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Honda Gold Wings Return for 2023 | RoadRUNNER Magazine

Gold Wings Return for 2023

Touring riders with a penchant for Honda bikes can look forward to the coming year. Honda has announced that it’s bringing the Gold Wing into 2023 with an updated model line. The 2023 lineup features four machines, including Gold Wing Tour Airbag DCT, Gold Wing Tour DCT, Gold Wing

Women in the Front Seat Documentary Launches on Amazon Prime

Women in the Front Seat Documentary Launches on Amazon Prime

Female riders form an important but often overlooked part of the motorcycling community. Women in the Front Seat provides an insider perspective into what it means to be a lady in the saddle. Now available for streaming, this feature documentary follows filmmaker Indy Saini on her solo cross-country journey aboard

BDR Gearing Up to Release New Oregon Route | RoadRUNNER Magazine

BDR Gearing Up to Release New Oregon Route

Adventure riders will soon have a new playground to rip through. Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR), an adventure motorcycling non-profit, is preparing to release its latest route on February 4. Located in Oregon, this 12th BDR route starts in Beaver State’s southeastern, high desert environs. From there, riders head north

New 2023 Models Celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 120th Anniversary

New 2023 Models Celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 120th Anniversary

This year marks Harley-Davidson’s 120th anniversary. Founded in 1903, the Motor Company has released numerous unforgettable, legendary motorcycles over its century and a fifth. The oncoming year is proving to be no different. H-D has announced its 2023 model year lineup, commemorating the company’s milestone with anniversary models

KTM Introduces 2023 1290 Super Adventure R

KTM Introduces 2023 1290 Super Adventure R

Are you ready for Adventure 2: Adventure Harder? KTM sure hopes so, as the Austrian bike manufacturer has announced the 2023 1290 Super Adventure R. The second-generation 1290 Super Adventure R is designed for the hardcore off-road warriors who want to wherever they please, no matter the terrain. The 2023

Triumph Enters SuperMotocross World Championship

Triumph Enters SuperMotocross World Championship

Triumph is making good on its promises. The company recently announced that it will be competing in the SuperMotocross World Championship starting with the 2024 season. The announcement follows a 2021 statement of the famed motorcycle manufacturer’s intention to enter the world of motocross and enduro racing. Now, Triumph

3D Printing and Motorcycles: Your Parts and Tools Factory at Home

3D Printing and Motorcycles: Your Parts and Tools Factory at Home

The world marveled when the crew of the USS Enterprise used a replicator machine to create solid objects seemingly out of thin air in Star Trek: The Next Generation. The year was 1988 and the device seemed like something that could only exist in science fiction. But at that point,

Backcountry Discovery Routes and Zero Team Up for Electric ADV Riding

Backcountry Discovery Routes and Zero Team Up for Electric ADV Riding

A new partnership is taking adventure riding to an electrified future. Famous adventure motorcycling route planner Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR) has teamed up with electric bike maker Zero to advance electric ADV riding. As part of the partnership, Zero will act as an official OEM sponsor of upcoming BDR and

Piaggio Opens MotoPlex Atlanta

Piaggio Opens MotoPlex Atlanta

A new wonderland has opened for American fans of Italian motorcycles. Piaggio, the parent group of Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, and Vespa, held the grand opening of MotoPlex Atlanta on October 31. The new MotoPlex will serve as Piaggio’s strategic hub for the southeastern U.S. Built upon the same

Indian Revises FTR Lineup, Introduces Challenger Elite for 2023

Indian Revises FTR Lineup, Introduces Challenger Elite for 2023

Indian Motorcycle has revealed its plans for its 2023 model year lineup. The company’s offerings include something new and plenty of updated options. As a highlight of its lineup, Indian touts its new FTR Sport model, replacing the current FTR S bike. FTR Sport is a mid-range motorcycle, positioned

Husqvarna Releases Limited Heritage Editions

Husqvarna Releases Limited Heritage Editions

Husqvarna has dropped a welcome surprise on the riding world. The company recently announced a limited-availability Heritage lineup of select bikes, including its FE/TE dual sport motorcycles. All the bikes have received a new appearance that immediately lets you know that these are, indeed, Heritage machines. The distinctive white

2023 KTM 890 Adventure R — For Those Who Dare

2023 KTM 890 Adventure R — For Those Who Dare

Motorcyclists who dare ride to adventure can now head to exciting roads astride an updated bike. KTM has introduced the 2023 model of the 890 Adventure R that introduces a slew of upgrades. The company said the reworked 890 Adventure R brings to the table new rally-inspired aesthetics and performance.

