Wade Thiel

Combat Motors Launches its First America Tour

Ernest Lee invites all Combat, Confederate, or Curtiss Warhawk motorcycle owners to join Combat Motors’ first America Tour.

The tour begins in Jacksonville, Florida, and follows the I10 corridor to Las Cruces, New Mexico, and then on to Las Vegas, Nevada, and then on to to the LA Auto Show.

The goal is to arrive at the show on November 18, 2021. This is a ride all the way across the southern United States.

Curtiss Motorcycles Updated its OTC Filings

In 2018, Curtiss Motorcycles (formerly Confederate) changed its name and stock symbol and stopped reporting numbers. That triggered the Caveat Emptor with OTC Markets.

Now the electric motorcycle company has reported two fiscal years’ worth of data.

With this update, the company expects the Caveat Emptor status to be withdrawn.

Electric Motorcycle Company LAND Is Ready to Start Production

In an email, Scott Colosimo, CEO of LAND, stated that the company is ready to start production of its electric motorcycles.

This is very good news. I’m a huge fan of LAND and Scott’s. His former focus was Cleveland CycleWerks, but now he’s all-in on LAND.

Production will happen right here in the US. In Ohio, to be exact. The company secured funding to make this happen.

Check Out the Zongshen Cyclone RA9 V-twin Concept

The Zongshen Cyclone RA9 V-twin Concept made its debut at the CIMAMotor show in China.

For those of you unfamiliar with Zongshen, it’s the Chinese partner of the Piaggio Group.

Cyclone is the high-end arm of the company, and the RA9 V-twin concept is truly a sight the behold, looking more like a wild custom than a possible future production bike.

Hit-Air Reveals the All-New RS-1 Airbag Vest

Airbag gear is the future of motorcycle gear, and Hit-Air’s newest product, the RS-1, is the latest entrant you should pay attention to.

This airbag vest is designed specifically for riders to go to the track. It has a mechanical tether and deploys when the tether separates from the bike.

This vest protects your neck, cervical vertebrae, shoulders, and dorsal and thoracic areas of your torso, so you can ride harder and be safer.

Kawasaki Announces 9 New 2022 Models are Coming

Kawasaki announced that six new motorcycles would be debuted on October 5.

Following that release, it will reveal three more motorcycles on November 23 at EICMA.

Only eight of these nine vehicles are motorcycles. One of them is a Jet Ski. The best part of this news is that it’s just for Kawasaki USA, so while some of these might be sold outside of the US, all of them will be sold here.

Vance & Hines Creates an Exhaust for the Harley-Davidson Pan America That Doesn’t Look Ugly

Vance & Hines recently released a new exhaust system for the new Harley-Davidson Pan America adventure motorcycle called the Adventure Hi-Output 450.

Typically, I’m not one to bash stock exhausts, but dang it if Harley doesn’t make uggo of a stock exhaust for the Pan America. So, the news of Vance & Hines stepping in to put this misery away is very good news.

This slip-on exhaust not only gives Pan America riders a way to get rid of an eyesore, but it also puts Vance & Hines into the adventure motorcycle segment for the first time.

Get an Early Jump on the Holidays with These Motorcycle Gifts for the Rider in Your Life

The holidays are sneaking up fast, and you might as well spend some time getting gifts around for the rider in your life.

Every rider needs something. Whether it’s a new motorcycle jacket, motorcycle helmet, boots, luggage, or something else altogether.

Think about how the motorcyclist in your life rides and what he or she could use. Here are some fun options to choose from.

6 Ducati World Premiere Events Announced

Ducati has some new motorcycles coming, and to support the release of these bikes, the company has six world premiere events scheduled.

The events will start September 30 and run through to December 9. So that’s every two weeks you’ll get to dee a new bike from Ducati.

All of the details about what bikes will be revealed aren’t known just yet, but here’s a closer look at what I do know.

The New 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT

Suzuki has had a lineup that honestly wasn’t too thrilling to me, but that has changed with the addition of the 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000GT.

This sport-touring motorcycle is a seriously enticing machine built to make those long rides a little more thrilling.

This is a worldwide bike that will be sold starting in October 2021, so if you like what you see here, you’d better get ready for your new bike.