volkswagen's tightening finances and obsession with EV means their advisors are recommending Ducati Motor Holding be sold. BMW Motorrad's CEO, Markus Flasch, has just landed the role of