Emergency SOS: How to Call for Help - Motorcycle Edition

Emergency SOS: How to Call for Help

If there’s something strange while you’re out on a ride, who you gonna call? That’s the big question. In the worst-case scenario, you may be so far away from civilization that you may not be able to call anyone. Mobile device manufacturers are waking up to this

Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation

Yamaha Hands Out $145,000 in Aid for Outdoor Recreation

Yamaha does more than just build motorcycles. The brand also supports locations and initiatives that provide riders with places to ride. To this end, Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiatives (OAI) has granted awards totaling $145,175 to improve access to public land for motorcycling. Yamaha said these second quarter grants went

New Goodies on the Way for Can-Am Three-Wheelers

New Goodies on the Way for Can-Am Three-Wheelers

Can-Am keeps forging ahead with new things. The company recently revealed its first motorcycles in decades, but it hasn’t forgotten its three-wheeled riders. For 2023, Can-Am will roll out new features for its Spyder and Ryker models. In addition, the brand is introducing an expanded range of customizable apparel.

Explore Ecuador on New Self-Guided Tours

Explore Ecuador on New Self-Guided Tours

Have you ever wanted to explore the less trodden regions of South America in the saddle of your bike? Ecuador Freedom Bike Rental [https://freedombikerental.com/en/] has launched a new tour that lets you do just that. The six-day, self-guided Northwest Ecuador Explorer tour, launched in mid-August, takes riders

Suzuki Updates V-Strom Lineup for 2023

Suzuki Updates V-Strom Lineup for 2023

Suzuki recently revealed its plans for 2023 with its dual sport and supermoto [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/suzuki-reveals-2023-dual-sport-and-supermoto-bikes/] bikes, in addition to a new Hayabusa [https://www.roadrunner.travel/articles/2023-suzuki-hayabusa/]. But the company’s not yet done treating its fans to fresh updates. The Japanese bike maker has

Can-Am Unveils First Bikes in New Electric Lineup

Can-Am Unveils First Bikes in New Electric Lineup

In early 2022, Can-Am dropped a bomb and announced it would return to motorcycles with a new lineup of all-electric bikes to mark the brand’s upcoming 50th anniversary. Recently, the brand revealed the first two models. The bikes are titled Can-Am Origin and Can-Am Pulse. The company states the

2023 Vespa Pic Nic Now Available in North America

2023 Vespa Pic Nic Now Available in North America

Touring riders often go for cruisers and other large, high-powered bikes. But sometimes you can get just as much joy out of the other end of the scale. If you’re looking to go on a downsized ride, the 2023 Vespa Pic Nic is now available stateside. The Pic Nic

Klim Releases Redesigned Outrider Pants

Klim Releases Redesigned Outrider Pants

You’re not ready to ride out without the right gear. Klim has released new pants in its Outrider line to get both ladies and gents ready for the road. The men’s Outrider Pant [https://imp.i104546.net/XxZNnM] has received a redesign. Meanwhile, the women’s Outrider Pant

Suzuki and SkyDrive Partner to Create a Flying Car

Suzuki and SkyDrive Partner to Create a Flying Car

Suzuki is an ambitious company. Motorcycles and automobiles aren’t enough for it anymore—now Suzuki wants to fly. To this end, Suzuki and SkyDrive recently announced a new partnership. Their goal is nothing less than to create a flying car. Also known as eVTOLs (an incredibly clumsy acronym for

Head for the Hills Festival Gears Up for Its Second Year

Head for the Hills Festival Gears Up for Its Second Year

Motorcyclists can again head for the hills of Pennsboro, WV, this fall to support our veterans. The second year of the Head for the Hills Festival is set to take place on September 15-17 at the Legendary Pennsboro Speedway. Hosted in collaboration between the West Virginia Chapter 37-1 of the

Yamaha Unveils MT-09 Cyber Rally

Yamaha Unveils MT-09 Cyber Rally

Yamaha served a surprise to the motorcycling world at this year's Osaka Motorcycle Show in March. Remember the 2014 MT-09 Street Rally? The Japanese bike maker is now bringing it back — at least in spirit. The MT-09 Cyber Rally unveiled in Osaka lives up to its name in

Can-Am & Road Warrior Provide ‘Adventure Therapy’ to Veterans

Can-Am & Road Warrior Provide ‘Adventure Therapy’ to Veterans

Both motorcycle riders and manufacturers are famed for fostering a warm, welcoming community. In this same spirit, Can-Am and the Road Warrior Foundation (RWF) extend a helping hand to military veterans. Each year, the Road Warrior Ride lets veterans and active-duty soldiers experience the joy and rejuvenating freedom of traversing

Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development

Cardo Opens a New Sound Lab to Boost Product Development

Cardo is upping its game when it comes to product development. The motorsports communications system manufacturer has opened its first full-scale R&D facility. Located in Straubing, Germany, Cado Sound Labs gives the company a place of its own where it can hone its audio systems. Cardo says the