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If you've worked on both bikes and cars, then you already know that one significant pro of taking apart bikes is that they are, generally speaking, a whole lot smaller. In many ways, that makes it both easier and more practical to start wrenching on a bike than a car…

It's a strange time in the powersports world lately, with some companies definitely faring better than others. Among the ones having a particularly tough time last year was Polaris, which already instituted cost cuts in 2024 that included cutting about 10 percent of its employees.

It's been agonizing to watch Michelin sponsor MotoGP for the past few years. Tire pressure problems were the most talked about topic, before becoming a taboo, off-limits subject. Either way, it didn't paint Michelin in a good light.

When you've been doing a show for so long, it's sometimes difficult to come up with new ideas. I get it, creativity is difficult. You've got to come up with new plots, new characters to introduce, new stories that your fervent fans will voraciously follow. But that's a tall order…

For plenty of motorcycle and powersports manufacturers, 2024 was a year to forget, financially speaking. KTM all but imploded, and the cost-saving measures employed by Polaris are bleeding into 2025. So how, then, in the midst of all this, did Piaggio Group—owner of Vespa, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, Gilera, Scarabeo brands—manage…

By now, if you know my tastes even a little bit, you know I have a soft spot in my heart for many things both strange and vintage. Including and especially scooters and bizarre motorbikes. Think, for instance, of the Suzuki SW1. Or this sweet, funky little vintage KTM scooter…

I think it's pretty clear what the motorcycling world is calling out for right now—a $110,000 bagger. Of course, this couldn't be further from the truth and it's a pretty extreme example. But in a time where the cost of living is getting out of hand, we as motorcyclists have…

The whole conceit of the Terminator movie franchise is that we create an artificial intelligence that goes rogue, sees humanity as the enemy, and nukes the planet in an attempt to kill us all off. And there have been six movies, and three television shows, that've strived to drive that…

Most of us think we know how to clean things pretty well. I mean, if you're at least double-digit numbers of years old, you've probably been doing it for a long time by this point, right? So you probably know a few things. You know, like the paramount importance of…