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It’s All in Your Mind

A few months back, I was in Sacramento at the California Highway Patrol Motor Academy for the official launch of BMW’s new R 1300...

Picking Up What You’re Putting Down

Just then, something caught his eye. Working traffic enforcement on his BMW R 1200 RT-P, Corporal Jeff Corbin zeroed in on a Romance Red...

Custom Indian Sport Chief RT Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson for $180K

A custom Indian Sport Chief RT, built by freestyle motocross legend and custom bike builder Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, has been auctioned off for $180,000...

Ducati History: Reflections of a Lifelong Ducatista

Watching Ducati win its sixth consecutive MotoGP constructor’s championship in 2025 jogged some memories for this veteran fan. My history with the Italian marque...

Carolwood LP Assumes Ownership of Indian Motorcycle

In October, it was announced that Polaris Inc. would sell a majority stake in Indian Motorcycle to Carolwood LP, a private equity firm, with...

Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup News: More Teams, Schedule Released, Ticket Pricing

The Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup, run in partnership with MotoGP, is gearing up for its inaugural year, with announcements of an expanded grid, a...

Mecum Motorcycle Auction Runs Jan. 27-31: How to Watch, Bid, and Buy

Mecum's 35th Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 27 and runs through Saturday, Jan. 31. The...

BMW Factory Tour in Berlin: Where History, Innovation, and Adventure Ride Together 

Nestled in the historic district of Spandau in Berlin, the BMW Motorradwelt visitor center, together with BMW’s adjacent production plant, stands as a powerful testament to both...

Bluegrass Motorcycle Museum and a Mystery Wrapped in a Riddle

Great things often come in small packages, and that saying rings true with the Bluegrass Motorcycle Museum in Hartford, Kentucky. What the museum lacks...

Indian Motorcycle Launches Never Finished Campaign, Celebrating 125th Anniversary

Indian Motorcycle celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2026, kicking things off with a new campaign called Never Finished. Indian was founded in 1901 by Goerge...

Recall on 2025 KTM 390 Models: Side Stand Spring

A few KTM 390 models from model year 2025 have been recalled, with KTM requesting owners visit an authorized KTM dealer to replace the...

Fighting Fatigue

It was late summer of 1988, and I was busily hauling my personal belongings from my mom’s house in Ventura, California, back down to...

Donating Used Motorcycle Helmets

Several years ago, I took a training course called A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist, which taught basic skills for bystander assistance at an...

KTM and Husqvarna Recall 2024-2025 390/401 Models

KTM and Husqvarna, both part of the Pierer Mobility group, have announced a recall on models powered by the liquid-cooled 399cc Single. In KTM’s...

Lost Coast BDR-X to Premiere Dec. 13

Backcountry Discovery Routes is set to release its latest route, called the Lost Coast BDR-X. This new loop travels 550 miles along the rugged...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: Rare and Unusual

So many lots have been added to the roster for Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South Point Hotel & Casino in...

Rikuo Motorcycles: The Japan Inc. Harley

The Japanese motorcycle industry we know today is a very different landscape from the one in the early 20th century. Among the lesser-known but...

Triumph National Dealership Holiday Party To Take Place Dec. 13, 2025

The Triumph National Dealership Holiday Party, taking place on Dec. 13, 2025, at Triumph dealerships in the U.S. and Canada, invites riders and their...

Overnight Sensation: Feuling Parts’ 17-Day FXRT Build

Sturgis is just a few weeks away, and the bike in your Southern California garage is a 1985 Harley-Davidson FXRT. Now what? Most of...

Walking Through History: Visiting the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

As a child, I was a Hot Wheels fanatic. I had an old suitcase filled with orange plastic track pieces. Straights, curves, and loops...

Indian Motorcycle Partners with Vance & Hines for King Of The Baggers 2026

As Indian Motorcycle transitions to new ownership, its King Of The Baggers factory racing team will also undergo some changes as the 2026 season...

Rolling Vintage: Motogiro d’Italia 2025

A New Zealander on a Benelli, a Brit riding an MV Agusta, a Polish rider aboard his wife’s Ducati – at the Motogiro d’Italia,...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: British Invasion

As of this writing, there are over 580 motorcycles up for auction at Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South Point Hotel...

Improving Your ROM

If you’re under 40, hey, good for you. Seriously, congratulations on yet another effortless day of frolic and sunshine without knee pain, muscle strain,...

Harley-Davidson Let’s Ride Challenge – Ride for Heroes Supports Groups with $1 Million Donation

Back in March, we published an announcement about Harley-Davidson’s Let’s Ride Challenge – Ride for Heroes, a seven-month-long event to support a variety of...

2026 Harley-Davidson Bagger World Cup Schedule Announced

Harley-Davidson Road Glides have been winning races in the King Of The Baggers series at tracks across the U.S. since 2021. With several years...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: Japanese Gems

We’ve been poring over the lots and collections of motorcycles that will be available at Mecum’s annual motorcycle auction, which returns to the South...

2026 Mecum Auction Preview: Racing Motorcycles

Between now and the next Mecum motorcycle auction in Las Vegas, which takes place Jan. 27-31, 2026, at the South Point Hotel & Casino,...

Hip Hip Hooray

Today we’re going to learn how to use our hips to improve our motorcycle’s initial drop into a turn and reduce the turning radius...

Vintage Iron, Modern Magic: 2025 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

From the moment I crested the hill and saw row upon row of tent tops, trucks, RVs, toy haulers, motorcycles, quads, golf carts, minibikes,...
2027 Motorcycle Buyers Guide