MotoAmerica Press Release: Fourth Annual “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” Set For Laguna Seca On July 12 MotoAmerica Newsletter: Championship Battles Move To Barber (MotoAmerica/) If you want the opportunity to spend a day riding motorcycles and hanging out at the racetrack with racers who have won 32 AMA National Championships and eight World Championships, then you should move “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” to the top of your bucket list. Read More 200 Rider Entries Across All Classes For Barber Event 200 Rider Entries Across All Classes For Barber Event (MotoAmerica/) On May 17 through 19, one ..read more

Brough Superior Motorcycles arrives in North America (Brough Superior/) Brough Superior Press Release: The iconic motorcycle brand Brough Superior is proud to announce the opening of its first filial office in North America. Earlier this year, Brough Superior launched Brough Superior Japan to bring its historic motorcycles to riders across the country. Founded in Nottingham, England in 1919, Brough Superior is renowned for producing the world’s first superbikes and is considered the “Rolls-Royce of Motorcycles.” The brand is known for its signature 1,000 cc V-twin engine, striking design ..read more

Moto Morini, the Iconic Italian Motorcycle Brand, introduces the X-Cape SE (Moto Morini/) Moto Morini Press Release: Moto Morini, the historic Italian motorcycle brand, remains committed to master craftsmanship and innovation, a tradition that spans nearly a century. Founded in 1937 by the legendary racer and motorcycle designer Alfonso Morini, Moto Morini has earned acclaim for its iconic motorcycles that effortlessly fuse timeless Italian design, high quality, and thrilling performance. Today, Moto Morini proudly unveils the newest member of its prestigious lineup, the X-Cape SE&n ..read more

Moto Morini, the Iconic Italian Motorcycle Brand, introduces the Seiemmezzo STR Sport (Moto Morini/) Moto Morini Press Release: Moto Morini, the iconic Italian motorcycle brand founded in 1937, continues its legacy of excellence and innovation with the unveiling of the Seiemmezzo STR Sport street bike, a true embodiment of Italian style, performance, and quality craftsmanship. The STR Sport boasts sleek, competition-inspired bodywork including a curved headlight fairing with windscreen, engine wrap cowling, and a passage seat cover, ensuring that heads will turn  wherever ..read more

For 2024 Honda is renaming the CB500X the NX500, and giving it a fresh look, less weight, and new electronics. (Honda/) Honda’s midsize CB500 series shares the same engine, electronics, and most chassis components, so it’s no surprise that when updates arrive, they carry over across most of the bikes—as they did back in 2022. Big Red is also now marking 2024 as a time for new improvements, and the on-road made-in-Thailand trio—which consists of the CBR500R sport model, the CB500F naked, and the adventure-ish CB500X—are getting notable changes, including the fact that the CB500X will now be kn ..read more

A look inside BMW’s new ASA transmission. (BMW/) Despite multiple attempts over the years, there’s still no standard form for semi-automatic motorcycle transmissions. However, BMW is about to join the fray with its own system and yet another different approach. For decades cars have followed an unspoken industry standard, with the P-R-N-D auto shifter pattern becoming the norm and allowing drivers to jump from one vehicle to another with no learning curve. On motorcycles, the automatic transmission has never managed to get the same sort of dominance, and as a result, there’s still no establis ..read more

Moto Guzzi USA Announces 2024 Northeast Dealer Demo Tour (Moto Guzzi/) Moto Guzzi Press Release: Moto Guzzi USA is thrilled to announce its Northeast Demo Tour, giving passionate motorcyclists across the region the chance to experience the thrill of riding one of the 2024 Moto Guzzi range firsthand. Experience New Roads with Moto Guzzi The tour will visit dealerships throughout the Northeastern region, with event dates scheduled below, and more to be added. May 18 Wide World Motoplex West Chester 315 Westtown Rd, West Chester, PA 19382 May 29 – June 2 Americade 48 Canada St, Lake George, NY 1 ..read more

Yamaha’s latest MT-09 gets sportier. (Joseph Agustin/) It has been 11 years since Yamaha did the unexpected with the debut of the MT-09 (back then known as the FZ-09). The result was sportbike performance, dressed down to a naked streetfighter, and showcasing an exciting triple powerplant from Japan. The torquey-ness, upright riding position, and general hooliganism of the MT attracted a cult following quickly. Ready to rumble—the MT-09 is even sharper and more angular with the new tweaks to the gas tank and bodywork. (Joseph Agustin/) Fast-forward to 2024 and the MT-09 is all grown up. This ..read more

KTM has announced that the prototype 990 RC R will go on sale early in 2025 as a normal production model, not a limited edition. (KTM/) It’s been more than 15 years since KTM last produced a street-legal, fully faired production sportbike. The last model to fill that slot in KTM’s lineup was the 1190 RC8/RC8 R which was last sold in 2016. In the time frame since then, KTM has only produced the very limited edition, track-only RC 8C. If you were lucky enough to get your paws on one of those unicorns, good on you. But for 2025, KTM has announced plans to return to the class with the brand-new 2 ..read more

Folds of Honor and Indian Motorcycle Announce Charity Ride (Indian Motorcycle/) Indian Motorcycle Press Release: Indian Motorcycle Owners Around the Country Come Together to Raise Funds for Nonprofit Organization Supporting the Families of Military Service Members & First Responders Folds Of Honor Provides Educational Scholarships to the Spouses and Children of U.S. Military Service Members and First Responders Who Have Fallen or Been Disabled While Serving Our Country and Communities Indian Motorcycle to Giveaway Custom Indian Springfield to Individual Who Raises the Most Funds, Addition ..read more