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When a bike (or two) is so good, maybe Bold New Graphics are all it really needs. 

Metzeler has been appointed as the official tire of the Isle of Man until 2027.

Even more excitement is coming to the Harley Homecoming.

Triumph is charging into the 2024 and 2025 Supermotocross and MXGP seasons in full force, signing two popular and experienced pilots as test riders for the upcoming 250cc and 450cc motocross models.

Here at Motorcycle.com, we’ve known the folks behind Wolfman Luggage for many years. So, when we heard about this fundraising sale, we absolutely wanted to help get the word out. Wolfman Luggage has a reputation for being high quality gear that will last you for many years. You can read our review of the gear from last year’s 2,000 mile tour here. With this sale, Wolfman is discounting all of its WP product line, the very line we tested last year and continue to use on our personal bikes.

Make your plans now. This looks like fun!

Moto Guzzi goes old school shooting a series of spots about the V100 Mandello in 35mm film. The beauty of the imagery suits the motorcycles featured in the campaign. We’re looking forward to future installments.

Although the event is only weeks away, the 2023 Get On ADV Fest Mojave Desert still has some tickets available. With an unusually wet winter in the desert, the riding and scenery should be at its peak. Couple that with four days of self-guided rides at all skill levels, and you have the prescription for a good time. 

Suzuki GB impressed us last October when it introduced a motorcycle accident aftercare program to handle communications with insurance providers, recovery and repair of bikes following an accident.

Of course, as luck would have it, the new electric motorcycle called the C1X is the one product Super73 didn’t send any information on. Nonetheless, if the electric bicycle brand has been of interest to you, you’ll be happy to know new models and new colors are on the way.

Firstgear’s latest gear have do-it-all performance for year-round riding.

PIERER Mobility has opened its new North American corporate headquarters in Murrieta, Calif.. The facility will be home to KTM North America, and will be the brand’s hub on the continent for KTM, Husqvarna, and GASGAS, as well as MV Agusta, of which PIERER Mobility gained a 25.1% stake in 2022.

Zero Motorcycles goes global!

Tyler Bereman and 805 Beer head to the Midwest.

If you find yourself strolling through the City of Angels within the next two years, swing by the Petersen Automotive Museum for an eclectic exhibit of motorcycles.

Build your ADV skills south of the border in idyllic Baja, Mexico.

Do skids and wheelies speak to your soul? Then maybe you have the stuff GasGas is looking for.

Yamaha sees applications for green aluminum could be wheels and frame components on its street models, as well as subframes, main frames, and foot brackets for its motocross bikes.

Cardo offers a new way to use its products. 

Earlier this year, Mecum Auctions sold a restored 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank for $935,000, making it the most expensive motorcycle ever sold at auction.

Take a peak behind the curtain of one of Klim’s most popular men’s and women’s touring lines. 

Both bikes are said to be slated for the 2025 model year. 

Time to score that #litkit award. 

Let freedom scream, baby!

Zero Motorcycles revealed a one-off custom developed by San Francisco-based HUGE Design called the SR-X. Built off a stock SR/S sportbike, the SR-X is the latest entry to Zero’s “Design the Future” program.

Hot off the presses, the 2023 Indian Sport Chief has arrived and, judging by its styling, has its targets firmly set on the Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST. Read the press release below to learn more about the bike, and check back next week for the First Ride Review as Motorcycle.com is at the Sport Chief press launch and will ride the bike tomorrow. 

The Toronto Motorcycle Show is back, after a three-year absence due to COVID. The show will give visitors their first live look at some of the newest models from manufacturers including Aprilia, Can-Am, Harley-Davidson, Honda, KTM, Moto Guzzi, Piaggio, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph, Vespa, and Yamaha.

If you’ve been yearning for a chance to try an Aprilia in anger on the racetrack, don’t miss one of these days. 

For fans of motorsports, and motorcycles in particular, Lane’s passion for the sport will be fun to watch.

In other words, the little KTMs get Bold New Graphics for 2023.

A bit more than BNGs for Klim in 2023. 

Our favorite affordable adventure bike is even more down for 2023, with tougher wire-spoke wheels, swell new bodywork and graphics, and improved everything to make the most out of one of the greatest single-cylinder motors of all time. The 2022 model sold for $6,799; let’s hope the ’23 isn’t much more. 

