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2022 BMW GS Trophy Recap | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine
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2022 BMW GS Trophy Recap

The International BMW GS Trophy enduro event was held in early September for the eighth time, this time in Albania with 21 teams from 11 countries. It was a double win for South Africa, with podiums taken by England, Germany, and Mexico. The BMW GS Trophy is a mega event
Dec 11, 2022 6 min read
Suzuki Launches All-New Compact Parallel-Twin Engine | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel
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Suzuki Launches All-New Compact Parallel-Twin Engine

A new power is rising. Suzuki has introduced an all-new, compact parallel-twin 776cc DOHC engine to power the new 2023 GSX-8S and the V-Strom 800DE. This new engine configuration is lightweight and provides a narrow width and short length. The engine’s bulk is positioned in the chassis to optimize
Dec 10, 2022 2 min read
Backcountry Discovery Routes and Zero Team Up for Electric ADV Riding
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Backcountry Discovery Routes and Zero Team Up for Electric ADV Riding

A new partnership is taking adventure riding to an electrified future. Famous adventure motorcycling route planner Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) has teamed up with electric bike maker Zero to advance electric ADV riding. As part of the partnership, Zero will act as an official OEM sponsor of upcoming BDR and
Dec 9, 2022 1 min read
Kawasaki Aims for Environment-Friendly Motorcycling | RoadRUNNER Motorcycle Touring & Travel Magazine
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Kawasaki Aims for Environment-Friendly Motorcycling

Faced against the irrefutable science of climate change, carbon neutrality has entered human’s vernacular with a vengeance. It is front and center at Kawasaki, with the Japanese powerhouse recently unveiling several pre-production and prototype models that cater to a new focus on the environment. Earlier this year, Kawasaki revealed
Dec 8, 2022 1 min read
Moto Guzzi: Italian Centenarian
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Moto Guzzi: Italian Centenarian

In a world obsessed with corporate takeovers, the fast buck, and the exit strategy—more often than not resulting in dubious derailment of “sure things”—it’s endearing to see Moto Guzzi celebrate 100 years of producing iconic motorcycles. The company’s roots are still firmly planted in their original
Dec 7, 2022 2 min read
Touring Tip: Get Suspended!
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Touring Tip: Get Suspended!

No, I’m not encouraging inappropriate behavior that might get your license suspended. I want to talk to you about your motorcycle’s suspension. This is an area that OEMs often shortchange in order to keep the MSRP of their products in a lower price range. They know that a
Dec 3, 2022 2 min read
Piaggio Opens MotoPlex Atlanta
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Piaggio Opens MotoPlex Atlanta

A new wonderland has opened for American fans of Italian motorcycles. Piaggio, the parent group of Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, and Vespa, held the grand opening of MotoPlex Atlanta on October 31. The new MotoPlex will serve as Piaggio’s strategic hub for the southeastern U.S. Built upon the same
Nov 30, 2022 1 min read
Speed the Wheel: Insects and Taxes | RoadRUNNER Magazine
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Speed the Wheel: Insects and Taxes

Benjamin Franklin is often credited as saying: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” For a motorcyclist there is an additional certainty. Whenever you take the time to thoroughly clean your face shield, a big old bug is going to splatter itself across
Nov 29, 2022 3 min read
Automatic Motorcycle Transmissions
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Automatic Motorcycle Transmissions

Although some view the notion of an automatic transmission on a motorcycle as an outright sin, the reality is the growth of electric motorcycles and scooters has significantly altered perceptions of an automatic motorcycle. With the number of scooters in service globally, it’s fair to assume that a good
Nov 23, 2022 1 min read
Tarform Motorcycles: Back to the Future | RoadRUNNER Magazine
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Tarform Motorcycles: Back to the Future

Walk into Tarform Motorcycles in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the vibe is that of a custom bike shop. Employees are getting stuff done at their stations, parts wait patiently on metal shelves, and music bounces off the industrially-high ceiling and hard concrete floor. Founder Taras Kravtchouk fires up the
Nov 22, 2022 2 min read
BRP Breaks Ground on New Can-Am Electric Motorcycles Plant in Queretaro
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BRP Breaks Ground on New Can-Am Electric Motorcycles Plant in Queretaro

As part of its re-entry into the motorcycle arena, BRP (the mother company of Can-Am) has broken ground on a new plant in Mexico. The factory will produce two new models of electric motorcycles—Can-Am Origin and Can-Am Plus. The Querétaro, Mexico, facility will be erected next to the existing
Nov 18, 2022 1 min read
Touring Tip: Riding Year-Round
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Touring Tip: Riding Year-Round

