Yamaha Just Turned One Of Its Sportiest Scooters Into A Mini R1M Yamaha's limited-edition Cygnus X borrows YZF-R1M styling and proves there's still room for sporty scooters in 2026. RideApart · Jul 9
Irish Road Racer Passes Away After Racing Crash. Tributes Pour In Irish road racer, John O'Donovan, crashed while competing at the Skerries 100 and tragically lost his life. RideApart · Jul 9
Honda's First EV Motorcycle Is Here. Suffers The Same Issue As Every Other On-Road EV Motorcycle Honda's first all-electric motorcycle, the WN7, just dropped into dealerships in Europe for the first time. And like every other on-road EV motorcycle, it suffers the same catastrophic issue as every other EV motorcycle: range. RideApart · Jul 9
This State Just Passed Sweeping New E-Bike Legislation. Here's What It All Means. E-bike laws are, at best, confusing, so the state of Illinois drafted and passed new legislation aimed to clarify things for multiple types of micromobility vehicles. RideApart · Jul 9
Kids Outgrow Helmets Fast. This One Has a Better Idea Tucano Urbano’s EL’KID helmet adapts as children grow, offering a practical solution for parents who regularly replace motorcycle helmets. RideApart · Jul 9
Selling Off Your Off-Road Trails Was Never About Affordable Housing. Mike Lee's Latest Vote Proves Utah Senator Mike Lee recently voted on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which was designed to make housing more affordable for average Americans. But since it didn't involve public land sales, he voted against it. RideApart · Jul 9
ZXMoto Just Dropped the Production Specs of Its WorldSBK-Winning Bike. Absolutely Insane for the Money ZXMoto just released the specs of its 820RR-R after it went on sale in China. This isn't the highest spec model for this platform, but it's still astonishing for the price. RideApart · Jul 8
This Is What Happens When Indonesia Gets Serious About Electric Motorcycles The Charged Ndara is an Indonesian electric naked bike with 14.8 horsepower, a 78-mile-per-hour top speed, and regional export ambitions. RideApart · Jul 8
The UK's Fastest Motorcycle Speeding Ticket Ever Isn't All That Fast A UK motorcyclist was recently the subject of the country's purported fastest-motorcycling speeding ticket ever, clocking 161 mph. But that's a good 40+ mph slower than the fastest in the US. RideApart · Jul 8
Vespa Once Made a Go-Fast Scooter Shaped Like a WWII Bomb Vespa is celebrating its 80th birthday, including recounting its long racing history. One such scooter, called the Siluro, was an old-school streamliner that resembled a WWII bomb, complete with bomb-like fins and tail. RideApart · Jul 8
KTM Unveils Its New Dual Sport Motorcycles. But They're basically Race Bikes With License Plates KTM just debuted the company's brand new EXC-F 350 and 500 6Days dual sports, and these are some of the most capable enduro motorcycles around, as they're basically race bikes with license plates. RideApart · Jul 8
Pecco Bagnaia Moving To Aprilia Is The MotoGP Plot Twist Nobody Was Ready For Francesco Bagnaia will leave Ducati for Aprilia Racing in 2027, creating an all-Italian MotoGP lineup with Marco Bezzecchi. RideApart · Jul 8
Ducati Just Debuted a Supermoto With Desmo450 SM. We're All Going To Jail Ducati just debuted its all-new Desmo450 SM, the brand's first-ever supermoto, and based on the company's 450 dirt bike. It's begging to be slid through a corner. RideApart · Jul 8
'We Don't Really Need VW,' Says Ducati CEO After Sale Talks Spread Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali stated that the motorcycling giant doesn't 'need' parent company Volkswagen's support after the German company didn't deny rumors of it selling off the motorcycle brand. RideApart · Jul 7
RideApart · Jul 7 Benda Wants Honda’s Lunch Money With Its New E-Clutch-Equipped 500cc Cruiser Benda’s new Chinchilla 500 takes direct aim at the Honda Rebel with more horsepower and an E-Clutch-inspired feature.
RideApart · Jul 7 Yamaha Just Won A Design Award For This Weird, Bending, Self-Leaning Robot Motorcycle This win represents Yamaha's sixth time winning a Design Concept award at the Red Dot Awards, and three of those have been for MOTOROiDs.
RideApart · Jul 7 The New Bajaj Dominar Tera Motorcycle Is Making Me Rethink An Old Crush The Bajaj Dominar 400 Tera gives the familiar sport tourer a tougher look with factory upgrades and a surprisingly thoughtful twist.
RideApart · Jul 7 Yamaha's Adorable Scooter Is Adventure Ready. Now Bring It To the States After finding fans in multiple countries in Asia, the characterful small-displacement Yamaha looks poised to land in Japan next. Will it venture overseas?
RideApart · Jul 7 What Kind Of Ducati Can You Get For $50? How About Your Very Own Desmo450 MX? The latest entry in LEGO Technic's ongoing line of Ducati collaborations will surely delight kids of all ages, whether you already ride or not.
RideApart · Jul 7 These ATVs Are Kinda Rad. Too Bad We Aren't Getting Them These working-class utility machines from CFMoto's GOES subbrand are available in 27 countries, but the US isn’t one of them, at least not now.
RideApart · Jul 6 Polaris Gave Another $200,000 to Safeguard OHV Access. And Partnered With the National Forest Foundation Polaris, in partnership with the National Forest Foundation, just gave another $200,000 toward continued OHV access, stewardship, and public lands.
RideApart · Jul 6 Hagerty Just Bought UK Motorcycle Insurer Bennetts. Third Acquisition in a Decade Hagerty just acquired Bennetts Insurance for around $45 million, marking a major milestone in its global expansion.
RideApart · Jul 6 The Yamaha R6 Is Dead For Real This Time. Long Live The Yamaha R6! Although it left the US a few years back, the beloved middleweight supersport has remained in Europe for track-only use. Now that's changing.
RideApart · Jul 6 Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Ponzi Scheme Involving Millions Worth of Snowmobiles Stanley Pophal has pled guilty to defrauding investors out of $14.25 million in the Western District of Wisconsin, according to the FBI. The Ponzi Scheme first caught everyone's attention due to the over 300 snowmobiles Pophal had purchased.
RideApart · Jul 6 Motorcycle Safety Instructor Dragged to Death by Hit-And-Run Driver. Can You Help? A 20-year-old motorcycle safety instructor was involved in a hit-and-run incident before being dragged by the vehicle for one mile. He later succumbed to his injuries.