What? I didn’t win? I demand a recount, this contest was obviously rigged! Congratulations to the winners anyway. May they fly like eagles, to the sea, fly like an eagle,`til they’re free.

The new WP XPLOR PRO 8946 shock is designed to take dual-sport riders even further. 

The Vanderhall Navarro sees the company add a fourth wheel to its latest vehicle as well as a fully electric powerplant. More information is expected to come out mid-October with January 2021 slated as the full release date. 

The 2020 DAYTONA 200 is the latest racing event to be added to the long list of cancellations due to the COVID-19 situation. 

Shortly after Suzuki announced a limited edition 100th livery for its GSX-R models, the manufacturer confirmed a number of models returning to the US for 2021.

Suzuki announced a special livery for its GSX-R lineup to celebrate the company’s 100th anniversary. The blue and silver color scheme matches the livery of Suzuki’s GSX-RR MotoGP racer and pays homage to Suzuki’s early race bikes from the 1960s.

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Our thoughts go out to the friends and family of Ralph Hudson.

The 2021 KTM 450 SMR will hit dealership floors in November 2020. 

The 2020 Husqvarna 701 Enduro LR’s 6.6-gallon fuel capacity is made for the long haul. 

As the the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S.A., Dunlop wants to give back by giving away a brand new Harley-Davidson Roadster to a deserving first responder or healthcare worker. Surely everybody can get behind that? Entry rules below.

Energica will help you facilitate that motorcycle loan through FreedomRoad Financial.

KTM is just going to come right out and say it: “…The KTM 300 XC-W TPI ERZBERGRODEO offers the most competitive enduro package available on the showroom floor.” 

Yamaha announced a redesigned WR450F for 2021 along with a returning WR250F. They join the previously announced YZ450FX, YZ250X, YZ250FX and YZ125X in Yamaha’s 2021 cross country lineup.

We can’t help being excited about the new Honda Trail 125.

The iXS Tour Glove Double-ST+ 1.0 pulls double duty with two inner chambers built for different purposes. 

If you’re getting close to watching everything in your Netflix queue while in quarantine, you can add Long Way Up to your list soon.

BMW announced a new drive chain design that it claims requires as little maintenance as a shaft drive. The M Endurance chain will initially be offered in 525 pitch as an accessory or a factory option for the BMW S1000RR and S1000XR, before eventually being offered for other BMW models.

Switchable ABS, revised rear brake, and a shorter sidestand highlight the changes for the 2021 Himalayan. 

The Yamaha Ténéré 700 Pol Tarrés is shredding in the video likely has some modifications (particularly the suspension), but there are no modifications that can replace the immense talent the Spanish trials rider showcases in The Seeker.   

Experts feared the Rally would be a “superspreader event,” according to this CNN report, but 70 reported coronavirus cases so far out of a reported 460,000 vehicles-worth of attendees doesn’t seem too super. The last official day of the rally was ten days ago, Sunday, August 16. On the other hand, if you were paying attention you may have noticed how quickly one Covid case became 5.8 million in the United States in about five months. Sturgis neatly coincided with a reported uptick in infections across rural parts of the Midwest.

The Coronavirus pandemic has required all of us to change the way we do things. Musician Franky Perez channeled those lockdown blues into a new album – and he’s touring this new album on a Ducati. 

Atmosphere TV Will Begin Showing MotoAmerica Content In Restaurants, Bars And More…

That’s 2151 cubic centimeters to you and me, and maybe the biggest engine out there after the Triumph Rocket 3, no? That’s 14 ci bigger and/or 234 cc larger than the biggest M8 you can get in any production Hog. It’s good for 135 ft-lb of torque and 124 HP at the rear wheel, says Harley, when paired with Screamin’ Eagle Street Cannon mufflers. A nice little upgrade to your 2018 and later Softails that came with a M8.

The Flex-ST touring jacket has adaptive size adjustment for an optimal fit.

A titanium slip-on system for BMW’s latest parallel-twins.

If you’re wondering why Yamaha eBikes and various others occasionally crop up in the pages of MO, there’s your answer. The growth in sales began before the pandemic, but accelerated sharply in March as people began looking for safer, healthier ways to get around. It’ll be curious to see if any of these people, newly exposed to assisted two-wheel propulsion, might someday graduate onto a motorcycle? A nice electric one, perhaps? Read the report  here at Axios.com.

Yoshimura now has an exhaust for Yamaha’s exciting new Tenere 700.

Air garments are all the rage lately, and for good reason. If this new HELITE Free-Air Vented Jacket works as good as the Alpinestars air vest we “tested” a couple days ago (more on that to come…), you’ll be glad you spent the money should you find yourself flying through the air without an airplane.

