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Remember the GB500 Tourist Trophy?It's OK if you don't. Maybe even fellow Honda nerds don't remember this one. But I happen to agree with former RideApart writer Zac, who wrote this piece a few years back: It was a retro bike ahead of its time. And it's far from the…

Yamaha is the last bastion for inline fours in the prototype class, or at least it was. For 2025, Yamaha will be the only manufacturer in the premier class of MotoGP to run an inline-four-cylinder powerplant, but due to the concessions afforded to certain manufacturers next season, we might see…

I’m sure it isn’t just me, but I find it weird whenever motorcycle manufacturers parade their test units around in all sorts of weird and ugly disguises. I mean, I get it, the odd shapes and distorted lines are meant to conceal the bike’s true form, but let’s be real…

I have a weird fascination with motorcycles or other powersports machines being turned into rolling weapons of war. Maybe it's a mid-life crisis coming on, where I either have to choose getting really into World War history or smoking meats? Though I'm already smoking meats...

Motorcycles and anime have a long history together. I mean, it's nearly 2025, and the seemingly infinite influence of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira still can't possibly be overstated.We also can't forget less well-known creations over time, like the giddy exercise in pure moto-nerdery that is Bakuon!, or the Honda Super Cub…

One of the best pieces of gear you could buy as a backcountry snowmobiler is a Garmin inReach. It's what literally saved my ass. But the second is an avalanche beacon as if the worst occurs when you're carving up some far-off bowl of powder, you want one in your…

Solid-state batteries are making headlines more and more in recent months. This type of battery, particularly when it comes to EVs, could very well change the game, as we’ve talked about multiple times in the past. But up until fairly recently, it seemed that solid-state battery tech was getting close…

Look, 2024 hasn't been kind to a host of powersport manufacturers, as the world has collectively tightened its proverbial and real belts. Interest rates remain high. Economic outlooks remain look. Wages have remained stagnant after years of failing to keep up with high inflation. And everyone who went hard during…

Once you start living that DIY life, it's hard to stop. I'm not just talking bikes; I'm talking all kinds of DIY. Because really, if you look at things the right way, and with the proper amount of curiosity, us well-seasoned DIYers can turn literally anything into our next project. Obviously,…

What do all liter-plus adventure bikes these days have in common? Well, quite a lot actually.

Take a look at the motorcycle above and what do you see? A sporty, high-performance naked bike with the rider dragging knee on the race track, right? Judging from the bike’s proportions, it seems that it’s probably rocking a 400-ish cc engine, perhaps one of those new small-displacement naked bikes…