Category: Performance

Maeving unveils 2026 RM2 with two-up capability

Maeving’s all-electric RM1. Its range and output may not meet the needs of all riders, but the classically styled e-roadster still appeals to Maeving’s core audience: hip, city-dwelling commuters.  So when the British startup went back to the drawing board for the follow-up to the RM1, it aimed to pair that attractive form with additional […]

Polaris sells majority stake in Indian, making it a separate company

Parent company Polaris announced today that it is selling a majority stake in the motorcycle manufacturer to a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 and the new, independent Indian will be led by CEO Mike Kennedy, a former CEO at both RumbleOn, the nation’s […]

Kawasaki confirms 2026 Z1100 SE for U.S. market

In late September, Kawasaki officially confirmed the 2026 Z1100 and Z1100 SE for European markets. That announcement only left U.S. customers wondering, “What about us?” After nearly two weeks of delay, Team Green just answered in the affirmative. Well, for the SE variant, at least. Powering the 2026 Z1100 SE is Kawasaki’s recently refreshed 1,099 […]

Italy’s Daytona: Scenes from Italian Bike Week 2025

That’s when a group of bikers from Friuli Venezia Giulia, a region of northeast Italy, banded together to create the first annual Biker Fest International. They envisioned a show that could rival German Bike Week, Daytona, and Sturgis. Gaining that level of notoriety would take some time, though.  Beset by rainy weather, the inaugural installment […]

BMW and Honda tease new electric concepts

BMW wants the viewer to know that it remembers the C1, the firm’s first crack at an enclosed scooter. Introduced in 2000, the model was poorly received by critics and consumers alike, with weak sales prompting its demise after just two years. For decades now, the C1 has become the butt of many moto-related jokes.  […]