Dang, the non-profit motorcycle museum founded by the owners of J&P Cycles in 1989 says it’ll be closing its Anamosa, Iowa, doors in September. Sad, but maybe there’ll be happy endings for some as the museum auctions off display bikes that won’t be returned to their owners. Details to come… 

The Dainese Expedition Masters is a guided tour that started internally but opened up to consumers in 2019.

The highly-anticipated Multistrada V4 Rally is one step closer to making it to your local dealer.

Dedicated to the Year of the Rabbit, the 946 Bunny Edition is the first of a series that will encompass 12 years. 

Now’s a great time to get the little ones started on two wheels.

Private Parties Join Dealers on the Go-To Online Marketplace for Used H-D Bikes.

Quin helmets continues to develop its crash detection service.

Harley-Davidson’s 120th is going to be rockin’.

Suzuki’s two highly-anticipated new models will be competitively priced amongst its rivals in their respective categories.

Racers and trackday riders have been enjoying the Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa for two decades. Now, Pirelli has released the fourth version of this popular tire.

This is just the first in Ducati’s path towards a more carbon-neutral future. In addition to electrics, the development of eFuels is next for Ducati.

Voom, an innovative motorcycle insurance provider that allows you to pay by the mile, has expanded its current coverage map to include three new states: Texas, Missouri, and Tennessee. This brings Voom’s current coverage map up to 10 states, with Arizona, Oklahoma, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio being the other states already serviced. 

After 61,562 motorcycles going out the door worldwide, the post-pandemic sales rush has been very good for Ducati.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Honda Fury is BACK. 

SBS is following through on its 2021 strategy for more environmentally friendly business practices, and this brake pad compound will eventually replace the entire SBS line of pad material.

When Yoshimura took a Yamaha R7 and developed all the parts needed to go racing in the MotoAmerica Twins Cup class at Laguna Seca last year, the point all along was to make those parts available for sale to the public. That time is now. See below for all the different parts available and their descriptions. For more information on all of the parts below, and other models Yoshimura builds products for, visit www.yoshimura-rd.com.

Is it just me, or does everyone at MO love their Sidi boots? Last I heard, Motonation has the exclusive on importing them into the US. And while Sidis are still pricey, we’re informed that they’re now less pricey than before. Which is nice if you’re in the market for some primo Italian footwear.

Built for for hardcore offroad adventurers who need premium equippage to level any landscape or terrain and to fully shred the gnar, please welcome the new and improved KTM Super Adventure 1290 R. The size L SA-R was already the weapon of choice: Now it’s got enhanced Turn-by-Turn+ guidance and the ability to set waypoints and diversions through the handlebar switch dial or through the TFT. Now you can take calls phone calls and all manner of things you shouldn’t be doing while riding this way, with a jab of a finger.

Wolfman Luggage will now offer five of its legacy enduro bags in whatever print you want – hand-made in the USA. 

It was a good year for Ducati Corse.

We likely won’t see the 790 Adventure Stateside until 2024.

Well, this should definitely make it easier for us North Americans to access stylish Italian motowear…

The world’s most prolific motojournalist and MO contributor, Alan Cathcart’s latest book is out, and just in time for the holidays! Entitled Ducati Superbike 1988-2001, as the name suggests, this one covers the history of the Ducati factory’s Superbike racers during the desmoquattro era, when the new generation testastretta engine was introduced – from a hands-on perspective:

A fantastic track bike, now at a more affordable price.

Building on previous news, MV Agusta and KTM AG have gotten even cozier. 

KTM‘s 693cc thumper is still going strong, with the 690 SMC R supermoto and Enduro R dual sport returning with new colors for 2023.

Enjoy coverage from the 2022 Sonora Rally from our friends at WestX1000.

Ron Smith and friend Brenda Volpe were reportedly on their way to the funeral of another friend when Smith had to brake suddenly and crashed August 20th near Holiday, FL; both suffered fatal injuries. The Tampa Bay Times reports, “It’s impossible to say whether a helmet would have prevented Smith’s and Volpe’s deaths, experts said. Smith’s autopsy report lists blunt head trauma as his cause of death and an initial report from the Hillsborough Medical Examiner’s Office also lists Volpe’s cause of death as head trauma.”