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SANTA MONICA, CA – In what it called a “difficult decision,” the Progressive IMS Outdoors tour announced today that all events planned for 2022 have been suspended. Among the eight tour stops getting scrapped was a planned visit to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY from Sept. 23-25. …

REDMOND, WA – With Russia’s war on Ukraine continuing, Russian sidecar rig manufacturer Ural is moving assembly of its models out of Irbit. They will now be put together about 375 miles to the southeast in Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan. The plan is “progressing at full speed,” Ural CEO Ilya Khait told …

MONTEREY, CA – Shopping for a new motorcycle these days is just keyboard click away, and Harley-Davidson and Indian dealers lead the power sports industry in responding to internet inquiries, results of a new Pied Piper study reveal. Pied Piper Management Company submitted inquiries to 8,859 motorcycle and UTV dealerships …

MILWAUKEE – It was 65 years ago that Harley-Davidson launched its Sportster model, which became its entry-level line of motorcycles. Numerous Sportster variants have been produced over the decades, including the Nightster with a bobbed rear fender and side mount license plate between 2007 and 2012. Today, Harley-Davidson revived the …

REDMOND, WA – With its Irbit factory in Siberia shut down and the company adjusting to the “new reality” imposed by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, sidecar rig manufacturer Ural this evening hinted that a move of production to another country may be in its future. In …

NEW YORK – Italian electric motorcycle maker Energica has a new majority owner. Ideanomics, which has it headquarters in New York, finalized a deal on Monday and acquired a 70 percent stake in the company. Ideanomics is described in a press release as “a global company focused on accelerating the commercial …

VALCOURT, QUEBEC – Once upon a time, back in the 1970s and long before it began building on-road Spyder and Ryker three-wheelers, Can-Am made motorcycles that competed in the motocross and endurance arenas. Come 2024, it will again build bikes with a lineup of two-wheel electric models for both off-road …

BROOKFIELD, CT – The German company Touratech, which caters to adventure riders with gear, accessories and parts, is expanding its U.S. footprint by opening a retail store and East Coast distribution center here. “We’re targeting early May for an opening,” Touratech marketing director Matt Lewis said this afternoon, explaining that …

(Updated at 9 p.m. on March 15) MILWAUKEE – If you visited Royal Enfield’s United States website during business hours today there was no mention of it, despite a new model announcement being made in the motorcycle maker’s home base of India. Even now, the website hasn’t been updated, but …

REDMOND, WA – In an evening update Monday, Ural Motorcycles reported that the production of sidecar motorcycles at its Irbit factory in Siberia has now been paused in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, the manufacture of spare parts “remains fully operational.” Calling itself “a small and fiercely …

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Known as an off-and-on purveyor of superbikes over the decades, the revived Buell brand used Daytona Bike Week to unveil prototypes of two future models on Saturday that plants its logo in two more categories – dirt riding and touring. Buell calls its new Baja DR …

VARESE, Italy – While most motorcycle companies have remained silent since Russia invaded Ukraine less than a week ago, aside from announcing the ending of exports to Russia, there is one exception. Timur Sardarov, the Moscow-born CEO of Italy luxury sport brand MV Agusta, has repeatedly blasted Russian President Vladimir …

MILWAUKEE – With reportedly only 10 or so dealerships in Russia, Harley-Davidson certainly doesn’t consider the country to be any consequence when it comes to sales. Nonetheless, Harley-Davidson today suspended business in Russia and stopped shipping new motorcycles there following that country’s invasion of Ukraine last week. “Our thoughts continue …

Updated – February 25, 2022 – One day after issuing a statement saying “We pray for peace” in Ukraine, Ural posted a more emphatic statement on social media calling for the war to end: While Urals are assembled in Irbit, Russia, the company has its headquarters in Redmond, WA. —– …

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Indian is out with a new touring model called the Pursuit. It comes in two versions – Dark Horse and Limited – with base and premium trim levels available on each. All are powered by the company’s 108-cubic-inch PowerPlus engine. “Touring bikes are one of the ultimate …