Harley Davidson, a motorcycle company struggling to connect with young people, just announced what sounds like a dream internship for any college student. Eight lucky millennials will get free motorcycles and riding lessons so they can travel around the country social media-ing the shit out of their Harley.
The 2015 Ducati Scrambler raised all kinds of excitment when it came out by pretty much nailing a sweet spot between retro-styling, light adventure capability and the mystique associated with “Italianess” that people seem to find enticing. The slightly meatier ’18 Desert Sled should be all that and a little more…
The sharing economy is taking over. After the success that Turo has had in providing car owners a place to rent out their unused automobiles at reasonable prices, I’m not surprised that someone has found a way to parlay that into the world of motorcycles. That’s the stated purpose of Twisted Road.
Everyone who’s ever been on a race track is familiar with the waiver you sign releasing certain legal rights in case something serious goes wrong. Yet that waiver wasn’t enough to keep motorcycle track day organizers Keigwin’s At The Track from being sued for a crash at one of their Laguna Seca events, and it has…
I hope the person riding this motorcycle never decides to play the lottery or go to Vegas or try a handful of unmarked pills because I’m pretty sure they used up all their strategic reserves of luck right here, at the moment you see in that video. I say this because after crashing his motorcycle into the bottom of a…
This motorcycle comes with an impossible to pronounce name, a huge single-cylinder thumper engine, and styling that looks more 3018 than 2018. It also comes with a huge twelve-grand price tag. Is the Vitpilen (white arrow) really worth that kind of money? Well, that depends how much you value style. It’s got way more…
MV Agusta Racing UK rider Joe Francis unveiled his new livery for this year’s British Supersport season with a racier sponsor than usual: PornHub! You know what? This is a pretty good fit. Both motorcycle racing and sexy time involve a whole lot of activity between the legs. Also, both can also be extremely dangerous…
This video of a motorcyclist riding one long-ass wheelie through St. Louis has been floating around for a day or so. Since the clip opens with the bike next to a cop car, you might think it’s about to be skull-cracking time. But surprisingly the police appear to be uncharacteristically pro-wheelie here.
Harley-Davidson has been stuck in a bit of a rut lately thanks to reporting 82 percent less profit between 2016 and 2017, a big recall and the looming threat of tariffs on its products in Europe. In a (likely) attempt to calm its shareholders, the company recently announced an investment in Alta Motors, an electric…
One of the most memorable scenes of the Fast and the Furious movies involves a Honda Civic barely passing under a semi trailer. It’s an incredible stunt even for a movie, and extremely dangerous to attempt in real life. Yet motorcycle vlogger Hammy Moto recreated this scene with his body when he fell from his bike and…
A stretch of Interstate 93 in Boston descended into chaos on Saturday after police tried to arrest dozens of motorcyclists and ATV riders who were seen riding recklessly. At some point during the confrontation, part of which was caught on video, one rider was shot by a responding police officer; he later appeared in…
Harley-Davidson, as we have assiduously documented, is in trouble. Primarily because their customer base is old and getting older. Now, thanks to the Trump administration, it’s being threatened by a new potential menace that I didn’t see coming—tariffs on its products in Europe, as a trade war between the U.S. and the…
I’m not a motorcyclist, but I try to be an advocate for them. When I’m out driving I respect bikes and give them a safe distance. I don’t tailgate or change lanes around them suddenly. It’s the least I can do for our friends on two wheels. This is doubly true for owners of the Suzuki Hayabusa: if I see you on one of…
Yesterday, in Augusta, Georgia, a man and his motorcycle were felled by a sinkhole that opened up outside of a shopping center. This is just the latest sinkhole for the city, according to The Augusta Chronicle, which also saw one swallow a garbage truck last May.
Things are getting worse for Harley-Davidson, the maker of motorcycles that your dad aspired to ride. They will be closing a plant in Kansas City, Missouri, the company disclosed today, while reporting fourth-quarter profits that fell 82 percent (!) compared to the fourth quarter of last year. They also announced…
Oscar Nilsson filed a lawsuit against General Motors Monday concerning a collision between Nilsson on his motorcycle and a Chevy Bolt involved in GM’s Cruise self-driving test program in San Francisco.
Honda rider Joan Barreda Bort injured his knee badly on the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally this year, which he then went on to win. It took three more stages with a completely busted knee—one so badly injured that Barreda couldn’t even stand on it—before Barreda retired from the rally.
“What do you mean, you don’t own a car?” The tall man in the cowboy hat asked, looking at me like I’d just landed from Mars or New York. He may have admired my sheer chutzpah, but I doubt it.
