motorcycles

(date: 2024-11-02 18:01:00)

The New Honda Rebel 1100 Wants To Attract a Different Breed Of Cruiser Riders

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Out with rugged rawness, in with refinement and tech.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739347/2025-honda-rebel-1100-specs-features-price/

Is This The Sketchiest, Most Out Of Control DIY Electric Minibike?

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Zip ties and duct tape working overtime on this one.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739498/diy-minibike-electric-motor-gofast/

BMW’s New M 1000 RR Is Faster Than Nearly All of Its Owners, Makes More Downforce

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Popping wheelies on the highway doesn’t count as skill.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739489/bmw-2025-m-1000-rr-superbike-horsepower-specs-euro-5-plus/

Oh, Here’s Polaris’ Electric ATV Way Before You’re Supposed to See It

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

This’ll make hunting way quieter.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739475/polaris-ev-atv-electric-patent-leak/

PWC Jackass Knocks Fisherman Off His Boat, Immediately Gets Arrested

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Uhm, that’s actually illegal and constitutes a felony.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739343/pwc-jackass-knocks-fisherman-off-kayak/

Did Porsche Just Save Internal Combustion With Its 6-Stroke Engine?

date: 2024-11-01, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

In theory, this technology could make its way into motorcycles and powersports vehicles, too.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739346/porsche-six-stroke-ice-powersports-applications/

Politically Motivated: NASCAR’s Speed PAC Has Given Cash To Political Candidates For 10 Years

date: 2024-11-01, from: Kickin the Tires blog

By Jerry Jordan, Editor As millions of NASCAR fans prepare to vote for the president and other elected offices around the country in just a few days, many are likely…

https://kickinthetires.net/other/politically-motivated-nascars-speed-pac-has-given-cash-to-political-candidates-for-10-years/

2024 ARCA West at Bakersfield II: Team Reactions, Analysis

date: 2024-10-31, from: Kickin the Tires blog

By Vincent Delforge, Special to Kickin’ the Tires The NAPA Auto Parts 150 presented by West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame, the eleventh race of the 2024 ARCA…

https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/2024-arca-west-at-bakersfield-ii-team-reactions-analysis/

Oregon’s DOT Abruptly Says “No Snowmobiling” on Scenic Highway This Year

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

And everyone’s been left scratching their heads, including the US Forest Service.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739324/oregon-odot-dot-snowmobile-mckenzie-pass/

Another EV Motorcycle Company Is Dead, Joins Countless Others

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

It won’t be delivering bikes to pre-order customers, and it won’t be issuing refunds, either. At least for now.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739344/fuell-emobility-startup-files-bankruptcy-erik-buell/

Bike-Branded Tech Is Dumb, But Manufacturers Keep Doing It Anyway

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Take SENA and Royal Enfield teaming up for a comms system, for example.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739191/royal-enfield-sena-50s-special-edition/

After Mysteriously Leaving Kove, Its Founder Has a New Motorcycle Business

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Definitely not sus. Nope.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739322/kove-former-ceo-founder-zhang-xue/

Kawasaki’s Ninja H2R-Powered Unmanned Drone Could Make Sea Deliveries

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Testing, demonstrations, and development are ongoing.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739326/kawasaki-ninja-h2r-kracer-x2/

CFMoto CForce Owners Should Check Your Quads, They Might Be Part Of This Recall

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

A stuck throttle sounds like the total opposite of a good time.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739195/cfmoto-cforce-800-1000-atv-recall/

Floods Wreak Havoc In Valencia, Spain Ahead Of MotoGP Season Finale

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

At least 70 people so far have died, with numbers expected to rise as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739314/spain-flooding-october-2024-motogp/

Did Road Construction and Bad Signage Just Lead to This Rider’s Death?

date: 2024-10-31, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

If you haven’t run into surprise, poorly marked road construction during a ride, are you even on public roads?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739180/road-construction-death-virginia-rider/

New KTMs to Get Android Automotive Displays, Here’s the Good and the Bad

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

It’s a whole different thing from Android Auto, but there might just be a problem.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738898/ktm-andorid-automotive-displays-2025/

India’s Ultraviolette F77 Now Has European Certification, But There’s a Problem

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Its price tag shot up to nearly thrice that of its local market.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739054/ultraviolette-f77-unece-certification-europe/

Polaris’ New RZR Pro R “Race Replica” Can’t Race, But It’s Still Cool

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

This isn’t the patent we discovered a while back, unfortunately.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739162/polaris-rzr-pro-r-race-replica-limited-edition-utv/

