Motorcycles

A recent filing with a US environmental agency reveals that Kawasaki might just have a monstrous Z1100 streetfighter motorcycle in the works for 2026, with a larger engine than anything in its own lineup of supernaked motorcycles.

Škoda is a well-known carmaker, but many may be unaware of the brand’s two-wheeled roots. The 130-year-old Czech company started out as a bicycle and motorcycle maker – and it looks like it might just get back to that.

The Ducati 851 won Ducati's first World Superbike Championship in 1990 but it has not sold well at auction by comparison to Ducati's long roster of special models created since. This auction may well alert the world to a growing collectible juggernaut.

BMW's R1300 boxer twin family gets two new members, in the R 1300 RS and R 1300 RT. They replace the outgoing R 1250 RS and the R 1250 RT, respectively. And as you’d expect, there’s plenty of farkles on the touring bikes.

Canadian electric motorcycle brand Damon has been taking a beating on the stock ticker lately, with its shares plummeting to US$0.0075. That could be a sign of the end of Damon before getting even a single electric bike off the production line.

Australia is home to many cool things, among which is a bright new start-up called On Powersports – a bikemaker that specializes in e-motocrossers, e-enduros, and e-supermotos, and if value is what you’re after, the OZY 30x fits the bill perfectly.

Harley-Davidson is in trouble. It all started when Harley’s annual report for 2024 revealed a revenue decline of more than 60%. Now it's looking like the company is set to lose three board members after its CEO decided to step aside.

Creating a solid fanbase in an already-stuffed middleweight ADV bike market isn’t easy. Moto Morini said yes to that challenge, and what we have is its bravest attempt yet: the X-Cape 700.

You either love or hate Verge's hubless donut-shaped rear wheel. But what if most of the future electric motos were to sport the same tech? Well, that may soon turn out to be true, with Verge commercializing its electric tech for industry-wide use.

Very few cross-industry partnerships have been a marketing success story like the Ducati-Lamborghini collab. Now comes the 3rd motorcycle in the series, the Panigale V4 Lamborghini, inspired by the Revuelto, Lambo's first plug-in hybrid sports car.

Even with all the economic uncertainty around, folks still love their motorcycles. While global giants like KTM and Harley-Davidson have been struggling with declining sales, Royal Enfield has managed to achieve the opposite: surpassing a million motorcycle sales!

Ducati hasn't produced an off-road motorcycle since 1974, which was the R/T. Now, 52 years later, the Bologna-based bikemaker has introduced the 2026 Desmo450 MX, its very first purpose-built motocrosser. It will retail for $11,495 starting June.

Royal Enfield is one of those rare brands that naturally lends itself to one-off custom builds. Case in point: the "Project Delta," a classic custom motorcycle that draws inspiration from the motorcycle culture of the 40s and 50s.

Verge Motorcycles has broken and created a new Guinness World Record by riding its Verge TS Pro electric bike the farthest on a single charge. The record-breaking 193-mile (311-km) journey was accomplished in London on March 22.

Get your best riding gear on: BMW has taken the wraps off its beefy new R 1300 R that packs plenty of power, electronics, and premium componentry to carve up the streets in style. It's yours for a starting price of US$22,320.