The world of motorcycles is a robust one. There’s a motorcycle designed for pretty much every use out there. The companies selling bikes are trying to appeal to every area of the market from the folks who love to cruise to the racers to the adventurers.
Then there’s the custom bike scene. Geniuses, craftsmen, artists take motorcycles and turn them into rolling pieces of art.
I try to cover a little bit of it all. From the new bikes rolling off the production lines at the various motorcycle manufacturers to the littlest of custom shops and individuals tinkering around in their sheds.
Here are the main types of motorcycles I typically write about on this site.
Note that this isn’t an exhaustive list, and the article linked above about the different types of motorcycles will explain the full picture.
The fun doesn’t stop with the various types of motorcycles. There are also tons of brands that sell each type of motorcycle. I’ve written an article on the different motorcycle brands out there, and that should give you a pretty clear idea of what you’ll find.
Motorcycle type and the different brands matter a ton, but I often find myself and other riders classifying motorcycles by their engine size or displacement.
This is typically how the industry categorizes motorcycles. You’ll see a 250cc class, a 600cc class, etc. To learn more, check out my article on the various engine sizes out there in the world of motorcycles.
Lastly, I want to talk about the price of motorcycles. Everyone has to work in a budget, and you can buy a nice bike for very little money, but you can also spend a ton.
Price is a big deciding factor, and I would hope you take it into account. Here are my thoughts on motorcycles and their prices.
Below are the latest articles on various motorcycles.Â
Every weekday I write up news stories for Web Bike World. On Fridays, I like to take the best news stories and round them up here. This week in the motorcycle news Suzuki, Ducati, and Harley all made waves.
Ducati’s new Superleggera is the biggest news of the week, but there are plenty more interesting stories out there. Let’s dig in.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – February 7”Recently, it came out that Comoto Holdings, the parent company to Revzilla and CycleGear, bought J&P Cycles. I had a chance to chat with the motorcycle gear company’s CEO Ken Murphy, and he said there are some distribution opportunities.
In my interview, Murphy said that Comoto will be working on the back end to get all three brands using the same distribution channels and warehouses.
Continue reading “CEO of Comoto Says All Its Brands Will Use the Same Distribution Channels and Warehouses”The Honda CM400 has a special place in my heart simply because I rode one, one time when I was a young teen. This CM400 Scrambler by JK Custom Works is a more awesome version of that bike.
The one I rode was bone stock, but I always thought these bikes would make a cool cafe racer or scrambler, and JK Cycles has made a real dream of a motorcycle.
Continue reading “Honda CM400 Scrambler by JK Custom Works”I write daily motorcycle news over at Web Bike World and at the end of the week, I like to do a news roundup at the end of the week.
This week has been a really crazy one, and it was actually somewhat tough to pick just three news stories. But I also didn’t want to crowd up my list too much. So here are the most important ones.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – January 31, 2020”I recently had the chance to sit down and chat with Ernest Lee of Confederate Motorcycles. We talked all things Confederate, but one thing that stood out to me was that he said the new Hellcat motorcycle may come out this year. I’m all for a 2020 release date for the new Hellcat
The new Hellcat Concept bike last got press back in 2018. The new concept for the next Hellcat (pictured above) looks good. The company turned to Harley-Davidson for help this time around.
Continue reading “Confederate Motorcycles May Release a New Hellcat This Year”There are all sorts of things you can do with Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Customizing one of these bikes is easier than ever before thanks to the long list of parts available and this Dyna Street Tracker by Robot Motorwork is a perfect example.
Muhammad Robbi, the founder of Indonesia’s Robot Motorwork, is the man who decided to take this Dyna and turn it into a seriously unique machine. He started with a 2014 Harley Dyna that needed a lot of work.
Continue reading “Dyna Street Tracker by Robot Motorwork”The Honda Goldwing might now seem like a smart bike to turn into a cafe racer, but the 1970s Goldwings don’t do too bad. This Valkyrie-Powered Honda Goldwing from Dragon’s Motorcycles is from 1977, and it looks like a beast.
The builder is Pablo Sebastian from Spain. He decided to make the bike into a cafe racer, but he pulled the Goldwing’s engine out and replaced it with a Honda Valkyrie engine. Needless to say, this bike is a powerhouse.
Continue reading “Valkyrie-Powered Honda Goldwing by Dragon’s Motorcycles”I write daily motorcycle news coverage at Web Bike World, and I like to do an end-of-the-week news roundup here on Wind Burned Eyes.
This week, there’s some really good stuff in the news, including a partnership between two big companies, more details on an electric motorcycle, and a big phat-ass V-twin from the king of V-twin motorcycles.
Let’s dig in.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – January 24, 2020”KTM is making some of the best motorcycles right now, and it has been for the last several years. The company’s 950 SMR was used to make this KTM 950 Desert Sled made by FabMan Creations.
The KTM built here takes the supermoto to new levels. The bike now looks like something more akin to the BMW GS models out there. It’s a tough and cool scrambler.
Continue reading “KTM 950 Desert Sled by FabMan Creations”Harley-Davidson is in the throes of a rough time, but the company has a long-term plan to revitalize itself, connect with a new audience, and draw in a whole new slew of buyers. Part of that shift will be away from cruisers and towards electric bikes, like the upcoming Harley electric scooter.
I’m not opposed to Harley putting out electric bikes. I think Harley could achieve its goal of attracting a new customer base with gas-powered bikes, but if it wants to go electric, that’s fine by me.
However, I noticed it’s new electric scooter concept looks a lot like the silly minibike I race.
Continue reading “Harley’s Upcoming Electric Scooter Looks Kinda Like My Mini Bike”
