Exclusive interviews with the world’s leading motorcycle personalities, from MotoGP racers to top motorcycle designers.
Harley-Davidson is under a microscope right now: its every move is dissected, examined and critiqued. And there have been plenty of moves lately. They’ve killed the Dyna while relaunching the Softail. They’ve announced a barrage of new models, including the Livewire. But although revenue is holding up at the moment, sales figures have been declining…
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All eyes are on Harley-Davidson right now. When the Motor Co. dropped its bombshells earlier this week, the online motorcycling community instantly lost its collective mind. Two motorcycles stole the show: the production-ready LiveWire due next year (above), and the adventure touring Pan America (below) due in 2020. Harley also teased future ‘Streetfighter’ and ‘Custom’…
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Over the past couple of years, no manufacturer has commissioned more custom bikes than Yamaha Motor Europe. The Yard Built program has given us plenty of eye candy, and Yamaha was the first OEM to invite Bike EXIF to a new model launch—that of the XSR700. The XSR700 (and its big brother the XSR900, which…
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In the short time that the BMW R nineT has been around, it’s established itself as a strong contender in the heritage segment. And now the Scrambler’s landed in showrooms—the first nineT derivative, with a reported two more on the way. The R nineT is actually a bit of a departure for the German über-brand.…
Read more »Harley-Davidson dominates the heavyweight custom scene in Japan: many of the top builders work on no other marque. But BMW has just…
Read more »It’s not often that we get an insight into the minds and work processes of Japan’s custom motorcycle builders. The language barrier…
Read more »For the second edition of The Bike EXIF Panel, we’re picking the brains of seven of the world’s top custom motorcycle builders.…
Read more »This week we’re kicking off a new occasional series: The Bike EXIF Panel. With each edition, we’ll pitch five questions to leading…
Read more »The man in charge of motorcycle design at BMW Motorrad right now is Edgar Heinrich. He’s the new boss of the company’s…
Read more »Massimo Bordi is one of the most illustrious engineers in motorcycling history. He developed the 4-valve Ducati Desmo engine in the mid-80s,…
Read more »Miguel Galluzzi is the man who created the Ducati Monster, a bike that started life as a “parts bin special”. It’s now…
Read more »The highlight of the recent Indianapolis Dealer Expo, that yearly gathering of America’s motorcycle aftermarket industry, was a 20-bike display in the…
Read more »You probably know James May as the genial co-host of the most popular auto shows in the world, Top Gear and The…
Read more »South African-born Pierre Terblanche is one of the most influential motorcycle designers in the world today. He’s most famous for his Ducati…
Read more »As one of the stars of Long Way Round and Long Way Down, Charley Boorman has become a popular ambassador for motorcycling.…
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