Category: Motorcycles

For those of us who did not grow up motorcycling, the barriers to entry can feel almost insurmountable. Replace “motorcycling” with “off-road motorcycling” and the prospect gets even more daunting. I can say this from experience, as someone who got into motorcycles late and adventure bikes even later, with my very first experience being the…

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While “One Headlight” was a massive hit for The Wallflowers in the late ’90s, the premise is kinda funny for seasoned motorcyclists, who “drive it home with one headlight” all the time. Well, it would be funny if it weren’t downright dangerous. The reality is that generally speaking, motorcycles lag far behind the auto industry…

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If you’ve got a thing for small-displacement off-road bikes with throwback looks, you’re most definitely not alone. I can say this confidently because Royal Enfield’s Himalayan is hugely popular and various versions of Triumph’s Scrambler aren’t far behind. The appeal is pretty obvious, as these admittedly divergent bikes and their ilk are super affordable, relatively…

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No matter how you feel about electric motorcycles, there’s no question that the design and engineering that goes into them has a knock-on effect on the industry as a whole. For instance, nearly every electric moto shifts automatically, a factor helping to drive more and more traditional brands to introduce bikes that shift more easily…

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Beyond starting out with electric motorcycles (we see you, Zero), there are a couple ways an existing brand can get into the business. One approach we have covered a fair amount: when traditional moto manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson and Royal Enfield step away from internal combustion. The other is perhaps less common: when an e-bike…

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