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Hello world. I’m the Aprilia Tuono 457, and I’m absolutely excited to be here. You may be familiar with my older sibling, the RS 457, a razor-sharp, entry-level sportbike the writer of this article had tons of praises for. Well, I’m essentially the same, except for the fact that I…

When you're developing a new UTV tire, one that's meant to hold up to all the pitfalls and perils drivers encounter out on the trails, you definitely want to engineer something that'll hold up. But when you want to make sure that all your engineering was worth the price of…

Honda's latest financial report is out, and it covers all three main segments of Honda's international business: Automobiles, Motorcycles, and Power Equipment.Of those, Automobiles and Motorcycles are the two biggest segments. Since this is RideApart, we're of course concerned with only one of these categories.So, how are Honda's motorcycle sales…

Let me take you back to 2017 and introduce you to a slightly younger, very much dumber version of myself. Back then, I’d been riding bikes for quite a while, mostly off-road and the frequent commute ride, but I decided that it was time for me to step up to…

Imagine this: it's Halloween, and you're on your merry way to a party when—backed by the soundtrack of a motorcycle—you see the most realistic-looking Batman you've ever seen. Well, if you were in Wuhan, Hubei, China this past spooky season you wouldn't have to imagine anything because it'd be right in…

Imagine this: you’re a die-hard cruiser rider who’s fallen on tough times. You scrounge pennies on the dime to keep riding your $30,000 Harley-Davidson Road King, all while covering life essentials such as rent, taxes, and a generally higher cost of living. Deep in your heart, you’re a die-hard cruiser…

One of the first things most riders comment on when they try out a modern MotoGP bike, whether they're coming from Moto2 machinery or WSBK, is how strong the brakes are. Of course, part of this is the fact that MotoGP bikes use carbon ceramic discs, but the other factor…

It hasn't been looking good for Polaris as of late, as lackluster snows out East, and economic headwinds have hampered the "Make it Rain!" years of the pandemic. The products themselves have never been better, but folks aren't lining up to drop their hard-earned cash like they once were for…

I don't get it. I don't understand it. How could a company as large and powerful as KTM, who's parent company also encompasses GasGas, Husqvarna, and MV Agusta, screw up a debut so badly? How could you see the demand for small displacement motorcycles so steeply rise, to the point where…

Unfortunately, bad things happen to good people all the time. And it's terrible, and it sucks. But the true measure of any community is in how it comes together and puts the effort in to help each other get through even the worst.In another life, I used to have a…

The Fiat 500 was designed to navigate narrow city streets, offering diminutive transportation with timeless style to the masses. And honestly, it's not at all difficult to understand why an electric version of the 500 needed to happen. But what if you don't want a 500e with four wheels? That's apparently…