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NYC’s New E-Bike Trade-In Program Aims To Hit Two Birds With One Stone

Battery safety has become one of the biggest concerns when it comes to all things electric. Everything from Teslas to electric bicycles and e-scooters are powered by a bunch of high-energy cells, which in theory, could burst into flames for a whole myriad of reasons. In big cities like New…

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Yamaha Has Made a Million R15 Sportbikes, They're Still Not Coming To the US

I love small-displacement motorcycles, particularly sportbikes. They may not make sense to a lot of people since the very essence of a sportbike is about going fast. But not small sportbikes. They’re fun, easy to ride, and look like miniature versions of their top-tier siblings.

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This Kei Truck Has a Turbocharged Superbike Engine Heart, and Snowmobile Tracks

A good portion of Americans love the humble Kei truck. Even though they were never sold here, and F-150s reign supreme, folks have gotten on board with the minuscule muscle as they're cheap to buy, cheap to fix, and work like fine Swiss watches. That is, they never break down…

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Ola’s Roadster X Electric Motorcycle Is Real, and It’s Ready To Hit India’s Roads

Ola Electric is a name you’ve already probably heard of, even if its operations are confined solely to the Indian market for now. It has managed to capture global attention thanks to its affordable and tech-loaded EV scooters, and now, it’s venturing into the motorcycle world, too.

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Sturgis the City Is a Mess, But Sturgis the Rally Says Everything is Fine

No matter the year, the number of people attending, or the weird overdose-like deaths, the Sturgis motorcycle rally is a chaotic few weeks. And that'd be the case for literally any town in all of the United States if 500,000 motorcyclists showed up to party, drink, and generally raise hell…

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Can-Am’s Baja Dreams 1000 Are Like a Controlled Explosion

With the moon like a spotlight over our pit stop in the desert, I had one question on my mind: “Do I wipe the headlights or offer them water first?” But I couldn’t ask anyone because my voice had been gone, and the rest of the team was prepping for…

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Good News, LiveWire Lost Less Money Than Last Year

To kick off February, both LiveWire and parent company/sometime production partner Harley-Davidson announced their Q4 2024 and full year 2024 financial information for their respective investors. And while things were pretty grim according to Harley's portion of the presentation, there's a somewhat bright spot to be seen in LiveWire's numbers.

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Harley-Davidson's Revenue Absolutely Tanked Last Year, Future Isn't Looking Bright

Listen, guys. Whether you're a Harley-Davidson motorcycle fan or not, the numbers over the past several years haven't been good. That's not an opinion; that's a fact.

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Can You Put a Motorcycle Exhaust On Your Porsche? Sure, Why Not

Car people and bike people sometimes overlap, and sometimes don't. And the same can also be said of mods for their vehicles. Take, for example, switching out your exhaust.

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What Is This Bike Build Off Update Video Even For?

In 2024, in a series of dramatic video posts of YouTube proportions, Paul Sr. of Orange County Choppers, Sean of Bikes and Beards, and Craig of the Bearded Mechanic all agreed to participate in a Bike Build Off challenge. They said it would be for charity, though the exact details…

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One-Of-One Yamaha TMAX XX Will Change the Way You Think About Scooters

Custom motorcycles are cool for a whole number of reasons. For one, they’re all about self-expression—rolling pieces of art that blend craftsmanship, performance, and attitude. It doesn’t really matter if it’s a café racer crafted from a Triumph Thruxton, a retro-inspired roadster like the Royal Enfield Interceptor, or a high-performance…

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Rigid Industries Has Some Dope-Looking New Light Bars For UTVs

The fun doesn't stop when the night returns. At least not the fun I have with my family's Can-Am Maverick X3. Despite the lack of light from the sun, we still head out into the field and woods for nighttime rips or return home after a day's worth of backcountry…

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Outfitter Jody Smith Picks His UTV Over His Truck Most Days, Which Makes Sense

