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I have a confession to make: I am an absolute Yamaha simp. No, really. I’ve owned three MT-07s, an MT-10, an XSR900, a Fazzio, and even a PG-1. And if Yamaha came out with a toaster that sounded like a crossplane R1, I’d probably buy that too.

A recent CFMoto patent shows that the brand could be developing a new parallel twin engine with a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The patent itself is interesting, but I think it's more interesting to imagine where the future lies for this powertrain.

Doing something new sometimes isn't easy; a thing that Kawasaki Motors has been discovering in recent months. In 2024, the company introduced four bikes in completely new categories for the brand. The first two were the all-electric Ninja e-1 and Z e-1, and the second two were the Ninja 7…

MotoGP has some of the tightest, best racing around. You've got 300 horsepower monsters being straddled and sent flying by true superhumans each weekend all around the world. Wheelies are had, crashes are mind-meltingly insane, and they sound bananas flying down any track straight. Championship fights are close all the…

Let's just check the stock market, which I haven't checked in hours, and oh my god, why is everything deep in the red? What happened? Did a nuke just get set off in London? Did that dumb boat get stuck in the Suez Canal again? Did aliens come down from…

Adventure gear is about more than just looking the part—it’s a balance of style, protection, and real-world functionality. Whether you’re tackling rugged trails, crossing continents, or just hitting the highway in search of the next best scenic route, your gear needs to keep up. And that’s exactly what Klim aims…

How many times have you wondered how well a MotoGP rider would fare at another two-wheeled discipline? I used to think about it fairly regularly, but after watching Jack Miller beat off-road legend Toby Price on a motocross track, I began to wonder who the top MotoGP riders on dirt…

Motorcycles are joy; full stop. If you're reading RideApart, you probably already at least suspect this to be true. But beyond even that basic observation that we like to treat as fact, there's an extra-special, super-secret (or maybe not-so-secret) joy in the forbidden.

Honestly, I would've thought Stefan Pierer, KTM's CEO and then Co-CEO, would've been ousted months ago. The turmoil behind the scenes all-but ensured he'd leave. I mean, there's the brand's insolvency, it leaving numerous motorsports championships, the countless layoffs, the closing of businesses he acquired, the constant bullshit PR spin…