Big Motorcycles Have A Problem: Small Bikes Are Getting Too Damn Good Motorcycle sales data from India shows smaller premium bikes surging while 500cc-plus models struggle, with implications far beyond Asia. RideApart · Aug 19
Yamaha's TMAX Scooter Gets A Mansory 'Luxury' Makeover, And Winglets For Days Luxury vehicle custom shop Mansory has given a Yamaha TMAX 560 the Mansory treatment, complete with oodles of carbon fiber, a hand-stitched saddle, and a high price tag. RideApart · Aug 18
Mining Claims Have Already Been Filed For Two Monuments Drastically Reduced By Trump Administration At least nine mining claims have been filed for previously closed sections of Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments after the Trump Administration reduced them by over 90% just a month ago. RideApart · Aug 18
Cars And Trucks Still Kill E-Bike Riders The Most, Says The Actual Data Nearly 55% of e-bike deaths were caused by crashes involving motor vehicles. By contrast, only 6% involved pedestrians. RideApart · Aug 18
Bajaj Is Making Fancy TFT Dashboards Normal On Cheap Motorcycles Bajaj is pushing full-color TFT dashboards down the Pulsar lineup, potentially changing what riders expect from affordable bikes. RideApart · Aug 18
This Ultra-Rare Yoshimura Superbike Makes A Normal GSX-R1000 Look Basic Yoshimura went far beyond exhausts with the Tornado S-1, a brutally rare GSX-R1000-based superbike packed with race-bred hardware. RideApart · Aug 18
More Youth ATVs Are Being Recalled Because They Can Potentially Unalive Your Kids Multiple issues are cited, starting with a parking brake that doesn't hold like it should. Responsible adults should contact Yamazuki for a free repair kit. RideApart · Aug 18
Triumph's New Dirt Bikes Are Getting a Big Recall. Needs New Cylinder Heads Triumph has issued a recall for its new TF 450 dirt bike, which involves replacing the motorcycle's cylinder heads due to excessive friction that could cause them to fail. RideApart · Aug 18
Bimota Fans Can Finally Buy The Iconic Italian Dream Machines on American Soil Bimota is finally selling motorcycles in the US again, although in limited numbers, and through only one dealership. RideApart · Aug 17
It Took Norton 100 Prototypes To Get Its New Manx R Superbike Right The work Norton put into researching and developing the Manx R is far more extensive than you think, and involved 100 prototypes. RideApart · Aug 17
India’s EV Motorcycle Startup Is Already Selling More Bikes Than Harley-Davidson's LiveWire Ultraviolette registered 694 electric motorcycles in July, more than double LiveWire’s global sales during the entire second quarter. RideApart · Aug 17
Royal Enfield Wants To Prove You Don’t Need A Giant Bike To Tour America Royal Enfield and Vintage Rides are bringing motorcycle tours to the US, starting in the Black Hills during Sturgis. RideApart · Aug 17
It Looks Like The US Is Getting Yamaha's Sweet Retro Naked Beginner Next Year It also looks like it might be replacing Team Blue's long-running V Star 250, and amping up its small-displacement style cred at the same time. RideApart · Aug 17
Ducati Fills Gap in Panigale Range With V4 SP for 2027 CARB filings show certification for a Ducati Panigale V4 SP in 2027. Here's what we know so far. RideApart · Aug 17
RideApart · Aug 17 How Black Bear Pursuit's Seth Watts Uses UTVs to Redefine Bear Hunting in California UTVs in the hunting space have become the norm, as getting to some of the most difficult spots imaginable become relatively mundane tasks for these machines. But black bears have notoriously hard to reach zones, which is why Black Bear Pursuit's Seth Watts trusts Kawasaki's Ridge.
RideApart · Aug 16 This Mid-Travel Kit Makes the New Can-Am Defender HD11 the Perfect Backcountry Companion Cedar Suspension Co. has debuted a new mid-travel kit that takes the new Can-Am Defender HD11 to literal new heights, raising the UTV's ground clearance, its travel, and its capability.
RideApart · Aug 15 Riding To Mr. Beef, The Real-Life 'The Bear' Location, on a Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Good food and good motorcycles go together like peanut butter and jelly. First stop: Home of 'The Bear,' Mr. Beef on Orleans in Chicago!
RideApart · Aug 14 Here's Why Polaris Is Working on Autonomous Side-By-Side Systems A recent patent filing revealed that Polaris is working on autonomous systems likely designed for its MRZR military side-by-side. Now it's been revealed that the U.S. Army has switched its autonomy program from GM's ISV to the MRZR platform.
RideApart · Aug 14 Kawasaki Versys 900 Spied Testing in the Wild. New Team Green Bike Incoming A Kawasaki Versys 900 was just spied testing. Here's everything we can tell from the shots.
RideApart · Aug 14 Royal Enfield Is Coming For Bigger Bikes, And Motoverse Could Be Ground Zero Motoverse 2026 is official, but all eyes are on the Himalayan 750 and Royal Enfield’s increasingly ambitious move into larger motorcycles.
RideApart · Aug 14 Trackhouse MotoGP Says They're Hiring a Racer. Maybe We Should All Apply? MotoGP's Trackhouse team has put out a call for regular folks to apply for one of its coveted race spots. Clearly, it's a publicity stunt, but maybe we all should apply?
RideApart · Aug 14 BMW Is Making an M 1000 RS That Aims To Be the Most Powerful Sport-Tourer on the Market According to EPA filings, a BMW M 1000 RS is on the way in 2027. Here's what we can work out from the filings.
RideApart · Aug 14 Polaris Wants Autonomous Vehicles. Likely For Its Army Contracts A host of military industrial companies produce autonomous systems that utilize Polaris side-by-side vehicles. Now, according to a recently uncovered patent, Polaris wants to produce it in-house.
RideApart · Aug 14 Ducati’s Future Electric Motorcycle Could Rev To 18,500 RPM Ducati patented an electric motorcycle motor capable of 18,500 rpm, and it could pave the way for something seriously fun.
RideApart · Aug 13 This Norton Manx R Is a One-Of-One Work of Art Norton teamed up with Peaceful Research to create a one-off Manx R, which is an asymmetrical work of art with no price tag as of yet.