The United States will ban imports of Can-Am Spyder and Canyon three-wheelers starting September 29, 2026, as the trade dispute with Canada continues to escalate.
BRP, Can-Am’s parent company, confirmed that Spyder and Canyon models produced in Valcourt, Quebec, will be excluded from US importation under a new executive order targeting Canadian goods.
Continue reading “Why the US Can-Am Import Ban Changes Three-Wheel Riding”Introduced in 1996, the Suzuki Bandit 1200 took the bulletproof air/oil-cooled GSX-R1100 engine, bumped it to 1152cc, and dropped it into a steel frame for a naked streetfighter.
The formula was simple: big torque, cheap purchase price, and nearly unlimited modification potential.
Continue reading “Custom 1996 Suzuki Bandit 1200 by Colin Worth”KTM has officially revealed the 2027 690 Rally, a factory-built rally-raid motorcycle based on the 690 Enduro R platform. The Austrian brand positions it as the spiritual successor to the 640 Adventure, which ran from 1997 to 2007 with a 625cc five-speed single.
Power comes from KTM’s latest LC4 single-cylinder engine, a 692.7cc unit producing 79 PS (roughly 78 horsepower) and 73 Nm (54 lb-ft) of torque. A six-speed gearbox handles shifting, and KTM claims 15,000 km (9,000-mile) service intervals for long-distance use.
Continue reading “KTM Unveils 690 Rally as Successor to the 640 Adventure”MV Agusta’s factory in Varese, Italy has been sitting idle since April 2026. That is not a rumor passed around industry forums but the direct account of a dealer speaking to GPOne, who told the outlet plainly: “MV isn’t producing or delivering anything.”
The numbers back that up. MV Agusta has sold just 1,238 motorcycles through July of this year, according to reporting from paultan.org, a 54.3 percent decline since the brand separated from KTM’s umbrella in early 2025.
Continue reading “What MV Agusta’s Production Halt Means for Riders”Nobody gets into motorcycling because they want to look like a traffic cone. But the case for high-visibility gear is harder to dismiss than most riders want to admit.
Nobody gets into motorcycling because they want to look like a traffic cone. But the case for high-visibility gear is harder to dismiss than most riders want to admit.
This isn’t about lecturing anyone on safety. It’s about laying out the actual argument and letting you decide.
Continue reading “The Case for High-Viz Gear (Even If You Hate How It Looks)”A California Air Resources Board executive order has confirmed what SV650 fans have been hoping for: the bike lives on.
The filing, published September 9, lists a new model under the code SV650RQM7. That “M7” suffix follows Suzuki’s convention for 2027 model year machines.
Continue reading “Suzuki SV650 Confirmed for 2027 With SV-7GX Engine”Two-time Dakar Rally champion Sam Sunderland left London at 3:30 AM on September 5 aboard a motorcycle nobody had seen. He is trying to circumnavigate the globe in under 19 days, 8 hours, and 25 minutes.
That mark has stood since Kevin and Julia Sanders set it in 2002 on a BMW R1150GS. Nobody has broken it under the same rules since.
Continue reading “Can Triumph’s Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer Beat a 23-Year Record?”Aston Martin and Brough Superior are making their first street-legal motorcycle together, and it arrives with the kind of spec sheet that makes you check the price tag twice.
The AMB 002 Roadster pairs a 1,083cc V-twin with a titanium frame in a 418-pound package. Only 300 will be built, with deliveries starting late next year.
Continue reading “Why Aston Martin’s AMB 002 Roadster Matters for Luxury Bikes”Moto Guzzi turned 105 this month and marked the occasion with special-edition versions of four models, revealed during the opening of its redeveloped factory in Mandello del Lario.
The 105th Anniversary editions cover the Stelvio, V100 Mandello, V85 Strada, and V7 Stone, with a fifth variant added through the Stelvio PFF Rider Assistance Solution package.
Continue reading “Moto Guzzi Reveals 105th Anniversary Editions and New Factory”A new electric dirt bike brand called Bonnell just launched its first model, the 805 RX. The bike debuted on September 1, 2026, with a price tag of $8,250.
The 805 RX produces 56 horsepower and 594 lb-ft of rear-wheel torque from a proprietary powertrain designed entirely in-house. At 218 pounds fully fueled, the power-to-weight ratio puts it squarely between a Surron and a Stark VARG.
Continue reading “Bonnell’s 805 RX Packs 56 HP Into a 218-Lb Electric Dirt Bike”
