Exclusive interviews with the world’s leading motorcycle personalities, from MotoGP racers to top motorcycle designers.
Buell Motorcycles made a splash over the weekend with the launch of the new Super Cruiser. Based on the company’s 1190 platform, the new bike is Roland Sands’ take on a Buell cruiser. It’s part of a product offensive from Buell that includes the 1190 SX and Hammerhead sportbikes, as well as the upcoming Baja…
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We’re beyond debating whether or not the future of personal transportation is electric. Government bans on internal combustion engines are no longer decades-away concepts; they’re right around the corner. Harley-Davidson spun off its electric future into an entirely separate company, BMW recently released a slew of intriguing concepts, Husqvarna is teasing a number of battery-powered…
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Harley-Davidson is under a microscope right now: its every move is dissected, examined and critiqued. And there have been plenty of moves lately. They’ve killed the Dyna while relaunching the Softail. They’ve announced a barrage of new models, including the Livewire. But although revenue is holding up at the moment, sales figures have been declining…
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Indian has finally revealed details of its production street tracker, the FTR 1200—the most hotly anticipated bike launch of recent months. The good news is that the FTR 1200 sticks fairly close to the styling lineage of the all-conquering FTR750 flat track racer, and the FTR1200 Custom concept bike we reported on last November.
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All eyes are on Harley-Davidson right now. When the Motor Co. dropped its bombshells earlier this week, the online motorcycling community instantly…
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Over the past couple of years, no manufacturer has commissioned more custom bikes than Yamaha Motor Europe. The Yard Built program has…
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In the short time that the BMW R nineT has been around, it’s established itself as a strong contender in the heritage…
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Harley-Davidson dominates the heavyweight custom scene in Japan: many of the top builders work on no other marque. But BMW has just…
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It’s not often that we get an insight into the minds and work processes of Japan’s custom motorcycle builders. The language barrier…
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For the second edition of The Bike EXIF Panel, we’re picking the brains of seven of the world’s top custom motorcycle builders.…
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This week we’re kicking off a new occasional series: The Bike EXIF Panel. With each edition, we’ll pitch five questions to leading…
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The man in charge of motorcycle design at BMW Motorrad right now is Edgar Heinrich. He’s the new boss of the company’s…
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Massimo Bordi is one of the most illustrious engineers in motorcycling history. He developed the 4-valve Ducati Desmo engine in the mid-80s,…
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Miguel Galluzzi is the man who created the Ducati Monster, a bike that started life as a “parts bin special”. It’s now…
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The highlight of the recent Indianapolis Dealer Expo, that yearly gathering of America’s motorcycle aftermarket industry, was a 20-bike display in the…
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