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Up until now, the powersports industry continues to be dominated mainly by Japanese, European, and American companies. You know, big names like Yamaha, Ducati, and Polaris—each of which are top players in their own respective games. But recent years have seen the rise of Chinese manufacturers.

Earlier this year, which is set to close tomorrow as I write this, Harley-Davidson held a "test" with Dorna that wasn't really a test of anything. It was just...a thing. And a weird thing at that.However, what it showed was that there's an appetite for one of the best forms of…

It could be time for pure supersport lovers to rejoice. One by one, the great supersports of our time fell: the CBR600RR, R6, ZX6R, and GSX-R600. Well, technically, some of these bikes continued to be produced and sold in a few countries—the US being one—but development essentially ceased.Sportbikes need to…

Without a doubt, some pranks are better than others. Some are just totally hilarious, well-executed, or both. And some pranks just won't leave your brain alone, prompting you to think about them long after the moment is over. For Día de Los Inocentes 2024, Kawasaki España hit the latter note with an absolute…

2024 Year in Review: The Sicilian guitar great joined the blues maestro for one of the year’s fieriest fretboard face-offs

Osamu Suzuki, the former head of Suzuki Motors, passed away last week. He was 94 years old and died due to malignant lymphoma. And while many are writing about his passing, I find it odd that so little was written about the former Suzuki Motors executive in his life. At least,…

Depending on how old you are, your motorcycling stunt heroes might be today’s icons like Pol Tarres or Rok Bagoros. However, if you’re a bit (fine, a lot) older, Evel Knievel was undoubtedly the motorcycle stuntman. Knievel was known for his death-defying stunts aboard machines that quite frankly, had no…

Maverick Vinales believes he would have already won a title in MotoGP if Yamaha had followed his advice in the early years of their partnership.

While folks in the US are free to choose whatever first bike they please after acquiring their motorcycle endorsement, folks across the pond in Europe aren’t so lucky. Now, I know far too many riders who’ve chosen a first bike that was way too big, way too powerful, and way…