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Touring on motorcycles is one of those things in the world which can’t be described or explained. To know what it is, what it feels like to travel around the world, see uncharted territories, meet like-minded people, and perhaps, make life-long friends; doing all that on a motorbike, you need to do it yourself. Today, motorcycle touring has become quite...

With his recent win at the final round of 2019-20 National Sportsbike Super Series, Mahmoud Tannir has become the 6x reigning Champion in the 600cc Supersport category. In the past, Tannir had won the championship title in 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Of course, it wasn’t easy. Tannir, who is a professional seasoned motorcycle racer, had a phenomenal start...

Honda revealed its all-new 2020 Africa Twin last year. One of the key changes in the new model is the larger engine. Honda managed to increase the displacement from 998cc to 1084cc which resulted in more power (101 PS) and torque (105 Nm). Also, this engine meets the Euro 5 emission norms. Overall, the Japanese have done a commendable...

American Flat Track (AFT) and Arai Helmet, Inc. has signed a multiyear partnership agreement naming Arai Helmets, the industry leader in head protection, as the Official Helmet of American Flat Track. Arai pride themselves on finding more protection within the limits of a helmet. While absorbing impact energy is important, Arai believes that avoiding or minimizing impact energy from getting...

Most of the cars today come with Android Auto connectivity. It is a nifty smartphone integration feature to have that just makes life easier. From navigation to calls to voice command, it provides support for everything. Wouldn’t it be nice to have Android Auto on your motorcycle, too? Well, Harley-Davidson thinks it would be. The American motorcycle manufacturer has collaborated...

Indian Motorcycle recently introduced its new and more affordable 2020 Scout Bobber Sixty. Aesthetically, it is quite similar to the Scout Sixty, however, there are a few key differences to note, like blacked-out engine, a modern tank badge, perch mount mirrors, stripped-down headlight, an all-black seat, and all-new five-spoke all-black wheels. With its new 2020 Scout Bobber Sixty, Indian Motorcycle...

Those of you who were looking for an attainable and more affordable option in the Indian Motorcycle’s product catalogue, your search ends here. Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company, has introduced the 2020 Scout Bobber Sixty. The new Scout Bobber Sixty looks quite similar to the Scout Sixty as it carries forward the familiar chopped fenders and a confident riding...

Harley-Davidson LiveWire was the brand’s first electric motorcycle. Even though it’s a great machine and received appreciation and good reviews from many publications, it couldn’t do well in the market. But that didn’t stop the American motorcycle manufacturer from working on electric two-wheelers. The latest news suggests that Harley-Davidson has filed two new ‘electric’ logos with the European Union Intellectual...

Unveiled last year, the all-new Triumph Rocket 3 features the world’s biggest engine to be fitted in a production motorcycle - a gigantic 2,500cc, in-line 3-cylinder engine which produces 165 horsepower and a ground-breaking 221 Nm of torque. Apparently, these figures are more than sufficient to propel this motorcycle like a rocket. So to test out the sheer acceleration of...

Akrapovic has launched a new mobile app that gives the same full and immersive usage experience as the Akrapovic desktop site with the flexibility of being able to access it from anywhere. The mobile app is available for download for Android, iPad, and iPhone. Akrapovic says that its new mobile app allows the users to have easy access to both...

The 2020 MotoGP season was scheduled to kick off on March 8 at the Losail International Circuit. However, that’s not going to happen because, unfortunately, the organisers had to cancel the opening night race due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Also, as a result of the coronavirus scare, Qatar has imposed strict travel restrictions. MotoGP fans around the world were...

Harley-Davidson, the Milwaukee-based company, has been trying various new tactics to get its sales figures to climb. Unfortunately, nothing seems to be working in favour of the company. Its bike sales in the US in 2019 were the lowest in at least 16 years. And amidst all this fiasco, Harley-Davidson President and CEO Matt Levatich have stepped down from...

American Flat Track proudly announced its inaugural year of partnership with Royal Enfield with a multi-faceted plan to grow the visibility of the manufacturer within the sport. In addition to becoming an Official OEM Partner of American Flat Track, Royal Enfield will be bringing its fleet of motorcycles right to the fans within AFT’s Fan Zone activations at select rounds...

Triumph’s recent launch of its updated Tiger 900 series received quite an overwhelming response. The company really worked on it and gave the motorcycles a thorough update. Now, the latest reports tell us that Triumph has now switched its focus to its bigger and more powerful Tiger 1200 whose 2021 prototype has been spotted on test. The 2021 Triumph Tiger...

If you have been looking to get a pair of aftermarket exhaust for your Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 or Interceptor 650, we’ve come across some great-sounding Zard exhausts. Zard is an Italian exhaust manufacturing company that has got various products for a plethora of motorcycles. For the 650 Twins, they have a set of slip-ons and a full kit...

Indian Motorcycle and Workhorse Speed Shop has revealed the new Appaloosa v2.0 on the frozen surface of Lake Baikal where it will make its 2020 racing comeback and its ice racing debut. Having travelled thousands of miles to take part in the second running of the Baikal Mile, creator Brice Hennebert said, “I can’t believe we are actually here. What...

The 2019-20 National Sportsbike Super Series has been great so far. Just like each of its previous rounds, round 4, that took place last weekend, was action-packed, too. We got to see some serious racing and brilliant riders. Talking about brilliant riders, local rider Aref Al Marzooqi made his National Sportsbike Super Series debut in round 4 and grasped...

We finally have a date, April 4, 2020. That’s what the latest teaser video of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R tells us. Kawasaki will finally unveil its spanking-new quarter-litre killer, the Ninja ZX-25R at the upcoming Kawasaki Bike Week in Indonesia. Yes, Kawasaki has Indonesia as the first market in the world to get the Ninja ZX-25R. https://youtu.be/NqBsfOC97xM There is more news;...

CFMoto and KTM have a strong partnership, so much so that the former is the latter’s sole distributor in China. Both these firms will also open a new factory in June 2020 which will strengthen their partnership even further. And apparently, the first product to roll out of this manufacturing facility would be CFMotot MT800. Isn’t CFMoto MT800 a new...

Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle have always had a bitter-sweet rivalry. However, things became rather explicit when Indian fired shots at Harley’s Road Glide Special with its latest Challenger Challenge Campaign whose tagline is ‘May the best V-twin win’. Under this campaign, Indian has put its latest 2020 Challenger against the Road Glide Special and shared some videos in which the...