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I don't know if you've heard, but KTM is in some serious trouble. Aside from layoffs, insolvency hearings, MotoGP development pauses, and a culling of the board, it really hasn't sold all that many motorcycles over the last year. How many hasn't it sold you ask? How does a year's worth…

It's that time again. No, not just the holidays; the US National Defense Authorization Act. The latest version just successfully passed through both the US House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently, it's on President Biden's desk, just waiting to be signed.

Few places are as remote as the Arctic Circle. It's a place of impeccable desolation and empty beauty. A place that calls both explorers and adventurers to set out across its 7.7 million square miles of permafrost, islands, and snow, and find peace. Or madness. And the Arctic Circle remains one…

There's a classic scene in the movie The Naked Gun that reminds me of KTM's current predicament, and accurately sums up my feelings toward the Austrian manufacturer. 

When we think Royal Enfield, we think of one of two things. Either you’re a diehard off-roader and the only bike worth buying from the brand is the Himalayan, or you’re a laid-back rider who appreciates simple, barebones machines with tons of customizability.

Once a factory WSBK team has had its way with what was once a production bike, that race-ready monster is worth around $250,000-300,000. So what makes The Bike Specialists in Sheffield, England, think it can put this WSBK Ten Kate CBR1000RR from 2007 up for $190,000?

If you're into retro-modern motorcycles, then chances are excellent that you've come across the name Helstons before. For anyone unfamiliar, it's a French motorcycle gear company, and its entire thing is marrying vintage styling with modern materials. That's it. That's the story.

A long time ago, in a country far, far away (Mexico), I boarded a PWC and hit the waves with my little brother and father on their own PWC. I had ridden these machines before and felt comfortable doing all the sort of hot-boi shit you do when you're 18…

While manufacturers in other parts of the world seem to be obsessed with stuffing their bikes with more tech, more power, and ultimately more expensive stuff, Indian companies like Bajaj are focusing on other things. For example, we recently talked about how Bajaj unveiled the world’s first CNG-powered motorcycle in…