As fall turns to winter and temperatures spiral downward, seasonal motorcyclists all but disappear from the roadways. Except for possibly venturing out on the rare warm day, their backroad riding passion is put into cold storage along with their bike. This needn’t be the case, but gear and strategies
Nov 17, 2022 2 min read
Arai Replica Helmets: The Colors of Racing Legends
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Arai Replica Helmets: The Colors of Racing Legends

Today, the name Arai is synonymous with racing. The Japanese helmet brand has a presence in virtually every form of motorcycle racing, from motocross to the vaunted MotoGP Championship (and within the ranks of auto racing as well). Regarded as an innovative company that revolutionized safety helmet technology through its
Nov 15, 2022 8 min read
Yamaha Testing New Electric Power Steering Prototype for Bikes | RoadRUNNER Magazine
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Yamaha Testing New Electric Power Steering Prototype for Bikes

Motorcycle engineers continue to evolve two-wheeled technology with an ever-increasing smorgasbord of electronic rider aids to bolster safety and performance (cornering-ABS, traction control, adaptive cruise control, etc.). One of the latest electronic explorations comes from Yamaha. The Japanese company is experimenting with an innovative electronic power steering system, currently in
Nov 13, 2022 2 min read
Biker Down: Motorcycle Accident Help
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Biker Down: Motorcycle Accident Help

When you’re out on a ride and you have a fall, who you gonna call? BikerDown! Well, you should actually probably start with the emergency number. But BikerDown is there to help riders recover after being in an accident. For more than a decade, the non-profit organization has harnessed
Oct 25, 2022 1 min read
AHRMA MotoFest Monterey: Remembrances of Things Past
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AHRMA MotoFest Monterey: Remembrances of Things Past

It was a beautiful fog-free weekend at Laguna Seca in Monterey. The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) had staked out a motocross track on the rolling hills above the famous circuit, cut a small flat track oval out of the grass infield, and built a trials section, creating the
Oct 25, 2022 3 min read
Emergency SOS: How to Call for Help - Motorcycle Edition
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Emergency SOS: How to Call for Help

If there’s something strange while you’re out on a ride, who you gonna call? That’s the big question. In the worst-case scenario, you may be so far away from civilization that you may not be able to call anyone. Mobile device manufacturers are waking up to this
Oct 23, 2022 5 min read
Honda's Bringing Electric FUN to America
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Honda's Bringing Electric FUN to America

Honda recently announced that it will introduce 10 new electric two-wheel models to the global market by 2025 as part of its focus on electrification. Of the new models (which are primarily scooters) three are full-sized electric motorcycles designed specifically for the Japanese, European, and U.S. markets. These electric
Oct 20, 2022 2 min read
Harley-Davidson is Electrifying with the LiveWire ONE
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Harley-Davidson is Electrifying with the LiveWire ONE

You can’t really picture a Harley-Davidson without the signature sound of its internal combustion engine, which they even tried to patent at one point. Maybe that’s why The Motor Company decided to spin LiveWire off into its own brand. The electric LiveWire concept bike was introduced in 2014,
Oct 16, 2022 1 min read
LiveWire Del Mar Orders Electrify New York Stock Exchange
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LiveWire Del Mar Orders Electrify New York Stock Exchange

September 27 was a double-whammy kind of day for Harley-Davidson’s electrified counterpart, LiveWire. On the day, LiveWire began taking reservations for its forthcoming S2 Del Mar model, while also going live on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol LVWR. With its listing, LiveWire became the
Oct 11, 2022 2 min read
Time to Re-Tire?
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Time to Re-Tire?

Life's too short to only own one motorcycle, right? But we can only ride one at a time. If you own a bike that only does a couple of thousand miles a year, should you wait until the tires [https://imp.i104546.net/9W9yBW] are worn out before
Oct 5, 2022 5 min read
The American Motorcycle Jacket
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The American Motorcycle Jacket

Before we talk about the traditional American motorcycle jacket, we should agree on its design features. Unfortunately, that is a tough topic. While Schott NYC started the motif in 1928 by swapping buttons for zippers, prior to 1953, there just wasn’t one predominant style that most American motorcyclists wore.
Oct 4, 2022 5 min read
Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation
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Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation

Yamaha does more than just build motorcycles. The brand also supports locations and initiatives that provide riders with places to ride. To this end, Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiatives (OAI) has granted awards totaling $145,175 to improve access to public land for motorcycling. Yamaha said these second quarter grants went
Oct 4, 2022 1 min read
Touring Tips: Riding Loaded
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Touring Tips: Riding Loaded

One of my favorite television shows as a child (and I realize this hints at my age) was The Beverly Hillbillies. The opening shot was of the Clampett clan driving down a palm-lined boulevard in Beverly Hills; an ancient flatbed truck piled high with possessions dangling from every spare inch
Sep 28, 2022 3 min read
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