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Usually, when someone tells you they had their pants ripped off it's not a bad thing, and if they managed to get a ride in, well, that's even better. However, if the brand Specialized features anywhere in that series of events, you can guarantee they didn't have a good time.

Let's talk scooters.

Enthusiasts are kinda weird, aren't we? I say that with all the fondness and recognition possible. I am one, after all, and I love our brand of weirdness.

I may be in the minority, but I tend to treat my gear with wanton abandon. I know, I know, you're supposed to take care of things. But when items or machinery are designed to be "tough," or so the marketing contends, I tend to use that as a justification…

While I adore the go-fast, send-it side-by-sides on the market—things like Can-Am's Maverick R and X3, as well as Polaris' Pro Rs—the world that birthed them isn't the one that we're living in any longer. The world's become much more expensive since the onslaught of sales occurred during the middle…

The motorcycle world is in the middle of a full-blown tech renaissance. From radar-guided cruise control to lean-sensitive everything, today’s bikes are packing more computing power than some laptops. It feels like every month brings a new rider aid, sensor, or aerodynamic widget designed to help us go faster, safer,…

Before you begin reading this piece, I'd like you to please look at today's date. You can look at the publish date at the top of this article if you like, or at your phone, or at the taskbar on your computer monitor if that's where you're reading this.

Trendy, urban motorcycle gear has hit the scenes in a big way these past few years, and Alpinestars' Urban collection deserves a hat tip for being at the forefront of the niche. But Rev'it!'s 2025 Metropolitan Collection means Alpinestars has some competition, and urban, fashion-conscious riders have more choices.

BMW M models are at the pinnacle of motorcycling, whether that's the M 1000 R, which is essentially a naked road-legal race bike, or an M 1000 XR, which is a race-legal road bike (yes, I made that up). Unexpectedly needing to input more effort to steer either of these…