Fiat Rumored to Buy MV Agusta
27 Mar 2014, 11:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Industry winds brought in a whisper on Fiat’s alleged interest in buying the Italian bike manufacturer MV Agusta. While at the time of writing, neither of the two companies was willing to comm...
Triumph Spirit Magazine Issue 11 Available, Celebrates 20 Years of Speed Triple
20 Mar 2014, 16:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Triumph Spirit interactive digital magazine issue 11 is not available and it brings a ton of interesting stories. For many like me, speaking about how life was 2 decades ago brings back really s...
8 of 10 Bikes Sold in Brazil Are Hondas
19 Mar 2014, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you thought that Harley-Davidson’s over 50% US market share was amazing, here’s a new meaning to the term “market domination”. Brazilian motorcycle blog Moto Legal publish...
Spring Is Here, Triumph Needs You
19 Mar 2014, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2014 is going to be a very interesting year for the legendary British manufacturer Triumph, as the brand has expanded operations in India, one of the world’s biggest emerging markets. Often...
3D Printing Used for Prototyping Indian Motorcycles
14 Mar 2014, 16:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One could hardly believe that Indian Motorcycles, a synonym for tradition and retro heritage in fact owes a lot to one of the most recent breakthroughs in industrial design: 3D printing. I know it s...
Patent Shows Naked Bike Which Can Turn into Cruiser
14 Mar 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The world is changing, as the first Lord of the Rings movie teaches us, and the motorcycling world makes no exception. New bike technologies, designs and ideas emerge every month, and while some are...
Harley-Davidson Wins the Screamin' Eagle Lawsuit
13 Mar 2014, 16:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Harley-Davidson has won the lawsuit with the Canadian company Screaming Eagle, CMG informs. Since you’re smart, you don’t exactly need me to tell you that the court battle revolved aroun...
Where Does Motorcycling End and Marketing Begin?
12 Mar 2014, 17:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The golden age when motorcycles were the crowned queens of the world’s roads are gone, and that’s a fact. Society has come a very long way since the 1950’s and pretty much everythi...
2014 Zero Motorcycles Now in Dealerships
12 Mar 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Zero Motorcycles is glad to inform customers that the full 2014 bike line-up is now available for purchase in the showrooms of authorized dealers in both North America and Europe. Following an in...
2014 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere ES Arrives in the US, Price Announced
12 Mar 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of big-bore adventure bikes: the new, updated Super Tenere will soon be available on North American ground. The Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere ES is finally making it into the US...
Boss Hoss Has New Florida Dealer and It’s a Woman
11 Mar 2014, 15:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Florida now has its second Boss Hoss dealer in Florida, Holly Hill, in the south of the state, which is also believed to be the newest dealer in the whole US. And in case this piece of news was not ...
Dainese Confirms the Rumors of Possible Funds Investing in the Company
10 Mar 2014, 16:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / “It's not news that there are funds interested in investing in our company. We actually look for a partner, but want it to be and who shares our industrial development plan,”Dainese...
February Record Sales for BMW, C Evolution E-Scooter Arrives in May
10 Mar 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW’s motorcycle division seems to steadily surmount the poor economic conditions of the last few years as new record sales have been reported for the second month of 2014. The German manufact...
KTM Makes Evil Bikes and Even More Evil Cars
9 Mar 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The KTM-Bow has been around for quite some time now, and each time one of these completely evil machines show up, heads turn and eyes pop out. That is because seeing a 4-wheeler with the KTM badge i...
KTM RC390 Expected in Second Half of 2014
7 Mar 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the KTM RC390 is just around the corner, finally, in case the second half of 2014 can be referred to as a close date. Anyway, Indian sources report that the bike is scheduled to arrive...
Indian Motorcycles Ad Entices You to Make the Choice
6 Mar 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With classic motorcycle manufacturers trying to make ends meet as far as bringing together retro styling and the old legacy on one hand, and the mandatory modern approach to bike-making, it should n...
More and More Women Are Riding Motorcycles in the US
6 Mar 2014, 10:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news from the Motorcycle Industry Council ahead of March 8: the number of ladies who ride motorcycles is steadily growing, and we men should be happy with that. According to the MIC, the ran...
Is Yamaha Bringing Back Proper Adventure Bikes?
5 Mar 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yes, I know, everybody seems to like the big-bore bikes, and in the US the likes of the R1200GS have a cult following. On the old continent, the KTM 1190 Adventure is revving up and gathering more a...
Yamaha Signs 5-Year MotoGP Sponsorship Deal with Movistar, New Livery Still Secret
5 Mar 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the tension between Monster and the Yamaha Racing MotoGP team have eased, as the Japanese manufacturer announces a 5-year deal with the Spanish telecom giant Movistar. As we reported e...
Gas Gas Acquires Rights for Pre-2013 Husqvarna Engines
4 Mar 2014, 10:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After merging with trial bike manufacturer Ossa, Spanish Gas Gas is making another interesting move and buys the rights for Husqvarna’s pre-2013 engines. That is, the ones developed under BMW ...