Yamaha Heard You Like Lights, So The New Tracer 9 GT+ Gets Lights for Days

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

That’s just one of several rider experience-focused updates, and Y-AMT is also an option now.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739159/2025-yamaha-tracer-9-europe/

Suzuki’s GSX-8S Team Suzuki Edition Is My Kind Of Track-Ready Naked Bike

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Tape up the headlight, whack off the mirrors, and get some hot laps in.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739058/suzuki-gsx8s-team-suzuki-edition-italy-only/

Motorcyclist Gets Trapped Under Bike, Two Elk Hunters Find and Save Him

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

The kindness of others cannot be discounted. As well as onX Hunt.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739155/motorcyclist-trapped-hunters-save-rescue-onx-hunt/

I Wish the Kawasaki Elektrode Was Around When I Was a Kid

date: 2024-10-30, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Tomorrow’s riders will definitely be better than ever before.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739053/2025-kawasaki-elektrode-20-kids-electric-bike/

California Wants to Mandate More EV Motorcycles, Isn’t At All Based on Reality

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

EV bikes are cool, but the tech and infrastructure isn’t ready for mandates.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739029/california-carb-electric-motorcycles-mandate/

Yamaha Brings On the Hype With the New MT-07

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

The middleweight naked streetfighter finally gets the update it deserves.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738896/2025-yamaha-mt-07-launch-specs-features/

Suzuki’s Recalling a Bunch of Hayabusas For a Very Stupid Defect

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

What’s the one fluid that rubber in a brake master cylinder needs to be able to cope with?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739025/hayabusa-brake-master-cylinder-recall/

Triumph Launches Seven Modern Classic Motorcycles for One Year Only

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Is this what it means when they say, “Style never goes out of fashion”?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739024/triumph-modern-icon-motorcycles/

Honda Factory MotoGP Team Ditches Repsol, Says Hello To Castrol

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

I can’t wait to see the livery of the Castrol-sponsored Honda MotoGP bike.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738899/motogp-honda-castrol-partnership-2025/

This Single-Seat Racecar Is Actually a Super-Fast Motorcycle, And You Could Own It

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Tell me you wouldn’t want to listen to it scream?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739007/rush-sr-race-car-suzuki-gsx-r-1000/

Does Royal Enfield’s New Bear 650 Scrambler Look…Familar to You?

date: 2024-10-29, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/739014/royal-enfield-bear-650-debut-triumph-scrambler/

Zero Motorcycles Is Looking For A Cool $120M In Funding, Teases New Bikes

date: 2024-10-28, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

EICMA is just around the corner; what will we see?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738824/zero-motorcycles-funding-sec-filing/

Watch the Gnarliest Three-Wheeled Goldwing Jump You’ve Ever Seen

date: 2024-10-28, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

This is by far one of the sketchiest and simultaneously impressive things I’ve seen in a while.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738805/three-wheel-goldwing-off-road-jump-cboys/

Here’s What Bike The Bearded Mechanic Chose For The Build-Off Vs OCC’s Paul Sr.

date: 2024-10-28, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

All three participants get a sub-$3K challenge, and TBM’s is American. Any guesses what it is?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738807/bearded-mechanic-bike-buildoff-begins/

ARCA Menards Series West: 2024 Bakersfield II Race Review

date: 2024-10-28, from: Kickin the Tires blog

By Vincent Delforge, Special to Kickin’ the Tires Sean Hingorani’s return behind the wheel of a Venturini Motorsports car quickly turned into a fairy tale. Indeed, the 2023 champion won…

https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-menards-series-west-2024-bakersfield-ii-race-review/

North Idaho Snowmobiling Thrown into Disarray After Last-Minute Wrench

date: 2024-10-28, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Not the best timing, folks.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738804/north-idaho-snowmobiling-plan-issue-2024-2025/

Ducati Scramblers Go Stealthy But Stay Hipster With Latest Update

date: 2024-10-28, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Retro, stealthy, and Ducati—how much more hype can you get?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738697/2025-ducati-scrambler-icon-full-throttle-launch/

This E-Bike Looks So Stealthy, You’ll Forget It’s Even Electric

date: 2024-10-27, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Say goodbye to bulky, heavy frames.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738699/biomega-ber-stealthy-electric-bicycle/

No, Woke Policies and DEI Didn’t Kill Harley’s Sales

date: 2024-10-26, from: Ride Apart, Electric Motorcycle News

Harley did this to themselves.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/738774/harley-davidson-woke-dei-policies-bad-poor-sales/