Sport-touring tires are the hot setup for people who have to pay for their tires, and the Dunlop Roadsmart III is a good one. The new RSIV, says Dunlop, is even better! You’ll be the judge.

KLIM gives its off-road gear lines some BNGs. 

MotoAmerica is making up for COTA being canceled this year.

The hep spot where Londoners meet to peruse and schmooze over all things moto will be opening a new 30,000-square foot outlet in Los Angeles’ hip downtown-adjacent Arts District – Bike Shed’s second location. In there will be: a full-service restaurant, café, bar and lounge, a barbershop, tattoo studio, events space and don’t forget the Large Retail Emporium. Which will include an exclusive line of Indian/Bike Shed branded apparel. (Full disclosure: I got a sweet jersey and hat along with the announcement.) Exactly when the opening will occur is still up in the air, but soon.

Victory for the powersports industry.

The iXS 208 2.0 is a new adventure helmet from the brand priced at $140 for the US market. 

The design sketch is by Kiska, the people who brought you the Husqvarna Svart- and Vitpilens. EMotion is actually a joint venture involving KTM, Bajaj and a few other partners, which launched in March of this year. Germany’s Motorrad magazine reports that a host of industrial heavy hitters are involved in the project, the aim of which is “to develop a modular and scalable architecture for electric drive trains and batteries. The focus is on the use of materials that are as light as possible, efficient charging and drive systems and future-proof information systems. With the help of an 8-month field test, the needs of potential customers will also be determined from 2022 and the requirements of electromobility in urban and rural areas will be researched in practice. A first sketch, which was made by Kiska GmbH and can be seen in the lead picture above, should show which direction it could go.”

Harley-Davidson’s United We Will Ride campaign is set to help folks get through these tough times. 

Slingshot’s Best of the Builders: East VS West, keeping the east versus west coast rivalry alive. 

KTM shows potential at Round three of the 2020 MotoGP season in Brno. 

Indian debuts it’s annual Jack Daniel’s Limited Edition Motorcycle.

The reigning MotoGP champ seems “to have suffered damage due to stress accumulation” to the titanium plate doctors affixed to his right humerus following his big get-off at Jerez 1, so they went in and inserted a new one yesterday. One DNF and two DNS to start the 2020 season does not bode well for the Repsol Honda rider’s chances of defending his title. The Czech MotoGP round is this weekend. More  here at MotoGP.com

Triumph will support the 10th annual Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride.

Get ’em started early, folks!

Charley and Ewan’s latest journey, the Long Way Up, takes place throughout South America.

Want to impress your buddies? Buy KTM’s MotoGP bike for “only” US$337,000.

Win a Lowrider S with Harley-Davidson’s Let’s Ride Challenge.

Upgrade your BMW with the new WP Apex Pro components.  

At last, Apple CarPlay is now supported on select Indian models…

Cardo released a blacked-out version of its popular PACKTALK BOLD Bluetooth communicator today dubbed the PACKTALK BLACK. The PACKTALK BLACK also features larger 45mm JBL speakers. 

The new Cubiq brake discs are compatible with more than 300 different models.

Polaris owners can now connect with their local dealers digitally.

The folks over at the International Motorcycle Shows have developed a new online platform dubbed ContinueTheRide.com, giving users around the world access to a plethora of information. 

The 2021 KTM 450 Rally Replica is the closest most of us will ever get to riding Toby Price’s factory rally machine. 

Four days after fracturing his right arm in a nasty highside crash at the first MotoGP of the season, and two days after surgery – Honda Racing Corporation factory rider Marc Marquez has been declared fit to ride again this weekend, at Round 2 at Jerez. Crazy!

Is this how most of us got sucked into motorcycling? Those of us who weren’t fortunate enough to be born into it, anyway. Here’s a nice little read in the New York Times about a bored 13-year old kid on lockdown in Wisconsin who finds a way to cope.

Honda dishes on its high-performance line for 2021 including the CRF450R, CRF450RX, and CRF450RWE.

Polaris announced a new member of its second-generation Slingshot lineup, adding a limited edition Grand Touring model alongside the Slingshot S, Slingshot SL and Slingshot R.

In an outstandingly brazen display of adult delinquency, the inaugural Battle of the Baggers is set to go down during the MotoAmerica Laguna Seca event October 23-25 in beautiful Monterey, California. Fourteen contestants have been invited into the octagon; only one will come out on an Indian Challenger. That S&S-prepped machine will be ridden by multi-disciplined champ Tyler O’Hara. Actually, if you haven’t ridden a bagger lately, you’d be surprised how competent they are.

Progressive Suspension brings suspension upgrade options for Yamaha’s 700cc parallel Twins.