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Can-Am Pulse and Origin Electric Motorcycles Win iF Design Award

BRP, the parent company of Can-Am, has been recognized with an iF Design Award for the brand’s two new electric motorcycles, the Can-Am Pulse...

Honda Gold Wing 50th Anniversary and Daytona Bike Week | Ep. 78 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Episode 78 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is brought to you by Western Power Sports. In this episode, Greg and Duke talk about...

Studly—How Not to Break Exhaust Studs

The internet is full of misleading info about broken exhaust studs on Harleys, but there is very little to be found about exhaust leaks...

Stone Temple Pilots to Perform at Sturgis Buffalo Chip

Sturgis Buffalo Chip continues to add musical artists to its 2025 lineup. Following the addition of Nickelback announced on March 11, the Chip has...

Petersen Automotive Museum – The American Motorcycle Exhibition

The magnificent Petersen Automotive Museum has added a motorcycle exhibit to its stunning collection of cars, which showcases more than 25 rare motorbikes from...

Buddy Bike Push

A few months back, I visited the University of Virginia motor unit to show them the features and benefits of the BMW R 1250...

Jail Break! Party At The Pen 2024

Boise, Idaho, is an atypical location for a national-caliber bike show, but even more unusual is the setting. As the name implies, Party At...

Unrepentant Curmudgeon: Truckin’

I recently rode a round-tripper between my California home and North Carolina. Time was a factor, so I had to take the most direct...

Rubber-Side Down: “Lucky” and the Editor

As a longtime editor of motorcycle publications, I imagine myself as having a keen sense of design when it comes to motorized vehicles. We...

2025 Daytona Bike Week Recap

Daytona Bike Week is the most multifarious big motorcycle event in the country and perhaps in the world. Nowhere else can you find the...

“She Rides” Documentary Film Celebrates Women in Motorcycling

Expected to be released in late 2025, She Rides is a new feature documentary film exploring and celebrating the role of women in motorcycling....

Nickelback to Perform at Sturgis Buffalo Chip, Aug. 6, 2025

Nickelback is set to take the Sturgis Buffalo Chip stage at this year’s rally on Aug. 6, 2025. The band will entertain the crowd...

EAGLERIDER Announces Brand Evolution

EAGLERIDER, the motorcycle rental and tour company with more than 150 locations across six continents, has introduced a brand evolution that brings a new...

King Of The Baggers Daytona 2025 Results

The King Of The Baggers roared into Daytona International Speedway to kick off the racing season, with Harley-Davidson battling Indian Motorcycle for supremacy in...

American Flat Track 2025 Daytona Short Track I and II Results

With a rules change barring Indian’s championship-winning FTR750 and with 2024 champ Jared Mees’ retirement, the American Flat Track season-opening double-header in Daytona set...

Harley-Davidson’s 2025 King Of The Bagger Team Announced

The King Of The Baggers series is set to be more exciting than ever! After reporting about Indian Motorcycle expanding its KOTB team to...

The Road to Daytona Bike Week 2025

Our road to Daytona Bike Week 2025 started in Birmingham, Alabama, where Honda hosted a group of motojournalists to celebrate the 50th anniversary of...

Anthony’s Leatherworks | Ep. 77 Rider Magazine Insider Podcast

Our guest on Episode 77 of the Rider Magazine Insider Podcast is Greg Sermabeikian, owner of Anthony’s Leatherworks and MX Boot Resole and Repair,...

2025 Handbuilt Show Returns to Austin, Texas, March 28-30

The 11th annual Handbuilt Show will return to Austin, Texas, March 28-30, once again offering a plethora of hand-built bikes, custom cars, impressive art,...

Top 10 Flat-Track Racers of All Time

The 2024 American Flat Track season was one for the history books, with Jared Mees notching up his 10th championship to surpass Scott Parker’s...

S&S Cycle Vintage Tour to Begin at Daytona Bike Week 2025

After a 17-year tour hiatus, S&S Cycle has announced a new tour for 2025 called the S&S Cycle Vintage Tour, featuring six talented builders...

“Bastard” Wins First 6 Indian Sport Chief RT Custom Competition

Voting has concluded for the Indian Motorcycle First 6 custom build competition, in which six European dealers were given a new Indian Sport Chief...

BMW Motorrad Days Americas Returns to Barber Vintage Festival, Oct. 3-5, 2025

BMW Motorrad Days Americas 2025 will once again take place during the Barber Vintage Festival, Oct. 3-5, 2025. The event will feature food, music,...

Saddlemen Racing Team 2025

Hot on the heels of Indian Motorcycle announcing its expansion to a three-rider lineup in 2025, Saddlemen has released news about its plans for...

What If?

When I started writing this Motor School column, I promised that I would, at some point, present some tactical thinking exercises that you could...

Hudson River Valley Motorcycle Ride | Favorite Ride

Three things that make a perfect ride for me are rural roads, scenic diversity, and a relaxing pace to savor the passing landscape, especially...

Indian Motorcycle Announces 2025 King Of The Baggers Team

Indian Motorcycle has announced its “Wrecking Crew” of racers to compete in the 2025 King Of The Baggers series, upping the ante with three...

2025 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. Full Roster and Schedule Announced

Royal Enfield's Build. Train. Race. program has released its 2025 roster and schedule for both flat track and road racing. For the first time...

A Breath of Fresh Air

News flash: Throwing around big, heavy police motorcycles day after day during motor competitions was substantially easier in my 30s than in my 50s....

Customs on the Coast: 21st Annual David Mann Chopperfest

Ventura, California, is a low-key surf town that’s north of Los Angeles and south of Santa Barbara. Its county fairgrounds occupy a slice of...

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