Trucks are essential to a lot of folks. They help us haul and tow and get shit done. They're invaluable tools to many. But they're becoming increasingly too expensive to purchase, operate, or even work on, making the idea of the humble work truck almost obsolete. I mean, are you…

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This Motorcycle Maker Wants You to Know About CNG Motorcycles: Here’s Why It Matters

No country in the world loves its motorcycles quite like India does. With more than 20 million two-wheelers sold each year, India dwarfs even China and Indonesia when it comes to sheer volume. And it’s true, bikes are the backbone of India’s transportation structure. They make sense, given how dense…

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It’s a Terrible Decision for Kove To Pull Out of This Motorcycle Racing Series

Kove took the minds of motorcyclists and the rally raid scene by storm during the past couple of years. It was shocking to think a company could produce an off-road rally bike that could mix it up with the best in the business but for half the price. And if…

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Guy Who Crashed Drone Into Firefighting Plane, and Founded Treyarch, Pleads Guilty

As some of the worst fires in area history raged in Los Angeles, Altadena, and Pasadena in January, two Super Scooper planes on loan from our Canadian neighbors flew down to help.

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EV Snowmobile Maker Taiga is Back After Nearly Dying

Taiga, the electric snowmobile and personal watercraft maker, had a tough year, to say the least. In addition to laying folks off, the powersport company declared bankruptcy late into 2024 and its prospects for the future were bleak. Especially since when it had originally filed its financial results, it failed…

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Could Harley-Davidson or Other Motorcycle Manufacturers Move To India?

[UPDATE February 4, 2025: Late on the evening of February 3, the Trump administration announced a 30-day pause on tariffs against both Canada and Mexico.

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Could Yamaha’s FZ-S Hybrid Point To More Mainstream Hybrid Motorcycles?

Manufacturers are scrambling to make bikes more efficient, as lowering emissions while pumping out more performance is the name of the game. This is especially true now, given the rising cost of fuel and stricter emissions regulations pretty much all over the world. At least, everywhere else apart from the…

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Get Ready for the 2025 Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials, as Dates Announced

Motorcycles, in general, are polarizing in the sense that some people love them, and some hate them. Motorcycle racing takes this polarization and makes it even more extreme. But something about the Bonneville salt flats transcends the stereotypical view of gearheads.

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Honda Represents 40 Percent Of the Entire World's Motorcycle Market

There are some seriously big names in the motorcycle world that everyone pretty much knew from the start, and will more than likely outlive today’s generation of riders. You know, the likes of Yamaha, Ducati, and BMW. But as big as these names become, none of them are quite as…

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Polaris Will Now Sell You a $140,000 Race-Ready UTV, One That Could Get You a Podium

While trolling the patent office's database a few months ago, we came across a rather interesting-looking patent by our good friends at Polaris. It was, at the time, wild to see, as the patent drawings showed a race-ready UTV. But the machine in question was just slightly different compared to the…

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KTM's Parent Company Just Sold MV Agusta After Less Than a Year

KTM has been in some seriously hot water, as we've talked extensively about the Austrian brand’s situation time and time again, and have been covering the story as it unfolds. If you want an in-depth look of what’s been going on, click here. But in a nutshell, the once-mighty Austrian…

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The Monster Chopper Is Now A Snow Bike, And It's Completely Mental

The greatest thing about custom builds is that they're really only limited by your imagination. Maybe you start out switching a saddle or some grips or a headlight, and then eventually you find yourself sliding down an extremely slippery slope. You get yourself more tools, learn how to weld, maybe…

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These Vintage Yamaha Dirt Bikes Sat For Over 20 Years, Can They Run?

Arguably, at least half the reason that motorcycle people find ourselves drawn to bikes is their stories. If a bike has a good story, chances are excellent that we want to hear it. And if it's a vintage bike, maybe some small-to-large part of us longs to make ourselves a…

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